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8 June 2026
“We Canceled Silence”: How Local Peace Committees Rebuild Trust in Syria

Across Syria, communities are finding ways to reconnect after years of war through dialogue, storytelling, art, and collective action. Mobaderoon’s Local Peace Committees demonstrate why lasting peace begins within communities themselves.

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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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6 March 2026
Staff Accountant (Remote, US Based)

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

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“ICAN is one of the most important organizations in bringing forward the perspectives of women peacebuilders into this space…ICAN is at the forefront of building and leveraging listening to women peacebuilders into advocacy in policy conversations.” 

— Peer Organization via Merits Partnership, Independent Evaluation (December 2022)

June 8, 2026 by Charlotte Morgan “We Canceled Silence”: How Local Peace Committees Rebuild Trust in Syria Across Syria, communities are finding ways to reconnect after years of war through dialogue, storytelling, art, and collective action. Mobaderoon’s Local Peace Committees demonstrate why lasting peace begins within...
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 08 June 2026
April 28, 2026 by Charlotte Morgan Ukrainian peacebuilder Nina Potarska sails to challenge illegal blockade of Gaza Nina Potarska, a member of the ICAN-spearheaded Women’s Alliance for Security Leadership, is currently at sea with the Global Sumud Flotilla, a civilian-led mission organized with the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, en route to Gaza. 
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 28 April 2026
March 31, 2026 by Charlotte Morgan مكافحة التطرف في العراق: أفق جديد للسلام مدينة البصرة في جنوب العراق، المدينة التي تضررت طويلا من الحرب وقلة الاستثمارات، تواجه تهديدات متزايدة بسبب خطاب الكراهية والتطرف وتآكل الثقة بين المواطنين والمؤسسات. وغالبا ما يقع الشباب...
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 31 March 2026
March 11, 2026 by Charlotte Morgan She Builds Peace: A Global Movement Growing Stronger Six Years On In March 2020, ICAN and its global network of women-led peacebuilding organizations, WASL, launched the She Builds Peace (SBP) campaign.
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 11 March 2026
February 12, 2026 by Charlotte Morgan Countering Extremism in Iraq: A New Horizon for Peace Iraqi Al-Firdaws Society (Al-Firdaws) is taking a new approach to peacebuilding. Their project, Horizon: Promoting Community Peace, supported by ICAN’s Innovative Peace Fund (IPF), brings together youth, local security forces, and civil society actors to address violent extremism through dialogue,...
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 12 February 2026
October 29, 2025 by Isabela Karibjanian Our Strategies, Our Peace: ICAN’s Writers’ Workshop   ICAN convened 20 members of WASL in Lisbon for the “Our Strategies, Our Peace” Writers’ Workshop. This unique gathering provided a secure and creative space for women peacebuilders to...
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 29 October 2025
May 1, 2025 by Charlotte Morgan From Crisis to Action: Strengthening Women’s Leadership in Myanmar  Since gaining independence in 1948, Myanmar has been shaped by relentless conflict, political upheaval, and deep-seated resistance. Ethnic divisions, decades of military rule, and systemic gender inequality have compounded...
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 01 May 2025