Ever since I began studying at Georgetown in the fall of 2023, I’ve made sure to return home to Ukraine for every major school break. Even just a few weeks at home heal me and allow me to stay connected with my roots. This is especially important to me as my country and my roots […]| GIWPS
Women are critical to achieving sustainable peace| GIWPS
The stakes for advancing bold, inclusive climate action and ensuring women’s voices shape the next decade of global climate policy at COP30 in Brazil this November could not be higher. Insights from the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Conflict Tracker show how climate change is intensifying existing security risks for women—from drought-driven food shortages in […]| GIWPS
Background The Taliban’s assault on human rights and fundamental freedoms, neglect of a metastasizing humanitarian crisis, and systematic exclusion of women and girls from Afghan society are making life increasingly unbearable for Afghans. The Taliban have removed women from all aspects of public life–from government and businesses to classrooms and universities–through hundreds of draconian edicts. […]| GIWPS
Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security| GIWPS
Today, Ukraine’s independence, democracy, territorial integrity, and very identity are under assault by Russia. Despite Putin’s determination to erase Ukrainian culture and heritage, Ukraine continues to defend its identity and rich cultural legacy, which dates back to its earliest history. As Ukraine celebrated its Independence Day this weekend, we reflected on how Ukrainian women have […]| GIWPS
High-level political leaders came together with grassroots peacebuilders at The Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Center in June. There, the leaders discussed climate change, women’s political leadership, and standing with and supporting peacebuilders on the frontlines of conflict in a discussion co-hosted by GIWPS and The Rockefeller Foundation and chaired by Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton. “It brought […]| GIWPS
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY Subject: Urging Afghan Women’s Inclusion in Doha III We, the undersigned participants in the 2024 Global Women Leaders Summit, call for Afghan women’s active and direct inclusion in the upcoming third UN-convened meeting of Special Envoys and the Special Representative on Afghanistan, taking place from June 30–July 1, […]| GIWPS
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security convened Sudanese women peacebuilders in Kampala, Uganda last month to discuss the current crisis, explore lessons learned from the past, and develop recommendations for policymakers. Civil war in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has wreaked havoc on the civilian population. […]| GIWPS
