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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August 21, 2024
Political leaders and peacebuilders gathered for this year’s Global Women Leaders Summit
By: GIWPS
High-level political leaders came together with grassroots peacebuilders at The Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Center in June. There, the leaders discussed climate change, women’s political leadership, and standing with and supporting…
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August 19, 2024
Onward for Afghan Women Initiative: 2024 Highlights
By: GIWPS
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) works alongside our Afghan partners to advocate for women and girls in Afghanistan, who face some of the worst discrimination in…
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August 19, 2024
Take a Course in Gender, Diversity, or Global Affairs This Fall
By: GIWPS
This fall, Georgetown University offers a variety of graduate courses that leverage a gender lens to explore some of the most pressing global issues. There are also a number of…
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August 15, 2024
Marking 3 Years of Taliban Oppression: Statement from the U.S. Policy Advocates for Afghan Women and Girls
By: GIWPS
Download the Statement Three years have passed since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan. Since then, the situation for the people of Afghanistan has grown increasingly grave. The Taliban regime…
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