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 Arabic, English, German, Spanish and Ukrainian.
At the 11th Women, Peace and Security Forum in The Hague our colleague Camille Bernheim shared insights from our work on why and how the dominant security discourse must be challenged.
At the first regional meeting of the Feminists Connecting for Peace network in Africa, participants discussed the obstacles that hinder the work of women peace activists and prevent their participation in peace processes.
Jewish-Israeli and Palestinian feminists holding Israeli citizenship shared their visions for a non-violent future – and recognised how critical feminist political discussions are at this moment.
With our Feminist Peace Initiatives, we supported a gathering of women and feminist collectives to build a solidarity movement in Thailand.
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Geneva Peace Forum: Rethinking women’s meaningful participation in peace processesA panel at the Geneva Peace Forum will challenge the narrow focus on women’s “participation at the table” and explore participation as a multi-level, process-oriented approach. In a time marked by geopolitical tensions, shrinking civic space and pushback against the Women, Peace and Security agenda, identifying practical and politically feasible ways to strengthen women’s influence across peace processes is needed. The event is organised by the OSCE in cooperation with PeaceWomen Across the Globe. The panel will be moderated by our director Deborah Schibler. |
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Making Peace Work: How women’s participation leads to more comprehensive and durable peace agreementsAn evening of conversation and reflection in Bern: Colombian feminist activists will join researchers and peacebuilding practitioners to reflect on strategies women peace activists use against the gender backlash and militarisation in Colombia and beyond. |
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.
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.
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.
Making peace processes more gender-sensitive
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.
