April 15, 2025
Two Years of War in Sudan: A Call to Act and Stand with Women
By: GIWPS
On this somber anniversary of the outbreak of civil war in Sudan, the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) stands in solidarity with our Sudanese partners—particularly the women…
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April 11, 2025
Women, Peace and Security Conflict Tracker: April Updates
By: GIWPS
Our Women, Peace and Security Conflict Tracker combines real-time data points and original analysis to offer gender-sensitive insight into conflict dynamics across 25 countries. The WPS Conflict Tracker is updated…
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April 8, 2025
“The Power of Sisterhood”: Celebrating the Leadership of Ukrainian Women in Diplomacy
By: GIWPS
On Friday, the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) co-hosted an event, “The Power of Sisterhood," at Ukraine House in Washington DC, with the Embassy of Ukraine in…
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April 3, 2025
Take a Class on Gender and International Security this Fall
By: GIWPS
Georgetown University offers a wide variety of graduate courses that teach students to critically engage with the most pressing issues of our time using a gender lens. In Fall 2025,…
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April 2, 2025
Ensuring a Gender-Inclusive Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome is Crucial for Ukraine’s Future
By: Ana Lejava
Over three years since Russia’s full-scale war of aggression on Ukraine, women, girls, and marginalized communities continue to be disproportionately impacted, facing elevated levels of poverty, displacement, and gender-based violence,…
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April 1, 2025
Open Letter to President Trump on Ukraine
By: GIWPS
The President of the United States Donald J. Trump The White House1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NWWashington, D.C. 20500 April 1, 2025 Dear Mr. President, On behalf of Ukrainian women leaders and…
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March 21, 2025
Dispatch from the 69th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women
By: GIWPS
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) joined diplomats and representatives of civil society, academia, and the private sector in New York for the 69th Session of the…
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March 20, 2025
Women as Bridge Builders: Intersectional Leadership in Burma’s Peace Movement
By: Myra Dahgaypaw
"You can burn our village, but not our spirit and our soil." Despite losing everything to military violence, women protesters gathered in the Sagaing Region of Burma¹—a powerful testament to…
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March 18, 2025
Georgetown Launches Climate Study at United Nations, in Partnership with Danish Government
By: Christina Vetter & Helen Rocker
Against the headwinds of push-back on women’s rights and a retreat from climate commitments, strategic partnerships and bold leadership are more critical than ever to address gender, climate, and security…
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March 17, 2025
Survivor-Centered Strategies to Combat Conflict-Related Sexual Violence
By: Jen Koons
Sexual violence remains a pervasively overlooked and under-reported crime even during peacetime. But in conflict settings, the barriers to reporting and receiving justice and accountability only multiply. An estimated 80…
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