President Obama’s proposed course of limited military airstrikes is intended to “punish” Syrian President Assad for allegedly using chemical weapons. (The UN inspectors’ report verifying whether chemical weapons were used is not yet out.) This is to send a signal...
Meeting Report On 18-19 July 2013, a group of practitioners, scholars, and policy makers with global experience representing a variety of institutions gathered in Washington, DC to explore how the principles and practicalities of including non-violent, non-state...
May 23, 2013 Historically, the exclusion of women from peace negotiations has been detrimental to the promotion and protection of women’s human rights. In an effort to combat this in Syria and in advance of the peace talks in Geneva this June, the International...
Read the full letter here. Washington, D.C. May 23, 2013 Your Excellencies, We welcome your efforts to renew the Geneva Process to bring about a resolution to the war in Syria. We are a group of international organizations dedicated to ensuring women’s effective...