The Research Network on Women, Peace and Security’s inaugural year – the “year of learning” – prompted members to reflect deeply on the origins of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda and has...
« Ce n’est pas d’un cerveau féminin qu’est sortie la bombe atomique », chante Renaud en 1985 en reprenant le cliché des femmes naturellement pacifiques et pacifistes. Stéréotype des années 80...
Upon reviewing National Action Plans (NAPs) drafted by Western States in response to UNSC’s Resolution 1325 (2000) on WPS, the absence of domestic considerations is glaring. Western NAPs that do...
The opportunity to be a part of #SheLeads4Peace Summer School at the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) came around when I was pursuing my master’s in public policy at...
How does place matter in the quest for justice and peace? On August 13th, 2022, my family, friends, and relatives in Uganda organized an event attended by hundreds of people in my ancestral...
Well before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, international organizations (IOs) played a key role in the conceptualization and implementation of Ukraine’s Women, Peace, and...