Join Search for Common Ground for an online event on Prioritizing Investments in Local Women-led Peacebuilding Organizations in Coastal West Africa at the World Bank’s Civil Society Policy Forum, on Thursday April 13th, 8:30AM - 10:00AM Eastern Standard Time. With an increasing strategic focus on peacebuilding in Coastal West Africa, this session will explore how […]
What does 'Feminist Foreign Policy' mean? Join Cordaid this Thursday 13th to hear feminist perspectives on questions like this as four wise women, Bea Ten Tusscher, Evelijne Bruning, Niloufar Rahim, and Kathleen Ferrier, debate our great global challenges.
The first few months of 2023 have been rough for women peacebuilders. Yet, despite the challenges they've faced: Peace Direct's women-led partners are making a real difference in communities around the world. And they would love to tell you more about their work! Join Peace Direct on Thursday 13 April as it celebrates the early […]
Being able to engage in dialogue with others is an important tool for peacefully resolving conflicts at every level: political, societal, and personal. The ability to interact respectfully with other people despite different backgrounds, beliefs, and opinions is essential for peaceful coexistence. However, to successfully engage in dialogue, there must be a willingness to openly […]
The Centre for Feminist Foreign Policy (CFFP) will be at the European Cyber Agora 2023! Don't miss CFFP's hybrid workshop on "Feminist Perspectives on the Militarisation of Cyberspace" on April 25 at 3.30 pm.
The situation in Lebanon has drastically deteriorated in the past few years. The majority of the population lives in poverty, the health care sector is crumbling, and public service provision is lacking. The national currency has lost more than 95 per cent of its value since 2019, people have lost their savings and the country […]
swisspeace, the Department of Social Sciences, and the Institute of Political Science are hosting a bi-weekly «peace research colloquium» open to all members of the University and all other interested parties. Every other week they will host a scholar to present findings from recent peace research and recently published books and articles and discuss the […]
Malgré un engagement soutenu et des investissements importants de la part des partenaires internationaux et des États de la région, la situation au Sahel n'a cessé de se détériorer. La flambée des budgets pour les dépenses de sécurité n'a pas entraîné de sécurité ou de protection accrues pour les populations, tandis que des institutions faibles […]
The way we portray women during but also after war affects which issues are taken into account in peace processes. If we only perceive women as victims, they will be taken into consideration as such in designing the societal order after war, and in reconstruction and reconciliation efforts. Many of the issues women fight for […]
Current interim leader of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, swept to power following the country’s second coup d’état within the space of eight months in September 2022. Since assuming the role of transition leader, Traoré has made addressing the deteriorating security situation in the country his principal priority. According to numerous reports, the Burkinabè government struggles to control up […]