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Wazhma Frogh of Afghanistan explains women’s priorities to peace builders and policymakers at an Inclusive Security event in 2008.

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Read American Prospect coverage of the January 2012 JFK Jr Forum
American Prospect's E.J. Graff writes of her experience at Inclusive Security's annual event at the Kennedy School of Government. (posted 1/16/2012)
Inclusive Security in the Boston Herald
Raakhee Mirchandani writes of a Inclusive Security celebration in Cambridge as part of our annual Colloquium event. (posted 1/16/2012)
Colloquium 2012: Women Bridging Divides for a Secure World
Inclusive Security hosts women leaders from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sudan, South Sudan, Israel, and Palestine.
Event: Why Women Won the Nobel Peace Prize
Join us at Harvard for an event featuring our chair, Swanee Hunt, and women leaders from around the world.
Empowering Women Empowers Peace Processes
See Inclusive Security Chair Swanee Hunt's article in The Houston Chronicle.
US President Barack Obama Signs Executive Order on US NAP on Women, Peace, and Security
The plan describes how the US government will accelerate and institutionalize the inclusion of women in efforts to prevent and end war. (posted 12/19/2011)
Read the Press Release on Women's Recommendations for the South Sudan International Engagement Conference
UN Women and Inclusive Security have issued a press release on the priorities of South Sudanese women for the South Sudan International Engagement Conference in Washington, DC on December 14 and 15. (posted 12/13/2011)
South Sudan Gender Symposium in advance of International Engagement Conference
A two-day meeting held in Washington, DC, immediately prior to the South Sudan International Engagement Conference will gather women leaders from civil society and government to discuss their priorities fordevelopment, as well as to share them with donors and policymakers.
Swanee Hunt Commentary in Christian Science Monitor
Inclusive Security Chair Ambassador Swanee Hunt writes in the Christian Science Monitor of this year's Nobel Peace Prize breaking new ground in "recognition that women get the job done." (posted 12/9/2011)
Swanee Hunt Commentary in Daily Beast
Read Inclusive Security Chair Ambasador Swanee Hunt on how with this year's Nobel Peace Prize, the global peace process finally acknowledged its reliance on women. (posted 12/10/2011)
Jacqueline O'Neill commentary in Women's eNews
Read new commentary by Inclusive Security Director Jacqueline O'Neill in Women's eNews. (posted 12/13/2011)
Read the Official Communique from the Bonn Conference.
(posted 12/8/2011)
Read the Afghan Women's Network's December 5 Press Release
At a press conference on the day of the International Conference on Afghanistan in Bonn, Afghan women activists voiced their serious concerns about the future of Afghan women and their country. (posted 12/5/2011)
Supporting Afghan Women to Be Heard at Bonn
Inclusive Security is working with the Afghan Women's Network to make sure that that the voices of Afghan women leaders are heard at the international conference in Bonn. (posted 12/2/2011)
Read Commentary by Inclusive Security's Travis Wheeler in Huffington Post
Travis Wheeler writes on what Afghan women leaders hope to accomplish at the Bonn conference on Aghanistan. (posted 12/2/2011)
Read What Afghan Women Leaders Want at Bonn
The Afghan Women's Network has released an official position paper detailing their concrete solutions for the security transition and peace process there, and calling for women’s direct inclusion in national and sub-nationalprocesses. (posted 12/2/2011)
Read the US Civil Society Working Group's Expert Statement on UNSCR 1325 and the US National Action Plan
The US Civil Society Working Group, of which Inclusive Security is a member, has released its Expert Statement on 1325 and the US National Action Plan.
Times Higher Education Reviews Worlds Apart
The UK's Times Higher Education has published a review of Ambassador Swanee Hunt's new book, Worlds Apart. (posted 11/17/2011)
November 14 in DC - Event on Global Security at the Wilson Center
Please join us for a candid discussion with Ambassador Swanee Hunt on her recently released book, Worlds Apart: Bosnian Lessons for a Global Security. (posted 11/8/11)
Read the October 2011 Inclusive Security Newsletter
Updates on Pakistan; partnerships with Carnegie Corporation of New York, UN Women, Clinton Global Intitiative; news from the Women Waging Peace Network, and a new training initiative in Africa. (posted 11/1/2011)
Pakistan Women's Coalition Against Extremism Appears in Media Throughout Pakistan
After our September workshop in Pakistan, the Pakistan Women's Coalition Against Extremism issued a press release to announce the launch of their group. It was published in at least 8 English and Urdu newspapers and has already elicited responses from key decisionmakers who are interested in meeting with coalition members and supporting their efforts. (posted 10/28/2011)
Watch Video of Both Women Waging Peace Network Winners of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf defines peace before she became president. Leymah Gbowee discusses her work on security sector reform in West Africa. (posted 10/10/2011)
Join Inclusive Security and its Women Waging Peace Network to Celebrate the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize
Join Inclusive Security and supporters of women peacebuilders around the world to "Rise with the Prize" and highlight the significance of the first Nobel Peace Prize to recognize the importance of women's participation as a key factor for successful peace processes everywhere. Watch the celebration live over the web on Dec. 10, write an op-ed, or just help spread the word. (posted 12/1/2011)
What North and South Sudan need now: more women at the negotiating table
Inclusive Security Director Jacqueline O'Neill writes on the need to have more women at the negotiating table as the new Sudans search for peace in a new op-ed in The Christian Science Monitor. (posted 7/18/2011)
Watch Inclusive Security Delegation on PBS NewsHour
The PBS NewsHour broadcast a story June 20, 2011, on Afghan women’s leadership in the country’s peace and reconciliation process, featuring three Afghan leaders brought to Washington, DC by The Institute for Inclusive Security as part of a larger delegation to speak with senior US decision makers.
Recommendations on Afghanistan's Reconciliation, Reintegration, and Transition Processes
A delegation of 11 Afghan women leaders from across Afghanistan have released new recommendations to the United States government focused on reintegrating insurgents; pursuing local and national reconciliation; managing the transition of US forces out of Afghanistan; and contending with regional dynamics. (posted 06.13.2011)

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Policy Forum 2011
Learn more about Policy Forum 2011: Women Mediating Conflict


Swanee Hunt's new book now out
Lessons from the Bosnian War applicable to conflicts throughout the world


Strategies for Policymakers
For securing women's inclusion in peace processes.


Inclusive Security Resource Library
The library lists more than 200 resources on women, peace, and security.


Women Waging Peace Network
Well over 1,000 women leaders in more than 40 conflict areas, from Colombia to Iraq, Rwanda to Sri Lanka.


Inclusive Security Toolkit
A resource for women peace builders and practitioners to effectively promote peace and security.