News and Updates
ICAN and WASL Participated in the Tunis Forum on Gender Equality
The forum focused on Women, Peace and Security as one of its four themes, culminating with a set of ten recommendations on WPS.
read moreFreeing the Kidnapped in Yemen’s War
How Yemeni Mothers Succeeded Where Everyone Else Failed.
Thousands of young men are being forcibly disappeared in Yemen, and mediation efforts by the United Nations envoys, the Red Cross, and many other international organizations have not been successful. The only successful group so far is a coalition of Yemeni mothers, the Abductees' Mothers' Association.
read moreLibyan Women at the Frontline of War, but with No Seat at the Peacetable
“Families would call us [CSOs] and we inform paramedics”
From the frontlines of a conflict that has long been forgotten by global powers, Libyan women continue to provide support and promote peace, and remain excluded from peace talks.
read moreStatement of Asian Muslim Action Network (AMAN) on Sri Lanka Attacks
The Asian Muslim Action Network (AMAN) issued a statement about the attacks in Sri Lanka.
read moreICAN and WASL Partners at the Tunis Forum for Gender Equality
Next week, ICAN and WASL partners from around the world will feature prominently at the Tunis Forum on Gender Equality hosted by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), UN Women, and the Tunisian Ministry of Women, Family, Childhood and the Elderly.
read moreVisaka Dharmadasa Responds to ICPPG’s Letter
Next week, ICAN and WASL partners from around the world will feature prominently at the Tunis Forum on Gender Equality hosted by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), UN Women, and the Tunisian Ministry of Women, Family, Childhood and the Elderly.
read moreMuna Luqman Briefs UNSC on Yemen
On March 8, Visaka Dharmadasa, Founder and Chair of the Association of War Affected Women (AWAW) was invited to speak at Buckingham Palace on the topic of WPS. Two weeks later, the International Center for Prevention and Prosecution Genocide (ICPPG) published an open letter attacking Ms. Dharmadasa. Read her response to the false allegations of ICPPG.
read moreGendered Community Policing Animation Now in Ukrainian and Somali
WASL Member, Food4Humanity founder, co-founding member of the Women Solidarity Network, and partner of the Peace Track Initiative, Muna Luqman, has briefed the UN Security Council today on Yemen.
read more“You Cannot Just Quit!” Fatima Al Bahadly Speaks in the US
ICAN launches "Gendered Community Policing: Why it matters, how to do it" in Ukrainian and Somali!
read more10 Steps to Increase Women’s Participation in Peacekeeping and Reduce Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
ICAN was delighted to host Ms. Fatima Al Bahadly, Director of Al Firdaws Society, Iraq, and member of the Women’s Alliance for Security Leadership in New York City and Washington, D.C. last month.
read moreICAN and WASL Celebrated International Women’s Day with the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office
We are pleased to launch 10 Steps to Increase Women's Participation in Peacekeeping and Reduce Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, drafted by the International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN) and the Association of War Affected Women (AWAW), and endorsed by members of the Women's Alliance for Security Leadership (WASL)
read moreDid a Backlash Against Trump Trigger Historic Highs for US Women in Politics?
The International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN) and the Women’s Alliance for Security Leadership (WASL) celebrated International Women’s Day with several events with the United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office on March 7 and 8, 2019.
read moreWishing You A Happy NowRuz!
Thalif Deen discusses the reasons behind the dramatic increase in US women legislators voted into office last November and the historic high of women candidates for the 2020 presidential elections, with comments from ICAN's ED Sanam Naraghi Anderlini.
read morePeace Heroes: Muna Luqman and the Role of Women in War-Stricken Yemen
ICAN was delighted to host Ms. Fatima Al Bahadly, Director of Al Firdaws Society, Iraq, and member of the Women’s Alliance for Security Leadership in New York City and Washington, D.C. last month.
read moreICAN and WASL at CSW 2019
We spoke to Yemeni peace activist Muna Luqman, co-founder of the Women Solidarity Network and member of the Women’s Alliance for Security Leadership (WASL), about the war in Yemen, its devastating ramifications, and about the strength of Yemeni women in the face of this destruction.
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