New instrument:Women's influence on peace processes
In a graphic representation of the different stages of peace processes, we place the role of women at the centre. It shows where they exert influence to drive the peace process and prevent setbacks. The graphic is available in English, German, Spanish and Ukrainian.
Feminist Peace Initiative:Empowering Afghan women to play an active role in peacebuilding
In online training sessions, Afghan women peace activists strengthened their peacebuilding skills and built a network across several provinces of Afghanistan. We supported these training sessions as part of our Feminist Peace Initiatives.
Feminist Peace Initiatives:Sudan: Strengthening women-led organisations building peace
Two workshops for Sudanese women peacebuilders focused on strengthening their capacity to increase the visibility of their peace work and to advocate for their inclusion in peace processes. We supported these workshops with our Feminist Peace Initiatives.
Article in Fem*Fém 68 magazine:Sustaining peacebuilding efforts in post-armed conflict settings
In Fem*Fém magazine, our colleagues Liv Halperin and Camille Bernheim write about the decisive factors for creating a peaceful society after armed conflict.
Position paper on militarisation:Security through weapons and feminist peacebuilding: navigating the dilemma
In a position paper, we take a firm stand in favour of non-violent conflict transformation. We are convinced that lasting security can only be achieved through inclusive dialogue and not through weapons or military deterrence.
We use a graphic representation to illustrate how women exert influence at the different stages of peace processes and to put the focus on the role women play in driving peace processes forward and preventing setbacks.
Meeting in Asia:Network: "Our concerns are interconnected”
For two days, 17 peace activists from 10 Asian countries discussed similarities and differences in their approaches to peace work and feminist peacebuilding while strengthening solidarity across borders.
Together with members of our network Feminists Connecting for Peace, we organise exchange and network meetings, offer training and workshops and work together on advocacy work and developing Feminist Peace Initiatives. An overview of these activities.
Our Ukraine programme gives women the space to talk openly about security and peace and to develop strategies for their participation in peacebuilding. Peace work continues even during the war.
Our programme in Sudan connects peace activists in the south of Sudan with Sudanese activists who live in exile and promotes developing the skills these women can use to participate fully and meaningfully in peace negotiations and to drive social change.
An inclusive process for a sustainable peace:Colombia
Since the signing of the peace agreement in Colombia with the FARC-EP, we have been actively supporting the participation of conflict-affected women in its implementation.
We use a graphic representation to illustrate how women exert influence at the different stages of peace processes and to put the focus on the role women play in driving peace processes forward and preventing setbacks.
The WPS agenda lies at the core of our work across our programmes, in our advocacy and in our work with our global network Feminists Connecting for Peace.
Militarisation means more than "just" spending on armed forces: this spending is the consequence of a security policy geared towards war. As a feminist peace organisation, we oppose the claim that more weapons lead to more security. We demand demilitarisation and disarmament because that is the only way to achieve genuine peace and comprehensive security.