International Civil Society Action Network
- Danielle Goldberg and Mavic Cabrera-Balleza
- • October 14, 2015
Fifteen years ago, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on women, peace and security, a landmark international law that demands women’s participation in decision-making on international peace and security. Though seldom recognized, the fundamental roots of…
- Categories: WORLDVIEWS
- Dulcie Leimbach
- • December 5, 2013
Recognizing that women in the Middle East and North Africa must play an active role in their countries’ political processes, especially amid the regional backdrop of upheavals and conflicts, the Netherlands government is providing money for a new program,…
- Categories: Middle East, Women
- Dulcie Leimbach
- • March 7, 2013
Thousands of women worldwide flock to the Commission on the Status of Women’s conference at the United Nations every March, and this year is no exception, for good reason: the theme is eliminating and preventing all violence against women…
- Categories: Development, Gender Violence, Human Rights, Women
- Barbara Crossette
- • November 1, 2012
Overshadowed by daily reports from a horrific war in Syria, lingering violence in Libya and sporadic protests in Egypt and other regional nations, a struggle to salvage and advance the rights of women caught up in the revolutions of…
- Categories: Middle East, Women
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