by Sarah Tuckey, PhD Candidate and Gender Consultant On August 31, 2018, the Women, Peace and Security Network - Canada (WPSN-C) released their latest publication, reflecting on and critically reviewing the latest Canadian National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security (the C-NAP). The publication, Women, Peace and Security in the Age of Feminist Foreign Policy: Reflections on Canada's …
WPSN-C Joins Global Research on Sustaining Peace
In April, the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP) based in New York contacted the Women, Peace and Security Network – Canada (WPSN-C) for support in coordinating the Canadian component of a research project on civil society perceptions of the meaning of sustaining peace for local populations. The research is part of a broader project …
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Survival, Perseverance & a Commitment to Women’s Rights in Uganda: Grace Acan’s Story
by Jo Rodrigues, Gender Consultant, Coach & Trainer for Humanitarian Aid Workers I had the pleasure of meeting Grace Acan, Project Officer for the Women's Advocacy Network - WAN Uganda at a meeting convened by Annie Bunting, Project Director of the Conjugal Slavery in War (CSiW) Research Partnership. Grace embodies both the meaning of …
WPSN-C Members Participate in Elsie Initiative Design Workshop
Click here for thoughts on the Elsie Initiative prepared by WPSN-C members late last year. On February 22 and 23, the Government of Canada hosted a ‘design workshop’ for the Elsie Initiative on increasing the number of women in peace operations. Government officials, female peacekeepers, UN representatives (including the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and UN …
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An interview with Nooria Sultani, of Women’s Regional Network
WPSN-C spoke with Nooria Sultani, a Women's Regional Network associate member from Afghanistan. She was born and raised in Afghanistan, and has been an active member of the Women’s Regional Network for more than two years. WPSN-C had the opportunity to discuss the different objectives and outcomes of the network within Afghanistan from recent years. …
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Sweden and Canada: Feminist trailblazers but are they really promoting security for all?
By Diana Sarosi, Manager of Policy at Oxfam Canada and WPSN-C Steering Committee member In Stockholm, the Canadian Embassy in Sweden is well known for its November event on Women, Peace and Security. Organized in collaboration with Operation 1325, a Swedish civil society organization that monitors the implementation of the Swedish National Action Plan (NAP) …
International Human Rights Day: Peace and Unity in South Sudan
Inside South Sudan: Peace and Gender Based- Violence WPCN-Canada spoke with Adit Abit, founder of the South Sudan Women’s Foundation (SSWF). Adit has been involved in various peace initiatives and community programs in British Columbia before she began her Master’s at the University of Ottawa. Adit started the South Sudan Women’s Foundation as a means …
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