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VIDEO – “Inclusive Security: Standing Up To Violence”
Every four hours… That’s how often a woman is killed in Mexico. 1.7 million… The number of people displaced by violence in South Sudan. 68… Years that the world’s longest-running civil war—in Myanmar—has been raging. These are just numbers. Staggering, but faceless. Behind them are countless stories of those who have suffered from violence—and those […]
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5 Questions with Swanee Hunt
This article originally appeared at IOP Now. Swanee Hunt is the Eleanor Roosevelt Lecurer in Public Policy and was the Founding Director of the Women and Public Policy Program at the Harvard Kennedy School. Ambassador Hunt is also the founder and chair of The Institute for Inclusive Security. From January 8-14, the Institute hosts its 17th […]
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Inclusive Security on Fareed Zakaria’s GPS
One of the world’s most prominent international affairs forums—Fareed Zakaria’s GPS on CNN—showcased the work of the Institute for Inclusive Security and the critical need to involve women as decision-makers to end conflict and sustain peace. Zakaria concluded his first show of 2016 on January 3 with an eight-minute segment featuring former US Ambassador Swanee […]
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Ambassador Swanee Hunt: “That’s What Will Give Us Another World”
During her tenure as US Ambassador to Austria, Swanee Hunt helped organize the first commemoration of the Srebrenica massacre. In this video, she recalls “a turning point in my life”—when a Bosnian widow chose forgiveness over hatred. The woman’s words—”We are all mothers”—moved her to consider women’s powerful and underutilized role in creating peace. (Footage […]
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A Look Back at Our Biggest Successes of 2015
This Year We are honored to collaborate with courageous women in places like Syria, Afghanistan, Myanmar, and South Sudan, who are striving to bring peace to their societies. Thank you to all of our supporters—new and old—who enable us to push relentlessly for a more inclusive and peaceful world. You’ve helped us reach new heights […]
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Top General: Inclusion Will Make Us Stronger
USSOCOM Commander Gen. Joseph Votel talks about why the decision to open all military positions, careers fields, and specialties to women will make the military stronger.
