Women, Peace and Security Intensive

The two-day intensive course covers:

• The social, political and economic context: what we know (and what we don’t know) about women in war and conflict-affected areas, including: sexual and gender-based violence; access to land and property; loss of family members and documentation; displacement; migration; seeking asylum and refuge.
• The global ‘Women, Peace and Security’ agenda: history, evolution and critiques, including examination of the United Nations Security Council Resolutions; the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative and the 2015 Global Study of UNSCR 1325.
• The international legal framework: using International Humanitarian Law, International Human Rights Law and International Criminal Law in promoting and protecting women’s human rights in conflict environments.
• Participation, Protection, Prevention, Relief and Recovery: in-depth examination of the four pillars of the UN Women, Peace and Security agenda including: participation in peace negotiation and peacekeeping; definitions of and responsibility for protection; increasing accountability and ending impunity for conflict-related sexual violence; delivering medical and psycho-social care for survivors.

This two–day intensive course is designed for mid-career professionals from any sector who are working in a relevant area. We particularly welcome participants from the fields of military policy and operations, peace and security governance, post-conflict reconstruction, WPS and PSVI development and implementation, gender mainstreaming, and advocacy and activism in women’s human rights.

The course provided a great deal of knowledge and space for discussion in only two days. I have been able to bring what I have learned into multilateral negotiations on matters related to international ‎peace and security.

 Mary Pierre-Wade, Second Secretary, Joint Delegation of Canada to NATO

The course exceeded my expectations, opened a window of engagement and collaboration and plugged me into a ready-made network of experts and practitioners.

Annie McGee, Protection and Participation Team Leader, Conflict Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Absolutely exceptional - the most interesting course with robust content that was so rich and informative.

Brilliant academic sessions giving a lot of food for thought.

All the 'in practice' sessions were very useful to better understand the theory and the concepts.

Great content, great structure. The course flowed really well.