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...
Recent Posts
Women's Regional Network and Women and
- Feb 26, 2018
Fatema Kohistani, Afghanistan Country Coordinator
- Jan 17, 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,...
Padmini Ghosh, WRN India Country Coordinator
- Nov 10, 2017
1325 and Conflict in India: Part 2
Part II of the our series on 1325 and Conflict in India. Read Part I here. In North East region of India and Kashmir conflict and...
Padmini Ghosh, Country Coordinator India
- Nov 10, 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...
Nooria Sultani
- Sep 28, 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...
Nooria Sultani
- Jun 28, 2017
Women Keeping Peace: a Gendered Perspective on Countering Violent Extremism
WRN recently spoke with Sajia Behgam, associate professor of Public Policy at Kabul University and advisor at the Chief Executive Office...
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...
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...