Roundtables & Keynotes

September 21, 2023

A Conversation with the First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska

Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia and The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security are pleased to present: [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et326FtAS6I[/embed] Thursday, September 21, 2023 12:50 p.m. EDT Gaston Hall, Healy Hall, Third Floor, Georgetown University 37th & O Streets, NW,

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September 13, 2023

Mahsa Amini’s Death: A Year of Protest and Reflections on the Future

One year after the death of Mahsa Amini, protesters in Iran continue to hold the line in defiance of the regime. Iranian women were on the frontlines of the protest after Mahsa’s death. They were quickly joined by all segments

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September 6, 2023

Caught in the Crossfire: Sudanese Women’s Struggle for Peace

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXJzeL-pgg0[/embed] Since violence erupted between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on April 15, mass atrocities against civilian targets have surged leading to nearly four million displaced within and out of the country. The crisis continues

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August 31, 2023

Welcome Back Mixer for Georgetown Graduate Students

Thursday, August 31 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Georgetown Car Barn 3520 Prospect Street Northwest Washington, DC 20007 RSVP We invite Georgetown graduate students to join us on the Car Barn Patio to kick off the new semester and mingle with current students,

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June 23, 2023

HRC Side Event: Updated National Action Plan 1325 in Ukraine

June 23, 2023 Palais des Nations in Geneva, Room XXV Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, is a grave violation of the territorial integrity of Ukraine and UN Charter 1. International humanitarian and human rights law violations

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June 20, 2023

HRC Side Event: Violations of women and girls’ rights to education and work: the case for gender persecution in Afghanistan

June 20, 2023 2:00-3:00 p.m. CEST Palais des Nations Room XXIV Afghanistan is a party to multiple international conventions that guarantees equal rights to education and work. Yet, “[s]ince they took control of the country,” the Taliban “have taken numerous

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June 19, 2023

HRC Side Event: Ensuring Women’s Role in Afghanistan’s Future

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UyVpKRq-X8[/embed] After nearly two years of Taliban control, the situation in Afghanistan continues to deteriorate as the international community searches for viable solutions. The Taliban’s latest edicts have effectively excised women and girls from Afghan society, barring them from schools,

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April 22, 2023

World in Crisis: A Conversation with Ambassadors

Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi joined Ambassador of Ukraine to the U.S. Oksana Markorova and Former Ambassador of Afghanistan to the U.S. Roya Rahmani for a conversation about women's leadership in conflict sponsored by the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security and the

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April 21, 2023

Disinformation and Hybrid War in Ukraine: A Conversation with Minister for Veteran Affairs Yulia Laputina

The war in Ukraine has exposed Russia's extensive campaigns of disinformation and hybrid warfare that pose a threat to global security and democratic progress. Ukraine's Minister for Veteran Affairs, Yulia Laputina, discussed Russia's disinformation campaigns against Ukraine and neighboring states,

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March 27, 2023

Ensuring Access and Quality Education for Afghan Women and Girls

Monday, March 27 Embassy of Italy [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZtiWmbFlNY[/embed]   Afghanistan is the only country in the world where women and girls are denied an education because of their gender. Afghan women and girls face a dark future without proper access to

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