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GIWPS Analysis: Anniversary of the Dayton Peace Accords
December 14th marks 30 years since the Dayton Peace Accords were formally…
GIWPS Analysis: The People’s Tribunal for Women of Afghanistan Issues Landmark Judgment
Yesterday, the People’s Tribunal for Women of Afghanistan issued its landmark judgment—a…
A Call for Collective Action: A Conversation with H. E. María Fernanda…
On November 21, GIWPS hosted a conversation with former President of the…
GIWPS Analysis: Anniversary of the Dayton Peace Accords
December 14th marks 30 years since the Dayton Peace Accords were formally signed, ending more than three years of devastating armed conflict in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The systematic and widespread use of sexual violence during the war drew unprecedented attention to the gendered realities of conflict. The courageous testimonies of Bosnian women before the International Criminal Tribunal…
GIWPS Analysis: The People’s Tribunal for Women of Afghanistan Issues Landmark Judgment
Yesterday, the People’s Tribunal for Women of Afghanistan issued its landmark judgment—a ruling that confirms what Afghan women have long insisted: the conditions for women and girls in the country are catastrophic, and women’s rights are being violated every day. The Tribunal’s assessment found that the Taliban has carried out a “coordinated and institutionalized campaign…
A Call for Collective Action: A Conversation with H. E. María Fernanda Espinosa
On November 21, GIWPS hosted a conversation with former President of the United Nations General Assembly, H.E. María Fernanda Espinosa. The discussion, moderated by executive director of GIWPS, Ambassador Melanne Verveer, centered around the future of multilateralism: how the UN can meet today’s complex and dire challenges and the existential threat it faces as an…
7 Major Headlines from COP30
I recently returned from Belém, Brazil, where I attended the UN’s 30th Conference of Parties—known as COP30—which brings together nearly every country in the world to take stock and advance policies on climate change. At COP30, I represented the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) and supported the Gambian delegation, where I elevated…
International Human Rights Day: Reflections from Women Human Rights Defenders
International Human Rights Day is an opportunity to remember and celebrate almost 80 years of international consensus that every human being has inherent rights and dignity. Every woman and every girl in the world holds these rights. Women have played a central role in protecting and promoting human rights, from the drafting of the Universal…
Women Peace & Security Index 2025: Which are the Leading Countries for Women & Where India Stands
Top 7 Countries Where Women Thrives The Most
Hillary Clinton Headlines Anti-Human Trafficking Summit at Georgetown
“The work is urgent, the stakes are high, but we can make even more progress on behalf of dignity and justice,” former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said during a summit on the fight against human trafficking and forced labor at Georgetown University this week. The event, hosted by the Georgetown Institute for Women Peace…
Where do female thrive most? Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Index 2025/26 unveils top 7 nations
Top 10 best and worst countries in the Women, Peace and Security Index 2025/26: Where do India, US stand?
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