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Global Data Confirms: Peace Lasts Longer When Women Are Involved in Negotiations
In war, women are often the first to lose—and the last to be heard. Their bodies become battlegrounds. Their homes vanish. Their children are ...
The Global South Leads with Bold Gender-Inclusive Peacebuilding Models
Ever notice how peace talks used to look like a dusty boardroom filled with old men in suits? You’d have warlords, politicians, maybe the ...
How International Law is Evolving to Defend Women in War-Torn Regions
There’s a scene from a documentary—grainy footage, early 2000s—where a woman in Congo stares directly into the camera. Her village had been destroyed. Her ...
UN Calls for Urgent Reforms to Empower Women in Peacekeeping Operations
The United Nations has been running peacekeeping missions for over 75 years, deploying troops to war-torn regions under that signature baby-blue flag. But there’s ...
Women’s Rights in Conflict: Are Global Institutions Failing Their Promises?
It’s a brutal irony, isn’t it? The very institutions meant to safeguard human dignity—those marble-floored, acronym-stamped bastions of justice—often seem to shrink in the ...
New Global Policy Framework Pushes for Women-Led Conflict Resolution Strategies
Well, it seems the world is finally catching on. A newly unveiled global policy framework now explicitly pushes for women-led conflict resolution strategies. And ...
Global Summit Declares Gender Equality a Cornerstone of Peace and Security
Well, here’s another one: a recent global summit has officially declared gender equality as a cornerstone of peace and security. Sounds fantastic, right? But ...
The Forgotten Heroes: Women Humanitarians in Conflict Zones Demand Recognition
I remember meeting Priya, an aid worker fresh from a brutal conflict zone in Africa, at a conference last year. While sipping chai during ...
Human Rights Advocates Urge World Leaders to Prioritize Women in Crisis Response
“Women and children first!” Ever heard that famous phrase during emergencies? Yeah, it’s familiar, comforting, and sounds like common sense—except, ironically, it’s usually the ...
Gender Equality and Peace: Why Global Laws Must Change to Protect Women in War
It was back in college, during a guest lecture by a journalist fresh from covering conflict zones in Syria and Yemen. She narrated scenes ...