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Women are leading the movement in Sudan, why aren’t they leading the peace process?

According to the BBC, women made up 70 percent of protesters in the movement for peace and democracy in Sudan. Women have been at the forefront of unprecedented protests in the country over the past year. Yet despite this, female organizers are underrepresented in peacemaking processes and still … [Read more...]

Summer Signal: No rest for the wickedly tired women’s movement

July 26, 2019 Is it summer? Why hasn't the news cycle slowed down? This week we're reminded just how hard women have been working against backlash—world leaders casually making racist and misogynist statements to scores of followers, governments criminalizing women human rights defenders for … [Read more...]

Introducing the Summer Signal — Our New Weekly Newsletter!

July 19, 2019 With the long weekends out of the way it’s finally time to embrace summer. It's been a rough year—rough few years? Rough few millennia? You need a break. We’re here to help. The Nobel Women’s Initiative’s Summer Signal will keep you informed of all your vital … [Read more...]

7 Things You Can Do to Help Immigrants and Refugees

Looking at today's international refugee and migrant crisis, trying to help can seem overwhelming — here are some things you can do to make a difference. DONATE No matter where you are, there are organizations dedicated to helping refugees and migrants. United States: The American Civil … [Read more...]

Syrian women detail feminist roadmap towards peace

In late June, members of the Syrian Women’s Political Movement officially launched the group’s first-ever series of public policy papers outlining a feminist path from war to peace in Syria. Muzna Dureid, Ziva Gorani, and Jomana Qaddour of the Syrian Women’s Political Movement shared the vision … [Read more...]

Canada appoints first ever Ambassador for Women, Peace and Security

Last week, Prime Minister Trudeau appointed Jacqueline O’Neill as Canada’s first ambassador for Women, Peace and Security. Ms. O’Neill will help advance Canada’s feminist foreign policy by championing women, peace and security efforts domestically and abroad. Working alongside government and … [Read more...]

Canada’s new guidelines to support human rights defenders a step in the right direction

Ottawa—June 17, 2019 With human rights defenders increasingly under attack around the world, civil society organizations today welcomed the Government of Canada’s new guidelines aimed at strengthening its approach to ensuring the safety and security of these courageous activists as part of its … [Read more...]

Women Peace and Security Network – Canada welcomes the appointment of Canada’s first Ambassador for Women, Peace and Security

Ottawa, June 12, 2019 The Women, Peace & Security Network-Canada applauds the Government of Canada’s appointment today of Jacqueline O’Neill as Canada’s first-ever Ambassador for Women, Peace and Security. Ms. O’Neill will serve as a point person on Canada’s efforts to advance a robust … [Read more...]

Nicaragua Violating Rights of Women Prisoners

Last month, the Nicaraguan government released eight women political prisoners, along with 92 other prisoners. These women revealed that women political prisoners in Nicaraguan prisons, including El Esperanza, are subject to high levels of sexual and physical violence, gender-based discrimination, … [Read more...]

Emerging activists have claimed their space!

From April 30 - May 3, emerging leaders from more than twenty countries came together in Monrovia, Liberia for Claiming Our Space: Emerging Feminist Voices for Peace—a groundbreaking summit co-hosted with Nobel peace laureate, Leymah Gbowee, and the Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa. And — spoiler … [Read more...]