Celebrating Peacemakers
We shine a spotlight on trailblazers who have advanced the role of women in creating a more peaceful and secure world.
Spotlight on Awardees
![head shot of Wai Wai Nu](https://giwps.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Wai_Wai_Nu_portrait_web-120x120-c-default.jpg)
![Headshot of Lyse Doucet](https://giwps.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/lyse-doucet_29i3772_crop-590cc77e33e4d-120x120-c-default.jpg)
![Phyu Phyu is presented an award](https://giwps.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/phyu-phyu-e1516904343194-120x120-c-default.jpg)
The Trailblazer Award
May Sabe Phyu
Myanmar’s May Sabe Phyu is a civil society activist in Kachin state, which is still a holdout in agreeing to the end to hostilities and engaging in the Panglong peace process.
![Monica McWilliams is presented with an award](https://giwps.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/monica-120x120-c-default.jpg)
The Trailblazer Award
Monica McWilliams
Monica McWilliams was a negotiator in the Good Friday talks, which brought an end to three decades of conflict in Northern Ireland.
![Iryna is presented an award by Melanne Verveer and William Hague](https://giwps.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/iryna-120x120-c-default.jpg)
The Trailblazer Award
Iryna Geraschenko
Iryna Geraschenko is the highest-ranking women in the ongoing process to reach a peaceful solution to the conflict in Eastern Ukraine.
![Hillary Clinton presents an award to Mr. De la Calle](https://giwps.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/6-120x120-c-default.jpg)
Hillary Clinton Award
Humberto De la Calle
Mr. Humberto De la Calle served as lead negotiator for the Colombian government and is the former Vice-President of Colombia.
![Hillary Clinton bestows an award upon Maria Paulina Riveros at Georgetown University](https://giwps.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/7-120x120-c-default.jpg)
Hillary Clinton Award
Maria Paulina Riveros
Maria Paulina Riveros was one of highest ranking members of the Colombian negotiating team, co-chair of the Gender Sub-Commission, and deputy attorney general of Colombia.
![Hillary Clinton hugs Jineth Bedoya](https://giwps.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Jineth-hug-120x120-c-default.jpg)
Hillary Clinton Award
Jineth Bedoya
Jineth Bedoya is a courageous Colombian journalist and advocate for victims of sexual violence.
![Hillary Clinton shakes hands with Elena Ambrosi](https://giwps.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Elena-Ambrosi-1-120x120-c-default.jpg)
Hillary Clinton Award
Elena Ambrosi
Elena Ambrosi was the thematic director of the Office of the High Commissioner for Peace and a key member of the Colombian government’s negotiating team in Havana.
![Bangura and DeGioia](https://giwps.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Bangura-DeGioia-smiling_800x550_acf_cropped-1_800x550_acf_cropped-120x120-c-default.jpg)
Hillary Clinton Award
Zainab Bangura
Zainab Bangura was appointed by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as the Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict.