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🌍🤝 Announcing the "Bridgers Roundtable: Strategies for Peace in Divided Societies" - a new series by @obi-belonging.bsky.social & ICAN, uniting bridgers & women #peacebuilders to share strategies for conflict transformation & #peacebuilding. www.democracyandbelongingforum.org/bridgers-rou...

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🗣️ #WPSWednesday: As a part of the Young Diplomat campaign, @passblue.bsky.social speaks to Eileen Scollan, an Irish Diplomat at the United Nations, about women's vital role in #peacebuilding & conflict resolution. www.passblue.com/2025/02/25/y...

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🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “People are knocking on the volunteers' doors...People are screaming from hunger in the streets.” Barbara Plett & Anne Soy report on the impact of President Trump's order to halt #US humanitarian assistance in #Sudan. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “Despite being trapped “between two prisons,” their homes & society, Afghan women continue to fight back. This fight can't be won by Afghan women alone. The world must unite against gender oppression & apartheid in #Afghanistan.” @msmagazine.com msmagazine.com/2025/02/25/a...

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🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “At the heart of transforming #Syria must be the development & safeguarding of women’s rights. This will prove a revealing lens through which to measure the sincerity of HTS’s professed reforms.” theconversation.com/syria-doubts...

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🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “The selection of the next UN Secretary General will be a pivotal moment in global efforts to resist authoritarianism & work together. Where do UN Member States stand on appointing a feminist woman to this role?” www.ipsnews.net/2025/02/un-m...

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🗣️ #WPSWednesday: In a new episode of #KaleidHERscope, #WASL partner Magda Zenon is joined by Smadar Ben-Natan to discuss the intersection of international law & human rights in #Israel & #Palestine. islandtalks.fm/podcast/kale...

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🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “Women’s full engagement will be essential to rebuild #Ukraine as a gender-equal & gender-responsive society— across all areas of society, the economy & political life.” @unwomen.bsky.social www.unwomen.org/en/news-stor...

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🎙️ ICAN’s @sanambna.bsky.social joined Mary Sullivan on the Sweet but Fearless podcast, sharing her journey as a #peace strategist and her work addressing conflict, crises, and violent extremism to create meaningful change. Listen to the conversation ➡️ podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i...

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📢 “Voices from #Afghanistan: Perceptions & Expectations Around #UNAMA’s Role & Mandate” On Friday, Farageer will host ICAN’s France Bognon, alongside Naseer Ahmad Faiq, Ambassador Nasir Andisha, Metra Mehran, & Ananya Kundu, at this important event. Join online ➡️ us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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📢 On March 17, 2025, in NYC, we will honor #Afghan women #peacebuilders at our event “Watan E Ma – Our Homeland”. This event centers Afghan women’s fight for peace, freedom & equality. RSVP now 👉 icanpeacework.org/2025/02/wata... #WataneMaAfghanistan #OurHomelandAfghanistan

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It’s our #WASLWeekly ➡️ Learn more about the work of women #peacebuilders in the ICAN-spearheaded #WASL network!

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🗣️ #WPSWednesday: A new report from @hrw.org finds that #Guatemala is failing to protect girls from sexual violence, with inadequate investigations & support services, calling for urgent reforms to address these systemic failures. www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...

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🗣️ #WPSWednesday: A new episode of @gaps-network.bsky.social's podcast Mind the GAPS welcomes Giuditta Fontana & Fatiha Serour to discuss building sustainable & inclusive #peace from #Afghanistan to #SierraLeone. open.spotify.com/episode/1rL1...

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🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “We just need support—emotional, financial, anything from anyone who cares...There’s no suitable place to bring my baby into the world.” The New Arab reports on the worsening health crisis for pregnant women in #Yemen. www.newarab.com/features/san...

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🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “Don’t be pro-Palestine or pro-Israel. Be pro-peace, because this is what we need...We don’t want to fuel hatred & revenge...It’s time to stop. It’s time to have more dialogue & at least to hear each other out & stop killing each other.” wagingnonviolence.org/2025/02/isra...

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🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “Syrian women’s political & civil society groups are not waiting to be asked to make their aspirations for Syria known.” @passblue.bsky.social highlights the work of women-led CSOs & networks in #Syria for an inclusive & democratic transition. www.passblue.com/2025/02/17/s...

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🗣️ #WPSWednesday: #WASL partner Rajaa Altalli joins @eepreylove.bsky.social on the @newlinesinst.bsky.social podcast to discuss women's political role in #Syria's transition, reconciliation processes, & the need for representative democracy. newlinesinstitute.org/gender/women...

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🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “The media is the only source that can expose the Taliban’s crimes to the people & the world, to expose how they have been depriving women & other groups.” @theguardian.com shares the stories of former female radio hosts in #Afghanistan. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

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🗣️ #WPSWednesday: New IMF research estimates that “every $1 spent on activities that spur economic growth & political stability—such as making govts more transparent & accountable—can avert spending of up to $103 on a future conflict.” data.one.org/data-dives/c...

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📢 20 February 2025 Join #WASL partner CCSD at this important panel discussion, sharing #Syrian perspectives on #humanitarian response & early recovery. Speakers: 👉 Diana Al-Ali 👉 Dr. Khuloud Barakeh 👉 Kafa Al-Bashir Join online: www.ccsd.ngo/voices-for-c... @afpeacebuilding.bsky.social

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“Nevertheless, She Persisted” – At @munsecconf.bsky.social, ICAN’s @sanambna.bsky.social led a powerful townhall on women’s leadership & resilience. Joined by: 🇽🇰 Vjosa Osmani 🇪🇺 Hadja Lahbib 🇳🇬 Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan 🇫🇮 Sanna Marin 🎥: securityconference.org/en/msc-2025/... #MSC2025 #GenderEquality

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#WASLWeekly: Find out how women-led #peacebuilding organization are strengthening peace and security around the world ⬇️

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️ 🗣 #WPSWednesday: The Trump admin’s freeze on #USAID funds is a direct threat to #peace, security & human rights—& undermines the #WPS agenda. Millions are at risk, including women #peacebuilders on the frontlines of conflict. ICAN stands in solidarity & calls for urgent action.

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🗣 #WPSWednesday: Ilgin Yorulmaz reports on how recent U.S. foreign aid cuts disproportionately impact women in ongoing conflict zones in Eastern Congo and #Sudan. @passblue.bsky.social www.passblue.com/2025/02/11/u...

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️🗣 #WPSWednesday: @natashawalter.bsky.social reports from the autonomous region of Rojava in #Syria: “Too often, it seems to me, as I hear discussions in the west of what the new Syria will look like, this impassioned feminism is completely overlooked.” @theguardian.com bit.ly/4jWBT2n

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️ 🗣 #WPSWednesday: ICAN's @sanambna.bsky.social delivered a keynote address at the Hague Humanity Hub, highlighting the interconnected nature of global crises and the critical role of #peacebuilders in navigating them, with emphasis on the need for solidarity, humility, & action. bit.ly/41mB8bT

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🗣️ #WPSWednesday “Though sometimes my village is caught between the AA & #Myanmar military clashes, I never thought this conflict one day would knock on my door.” #Rohingya women speak w/ Benar News following a new report by Burma Task Force. [TW: sexual violence] www.rfa.org/english/myan...

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🗣 #WPSWednesday: On the 2-year anniversary of devastating earthquakes in #Syria & Turkey, #WASL partner CCSD reflects on the continued challenges for full recovery & the work that needs to be done to create an inclusive and vibrant democratic Syria. bit.ly/3Qgh1p8

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🗣 #WPSWednesday: With #Afghanistan's national cricket team set to play England in a tournament, Afghan journalist @zahrajoya.bsky.social calls for a boycott of a team that “sportswashes the Taliban’s brutal campaign of misogyny.” @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

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The Trump admin’s freeze on #USAID funds is a direct threat to #peace, security & human rights—& undermines the #WPS agenda. Millions are at risk, incl women #peacebuilders on the frontlines of preventing violence. We stand in solidarity & call for urgent action ⬇️ icanpeacework.org/2025/02/trum...

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