The Women, Peace, and Security Act: A Rare Milestone
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Now the challenge is to seize the momentum generated by this law. We must translate its powerful words to elevate women in all our diplomacy and security sectors.
Conflict Costs but Peace Pays
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On September 21, UN International Day of Peace, NGO International Alert is calling for a debate about how to put policies and budgets in place that support better peace building strategies.
“Peace” Is a Verb—and “Women” Is the Noun
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Just as individuals making an area safe from unexploded landmines have to work carefully to clear the debris of war, so too do we have to build peace.
Peace
This Mother’s Day, Let’s Push for Peace
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Mother’s Day is a time to reflect on motherhood. But it’s also a time to remember the holiday’s original anti-war message and an opportunity to respond to our current global conflicts.
Kenya
In Kenya, Forgotten Rape Survivors Have Stories to Tell
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In recent months, I interviewed 163 women who were raped – many of them brutally gang raped – during the three-month period after the disputed presidential election. So far, they have been left out of all forms of recognition and reparation.
Peace
In Ukraine, Women Are Holding Shadow Peace Talks
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In the absence of women’s representation in government-led peace talks, women’s groups are leading conflict resolution dialogues for eastern Ukraine.
United Nations
World Commemorates 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
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Around the world, civil society groups and individuals commemorated the United Nations’ 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. Here’s a look at some of the events that have taken place.
Politics
Girls of Color Define Feminism in Their Own Terms
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Organized by the Women Wage Peace movement, the cross-sectional group has been holding a vigil outside the prime minister’s residence since last week, part of its 50-day fast to mark the anniversary of last summer’s Operation Protective Edge in Gaza.
Politics
Women Suffering Heavily in Mideast Violence
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The current focus is on Gaza, where the Israeli military’s “knock on the roof” warning missile leaves too little time for escape. Women and children compose a sizable number of the 200 Palestinians killed as of July 16.
Arab Spring
Video: Syrian Woman Recalls Horror of Homs
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In this video, a Syrian woman who fled war-torn Homs describes her work washing the corpses of women. Negotiators in Geneva have just agreed to provide a relief corridor for women and children to leave districts that have been besieged since June 2012.