March 21, 2016
Rape as an Instrument of Terror & Weapon of War in South Sudan: Addressing the Impunity Gap
By: Vicky Karimi
Over the years, rape as a tactic of war has been witnessed globally across geographical and cultural divides, including in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, Bosnia, Liberia and Syria,…
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March 7, 2016
As the Central African Republic Undergoes Transition, Women’s Voices Must be Heard
By: Briana Mawby
During a talk entitled “Transition and Next Steps in the Central African Republic” at The George Washington University on March 1, Catherine Samba-Panza, Interim President of the Central African Republic…
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March 3, 2016
Profiles in Peace: An Interview with Muhammad Yunus
By: Mayesha Alam
[embed]https://soundcloud.com/user-744281488/profiles-in-peace-muhammad-yunus[/embed] Muhammad Yunus is the founder of Grameen Bank, a microcredit system that provides banking services targeted at the rural poor. In 2006, Professor Yunus and Grameen Bank were jointly…
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March 2, 2016
Human Security in the Face of Violent Extremism
By: Ambassador Melanne Verveer and Zainab Hawa Bangura
By Amb. Melanne Verveer and Zainab Hawa Bangura. Originally posted in The Guardian here. With each passing day, there is another story about the horrific violence Islamic State is perpetrating against…
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February 24, 2016
Profiles in Peace: An Interview with Miriam Coronel Ferrer
By: Anna Applebaum
[embed]https://soundcloud.com/user-744281488/profile-in-peace-miriam-coronel-ferrer[/embed] Miriam Coronel Ferrer served as the Chief Negotiator of the Philippines Government in the Mindanao Peace Talks. Coronel Ferrer is also a professor of political science at the University of the Philippines. She received the…
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February 19, 2016
The Role of Women in Creating Climate Resilient Communities: Focus on the Philippines
By: Laura Fairman
The Philippines is one of the world’s most vulnerable populations to the effects of climate change. When the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) evaluated disaster-prone countries in…
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February 16, 2016
Toward Justice for Women in Côte d’Ivoire
By: Chloé White
In late 2010, violence erupted in Côte d’Ivoire when Laurent Gbagbo, the president of the country, and his opponent, former Prime Minister Alassane Ouattara, both claimed victory in the presidential elections. Conflict…
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February 2, 2016
Profiles in Peace: An Interview with Mary Robinson
[embed]https://soundcloud.com/user-744281488/profiles-in-peace-mary-robinson[/embed] The Honorable Mary Robinson is the founder and president of the Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice and serves as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Climate Change. She served as…
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January 25, 2016
Delay of Peace Talks Could Provide Opening for Syrian Women
By: Anna Applebaum
The peace talks aimed at resolving the Syrian conflict, which were expected to resume this week in Geneva, Switzerland, have been delayed, as international consensus is still lacking on who…
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December 22, 2015
Changing the Conversation: Sexual Violence as a Humanitarian & Counterterrorism Priority
Some of the most troubling developments from ISIS-controlled regions of Syria and Iraq are the stories of unimaginable sexual violence against women and girls. Interviews with women who have escaped ISIS…
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