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June 27, 2014
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security co-hosted an international conference with the National University of Ireland in Galway on women's leadership in peacemaking in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and The Great Lakes Region of Africa on July 1-2, 2014.
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April 25, 2014
Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton presented three distinguished leaders with Georgetown's first Hillary Rodham Clinton Awards for Advancing Women in Peace and Security Tuesday.
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On November 4th, 2013, the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security along with McCain Institute for International Leadership co-hosted a panel discussion on Women, Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism. Watch the full video here.
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Roslyn Warren, a research fellow at the Institute, is currently based in Zambia conducting research on land rights.
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Amanda Jessen, a research fellow at the Institute, is currently based in Turkey conducting research on access to relief in Syrian refugee camps in Turkey.
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Heather Orina, a research fellow at the Institute, is currently based in Burundi conducting a project on women's participation in community based conflict resolution initiatives.
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GIWPS staff traveled to Bryn Mawr College to meet with delegates to the 2013 Women in Public Service Project Institute
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July 2, 2013
The executive director of GIWPS offered an inside perspective to PRWeek and noted that worldwide, "women are on the front lines of change."
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May 5, 2014
Delegation of senior Emirati women from government, business and media have are visiting the United States to participate in annual Executive Board meetings of UN-Women, taking place at the United Nations Headquarters this week. On June 24th, they stopped by the Institute for a roundtable meeting.
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June 27, 2013
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May 6, 2014
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security hosted scholars and practitioners from more than thirty universities and organizations to discuss the most pressing issues in the field of women, peace and security.
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April 17, 2013
Grameen Bank founder Muhammad Yunus, winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, talked to a Georgetown audience about the importance of empowering women and alleviating poverty through microcredit.
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April 5, 2013
Amb. Melanne Verveer, the executive director of SFS' Institute for Women, Peace, and Security, is a key figure at the fourth annual event dedicated to recognizing pioneers fighting for the rights of women and girls.
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February 1, 2013
Former Hillary Clinton advisor Melanne Verveer (I'66, G'69), now executive director of the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security, introduces panelists from Burma, Afghanistan and Guatemala to share their experiences during the institute launch Wednesday.
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February 7, 2013
Melanne Verveer (I'66, G'69), ambassador-at-large and director of the State Department's office for Global Women's Issues, has been named executive director for the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS).
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January 24, 2013
In December 2011, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton dynamically altered the landscape of the global women, peace and security agenda by announcing the U.S. National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security. Over the past year the Initiative has taken profound steps in enacting the vision articulated by Secretary Clinton and the U.S. National Action Plan.
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October 11, 2012
An innovative online research tool just launched by SFS will provide practitioners, researchers, students and advocates with a wide range of information on women, peace and security.
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March 7, 2013
Amb. Melanne Verveer is the executive director of the new Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security.
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