As witnessed across Latin America, the MENA region, Asia, Africa and Europe during the last decade, there is a global resurgence of nonviolent movements taking to the streets to protest against autocratic or unaccountable governments, often aspiring for regime change, state reform or the reallocation of political power. However, protest movements often fail to meet […]

On Tuesday 8 March, International Alert is hosting a special International Women's Day webinar. In 2020 International Alert's stock-taking exercise of 20 years of the Women Peace and Security Agenda highlighted the barriers to peacebuilding presented by conservative patriarchal gender norms and masculinities. Over the past two years it has used these findings to implement […]

The events of the #SeeTheHuman focus on the experiences of those who have been on the front lines of war and who have managed to bring people together across divides to create peace. As the world continues to experience fragility and polarisation in many places, current events in Europe show that peacebuilding is more important […]

CFFP believes that Feminist Foreign Policy agendas should be set by feminist civil society and activists. Indeed, as they wrote in their Feminist Foreign Policy Manifesto for Germany, while they recognise that “nation-states remain the ultimate duty-bearers in protecting and advancing human rights and equality… feminist civil society continues to be the key driver of […]

Join ConnexUs (formerly DME for Peace) next Thursday, March 17th at 10am ET for the first Thursday Talk on the ConnexUs platform. Jessica Duque, Outreach and Development Officer at The Institute for Economics & Peace, will lead "A Discussion on The Global Terrorism Index." Produced by the Institute for Economics & Peace, the Global Terrorism Index […]

We live at a time where competition between major powers ignites conflicts and hampers global efforts to build peace. How can peacemakers navigate this new environment? Register for CMI's webinar here.

Why does gender matter when looking at climate change and conflict? Why is it so often overlooked? What can international organisations do to ensure this nexus is part of their programming? These questions remain, especially when considering climate challenges in conflict contexts, despite, the women, peace and security (WPS) agenda clearly spelling out the important […]

The Russian invasion of Ukraine at the end of February constitutes one of the most violent aggressions in Europe since the 1940s. It has been condemned by large parts of the international community and resulted in significant policy shifts in Germany and other European countries. Negotiations between the Russian and Ukrainian governments have so far […]

Democracies around the world face serious challenges. Just a few months ago, US President Joe Biden hosted the first Democracy Summit of 111 governments, kicking off a year of efforts designed to strengthen democratic norms around the world. The Summit affirmed that “democracy doesn’t happen by accident – you have to defend it.” But what […]

Alice Bah Kuhnke, together with The Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation, invites you to a panel discussion on the needs and perspectives of women, girls and LGBTQI people from Ukraine, in the context of the ongoing war. Panellists will discuss the humanitarian needs of these groups, issues related to supporting feminist human rights defenders and civil society […]