Twenty-five years ago, the UN Security Council established the landmark resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (WPS), officially recognizing for the first time women’s crucial role in achieving ...
More than a century after women first gathered in The Hague in 1915 to oppose war and demand a voice in global diplomacy, the International Women’s Peace Conference is returning to the city—reviving a ...
Giuditta Fontana is a past recipient of grant funding from the Leverhulme Trust, the Northern Ireland Department for the Economy, the UK Global Challenges Research Fund, the United States Institute of ...
03 June 2025 UN Women - The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women Women, Peace and Security A new UN Women Guidance Note offers practical ways for policy and ...
The hamsa—or Fatima’s hand—is one of my favorite symbols. You can find it in dusty shops of local artists as well as in fancy jewelry stores across the world. It’s an image I hold close for what it ...
In advance of the October 2025 Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security, this open letter was sent by the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security to UN Member States on behalf ...
Since 2000, 115 governments have made formal commitments to increase women’s participation in mitigating and resolving conflict and reducing violence against women and girls. The U.S. government was ...