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Women, Peace and Security

Established international norms and standards promote the protection of women during armed conflict and their participation in peace and security decision-making. The UN Security Council resolution 1325 on women, peace and security (UNSCR 1325) is one of the critical tools for moving the gender equality agenda forward in conflict and postconflict situations.

List of National Action Plans for the implementation of UNSCR 1325

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February 13, 2014

List of National Action Plans for the implementation of UNSCR 1325

To date, there are 58 countries that have adopted a National Action Plan for the Implementation of UN Sec

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To date, there are 58 countries that have adopted a National Action Plan for the Implementation of UN Sec

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Women’s participation in politics in (post) conflict countries: Role of women in peace negotiations

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Women’s participation in politics in (post) conflict countries: Role of women in peace negotiations

“Wherever there is conflict, women must be part of the solution” – Michelle Bachelet

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“Wherever there is conflict, women must be part of the solution” – Michelle Bachelet

Sudanese women trapped between conflict and political marginalization in peace negotiations

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March 25, 2024

Sudanese women trapped between conflict and political marginalization in peace negotiations

In the ongoing war in Sudan, there is an insufficiently narrated tragedy—the plight of women who are paying a hefty price for this war and are simultaneously being kept from the table in the discussion of how this war can end.

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In the ongoing war in Sudan, there is an insufficiently narrated tragedy—the plight of women who are paying a hefty price for this war and are simultaneously being kept from the table in the discussion of how this war can end.

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High-Level Event on Women's Political Participation in Post-Conflict Reconstruction

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High-Level Event on Women's Political Participation in Post-Conflict Reconstruction

The Permanent Missions of the United Arab Emirates and Germany to the United Nations and the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security invite

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April 13, 2018
IPU gathers parliaments to discuss empowering rural women and girls at the Commission on the Status of Women

 

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June 1, 2016
Angelina Jolie-Pitt appointed as Professor of Practice at the LSE

Hollywood star and human rights activist, Angelina Jolie-Pitt, has been recently

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May 31, 2016
Reactions in Brazil after the horrendous raping of a 16-year old girl in Rio de Janeiro

After the brutal raping of a 16-year old girl by 30 men in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, different women's groups have carried out actions of rejection, as

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May 16, 2016
Ghana started a process to establish a Women´s Situation Room

The process to establish a Women’s Situation Room has started in Ghana.

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