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Women for Genuine Security* Security is often thought of as “national security” or “military security”. We believe that militarism undermines […]

Mario Osava interviews Brazilian feminist Rose Marie Muraro It is necessary to move from a “masculine” economy based on competition

Vesna Terselic, born 1962, was founder of the Croatian Anti-War Campaign. For the „dedication to a long-term process of peace-building

By Gohar Markosyan* “If you do not involve local women, peace will not be sustainable…” Ana Maria Gomes, member of the European

By Anuradha M. Chenoy* Equality begins from the womb in our feminized South. Female feticide because of male preference whereby more

By Ute Scheub* The establishment of the new UN women’s organisation UN Women is prompting a lively debate on gender

By Andreas Zumach* “Following a heated debate and in spite of a few remaining misgivings, my government has decided to

By Cléo Fatoorehchi (The same article is also published under “good practices”) United Nations, (IPS) – The momentous events of

y Mairead Maguire In this column, Mairead Maguire, peace activist from Northern Ireland and Nobel Peace Laureate 1976, argues that

By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Jul 15 2014 (IPS) – The United Nations is on the verge of releasing a