November 20, 2024
The Gender-Climate-Security Nexus: Expert Recommendations for COP29 and Beyond
By: GIWPS
World leaders, policymakers, and activists are gathered for the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) amid growing recognition of the convergent threats of climate change and conflict and their disproportionate…
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November 13, 2024
GIWPS launches MENA Initiative in Doha, Qatar
By: GIWPS
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) recently held a series of events in Doha, Qatar, where we launched a Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Women Peacebuilders Initiative…
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November 7, 2024
COP29: Our Recommendations for Gender-Inclusive Climate Action
By: GIWPS
Ahead of the 25th Anniversary of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda in 2025, it is more important than ever to prioritize gender on the COP29 agenda and set…
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October 30, 2024
Take a Course in Gender, Diversity, or International Security this Spring
By: GIWPS
Georgetown University offers a broad variety of graduate courses that teach students to critically engage with the most pressing issues of our time using a gender lens. In Spring 2025,…
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October 23, 2024
Not Nearly Far Enough: Policy Actions to Advance Justice and Accountability for Conflict-Related Sexual Violence 15 Years After UNSCR 1888
By: Jess Keller
Despite more than two decades of international efforts to prevent and respond to conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV), perpetrators from Sudan to Burma to the Democratic Republic of the Congo continue…
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October 15, 2024
Georgetown Honors First Female Heads of State and Palestinian, Israeli Women Working for Peace
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace & Security honored women working for peace around the globe, including former heads of state and government as well as Palestinian and Israeli peace…
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September 13, 2024
There is No Climate Security Without Young Women: Connecting the UN WPS & YPS Agendas for Climate Action
By: Christina Vetter
Young women and girls are leading the charge on climate action, which disproportionately impacts them. With their fingers on the pulse of rapidly evolving technologies and gender dynamics in their…
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September 10, 2024
Sanctions are a key tool to support Afghan women and girls
By: GIWPS
Women are now forbidden from showing their faces or using their voices in Afghanistan after the Taliban issued a new restriction in August. Since their takeover three years ago, approximately…
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August 28, 2024
The Global Women Leaders’ Letter Ahead of COP29
By: GIWPS
We write to urge that gender equality be centered in COP29 – the finance COP – and that women’s leadership be advanced in all climate-related decision-making. The July 2024 meeting…
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August 26, 2024
Celebrating 33 Years of Ukraine’s Independence
Today, Ukraine’s independence, democracy, territorial integrity, and very identity are under assault by Russia. Despite Putin’s determination to erase Ukrainian culture and heritage, Ukraine continues to defend its identity and…
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