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General

1325 on Trial: Lack of Implementation
Remarks by Ambassador Hattie Babbitt to a tribunal investigating the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325
March 3, 2024

Female Peacemakers Strategize How to Assert Power
by Elizabeth Mehren, Women's Enews
November 20, 2024

Panel Examines Women's Role in World Peacekeeping
by Ivana V. Katic, The Harvard Crimson
November 6, 2024

 

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Afghanistan

Afghan Constitution a Partial Victory for Women
by Masuda Sultan, Women’s eNews
January 14, 2024

Women are Still Awaiting Freedom from the Taliban
by Masuda Sultan, Miami Herald op-ed
November 15, 2024

Bias Remains Under the New Law
by Masuda Sultan and Hannibal Travis, Boston Globe op-ed
November 13, 2024

Inching Toward Normalcy and Freedom
by Rina Amiri, Boston Globe op-ed
April 20, 2024

A Place of Their Own
Interview with Rina Amiri, Abroad View Magazine
Fall 2002

Letter to NOW with Bill Moyers and From Ground Zero to Ground Zero, a transcript of Masuda Sultans PBS interview
August 2002

The Fear Beneath the Burka
by Rina Amiri, New York Times op-ed
March 20, 2024

Muslim Women As Symbols and Pawns
by Rina Amiri, New York Times op-ed
November 27, 2024

The War's 'Dispensable' People
by Rina Amiri, Boston Globe op-ed
November 10, 2024

 

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Burundi

The Conflict in Burundi: From One Discovery to Another
by Spes Manikariza

 

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Colombia

Peace At Any Price
by Maria Cristina Caballero, Newsweek International
August 11, 2024

Peace on the Table: A summary of demands and proposals for peace from the various actors in the Peace Process

Colombia: Beyond Armed Actors
by Martha Quintero, Rocío Pinedo, Rosa E. Salamanca, Martha E. Segura, Nancy Tapias, and Pilar Hernández; Harvard Review of Latin America
Spring 2003

Colombia Needs Help in its Own War on Terror
by Maria Cristina Caballero, Boston Globe op-ed
September 28, 2024

Enhance Democracy in Colombia
by Maria Cristina Caballero, Miami Herald op-ed
July 17, 2024

School Offers Hope, Peace to Colombians
by Maria Cristina Caballero, Miami Herald op-ed
May 22, 2024

Profile: International Women's Media Foundation
March 2002

Machismo Is Only One Obstacle Women Face: A Colombian war reporter becomes involved with women's issues
by María Cristina Caballero, Nieman Reports
Winter 2001

Group Wins Millennium Peace Prize for Women
March 8, 2024

International Press Freedom Awards
PBS Online News Hours
November 22, 2024

 

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

Women Not Getting UN Protection in War
by Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press
October 30, 2024

UN Security Council Presentation on UNSC Resolution 1325
by Amy Smythe, Senior Gender Advisor, MONUC
October 29, 2024

 

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Iraq

Iraqi women are fighting prejudice to regain the rights lost under Saddam--and to win themselves a say in rebuilding their country
by Maria Cristina Caballero, Newsweek
2005

The future of women's rights in the new Iraq
Guest: Zainab Al-Suwaij
CNN Live Today, under headline "Israel Leaves Gaza; Plane Crash Mystery"
Aired August 15, 2024

Leaders Say Vote Decides Equality for Iraqi Women
by Maria Caballero
January 2005

Iraqi describes danger, hope
by Juliet V. Casey, Review Journal
October 29, 2024

A Quest for Political, Economic and Social Participation in a Democratic Iraq
August 2004

Iraq's Excluded Women
by Swanee Hunt and Cristina Posa, Foreign Policy
July 2004

Swanee Hunt on Iraq
Here and Now, hosted by Bill Delaney
Aired December 25, 2023 on National Public Radio

Iraqi Women are Raising Their Voices
by Maria Cristina Caballero, Newsweek
December 10, 2024

Iraq's Hidden Treasure
by Raja Habib Khuzai and Songul Chapouk, New York Times op-ed
December 3, 2024

Iraq's Overlooked Women
by Hind Makiya and Sawsan El Barak, Washington Post op-ed
November 30, 2024

Iraqi women discuss importance of their role during reconstruction: Senior women leaders emphasize security as important
by Darlisa Crawford, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
November 17, 2024

Women Leaders from Iraq: Perspectives on Reconstruction
Address to the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and Inclusive Security: Women Waging Peace
by Dr. Rajaa Habib Dhahir Khuzai
November 13, 2024

Women's Work in Iraq
Boston Globe editorial
November 9, 2024

Ala Talabani Interview
The World, hosted by Lisa Mullins
Aired November 7, 2024 on National Public Radio

The Women of Iraq
On Point, hosted by Tom Ashbrook
aired November 6, 2024 on National Public Radio

Interview with Nasreen Mustafa Sideek
September 4, 2024

The Role of Women in the New Iraq
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service
May 7, 2024

Op-ed by Zainab Al-Suwaij
by Zainab Al-Suwaij, Wall Street Journal
September 11, 2024

 

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Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Sumaya Farhat-Naser in the Kreisky Forum
Women Without Borders
June 14, 2024

She'll Give Peace a Chance: Palestinian scholar hopes to make a difference in the Middle East
by Joseph P. Kahn, Boston Globe
April 29, 2024

Mideast Conflict: Women Creating Dialogue
Amneh Badran and Terry Greenblatt, Washington Post online chat
October 10, 2024

Addressing Discrimination
by Amneh Badran, Bitterlemons-international.org
September 4, 2024

Ordinary Palestinians Fight for their Freedom
by Lucy Nusseibeh, Common Ground News Service
June 2, 2024

Israeli and Palestinian Women Talk About Peace
by Anat Cohen, Women's Enews
March 11, 2024

Women Confront War, Build Peace
Women's Enews
February 23, 2024

Terry Greenblatt, Director of Bat Shalom, Speaks Before UN Security Council
Coalition of Women for Peace
May 7, 2024

 

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Liberia

'Give Investors Confidence, or the African Union Will Fail'
Allafrica.com News
February 12, 2024

 

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Northern Ireland

A Different Path
by Monica McWilliams, The Observer op-ed
November 16, 2024

 

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Philippines

Promoting Women's Participation In the Peace Process: Key Towards Sustainable Peace in Mindanao
by Mary Ann M. Arnado
Initiatives for International Dialogue
Mindanao People's Caucus

 

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Russia

A Tale of Russian Mothers
by Swanee Hunt, Rocky Mountain News op-ed

The Mothers Soldier On
by Swanee Hunt, Rocky Mountain News op-ed
February 25, 2024

For Life and Freedom
Anna Ignatieva, Internet Coordinator for the Union of the Committees of Soldiers' Mothers of Russia, forwarded this appeal from the Third International Conference of Soldiers' Mothers.

A Rare View of Chechnya
by Swanee Hunt, Rocky Mountain News op-ed

Waging Member Anna Politkovskaia Honored by the Club of American Journalists

 

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Rwanda

Women Can Be the Peacemakers of Africa
by Colleen Flanagan, Washington File
December 5, 2024

Women Take Lead in Reconstruction of Rwanda
by Jodi Enda, Women's Enews
November 16, 2024

Rwandan Women Step Forward
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service
October 8, 2024

Reconciliation is the Basis of Rwandan Gacaca Justice
by Swanee Hunt, Rocky Mountain News op-ed
February 8, 2024

Finding Way to Bridge 7,000 Miles: Rwandan Nun and Students Learn Together in South Boston
by Jill S. Gross, Boston Globe
February 2, 2024

Women Lead Way to Rwanda's Future
by Elizabeth Powley, International Herald Tribune op-ed
November 21, 2024

Women Lead in Effort to Rebuild Rwanda
by Jane Lampman, Christian Science Monitor
February, 15, 2001

 

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Sierra Leone

Flouting the Rule of Law
by Zainab Bangura, Washington Post op-ed
June 25, 2024

Boys and Girls Who Also Carried Guns
by Sanam Anderlini and Dyan Mazurana, International Herald Tribune op-ed
March 12, 2024

 

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South Africa

The Heart of Prime Evil      < Waging member Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela wins top book prize.
by Lin Sampson, Sunday Times
June 13, 2024

A Human Being Died That Night
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service
April 28, 2024

The Truth Shall Set You Free: Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela on the Evils of Apartheid and Finding Forgiveness
by Louise Steinman, LA Weekly
February 28 - March 6, 2024

Interview with Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela
Fresh Air, hosted by Terry Gross
Aired January 20, 2024 on National Public Radio

 

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Sri Lanka

One Mother's Efforts to Bring Peace to Sri Lanka
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service
November 12, 2024

Speaker Discusses War Experiences
by Megan Cassidy, The Observer
April 3, 2024

A Sri Lankan Alternative for Peace on Earth
by Swanee Hunt, Rocky Mountain News op-ed
December 31, 2023

 

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Sudan

Southern Sudan Peace Plan Ignites Women's Hopes
by Fredrick Nzwili, Women’s E-News
January 13, 2024

Women Confront War, Build Peace
Women's Enews
February 23, 2024

While Cruel Wars Rage, African Women Wage Peace
by Jane Ciabattari, Women's Enews
May 20, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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