Opinion & Insights

• Happy Independence Day!

  July 03, 2019

  

  Today, we celebrate the independence of thought and a vision of security with a gender perspective.

• OSF Fellow Ambassador Donald Steinberg on the U.S. Strategy for Women, Peace and Security—Seizing the Moment?

  June 29, 2019 in Engaging Men, Male Allies for WPS, Policy and Tools by Ambassador Donald Steinberg

  

  OSF Fellow Ambassador Donald Steinberg shares his thoughts on the recently released U.S. Government Strategy on Women, Peace, and Security and next steps to ensure implementation.

• My First Lesson on Peace

  May 31, 2019 in Story of Women

  

  On September 11, 2001, I was getting my hands decorated with henna. Mr. A switched on the television. What we saw next made our breath catch in our throats. An aircraft dovetailed into the North Wing of the World Trade Centre. I remembered the building from a gigantic picture of New York by Night that my father held onto for years at home, and now it was fast dissipating into dust.

• Finding Our Voices, Communicating our Peace – a Pacific Journey

  May 31, 2019 in Story of Women

  

  But I was a small voice amidst a multitude of human rights defenders and political activists including many women who protested the overthrow of democracy. They faced far more serious intimidation and violence. There were riots and looting. A political deadlock resulted in a second coup on September 25, 1987. The 1970 Constitution was revoked. Fiji was declared a republic. The Governor General became the President.

• Cameroonian Women, Peace and Security Frontline Advocates

  May 31, 2019 in Story of Women

  

  Let me take you through my beautiful country, Cameroon where our women have an age-long tradition of advocating for peace and security.  The English regions of Cameroon have a group of post-menopausal women known as Takembeng. Takembeng is a female social movement in the Northwest Region of Cameroon.

• Embracing Who We Are, Just the Way We Are

  May 28, 2019 in Story of Women

  

  Security to me is not just a word, it’s a goal in life. That can be financial, social and most importantly personal. Often people misunderstand security for wars and guns, but they forget that at the end of the day the only one who or what can make you feel secure is yourself and the people around you.

• Upholding Social Justice Since 2000

  February 21, 2019 in Women's Rights and Empowerment

  

  As February 20^th marks World Day of Social Justice, we are proud to look back at the accomplishments of the Women, Peace and Security agenda towards a world free of discrimination.

• Parity on the Frontline: UN Seeks to Boost Number of Female Peacekeepers

  February 05, 2019 in Peace and Security

• Women, Peace and Security 2019 Reading List

  January 30, 2019

  

  OSF highlights four new releases in the WPS field.

• Key Takeaways from Just the Facts: A Selected Annotated Bibliography to Support Evidence-Based Policymaking on Women, Peace and Security

  January 23, 2019

  

  Key takeaways from OSF's newest publication which compiles 30 years of research on the effectiveness of the WPS agenda in the fields of governance, peacebuilding, peace and security operations, and countering violent extremism and counterterrorism.

• Letter from the Director: Make 2019 the best year yet for Women, Peace and Security

  January 21, 2019 in Leadership and Participation by Sahana Dharmapuri

  

  “Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.”- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Yemeni Women Demand Seat at the Table

  January 15, 2019 in Peace and Security

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