Launch of the Research Postcard Series | RNoWPS
January 25, 2024 | Research Network on Women, Peace and Security launched a new series, 'Research Postcards', to feature and summarize the recent work of their network members. The series aims to increase the representation and discoverability of the research conducted by their members.Â
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‘Historic moment’ as El Salvador abortion case fuels hopes for expanded access across Latin America | The Guardian
April 19, 2023 | Human rights activists in Latin America hope that a historic court hearing over the case of a Salvadoran woman who was denied an abortion despite her high-risk pregnancy could open the way for El Salvador to decriminalize abortions – and set an important precedent across the region.
Changing the Face of Security: Being a Woman Ambassador to NATO | Policy Magazine
February 7, 2023 | Canada’s diplomatic corps includes high-profile women in senior roles, from Ambassador to the United States Kirsten Hillman to WTO Ambassador Nadia Theodore to Ambassador to Ukraine Larisa Galadza. Ambassador Kerry Buck served as Canada’s permanent representative to NATO from 2015 to 2018. As the first woman to serve in that role, she generously shares her experience as a woman both in the foreign service and in the male-dominated halls of NATO headquarters.
Anniversary of peace deals in Nepal and Colombia: Views on female ex-soldiers need to be challenged | The Conversation
November 18, 2021 | What are the experiences of female ex-soldiers upon their return to civilian society? Using the research they conducted in Nepal and Colombia, Luna K.C. and Priscyll Anctil Avoine examine the social and political setbacks these women encounter in the transition to peace.
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Réflexions sur le programme femmes, paix et sécurité | Une production du Département de science politique de l'UdeM
15 octobre 2021 | Dans ce balado, Laurence Deschamps-Laporte discute avec Emmanuelle Rousseau du programme femmes, paix et sécurité. Inspiré de la Résolution du Conseil de sécurité 1325, adoptée le 31 octobre 2000, ce programme promeut le rôle des femmes dans la résolution de conflits. Comme Directrice de cabinet pour le ministre des Affaires étrangères du Canada, Laurence Deschamps-Laporte a veillé à la mise en œuvre de ce programme.