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As we begin a new year, the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security also embarks on its 10th anniversary year. Our world is beset by many challenges: from Russia’s unprovoked assault…

We at the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security and the larger Georgetown community are deeply saddened by the loss of Secretary Madeleine Albright. Her passing is a personal…

America lost a powerful champion for human rights and women’s equality under the law with the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She helped to level the playing field through…

By Amb. Melanne Verveer Originally posted on Devex here. As the international community gears up for the very first World Humanitarian Summit focusing on solutions to the most intractable humanitarian challenges, educating displaced…

By Ambassador Melanne Verveer Originally posted in Foreign Policy here. The civil war in South Sudan has ravaged the world’s youngest country, resulting in a catastrophic humanitarian toll. The signing of a…

Originally posted on Flipboard here. Amb. Melanne Verveer has spent more than 20 years fighting for women’s equality, in the White House during the Bill Clintonadministration, as the CEO of an international…

This essay by Ambassador Melanne Verveer was originally included in a publication by the Wilson Center’s Women in Public Service Project entitled Beijing+20: Looking Back and the Road Ahead, Reflections on…