Not Nearly Far Enough: Policy Actions to Advance Justice and Accountability...
Despite more than two decades of international efforts to prevent and respond to conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV), perpetrators from Sudan to Burma to the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
View ArticleTake a Course in Gender, Diversity, or International Security this Spring
Georgetown University offers a broad variety of graduate courses that teach students to critically engage with the most pressing issues of our time using a gender lens. In Spring 2025, many of such...
View ArticleCOP29: Our Recommendations for Gender-Inclusive Climate Action
Ahead of the 25th Anniversary of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda in 2025, it is more important than ever to prioritize gender on the COP29 agenda and set the stage for Parties to take more...
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GIWPS launches MENA Initiative in Doha, Qatar
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) recently held a series of events in Doha, Qatar, where we launched a Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Women Peacebuilders Initiative...
View ArticleThe Gender-Climate-Security Nexus: Expert Recommendations for COP29 and Beyond
World leaders, policymakers, and activists are gathered for the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) amid growing recognition of the convergent threats of climate change and conflict and their...
View ArticleThree Takeaways from COP29
The stakes were high for advancing gender-responsive climate action going into the 29th Conference of Parties (COP29) after gender negotiators received pushback on advancing the gender and climate...
View ArticleOpen Letter: The Global Women Leaders’ Letter in Support of the Georgian...
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY In Support of the Georgian People and President Salome Zourabichvili December 6, 2024 We, the undersigned Global Women Leaders, stand in solidarity with...
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End of Year Reflections
This year has been a particularly challenging time for women around the world. Afghan women have been systematically stripped of their human rights by the Taliban. They are barred from schooling, from...
View ArticleConflicts to Watch in 2025: Women, Peace and Security in a More Volatile World
Women’s rights are increasingly their own battlefield, with many countries imposing greater restrictions on women’s hard-won freedoms. If current trends persist, gender equality won’t be achieved...
View ArticleStatement on the Ceasefire Between Israel and Hamas in Gaza
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security welcomes the announcement of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas brokered by the United States, Egypt, and Qatar. After months of...
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