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De las montañas a las arenas públicasLa lucha de las mujeres exguerrilleras de las FARC EP por hacer escuchar su voz
En el tercer número de nuestra serie de nuestra serie de informes de incidencia política sobre la transformación de conflictos con perspectiva de género, Victoria Sandino Simanca Herrera, exmiembro de las FARC-EP, negociadora durante el proceso de paz y firmante del Acuerdo Final de Paz de 2016 en Colombia, comparte sus experiencias sobre la transición del conflicto armado a la escena política. Detalla los retos encontrados al "continuar la lucha sin armas" y ofrece una serie de recomendaciones destinadas a garantizar una participación política significativa de las mujeres excombatientes en los procesos de paz.
- Year2024
- Author(s)Victoria Sandino Simanca Herrera
From the mountains to the public arenaThe struggle of women ex-combatants of FARC-EP to make their voices heard
In the third issue of our policy insight series on gender-inclusive conflict transformation, Victoria Sandino Simanca Herrera, former member of FARC-EP, a negotiator during the peace process and signatory to the 2016 Final Peace Agreement in Colombia, shares her experiences of transitioning from armed conflict to the legal political sphere. She details the challenges encountered in "continuing the struggle without arms" and offers a set of recommendations aimed at ensuring meaningful political participation for women ex-combatants in peace processes.
- Year2024
- Author(s)Victoria Sandino Simanca Herrera
Political reintegration and the continuation of the struggle after warWomen ex-combatants in formal and informal politics
This is the second issue of our policy insight series on gender-inclusive conflict transformation. This paper explores the political re-conversion pathways that women ex-combatants pursue after the signing of a peace agreement. From 2022 to 2023, we engaged in focus group discussions, interviews, and peer-learning workshops with over 70 women ex-combatants from Colombia, El Salvador, and the Philippines. In this publication, we present their testimonies and analyse their experiences of continuing their engagement post-war through nonviolent means in both formal and informal political spheres.
- Year2024
- Author(s)Claudia Cruz Almeida, Véronique Dudouet, Johanna-Maria Hülzer
Synthesis Paper: Under crossfireThe courageous work of women faith-based mediators to prevent, mitigate and resolve violent conflicts
Women faith-based mediators use creative strategies to achieve results despite the barriers they face and while working under risky conditions. But because their efforts and achievements remain largely invisible, together with the Network for Religious and Traditional Peacemakers, we want to give visibility to these brave women, to their daily struggles as well as unmatched courage and perseverance.
- Year2023
- Author(s)Carla Schraml, Luxshi Vimalarajah
Long-term reintegration challenges and opportunities for female ex-combatantsInsights from Aceh, Burundi, Colombia, Mindanao, Nepal and Uganda
The policy brief analyses long-term reintegration challenges and opportunities for female ex-combatants. Drawing insights from working with female ex-combatants in Aceh, Burundi, Colombia, Mindanao, Nepal, and Uganda, it sheds light on the often neglected aspects of their experiences after conflicts end. It offers recommendations for policymakers, peacebuilders and many more on how to design sustainable post-conflict reintegration processes for female ex-combatants.
- Year2023
- Author(s)Evelyn Pauls
Towards meaningful inclusion of LGBTQI+ groups in the Women, Peace, and Security architectureA practical guidebook
In the 23rd year since the adoption of UN resolution 1325, governments, international organisations, and civil society groups worldwide are making efforts to integrate gender considerations into the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) framework. However, the unique needs and perspectives of the LGBTQI+ community have often been overlooked.
In collaboration with CFFP, the Centre for Feminist Foreign Policy, we have created this guidebook to assist civil society representatives and policy practitioners in better acknowledging the lived experiences of LGBTQI+ individuals.
- Year2023
- Author(s)Liam Li, Nina Bernarding, Christine Seifert, Beatrix Austin
Yo Tengo Que Hablar: Colombia y UgandaMujeres Excombatientes, En Sus Propias Voces
Esta publicación busca amplificar algunas de las voces ocultas y olvidadas en el conflicto. Las historias de mujeres excombatientes de diversos orígenes políticos, religiosos, étnicos y nacionales muestran que las mujeres y sus experiencias de conflictos armados y sus secuelas deben tomarse en serio para construir una paz sostenible.
- Year2023
- Author(s)Beatrice Aciro, Grace Arach, Violeta Guetnamova, Isabelle Kawka
I Have To Speak: Colombia and UgandaFemale ex-combatants in their own voices
This booklet seeks to amplify some of the hidden and forgotten voices in conflict. The stories of female ex-combatants from diverse political, religious, ethnic and national backgrounds show that women and their experiences of armed conflict and its aftermath have to be taken seriously for building sustainable peace.
- Year2023
- Author(s)Beatrice Aciro, Grace Arach, Violeta Guetnamova, Isabelle Kawka
Sealing the cracksAn intersectional feminist perspective on digital peacebuilding
This paper fills a gap in existing literature and practice: it brings together expertise on intersectional feminist approaches to technology with intersectional feminist approaches to peacebuilding.
- Year2023
- Author(s)Krystel Tabet, Mira El Mawla, Claudia Meier, Helena Puig Larrauri, Rita Costa Cots
Participatory methods in peacebuilding work
This policy brief provides guidance to peacebuilders and conflict transformation practitioners on incorporating participatory methods at all stages of a project's life cycle.
- Year2023
- Author(s)Evelyn Pauls