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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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The Better Peace Tool

Peacemaking Operational Guidance

This guide offers practical steps for the effective inclusion of women peacebuilders and gender perspectives in mediation, conflict prevention, and peacemaking.

This guide is also available in Arabic, Farsi, French, Myanmar, Portuguese, Russian, Sinhala, Spanish, Tamil, Thai, and Urdu.

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Operational Guidance to Establish and Enhance the Protection of Women Peacebuilders (Arabic)

Stemming from the report, “Protecting Women Peacebuilders: The Front Lines of Sustainable Peace,” this document provides operational guidance for states and multilateral institutions to protect women peacebuilders. This document is also available in English, Farsi, and Turkish.

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Five Steps for Sustainable Prevention of Sexual Violence in Conflict

Practical guidance to inform governments and policymakers committed to effective prevention of sexual violence in conflict (PSVI)

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10 Steps to Ensure a Gender-Responsive and Inclusive Constitution-Drafting Process (Farsi)

This guide is intended to inform governments, international organizations, and civil society involved in constitution-drafting processes. This resource is also available in English and Arabic.

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10 Steps to Ensure a Gender-Responsive and Inclusive Constitution-Drafting Process

This guide is intended to inform governments, international organizations, and civil society involved in constitution-drafting processes. This resource is also available in Arabic and Farsi.

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10 Steps to Ensure a Gender-Responsive and Inclusive Constitution-Drafting Process (Arabic)

This guide is intended to inform governments, international organizations, and civil society involved in constitution-drafting processes. This resource is also available in English and Farsi.

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The Better Peace Tool (Farsi)

This guide offers practical steps for the effective inclusion of women peacebuilders and gender perspectives in mediation, conflict prevention, and peacemaking. This guide is also available in Arabic, English, French, Myanmar, Portuguese, Russian, Sinhala, Spanish, Tamil, Thai, and Urdu.

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10 Steps to Ensure Gender Responsive Transitional Justice Processes

This guide is intended to inform governments, international organizations, and civil society involved in transitional justice processes. This resource is also available in Arabic and Farsi.

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10 Steps to Ensure Gender Responsive Transitional Justice Processes (Farsi)

This guide is intended to inform governments, international organizations, and civil society involved in transitional justice processes. This resource is also available in Arabic and English.

Operational Guidance
10 Steps to Ensure Gender Responsive Transitional Justice Processes (Arabic)

This guide is intended to inform governments, international organizations, and civil society involved in transitional justice processes. This resource is also available in English and Farsi.

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