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.
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 […]
September 15, 2016by Lauren MellowsPress Release: Launch of the Global Solutions Exchange
Join us. September 20, 2016 from 1:30 p.m. — 2:45 p.m. ET. Live streamed online at http://webtv.un.org/. On September 20th, during the opening of the 71st session of the...
July 30, 2016by Lauren MellowsICAN’s partner Fatima Akilu speaks to CSIS’s On Extremism
Voice of a Practitioner in Nigeria – Fatima Akilu Dr. Fatima Akilu, Executive Director of the NEEM Foundation, psychologist, and partner of the Women’s Alliance for Security Leadership (WASL)...
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Neem Foundation
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30 July 2016
July 10, 2016by Lauren MellowsICAN’s partner Mossarat Qadeem speaks to CSIS’s On Extremism
Voice of a Practitioner in Pakistan – Mossarat Qadeem Mossarat Qadeem, Founder and Director of the PAIMAN Alumni Trust, and partner of the Women’s Alliance for Security Leadership (WASL)...
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PAIMAN
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10 July 2016
May 16, 2016by Lauren MellowsICAN Video Release: The Better Peace Tool
ICAN is proud to announce the release of the Better Peace Tool video, which explores the history and evolution of peacemaking in modern times and provides practical guidance for...
Better Peace Initiative
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16 May 2016
May 2, 2016by Lauren MellowsICAN’s Sussan Tahmasebi Receives the 2016 Power to Inspire Award
Sussan Tahmasebi, ICAN’s co-founder and Director of MENA/Asia program, will be honored by the National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta, with the Power to Inspire Award. An awards...
ICAN Updates
02 May 2016
April 20, 2016by Lauren Mellows“Death to the Arabs” rally draws thousands in Tel Aviv
From Sisi to Bibi, hostilities and violence against Arabs is on the rise. Ali Abunimah, co-founder of the Electronic Intifada, covers the “Death to Arabs” rally held in Tel Aviv’s Rabin...