Women's rights

Boosting Women’s Role in Peace and Security

Eastern Neighbourhood scheme aims to empower projects in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Moldova.

8 Mar 23

Sohia Farion, Senior Program Officer at the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (Gnwp), facilitating the capacity building sessions with civil society leaders working on Women, Peace and Security in Tbilisi for the regional conference of the BREN project. © David Mdzinarishvili

Building Resilience in the Eastern Neighbourhood

Subgrants in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Moldova support peace, security and stability.

16 Jan 23

Longtime IWPR partner Libyan Organisation for Development hosts a training for 30 women social workers in Benghazi. © LoD

Libyan Officials Vow to Protect Women’s Rights

Move follows efforts to ensure the inclusion of mental health support in disaster planning.

11 Aug 21

Amal Alnani is the founder of I am a Libyan Woman and My Son is a Foreigner (ILSF), an organisation campaigning for the rights of women and young people disadvantaged by a loophole in Libya’s citizenship law. © Amal Alnani

Libya: Women’s NGO Head Inspired to Run for Office

IWPR colleague poised to take her activism forward into the world of politics.

6 Aug 21

Female medic at a hospital. © M Agency/Shutterstock

Libya: Caught Between Conflict and Covid-19

Research highlights unique gender component of ongoing economic and health emergency.

8 Mar 21

Training session in social media for imams in Kyzylorda, city in south-central Kazakstan. © CABAR/IWPR

Central Asia: Imams Turn Influencers

Ground-breaking IWPR programme trains moderate clerics to combat extremist propaganda online.

1 Feb 21

Adis Hasakovic (right) and Merdijana Sadovic (middle) at a round table in Sarajevo © Press Council BiH

Bosnia: Online Misogyny on the Rise

Study shows that sexist comments appear regularly across a range of digital media.

8 Mar 20

We Can Be Anything Booklet

Empowering young women to fulfil their dreams.

7 Mar 20

Women of Al-Namrood planting trees for International Women's Day. (Photo: Abdulla al Ahmad/IWPR)

Iraq: Women Plant Trees for Peace

Powerful gesture brings volunteers together to launch empowerment campaign.

1 Apr 19

Hacks de Vida (Life Hacks) is a guide to better understanding online gender violence in Latin America and how to support those who face it.

IWPR Fights Gender Violence Online

Publication includes a dozen key tips for digital security trainers.

27 Mar 18

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