Roundtables & Keynotes
The War in Ukraine: Investigating and Prosecuting War Crimes
Tuesday, April 23, 2024 6:45 – 7:45 p.m. EDT Georgetown University, Maguire Hall, Room 102 RSVP here. Join former US Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, current Lead Coordination of the Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group for Ukraine (ACA), and ICJI Senior
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A Luncheon with Former President of Ireland Mary Robinson and Peace Negotiator Monica McWilliams
Former President of Ireland Mary Robinson reflected on her trailblazing role as Ireland’s first female president and as former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. She discussed her ongoing work as chair of The Elders and with the Global Women
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Engaging Youth for Gender-Just Climate Action
On Wednesday, 17 April, the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) and the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP) hosted a side event to the 2024 ECOSOC Youth Forum entitled, “Engaging Youth for Gender-Just Climate Action.” This panel
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Building Peace and Resilience in West Africa: A Conversation with ECOWAS Vice President Damtien L. Tchintchibidja
We hosted the Vice President of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), H.E. Damtien L. Tchintchibidja for a presentation and discussion on human security trends and resilience mechanisms from ECOWAS’s Early Warning and Response
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Feminist Foreign Policy in Theory and in Practice: An Introduction
We hosted a conversation with the authors of “Feminist Foreign Policy in Theory and in Practice” to discuss highlights from this cutting-edge work. The book outlines how countries can utilize a gender lens as they develop and execute their feminist
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Advancing Gender Equality and Peacebuilding in Cyprus
GIWPS welcomed the Commissioner on Gender Equality of the Republic of Cyprus, Josie Christodoulou for a roundtable discussion on advancing gender equality and peacebuilding in Cyprus and beyond. The event brought together students, Ambassador Ekaterini Nassika of Greece, and Ambassador
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CSW Side Event: Addressing Global Rise in Sexual Violence in Conflict Situations
GIWPS, together with the World Federation of Ukrainian Women's Organizations and the WFUWO Anti-GBV Commission, held a CSW68 parallel event convening international experts on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV) and addressing the global security consequences of the failure to confront rape
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CSW Side Event: A High-Level Panel Discussion on Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan
The Malala Fund, the Atlantic Council, and the International Peace Institute hosted a high-level panel discussion to mark International Women’s Day. The event addressed the harrowing reality of millions of women and girls living under systematic oppression at the
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Horn of Africa: Women in Leadership Workshop
[caption id="attachment_25578" align="aligncenter" width="482"] Photo credit: Japhet Chukwuma[/caption] United Women of the Horn and GIWPS hosted a workshop to empower women's political participation, strengthen positive connections in the African diaspora, and build understanding of effective leadership in democratic institutions. The
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End Gender Apartheid: International Law & Women’s Rights in Afghanistan
March 1, 2024 9:00-10:30 a.m. EST Virtual [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeFNTWU1c84[/embed] Since August 2021, the Taliban have viciously attacked women’s rights and freedoms, leaving no areas of Afghan society untouched. Their more than 100 comprehensive and draconian decrees have banned women and
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