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Video: Iraqi Network Member Zainab Al-Suwaij on MSNBC
Zainab Al-Suwaij, a Women Waging Peace Network member, reflects on conditions in Iraq ten years after the US-led invasion of her country on MSNBC’s Up With Chris Hayes. Al-Suwaij, who fled Iraq in 1991 and later became the co-founder and executive director of the American Islamic Congress, emphasizes that poor infrastructure and growing sectarianism in […]
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5 Keys to Peace: Lessons from Women in Sudan & South Sudan
I recently returned from Addis Ababa where The Institute for Inclusive Security convened a diverse group of 20 women from Sudan and South Sudan during the African Union Summit. Both countries signed peace accords in September 2012. Until very recently, virtually nothing had been done to implement the agreements. Women have been largely absent from […]
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Aloisea Inyumba: Politician Who Played a Key Role in the Rebuilding of Rwanda
This post by Linda Melvern, investigative journalist and author, originally appeared in “The Independent.” Rwanda’s Minister for Gender and Family Promotion, Aloisea Inyumba, who played a decisive role in the rebuilding of her country, has died aged 48. Inyumba was a pioneer in the advancement of women and she received international praise for her achievements. […]
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Harvard IOP Video: Swanee Hunt & Alaa Murabit
“To have a sustainable peace process, we can’t only bring the men with guns to the table; we must also have women.” So says Alaa Murabit, founder of Voice of Libyan Women, in this video for Harvard’s Institute of Politics. Murabit and Inclusive Security Founder and Chair Ambassador Swanee Hunt sat down before a panel […]
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A Military Perspective on Secretary Clinton’s Legacy
This post is by Mary Raum, PhD. Dr. Raum is Professor of National Security Affairs with the US Naval War College. Author’s Note: The thoughts contained herein are the author’s alone and do not represent the Department of Defense, its allied service branches, or the United States Naval War College. The nature of war has […]
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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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Children of War, Women of Peace
This article by Philister Baya Lawiri is cross posted on The Elders. Sudan, once the largest nation is Africa, recently split into two. This separation was the result of over five decades of war. I was a child of war. I personally know the bitter experiences of loss and displacement. I wish I could say […]
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New Tool Kit for Civil Society Women to Transform Security Sector Reform
Despite international laws and policies mandating women’s participation in security sector reform (SSR), women’s perspectives are often discounted or overlooked. Women in civil society can also find themselves outside of discussions about security and unsure how to engage in them. To address this gap, The Institute for Inclusive Security and The Geneva Centre for the […]
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A Women’s Guide to Security Sector Reform
Despite a range of international laws and policies mandating women’s participation in security sector reform (SSR), women’s experiences are often discounted or overlooked. Women in civil society can also find themselves outside of discussions about security because they are not sure how they can engage. To address this gap, The Institute for Inclusive Security and […]
