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New instrument: Women's influence on peace processes

In a graphic representation of the different stages of peace processes, we place the role of women at the centre. It shows where they exert influence to drive the peace process and prevent setbacks. The graphic is available in English, German, Spanish and Ukrainian.

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Networks: strongholds against authoritarianism: Annual Report 2024

In 2024, our work repeatedly demonstrated the power and impact of networks: they are both strongholds against authoritarianism and sources of creative and persistent action for peace. Find out more in our Annual Report 2024.

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Videos with programme partners: What our peacebuilding in Colombia, Nepal and the Philippines achieves

In three videos with representatives of our partner organisations in Colombia, Nepal and the Philippines, share their insights from their collaboration with us. 

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Podcast: Where are women's voices in peace talks?

The swissinfo podcast asks the question that drives us in our work: "Where are the voices of women in peace talks?" Deborah Schibler and Larissa Mina Lee took part in the discussion.

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Ukraine: contemporary document "Voices along the way": 24 women's stories about war and peace

The book "Voices along the way" records the stories of Ukrainian women from the first year of the Russian war of aggression.. The book becomes an important contemporary document.

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Women, Peace and Security

Women's rights are human rights. We work to ensure that core human rights standards are respected in conflict-affected regions too. Our work is based on the UN’s "Women, Peace and Security" agenda.

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Peace processes

Women's access to peace and conflict transformation processes is severely limited. However, peace processes offer critical windows of opportunity for the recognition of women's rights and for the elimination of discriminatory social structures and gender norms. Women and marginalised groups must therefore play an active role in peace processes.

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Demilitarisation

Militarisation means more than "just" spending on armed forces: this spending is the consequence of a security policy geared towards war. As a feminist peace organisation, we oppose the claim that more weapons lead to more security. We demand demilitarisation and disarmament because that is the only way to achieve genuine peace and comprehensive security.

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Feminist peace policy

Peace is more than the absence of war. Patriarchal power relations, structural violence and physical or psychological violence against women block the path to lasting peace. This is why we engage in peacebuilding with a feminist, intersectional perspective. And because we have a comprehensive understanding of peace.

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