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28 April 2026
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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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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Women’s Alliance for Security Leadership

July 19, 2024 by icanadmin Peacebuilding in a Time of Pessimism – ICAN’s 10th Annual Forum At a time when the world is witnessing the greatest number of conflicts since WWII, women peacebuilders convened for ICAN’s 10th Forum in Tirana, Albania from June 2-5, 2024....
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 19 July 2024
June 28, 2024 by Charlotte Morgan Statement on the Upcoming Doha III Meeting on Afghanistan Ahead of the upcoming Doha III meeting, the International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN), along with Afghan women human rights defenders and peacebuilders, organizations, and their allies have issued...
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 28 June 2024
June 21, 2024 by Charlotte Morgan “Female Voices for Peace” Strengthening Women’s Political Participation and Leadership in Colombia  Supported by the WPHF Rapid Response Window and ICAN, Conciudadanía's “Female Voices for Peace” project promotes women’s political participation and raises awareness about the issues, interests, and needs of...
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 21 June 2024
April 9, 2024 by Isabela Karibjanian Bridging Positions, Building Trust:  Women Peacebuilders & Security Actors ICAN, in partnership with the Permanent Missions of Norway, Sweden, and Canada, the United Kingdom Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (UKFCDO), the Ministry of Gender, Child and Welfare of...
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 09 April 2024
April 3, 2023 by Lauren Mellows How Women Peacebuilders Respond to Early Warning Signs of Extremisms Communities are a powerful force for pre-empting and preventing extremisms, provided they are equipped to intervene to ensure that community members do not become trapped in the process of...
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 03 April 2023
March 7, 2023 by Lauren Mellows Women Peacebuilders Share Priorities for the UN’s New Agenda for Peace On Wednesday 15 February guests from the UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (UNDPPA), UN Office of Counterterrorism (UNOCT) and UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) joined the...
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 07 March 2023
April 28, 2022 by Lauren Mellows Where Do We Go From Here? Reflections on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence In response to the UK’s plan to host an international conference on the ten-year anniversary of their preventing sexual violence in conflict initiative (PVSI), members of the Women’s Alliance...
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 28 April 2022
November 10, 2020 by Lauren Mellows A restart on the WPS Agenda At a time of significant global foreign policy challenges, the Department of State’s Office of Global Women’s Issues is stepping up their game with a focused effort on the...
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 10 November 2020