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ICAN is hiring a Staff Accountant to provide financial and administrative support to ICAN’s Finance Director and broader team.

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12 May 2025
The Odd Couple: Women Peacebuilders and Security Actors Bridging Positions, Building Trust

The WPS agenda has proven a vital entry point for women peacebuilders to engage with the security sector and build trust within affected communities. These efforts—often invisible—are contributing to the reform of the sector, reshaping local security environments and mitigating violence.

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21 April 2025
The War Against Ourselves: Afghan Women Peacebuilders’ Response to the Mental Health Crisis in Afghanistan

This case study describes the drivers of the mental health crisis in Afghanistan, its gendered and cultural dimensions, and the strategies used by Afghan women-led peacebuilding organizations to provide solutions. The authors conducted interviews with representatives of Afghan women-led peacebuilding organizations and thematic experts, which were complemented by a desk review of project documentation and […]

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June 2, 2017 by Lauren Mellows WASL report from Mindanao amid Marawi crisis Reporting by Melinda Holmes This week ICAN’s executive director Sanam Anderlini and program manager Melinda Holmes were in the Philippines meeting with representatives of southeast Asian women-led organizations working for...
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 02 June 2017
May 19, 2017 by Lauren Mellows ICAN Video Release: Gendered Transitional Justice ICAN is thrilled to launch its latest addition to the Better Peace Tool (BPT) animation series; Gendered Transitional Justice: Why it matters, how to do it.
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 19 May 2017
May 17, 2017 by Lauren Mellows Hanaa Edwar selected as Human Rights Defender of the Month ICAN and its partners in the Women’s Alliance for Security Leadership (WASL) congratulate Hanaa Edwar for being selected as the human rights defender of the month by the Arab Network of...
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 17 May 2017
May 15, 2017 by Lauren Mellows Palestinian Activist Lucy Talgieh wins in local elections On May 13, 2017, Palestinians went to the polls to elect representatives for their local municipal representatives. Among the candidates, was Lucy Talgieh.  A peace and human rights activist,...
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 15 May 2017
May 1, 2017 by Lauren Mellows Launch of the WASL Africa Regional Group – Meeting recap On 22 March 2017, International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN) in collaboration with AWAPSA organized a one-day regional meeting of the Women’s Alliance for Security Leadership (WASL) working group in...
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 01 May 2017
April 26, 2017 by Lauren Mellows ICAN co-hosted a workshop on strengthening cooperation among CSOs Partnering with the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) and the Prevention Project, ICAN co-hosted a workshop on “Strengthening Cooperation and Collaboration Among Civil Society Networks Around the Preventing...
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 26 April 2017
April 21, 2017 by Lauren Mellows Letter to UN Secretary-General on CT/PVE Reform ICAN is proud to sign on to a letter from more than 40 civil society organizations and representatives sent to United Nations Secretary-General Antonió Guterres concerning his recent report (A/71/858) on strengthening the...
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 21 April 2017