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Beyond War: Women Transforming Militarism, Building a Nonviolent World
This article was originally published by OpenDemocracy. Next year will mark the centenary of the start of the “war to end all wars”. Watching television news today, you might conclude that humanity is doomed to repeat its bloodiest century. But watching the trends, you would see a very different picture – a picture that shows […]
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Women Wage Peace in South Sudan
This article was originally published by Sudan Tribune. Hon. Dr. Priscilla Joseph Kuch, Deputy Minister of Gender, Child and Social Welfare for the Republic of South Sudan, views violence against women as one of the major obstacles to the country’s development. She discussed women, peace and security in South Sudan last week with the Program […]
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The Thrill of Swanee Hunt
This article was originally published by DuJour Magazine. On a foggy winter morning in Cambridge, Massachusetts, inside a sprawling 19th-century house with 10 fireplaces, a Chinese terra-cotta warrior and a group of George Segals, 13 women from war-torn nations, including Afghanistan, Colombia, Liberia, Syria and Myanmar, gathered in a room the owner calls her ballroom. […]
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Hillary Clinton’s Legacy as Secretary of State
The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Josh Trevino, former Austrian Ambassador Swanee Hunt, and author Robin Wright join MSNBC’s “Up With Chris Hayes” to examine the role of the White House versus the State Department in establishing US foreign policy under President Obama. Watch the video.
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Women Waging Peace
This article was originally published by Harvard Gazette. United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 says that “civilians, particularly women and children, account for the vast majority of those adversely affected by armed conflict,” and emphasizes “the important role of women in the prevention and resolution of conflicts.” On Tuesday at a packed John F. Kennedy […]
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Women Waging Peace: A Must-See Panel
This article was originally published by Global Post. In front of a packed house at Harvard’s Institute of Politics last night, six women from divergent regions, cultures and backgrounds came together to share stories of how women are working to secure conflict zones and push for peaceful solutions to some of the most complicated issues […]
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I Was a War Child: the Voices of Women in South Sudan
South Sudanese women leaders from government and civil society share their visions for the role of women in South Sudan’s development as the world’s newest nation.
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Women’s Seat at Tables of Policy
This video was originally published by Rainmakers TV. Angelic Young, Senior Coordinator for Resolution to Act, speaks about women’s inclusion in decision making.
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Swanee Hunt: Closing the Gap Between Worlds Apart
This article was originally published by Exhale Magazine. During her posting as President Clinton’s Ambassador to Austria, Swanee Hunt found herself an eyewitness to the unfolding humanitarian crisis in the neighboring Balkans. Eschewing diplomatic niceties, the Texas-born emissary plunged full forc into efforts to bring the conflicting parties to the negotiating table. Her mission produced […]
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Millions to Promote Women in Peacemaking
This article was originally published by Associated Press. A former U.S. ambassador has announced a multimillion dollar pledge to support a landmark U.N. resolution calling for women to be included in decision-making positions at every level of peacemaking and peacebuilding. Swanee Hunt, a lecturer at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, said Tuesday that the […]
