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SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Briefing on threats to international peace and security

The UN Security Council meets today to hear a briefing on threats to international peace and security following Israel’s ...
The Libya Observer

African Business Forum backs Libya’s candidacy for membership of African Peace and Security Council

The Pan-African Business Forum (PABF) has officially announced its support for Libya’s candidacy for membership of the ...
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Polisario seeks African Union peace council seat as Morocco and Libya also compete

The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), proclaimed by the Polisario Front, has submitted a bid for a seat on the African ...
The Diplomat

25 Years On: How Resolution 1325 Transformed Women’s Role in Global Peace

Twenty-five years after its adoption, UN Resolution 1325 continues to influence global peacebuilding, emphasizing the essential role of women in achieving lasting peace. Twenty-five years ago, the ...
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Young women as architects of peace

Twenty-five years ago, the UN Security Council established the landmark resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (WPS), officially recognizing for the first time women’s crucial role in ...
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Policy Brief: The Value and Achievements of the U.S. Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017

Introduction In 2000, recognizing that women are leading organizers and peace-builders at local levels but rarely present at the negotiating tables to end conflict, the UN National Security Council ...
The Conversation

Involving women in peace deals reduces chance of a conflict restarting by up to 37%

Giuditta Fontana is a past recipient of grant funding from the Leverhulme Trust, the Northern Ireland Department for the Economy, the UK Global Challenges Research Fund, the United States Institute of ...