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South Sudanese Women Struggle to Make Their Voices Heard
This article was originally published by PBS. Last May, a group of about 60 women, some in colorful African dress, others in modest Islamic garb, a few in Western-style suits, met in Juba, soon to be the capital of the new nation of South Sudan, to discuss their country’s constitution. Over a period of three […]
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Liberian Women Building their own Country
In 2009, the staff of The Institute for Inclusive Security traveled to Liberia to encourage women to run for office and help rebuild their country. Chair of the Institute, Swanee Hunt lead several training sessions on inspiring and creating a powerful political women’s movement in Liberia.
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Victims are Agents, excerpts from the book, “Worlds Apart”
On October 25, 2011, Ambassador Swanee Hunt, and the filmmakers of the PBS documentary series “Women, War, and Peace” Abigail Disney, and Pamela Hogan, addressed lessons that could be gathered from the women in the Balkan peace process at a screening of “We came to Testify” at USIP in Washington, DC. Amb. Hunt served in […]
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Miraculous Things in Waging Peace
On a recent trip to Islamabad, Pakistan, the team from Inclusive Security worked with a coalition of women to bring their message of peace to a wider audience. One coalition member, Huma Chughtai, explains why women are capable of playing a particularly key role in peacebuilding and relates her ideas to examples of the Institute’s […]
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U.S. Civil Society Working Group Expert Statement for the U.S. National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security
This statement and its recommendations were compiled by the U.S. Civil Society Working Group on Women, Peace and Security. In publishing this statement the Working Group aims to assist the U.S. Government turn declaratory policy into action and engender effective outcomes that bring peace, security and dignity to the lives of women and men in […]
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Palestinian-Israeli Women Lose a Voice for Peace
This article was originally published by Women’s eNews. A Palestinian-Israeli women’s group that had been pushing for a two-state solution for Israel and the occupied territories can’t offer any comment on the Palestinian Authority’s push for statehood recognition at the United Nations this week. That’s because the group, International Women’s Commission for a Just and […]
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Gaining Proportional Representation
In the Summer of 2011, Rima Nazzal spoke with the staff of the Institute for Inclusive Security about her influence in the process of gaining proportional representation for women in Palestinian Legislature.
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Recommendations of Amn–o–Nisa: The Pakistan Women’s Coalition Against Extremism
The policy community in Pakistan must acknowledge and address violent extremism in the country and enhance women’s ongoing efforts to build social cohesion in communities across the nation. Drawing on members’ diverse experiences, Amn-o-Nisa proposes these recommendations for moderating violent extremism and promoting social harmony in Pakistan.
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What North and South Sudan Need Now: More Women at the Negotiating Table
This article was originally published by The Christian Science Monitor. A little over a week ago, the largest country in Africa split in two. But violence continues between the two new countries. US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton rightly called on the new nations to “quickly return to the negotiating table.” The “redoubling” of […]
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What Role Did Women Play in the Egyptian Revolution?
Inclusive Security not only works to connect women leaders from around the world with other powerful peacemakers, but also raises the awareness of women’s presence at key historical events. In a series designed to document women’s contributions to the Egyptian Revolution in early 2011, the Institute’s staff sat down with Egyptian leaders to see a […]
