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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March 11, 2025
Women, Peace and Security Conflict Tracker: March 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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March 4, 2025
Women’s Rights are Environmental Rights: Climate Change as a Human Rights Imperative at Beijing+30
By: Christina Vetter
“Human rights are women’s rights, and women’s rights are human rights.” Hillary Rodham Clinton’s poignant message at the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing echoes louder than…
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March 4, 2025
“Women are the ones who find solutions”: Reflections and recommendations from peacemakers in Syria, Sudan, and Yemen
By: Jennifer Koons & Gihan Elhadidy
Arab women have a long and rich history as powerful agents for peace. As ongoing crises and a US foreign aid freeze devastate many countries in the region, women’s vital…
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February 24, 2025
Amidst War and Disinformation: Ukraine’s Fight for Independence and Democracy
By: GIWPS
On this somber anniversary marking three years since Russia’s full-scale war of aggression against Ukraine—and 11 years since the invasion of Crimea and Donbas—we reaffirm our unwavering support for Ukraine,…
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February 5, 2025
Women, Peace and Security Conflict Tracker: February 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. The WPS Conflict Tracker is updated monthly to reflect developments for…
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January 18, 2025
Statement on the Ceasefire Between Israel and Hamas in Gaza
By: GIWPS
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security welcomes the announcement of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas brokered by the United States, Egypt, and Qatar. After months of…
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