While COVID-19 continues to affect the globe and national security of most nations, rape and femicide are a chronic pandemic of a different kind.

While COVID-19 continues to affect the globe and national security of most nations, rape and femicide are a chronic pandemic of a different kind.

Women are increasingly represented in higher positions internationally both in government institutions and in civil society. Similarly, women have been active in every aspect of the private sector, including in the maritime space.

Feature of Association of War Affected Women from Sri Lanka, Distinguished Partner for Women, Peace and Security award recipient.

The Distinguished Partners for Women, Peace and Security Award was established in 2019 to honor women’s organizations on the frontlines of addressing the root causes of conflict, including poverty, disease, gender-based violence, illiteracy, injustice and marginalization.

Grassroots women-led groups given the 2020 Distinguished Partners for Women, Peace and Security Award in honor of Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean.