UNSCR 1325 Archives

Wonder Woman: Not the Hero the UN Needs

By Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini
For those of us who ever feel conflicted about the United Nations, the past month has been an exercise in managing absurd cognitive dissonance.

Ensuring the Effective Participation & Rights of Women in the Syrian Peace & Mediation Process

Based on consultations with Syrian civil society partners, a group of international NGOs recently published a five-step approach to ensuring the effective participation and rights of women in the Syrian peace and mediation process. This is a critical element in...

ICAN Co-Founder Anderlini speaks at FOKUS Conference

ICAN Co-founder and Executive Director Sanam Anderlini spoke on November 15th, 2013 at Women, Power and Politics – The Road to Sustainable Democracy. The conference was hosted by the Forum for Women and Development (FOKUS) in Oslo, Norway. Addressing women’s...

What the Women Say: Participation and UNSCR 1325 (Fall 2010)

A Case Study Assessment In 2009, the MIT Center for International Studies and the International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN) initiated a six‐country field study (Aceh, Colombia, Liberia, Middle East, Sri Lanka and Uganda) to assess whether and how efforts were...