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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.
- Year 2024
- Author(s) Claudia Cruz Almeida, Véronique Dudouet, Johanna-Maria Hülzer
Reintegración política y continuación de la lucha tras la guerraMujeres excombatientes en la política formal e informal
Este es el segundo número de nuestra serie de informes de incidencia política sobre la transformación de conflictos con perspectiva de género. Este documento explora las vías de reconversión política que siguen las mujeres excombatientes tras la firma de un acuerdo de paz. Entre 2022 y 2023, participamos en discusiones de grupos focales, entrevistas y talleres de aprendizaje entre pares con más de 70 mujeres excombatientes de Colombia, El Salvador y Filipinas. En esta publicación, presentamos sus testimonios y analizamos sus experiencias sobre la continuación de su compromiso en escenarios políticos formales e informales.
- Year 2024
- Author(s) Claudia Cruz Almeida, Véronique Dudouet, Johanna-Maria Hülzer
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.
- Year 2024
- Author(s) Victoria Sandino Simanca Herrera
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.
- Year 2024
- Author(s) Victoria Sandino Simanca Herrera
Community peacebuilders promoting reconciliation in Hirshabelle and Galmudug States, Somalia
The project focuses on supporting and empowering local peacebuilders in their efforts to address conflict and support reconciliation in Hirshabelle and Galmudug States.
- Current Project
From silent victim to bridgebuilder: The potential of environmental peacebuilding in Ukraine
Our colleague Mariia Levchenko shares insights how environmental rehabilitation can go hand in hand with social cohesion programmes in Ukraine.
- blog post 11 Mar 2024
- Author(s) Mariia Levchenko
National Dialogue and peacemaking
This eight-week online course provides an in-depth understanding of National Dialogues and how to prepare, conduct and implement them.
- Course Sept 2024
Empowerment lies withinOpportunities and challenges for the implementation of the Women, Peace & Security framework by political movements in Yemen
This policy brief analysis the role that political movements in Yemen play in implementing the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) framework, especially in safeguarding and fostering the involvement of women and girls in peace and security matters. It offers recommendations on how international actors can enhance support for WPS policies and practices in relation to political movements in Yemen.
- Year 2024
- Author(s) Ann-Kristin Sjöberg, Wameedh Shakir, Véronique Dudouet
How can the harms caused by climate change be addressed?A dialogue between transitional justice and climate justice
During our third dialogue event, we discussed the challenges and opportunities of providing remedies for the loss and damage that climate change is causing.
- feature 28 Mar 2024