I was honored to meet with Afghan women as part of the U.S.-Afghan Consultative Mechanism, launched by Secretary Antony Blinken in July. They shared proposals for accountability, inclusive peace, and economic stability in Afghanistan with me and U.S. Special Envoy Rina Amiri, U.S. Special Representative Thomas West, and State_SCA.

Cultural sensitivity & humility in refugee resettlement?? It's possible. Here's how. From the brilliant Belquis Ahmadi atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-resea…

Georgetown students attend a closed meeting on women's educational rights in Afghanistan at the U.N. General Assembly alongside foreign diplomats, activists and Afghan students. thehoya.com/georgetown-stu…

Lovely seeing Patricia Espinosa C. at #COP27. Ever inspired by her ongoing efforts to put women & girls at the center of #ClimateAction

The Countess of Wessex is in Washington this week as part of her work championing the Women, Peace and Security agenda. At GU Women & Peace, HRH, along with 4 others, accepted the 2022 Hillary Rodham Clinton Award for work in raising awareness of preventing sexual violence in conflict.

Heartbreaking decision for #Afghan women & girls who are being forced from their schools. This is a critical moment to #StandWithAfghanWomen who are demanding their rights, dignity, and freedom.

It's an honor to convene eight of the #Iranian democracy movement’s prominent diaspora leaders to talk about their common vision for Iran’s future. Join us Friday 👇 #WomanLifeFreedom

My thanks to UAE Mission to the UN, UK at the UN 🇬🇧🇺🇳, GU Women & Peace & Women's Forum on Afghanistan for an urgent #CSW67 event on the situation of women in #Afghanistan. Together we must and we shall amplify voices of #Afghan women, speak together as an int'l community & work tirelessly to women's rights.

The work of sustaining peace is never done. As we prepare to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, join us for a conversation hosted by GU Women & Peace on Northern Ireland and the role of women leaders in shaping its future. Tomorrow at 10am ET! facebook.com/GIWPS/

GIWPS hosted a roundtable discussion today with Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Afghanistan UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett, Afghan women leaders and our Executive Director Melanne Verveer.

“In the history of the United Nations, no other regime has ever tried to ban women from working for the Organization just because they are women. This decision represents an assault against women, the fundamental principles of the UN, and on international law,” Roza Otunbayeva.

Today is the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. "We can have no meaningful commemoration of the agreement unless the role of women is properly recognized & applauded," said Irish Taoiseach Varadkar at a GIWPS event, featured in The Guardian. theguardian.com/world/2023/apr…

I often being asked about role of Ukrainian women during the war. Women fight in Ukrainian armed forces, women take important political decisions, women coordinate civil initiatives, women document war crimes. A woman can perform any role she chooses. 1/3

BREAKING: Homeland Security has reportedly reached a decision today to establish a re-parole process for #Afghans resettled in the US. This is a policy decision that we have consistently asked for together with our allies and partners, and we are proud to have played a leading role in

🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “Including women in sustainable rebuilding is not only the right thing to do, but also the smart move for realizing #Ukraine’s democratic future.” - Melanne Verveer & Jess Keller (GU Women & Peace) via PassBlue. passblue.com/2023/05/30/wom…

For the first time, GIWPS participated in the United Nations Human Rights Council session in Geneva in person! Read about the three events we co-organized at #HRC53 on women’s roles in Afghanistan and Ukraine. giwps.georgetown.edu/giwps-particip…

“These salons are one of the very, very few spaces, maybe one of the only spaces that’s left in Afghanistan where a woman might be able to go out from her home and see other women and share information and share support.” theworld.org/stories/2023-0…

Quote of the day Aspen Security Forum from the powerful young Ukrainian Nobel Peace Laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk “I’m a human rights lawyer. But right now, I’m in a position where the law doesn’t work. The international architecture and treaties and organizations cannot stop Russian atrocities”

Уже 40 країн приєдналися до нашого проєкту «Українська книжкова поличка». Ювілейними стали 🇺🇸: із задоволенням передала одні з найкращих 🇺🇦 видань бібліотеці Джорджтаунського університету Вашингтона. Впевнена, тут знання про Україну знайдуть вдячного та вдумливого читача.

Open Letter: Urging Afghan Women’s Inclusion in Doha III giwps.georgetown.edu/open-letter-ur…