Podcast: Feminism and Development
In this podcast, our programme manager Andrea Filippi talks to the Oxford Society for International Development about our work for genuine peace and gender justice.
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Rede von Ruth-Gaby Vermot-Mangold: "Now it's war" - in 40 countries
«Die Welt verbrennt unter unseren Füssen und wir sind bewegt, entsetzt, bleiben jedoch ruhig, korrekt und immer anständig», sagte unsere Präsidentin in ihrer Rede an die Mitglieder von FriedensFrauen Weltweit.
Interview on Ukraine: “A sense of injustice in what happens when people suffer and their destinies are ruined”
An interview we conducted with our project coordinator in Kharkiv a few days before the invasion of Russian troops gives an insight into the realities of life for the women who have been experiencing war and insecurity in eastern Ukraine on a daily basis since 2014.
New publication: How can peace processes become more gender sensitive?
What role can civil society organisations play in strengthening women's participation in peace processes? How can women's demands be put on the political agenda? These and other questions are addressed in our new publication "From transition to transformation.
Brochure on the "Women, Peace and Security" agenda: No care, no peace!
How do socio-economic barriers and care work impede women's participation in political and peace processes? We explore this question with our civil society partners in the new brochure "No care, no peace!".
Civil Society Alternative Report: Implementation of the Istanbul Convention in Switzerland criticised
The government’s report on the implementation of the Istanbul Convention (IC) in Switzerland shows the state's view of the issue of violence against women and domestic violence.
CEDAW shadow report: Swiss civil society criticises the implementation of the UN women's rights treaty
With the adoption of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in 1997, Switzerland undertook to remove discrimination against women in all areas of life and to promote legal and actual gender equality.
Interview with Sima Samar, Afghan human rights defender: “Men make war, so they think they are the ones to make peace”
The peace negotiations between the Taliban and the Afghan government have been ongoing since September 2020, with only four women on the 21-member government negotiation team and none among the Taliban negotiators.