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16 December 2025
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ICAN’s Mission Five Steps for Sustainable Prevention of Sexual Violence in Conflict ICAN Partner AWAPSA: A Catalyst for Kenya’s First SGBV Court The War Against Ourselves: Afghan Women Peacebuilders’ Response to the Mental Health Crisis in Afghanistan Protecting Women Peacebuilders: The Front Lines of Sustainable Peace

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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 October 2025
Open Statement to the United Nations Security Council on behalf of Women Peacebuilders Marking 25 Years of the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda

On October 6, 2025, the U.N. Security Council holds its annual open debate on Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security. Today, we are not issuing a new statement. Instead, we are honoring our community of women peacebuilders—who appeared before the Security Council throughout these 25 years, speaking for the millions they represent—by echoing their messages.

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June 2024  – Tirana, Albania

At a time when militarization is growing unchecked and increasingly normalized as the only approach to security, the ICAN Forum brings an alternative perspective into the global discourse from those who do not have the privilege of pessimism. ICAN’s 10th Forum will be hosted by the Women’s Center for Development and Culture Albania (WCDCA), bringing together women peacebuilders from over 40 countries in the Women’s Alliance for Security Leadership (WASL) in Tirana, Albania from June 2-5, 2024.

Supporters of the 10th ICAN Women, Peace, and Security Forum include the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF), and the United Nations Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF).

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“[The Forum] is the place where we can think strategically without neglecting the day-to-day of our struggles. It is the place where we can position ourselves as political actors for peace.”

– Rosa Emilia Salamanca, Colombia

Ride for Peace

As a part of the 10th ICAN Women, Peace, and Security Forum, we’re bringing together women peacebuilders from the Women’s Alliance for Security Leadership, local cycling advocates, women’s groups, the chair of the municipal council and others for a Ride for Peace.

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Special Session with the Albanian Parliament

Convened the premises of the Albanian Parliament, this special session of the ICAN Forum is particularly significant, reflecting the ongoing commitment of Albanian institutions to advancing the WPS agenda at a time when security challenges are more complex than ever. The discussions will examine the dynamics of international responsibility, the achievements and potential of the WPS agenda, and strengthen our global-local cooperation as peace actors in these critical times.

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