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.
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Women up in arms: Zapatistas and Rojava Kurds embrace a new gender politics.
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March 17, 2015
Women up in arms: Zapatistas and Rojava Kurds embrace a new gender politics.
By Charlotte Maria Sáenz
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!["Office of Women for Dignity" at the Zapatista Autonomous Municipality "Caracol de Oventic," Chiapas, Mexico.](/sites/default/files/styles/resources_front/public/2015-03-18-1426663080-8133991-OficinaMujeresDignidad-thumb.JPG?itok=BFf6S0Ef ""Office of Women for Dignity" at the Zapatista Autonomous Municipality "Caracol de Oventic," Chiapas, Mexico.")
By Charlotte Maria Sáenz
March 10, 2015
Women Making Democracy Happen
Today is International Women’s Day – a day to celebrate all that women have achieved while recognizing the barriers that still stand in the way of gender equality.
Happy March 8th (S vas’-MIM MAR-ta) to Russia
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March 2, 2015
Happy March 8th (S vas’-MIM MAR-ta) to Russia
By Jillian Smith, “S vas’-MIM MAR-ta!” (Happy March 8th!) will be an oft-repeated phrase in Russia this Sunday as the country – and the rest of the world
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By Jillian Smith, “S vas’-MIM MAR-ta!” (Happy March 8th!) will be an oft-repeated phrase in Russia this Sunday as the country – and the rest of the world
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Ameena AlRasheed
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February 9, 2015
Ameena AlRasheed
iKNOW Politics expert & Professor at Bahrain University
iKNOW Politics expert & Professor at Bahrain University
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iKNOW Politics expert & Professor at Bahrain University
January 28, 2015
Libyan Women’s Platform for Peace launches a Charter of Libyan Women’s Constitutional Rights
After a series of workshops and consultations on the constitution, held beginning in 2013, the Libyan Women’s Platform for Peace (LWPP) launches a Charter of Libyan Women’s Constitutional Rights.
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Major General Kristin Lund-Leading change, paving the way for many
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October 26, 2014
Major General Kristin Lund-Leading change, paving the way for many
Major General Kristin Lund of Norway is the first woman ever to be appointed as Force Commander in United Nations Peacekeeping Operation, and is currently serving with the UN Peacekeeping Force in
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Major General Kristin Lund of Norway is the first woman ever to be appointed as Force Commander in United Nations Peacekeeping Operation, and is currently serving with the UN Peacekeeping Force in
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Women PeaceMakers Conference: Defying Extremism
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Women PeaceMakers Conference: Defying Extremism
he rise of violent religious extremism and its
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