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Swarna Rajagopalan, WRN Core Member
Mar 7, 2018
Women, Peace and Security Index
For several years, we have been using “the most dangerous places for women” to describe India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, despite the fact...
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Women's Regional Network and Women and
Feb 26, 2018
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Fatema Kohistani, Afghanistan Country Coordinator
Jan 16, 2018
Afghanistan's High Peace Council: Women Make the Difference
In July 2010, the Peace and Reconciliation Process was launched to build sustainable peace and security in Afghanistan using political,...
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Padmini Ghosh, Country Coordinator India
Nov 9, 2017
UNSCR 1325 and Conflict in India, Part I
Community Conversation in India, 2012 This October marks the 17th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325. After the...
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Nooria Sultani
Sep 27, 2017
Beth Woroniuk on Canada’s Feminist Foreign Policy
WRN spoke with Beth Woroniuk, co-founder and coordinator of Women Peace and Security Network-Canada (WPSN-Canada) with over 25 years of...
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Ingrid von Kleydorff, WRN Intern
Sep 6, 2017
Duality of Women’s Roles in Peacekeeping Efforts
As the reach of conflict has expanded in the twenty-first century, there has also been a growing emphasis on how conflict has always been...
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Nooria Sultani
May 3, 2017
Street Harassment is Hurting Afghanistan’s Democracy and Development
War has devastating consequences on a country and the wounds it leaves behind take generations to heal. For more than four decades, the...
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Ingrid von Kleydorff, WRN Intern
Apr 26, 2017
Money Matters: Women’s Economic Independence and Social Status
WRN recently caught up with Rangina Hamidi, women’s rights activist and founder and president of Kandahar Treasure, the first female-run...
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Farhat Asif
Apr 12, 2017
Young Pakistani Women Recognized for Their Achievements at Second Congress
The Institute of Peace and Diplomatic Studies, the Australian Government, City School, and Women’s Regional Network jointly organized the...
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Swarna Rajagopalan, WRN Founding Member
Mar 2, 2017
Life (in 250 words)
How it started does not matter. Everything is different now. A spark, a simmer, a stranger’s torch—everything burns anyway. The first...
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