Our Executive Director Melanne Verveer, Professor Karima Bennoune, and Policy Officer Lina call on UN member states to support the codification of gender apartheid, pointing to the Taliban's 'comprehensive and calculated' campaign against women.
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The term “gender apartheid” enables a clearer understanding of the reality facing Afghan women under the Taliban’s unique interpretation of Islamic law, Melanne Verveer, Karima Bennoune and Lina write. wapo.st/4cGw4lU

We must do all we can to support #Ukraine . It was an honor to host an inspiring meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia @tsahkna with @estonia_in_us & Kristjan Prikk to discuss today's most pressing issues.

Esther Coopersmith never stopped in her 94 years to exemplify the power of citizen diplomacy. She devoted much of her life to fostering friendship and understanding across divides. Esther was a strong advocate for UNESCO and powerful force for good. We will miss her greatly.

Being with Monica McWilliams and other women peacebuilders at the Columbia | SIPA Queen's University Belfast 🎓
program reminded me again of the profound contributions women made to the Good Friday Agreement and sustaining peace these 26 years later. They continue to be an inspiration.

I was honored to participate in a panel discussion on Women, Peace and Security at Japanese Mission UN in the presence of Foreign Minister Kamikawa.

Photo credit: Foreign Ministry of Japan

Meet the women of the campaign #UnitedAgainstGenderApartheid . This is the stories of women in Iran and Afghanistan, living under the shadow of the Taliban and the Islamic Regime in Iran.
We invite the world to listen to our testimonies, exposing the systematic violence against…

Presented to a great defender of women’s rights and GU Women & Peace Director Melanne Verveer our 🇺🇦 coin “Women Defenders”. It was an honor to exchange views on what the role of women in the current state of affairs in the world is. Looking forward to cooperate further🤝 #CSW68

Discussed Ukrainian leadership & resilience at the time of war with Melanne Verveer. Presented together with KaterynaLevchenko and Yevheniia Kravchuk plans of 🇺🇦delegation during the 68th United Nations CSW in New York. Thankful to UKR Mission to the UN, Ukrainian Institute of America and WFUWO UN for the organization of the event.

Recent data indicates that approximately 600 million women lived within 50 kilometers of armed conflict in 2022, more than double the levels in the 1990s. Gender-sensitive insights into today’s conflicts are critical. 
Today, the Georgetown University’s Institute for Women,…

Honored to join the official launch of the GU Women & Peace WPS Conflict Tracker at Carnegie Corporation.
the tracker provides a snapshot of key risks and opportunities for women in 25 conflict-affected countries, incloude of Afghanistan.
I am grateful to Melanne Verveer for the invitation to…

Amb. Christina Markus Lassen gave remarks at the official launch of the GU Women & Peace WPS Conflict Tracker, a new data-driven tool to analyze conflict with a gender lens worldwide.

🇩🇰 is proud to have supported the project and thanks GU Women & Peace and Melanne Verveer for their important work 🌎🌍🌏

Check out the first stage of our new initiative, which analyzes today’s conflict through a Women, Peace and Security lens. We launched the WPS Conflict Tracker today with the support of Carnegie Corporation of New York and Denmark in USA 🇩🇰. Explore the Tracker 🗺wpsconflicttracker.com

Thank you to First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly BL for continuing the conversation about Northern Ireland's future - and the critical role women must play - at Georgetown University.

We were honored to co-host a women's leadership workshop in partnership with Bureau of African Affairs & United Women of the Horn, a coalition of East African diaspora women who advocate for peace, equality, & unity in the region. #HornOfAfrica

Thank you to Anniken Krutnes and Norwegian Embassy in Washington for hosting a discussion of GU Women & Peace research this week.

The #WPSindex ranks 177 countries on the status of women and is an important tool for improving women's wellbeing.

Learn more: giwps.georgetown.edu/the-index/

A highlight from #MSC2024 was a discussion w/ leaders of civil resistance movements Zin Mar Aung, Masih Alinejad 🏳️, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya & Maria Ressa moderated by Hillary Clinton. We also continued the tradition of the MSC Women’s Breakfast, cosponsored by GU Women & Peace with German partners.

I had an excellent meeting with Estonia’s Under-Secretary for Global Affairs Minna-Liina Lind. We discussed a number of issues relating to Ukraine — a common cause. Estonia has been providing critical assistance to and leadership on Ukraine. @MFAEstonia

It was a pleasure to welcome Leymah Gbowee to Georgetown University where she received an honorary degree for her extraordinary work for peace, especially her work on behalf of women in conflict areas.

Congratulations, Leymah, and thank you for all you do.

Last week, we hosted an insightful event with GU Women & Peace on 'Rebuilding After Atrocities: Accountability and Reconstruction in Sinjar and Beyond.'

Joined by Nadia Murad, Melanne Verveer, Ambassador Beth Van Schaack, Global Crim Justice and Elisa Massimino

🎥 Recording: giwps.georgetown.edu/event/rebuildi…