25 years since UNSCR 1325âand weâre STILL having the same conversation.
Women are leading, strategising & building peace, yet facing constant pushback.
What takes to secure real inclusion in peacemaking & political transitions?
Full #WPSinPractice video bit.ly/3Dd0uQ2
Today, we honour these people-led lifelines, including partners such as the @SudaneseYN, @Sihanet, No to Oppression against Women Initiative, Youth Citizen Observers Network (YCON), Sudan-Advocacy & some of the Sudanese Emergency Rooms.
ALT Two young Sudanese girls wearing white headscarves. Text overlay reads: Three years on, Sudanâs civilians are still showing up. Today, we are thinking of the people running emergency rooms, holding womenâs rooms, and building platforms that keep pushing for an inclusive peace, even when uncertainty clouds the horizon. It is in these rooms and networks that we see how people are supporting each other every day. Care goes beyond food and essential items. Itâs a neighbour listening, a new volunteer lining up for the next shift, a group agreeing what happens next, a rumour cleared up before escalation. Nearly half of Sudanâs community kitchens have shut in the last six months, just as food shortages, mass displacement, and attacks on farmland and trade routes have soared. Thatâs why the Berlin conference feels urgent. We need Sudan back in the spotlight and turn international solidarity into material aid.As efforts to end the war continue, we need to scale up endeavours aimed at survival,
How can bottom-up peacebuilding open civic space in the Sahel?
Watch our new video to find out where hope is for those living under military rule â· Reopening Civic Space in the Sahel: The Real Entry Points for Change â· bit.ly/4ri2MRB
Collab w @Just__Future & Cordaid
As Ethiopia still grapples with divisions, women are building bridges.
@timranethiopiais & @cwvnd2023 spent 3 years putting womenâs priorities at the forefront of Ethiopiaâs ND, even as fighting continued.
Read about how they are beating the odds: bit.ly/3OCm0Tx
Ceasefires are a critical conflict mgt tool. But how do we meaningfully involve women?
Our new paper w/ @AGDAUAE for @UN_Women looks at what it takes to make ceasefires across MENA more inclusive, effective & lasting.
Takeaways below & 20min report â bit.ly/44hvJ6T
6. Offer training.
Government bodies and CSOs can provide gender training to both women and men in negotiation teams. It builds confidence, clarity and shared purpose.
Womenâs exclusion is structural and hurts us all. This is what it takes to start changing the script at the negotiation table.
Read the full report (20-min read): bit.ly/44hvJ6T
What happens when women unite to be heard?
@timranethiopia is moving the needle of peace and dialogue. They share how a women-led coalition is shaping the National Dialogue and how they got there.
Strategy. Solidarity. Collective power.
Full video: bit.ly/47sjTJd
A new chapter in peacebuilding: we have merged w/ DT Institute.
By bringing together the power of grassroots movements & conflict mediation w/ institutional actors â we will build peace that lasts â no matter how hard the context.
Read the Press Release: bit.ly/4oEbhVF
ALT Two women wearing colourful patterned shawls stand closely together at an outdoor market, with traditional buildings and blue sky in the background.
Thereâs no peace without equality â and no equality without action.
Inclusive Peace is proud to be one of 661 orgs urging the UN Security Council to act on Women, Peace & Security.
Read the open letter: bit.ly/3VRFmo7
ALT Graphic by the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security reading âFight for the Future, Act for 1325 â 661 signatories from 106 countries,â promoting the 2025 WPS Civil Society Open Letter.
Peace efforts in Sudan should reconnect the country to its rich, plural identity.
The future must be written by Sudanese voices from every part of society, not be dictated in foreign capitals.
Quotas open doors for women in peace processes. But doors alone donât guarantee a seat â or a voice that carries.
What does it take to move from tokenism to true influence at the negotiating table?
Read the full blog: bit.ly/4nx6PHZ
Peace is rarely clean-cut. In Palestine, Syria & Lebanon, women are building it anyway. Often with no seat at the table, no safety net & no recognition.
What does the WPS agenda mean when peace is partial & transitions are contested?
Read the full op-ed: bit.ly/4nu2ntG
ALT Black and white photo of three women in hijabs walking together on a cobblestone street, two smiling and chatting while the third looks down thoughtfully.
After war, rebuilding trust is harder than rebuilding walls. In Syria & beyond, reconciliation means questioning prejudices as much as reconstructing homes. Our upcoming reports will explore this. Start with this @guardian read on justice & forgiveness: bit.ly/46I1tDB