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The Changing Landscape of Peace Mediation: Expert Analysis of The Rise of…
In partnership with the Sasakawa Peace Foundation’s Mediation Support Center, the Georgetown…
5 Takeaways from UNGA 81
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) recently returned from…
How the United Nations Can Address Growing AI Concerns to Peace and…
As world leaders convene in New York this week for the UN…
The Changing Landscape of Peace Mediation: Expert Analysis of The Rise of Middle Powers and the Inclusion Imperative
In partnership with the Sasakawa Peace Foundation’s Mediation Support Center, the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security hosted a high-level event focused on the changing context for international conflict mediation on September 25 at Georgetown University, which was simultaneously livestreamed. As GIWPS Executive Director Ambassador Melanne Verveer noted while opening the symposium: in these…
Sudanese Women Share How to Prevent Mass Atrocities and Promote Peace
Last week, the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) hosted Sudanese civil society experts Hanin Ahmed and Enass Abdalla for a virtual conversation on the deteriorating situation in Sudan. They shared their expertise and insights about the current situation in Sudan and ways that the international community can support the prevention of mass…
5 Takeaways from UNGA 81
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) recently returned from the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. Here are our takeaways.
How the United Nations Can Address Growing AI Concerns to Peace and Security
As world leaders convene in New York this week for the UN General Assembly’s high-level session, and as AI industry leaders prepare to brief the Security Council on the state of artificial intelligence, the UN Security Council should use this momentum to make better use of the tools the UN system has already built and…
A World in Transition: Helen Clark on the State of the World
This week, the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security welcomed the Rt. Hon. Helen Clark, New Zealand’s longest-serving Prime Minister and the first woman to lead the UN Development Programme as its Administrator, for a wide-ranging conversation on the state of global governance at a moment of profound strain. Clark brought a wealth of…
Women, Peace and Security Conflict Tracker: September Updates
Our Women, Peace and Security Conflict Tracker combines real-time data points and original analysis to offer gender-sensitive insight into conflict dynamics across 27 countries. To see the complete analysis across all 27 countries monitored, please visit the WPS Conflict Tracker website and explore by country. Spotlight: Palestinian Women Carry a Growing Burden Across Gaza and…
‘A Huge Injustice’: Ukraine’s War Widows Battle to Claim Compensation for Fallen Soldiers
This is a shortened version of a story originally published by Fuller. Writer: Anna Conkling; Photographer: Serhii Korovayny. Ulyana was living at her parents’ home in Ternopil in western Ukraine when she received the news that her husband of 17 years, Vlad, a Ukrainian soldier, had reportedly died by suicide in 2023 while at a…
Seven Questions on Human Rights, Institutional Leadership, and Democratic Resilience in Poland with Sylwia Gregorczyk-Abram
Sylwia Gregorczyk-Abram took office as Poland’s Commissioner for Human Rights in July of this year. She previously worked as a human rights lawyer defending judicial independence, representing victims of violence, trafficking survivors, and civic activists, and documenting war crimes in Ukraine. Gregorczyk-Abram co-founded the Free Courts Foundation, the Justice Defense Committee, and is part of…
UN Rights Chief condemns global silence and urges solidarity amid worsening Afghan crisis
Suara dari Muara: Untold Stories from the Women Documenting Life on Jakarta’s Changing Coast
In July of this year, the women of Kampung (village) Muara Angke, a coastal community in North Jakarta, were given a platform at the Maritime Museum to share their stories and lives as women in a mostly forgotten coastal community. The project and exhibition, Suara dari Muara (Voices from the Estuary), is the culmination of three months…
Republic of Moldova Rises to 36th Place in Global Ranking on Women’s Well-Being and Security
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