GNWP Talks All Things 1325

For the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, GNWP welcomed disability advocates Risikat T. Muhammed & Constance Onyemaechi.

Tune in for more on connections between gender, disability, & the fight for equality.

The Global Network of Women Peacebuilders welcomes Ibalu Odong Pamela, a refugee woman from South Sudan! For World Refugee Day 2021, GNWP sat down with Ibalu to discuss the various impacts of resettlement and refugee crises have on women and young people, including during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tune in to hear more about Ibalu's reflections and her message of resilience and hope to fellow refugees.

Le Réseau mondial des femmes artisanes de la paix (GNWP) accueille Esther Atosha, jeune leader pour la paix de Bukavu en République démocratique du Congo (RDC)! Au cours des 16 jours d'activisme contre la violence basée sur le genre, GNWP s'est entretenu avec Esther pour discuter des diverses discriminations auxquelles les femmes pacifistes et militantes féministes sont confrontées dans leur travail au niveau local et mondial, y compris la discrimination fondée sur le genre et la race.

Écoutez pour en savoir plus sur les recommandations d'Esther sur la façon dont les barrières systémiques doivent être transformées pour atteindre l'égalité entre les sexes et la race.

The Global Network of Women Peacebuilders welcomes Esther Atosha, Young Women Leader for Peace from Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)! During the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, GNWP sat down with Esther to discuss the various discriminations that women peacebuilders & feminist activists face in their work at the local level and globally, including discrimination based on gender and race.

Tune in to hear more about Esther’s recommendations on how systemic barriers must be transformed to achieve gender and racial equality.

On April 15, 2020, the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP) hosted the first-ever global dialogue among its Young Women Leaders for Peace program and networks in 5 different countries: Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of Congo, Indonesia, the Philippines, and South Sudan.

The dialogue also included partners and youth-led representatives from 6 additional countries: Afghanistan, Georgia, Kenya, Lebanon, Myanmar, and Ukraine.

The Global Network of Women Peacebuilders welcomes its 4th Cora Weiss Peacebuilding Fellow, Heela Yoon! On the International Day for the Elimination of Gender-Based Violence, GNWP interns sat down with Heela of Afghanistan to discuss her journey on advancing the rights of young women.

Tune in to hear more about Heela's work & how young women work towards peace and women's rights in Afghanistan.

The Global Network of Women Peacebuilders wishes you a happy International Day of Peace 2019! Today is devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace within and among all nations and peoples. The theme of this year’s Day of Peace is “Climate Action for Peace.”

To celebrate, we have a special GNWP Talks 1325 podcast with one of the members of GNWP’s International Advisory Council, the incredible Dr. Betty Reardon! Dr. Reardon was part of the team that spearheaded the initial research on peace education around the world and is the founder of many peace organizations including the International Institute on Peace Education and the Global Campaign for Peace Education. She has advocated peace learning as an essential component of effective community and civil action.

Thank you to Dr. Reardon and our GNWP interns for sharing their discussion on the importance of women's participation in building peace for the future!

GNWP wishes everyone a Happy International Youth Day!

In this celebratory episode of GNWP Talks, Shivi Thakur and Eliza Beckerman-Lee, two Global Network of Women Peacebuilders interns, sit down with Sophia Garcia, Bianca Pabotoy, and Lynrose Jane Genon, three long-time members and ambassadors for GNWP’s Young Women for Peace and Leadership program to talk about the role of youth (especially young women) in the peacebuilding process. Sophia, Bianca, and Lynrose, all based in the Philippines, recently spoke on a series of panels at the High-Level Political Forum at the UN about their work engaging young women in issues of peace and security. In the spirit of #InternationalYouthDay we continued this discussion and listened to what else these young women had to say about the importance of increasing the presence of young people on the global stage!

We are truly thankful to Sophia Garcia, Bianca Pabotoy, and Lynrose Jane Genon for their leadership in both advocating for youth involvement in peacebuilding and working directly with young people in their home communities for more durable peace.

In this episode, Shivi Thakur and Hidehiko Yamashita, two Global Network of Women Peacebuilders interns, have an interesting discussion with Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury, former President of the Security Council and an inspirational champion for sustainable peace and gender equality. A fervent believer in the power of civil society, Ambassador Chowdhury gives some advice on how to take advantage of the 20th anniversary of UNSCR 1325 in order to address systems of gendered power and violence, and criticizes the tendency of politicians to use the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda in order to be reelected.

We are truly thankful to Ambassador Chowdhury for making time in his busy agenda to speak with us, and for his legacy and leadership in advancing the best interest of the global community.

Shalini Medepalli, a Research and Advocacy Intern, talks to Tea Jaliashvili (from Georgia) and Maria Dmytrieva (from Ukraine) about their role as Peace Exchange Participants, the importance of Localization and what next steps need to be taken to successfully implement UNSCR 1325. Localization is key to GNWP's implementation of UNSCR 1325, as the innovative strategy of convening local actors to create local action plans allows for the alignment of national policies at the grassroots level. This allows for local communities to gain ownership in regards to women, peace and security. As said by Maria, "localization gives every group of women the tools and the knowledge to make their needs known and taken into account." The podcast takes place in Moldova, so the importance of Media, NAP and Localization workshops are also discussed. Maria is able to express the success of the workshops by talking about the aftermath of the workshops in Ukraine. "People from other Oblasts [regions] keep calling and asking for us to hold similar [localization] events at their Oblast centers. Everybody wants in, and everyone wants to know what it is and how to use it".

Massive thanks to Tea and Maria for their help on this episode of GNWP Talks!