TY to our Congressional sponsors Kirsten Gillibrand Tim Kaine Loretta Sanchez for sponsoring a great symposium! #intlwomenincombat

"Violence vs. women is a scourge on society...we must address it w/ all tools at our disposal" -Melanne Verveer U.S. Institute of Peace

Nigerian Girls - Why We Care Not only because the individual tragedies of these girls and their families, Not... fb.me/2wYIL4IrQ

#MissingPeace panel taking sharp and engaging questions

We need to invest in new health systems for victims of sexual violence & integrate screening into our current systems #MissingPeace U.S. Institute of Peace

Internationally countries exchanging experts and training to help prevent and eliminate sexual violence in conflict #MissingPeace

When peacekeepers come from more gender-equitable societies, they're less likely to abuse civilians when deployed #missingpeace U.S. Institute of Peace

#MissingPeace audience is incredible! passionate, intelligent, and unafraid to challenge the panel U.S. Institute of Peace

Mari Skare says #NATO wants more #WPS project proposals! #NATO1325 workshop is the first of many to advance gender mainstreaming agenda

#NATO1325 Panel 2 begins on translating #WPS agenda at national levels Women In International Security BCBP

Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, MBE now on Blue Sky: "Show me the women's group in the history of the world that has used violence to further its agenda!" #NATO1325 Women In International Security

Only numbers are not crucial. It is very important to see do the numbers create the impact on changing attitudes, Angelic Young: she/her/hers #NATO1325

Why #NATO1325 scorecard is important: Mavic Cabrera Balleza says National Action Plans have gone from napping to sleeping Women In International Security

The US and UK picked up the SGBV part of the 1325 agenda but there is so much more - Sanam Anderlini #NATO1325 #UNSC1325

Robert Egnell:Scr #NATO1325- ambitious agenda to change masculine militarized approaches to conflict." Yes,b/c it's abt peace not more war.

Day 2 of #NATO1325 opens with remarks from Dutch Amb. Stokvis on #WPS agenda

Does being called a gender adviser take away legitimacy of the work? Cynthia Petrigh's experience in Mali highlights this #NATO1325

Gender advising is needed at all levels says Petrigh. Training half of Mali army saw real change in tactics, attitudes, beliefs #NATO1325