THE WOMEN’S CONVENTION IN WAR TORN YEMEN

The report “The Implementation of CEDAW in Yemen” describes the importance of the Women’s Convention in Yemen. The situation of the Yemeni people is a very serious humanitarian catastrophe. The war has escalated since 2015 and caused enormous suffering to the civilian...

Women, Peace and Security in Lebanon

During the fall, we will publish reports on the situation of women, peace and security in a number of countries. Here is our report on Lebanon with recommendations that we have developed together with our partner organization Sawa for Development Association. Lebanon...

How to Break a Cycle of War By Peaceful Means

“Non-violence is a powerful and just weapon, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. It is a sword that heals.” Martin Luther King, Jr. Leymah Gbowee, Nobel Peace Laureate, peace activist and women’s rights advocate, was only seventeen years...