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We are delighted to welcome Madeleine Rees and Jane Connors to the Centre for Women, Peace and Security as Visiting Professors in Practice. Madeleine Rees OBE (pictured) is current Secretary General of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Jane Connors is former Director of the Research and Right to Development Division at the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and former Chief of the UN's Women’s Rights Section. They join the Centre's growing community of practitioners, researchers and scholars. More about the Centre's people

Can gender training change the military's culture? Read about Aiko Holvikivi's research in Gender training for the troops. Holvikivi is looking at how different countries and organisations such as the UN and NATO approach gender training, and the effect it has on the armed forces and their relations with the civilian population.

To coincide with the launch of the teaching programme at the Centre for Women, Peace and Security, the LSE Library’s spring exhibition 'Women, Peace and Equality' draws on its iconic collections to consider the theme of war, women and peace. The exhibition, which runs until 9 April, is free to attend and open to all.

Why a Centre for Women Peace and Security? Sexual and gender-based violence affects millions around the world. In conflict-affected areas it can destroy lives, families and communities, and threatens international peace and security. Combatting it requires a real and concerted effort to work towards equality for women across all sections of society. Read about the Centre's aims

"There is no stable future for a world in which crimes committed against women go unpunished." Angelina Jolie Pitt, Special Envoy of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, speaking at the Centre's launch in February 2015. More about the launch

Tackling Violence Against Women: international and regional approaches
On 4 February we hosted a workshop bringing together women’s rights experts in the NGO sector, academia and practice, to both exchange knowledge and feed into the discussions of the CEDAW Committee Working Group in charge of updating General Recommendation No.19. Download the agenda (PDF)

Women, Peace and Security Post-2015: concepts, criticisms and challenges - 9 & 10 March 2016. Workshop for researchers, practitioners, policymakers, activists and advocates.

Video: Professor Christine Chinkin was interviewed on London Live about her life, motivations and achievements, and the origins and ambitions for the Centre for Women, Peace and Security Watch the interview

Women, Peace and Security Conversations: Charlesworth and Chinkin Re-examine the Boundaries of International Law Professors Hilary Charlesworth and Christine Chinkin discuss their ground-breaking feminist analysis of international law. Hosted by Lucy Reed at Freshfields, Bruckhaus Deringer, and chaired by Dr Gina Heathcote.
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The Politics of Gender Justice at the International Criminal Court: legacies and legitimacy Does the International Criminal Court's poor record in prosecuting sexual and gender-based crimes threaten its ongoing legitimacy? Professor Louise Chappell discusses her new book and the challenges and opportunities confronting the ICC.
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Towards a Feminist Foreign Policy

Activist, social entrepreneur and media commentator Zainab Salbi, in discussion with Sweden's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Margot Wallström.
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Women, Peace and Security Conversations: exploring issues old and new with Professor Cynthia Enloe. Deputy Director Dr Marsha Henry in conversation with Professor Cynthia Enloe on the Centre's agenda; the gendered effects of militarisation; the question of gender relations as causal in the militarisation and war; and much more.
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CEDAW Today: evolution and challenges in a conflict-affected world
Jane Connors, former chief of the Women's Rights Division in the UN, and Dr Lilian Hofmeister, current member of the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. presented and take questions on the role and development of CEDAW.
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Women, Peace and Security: tackling the cycle of violence
Professor Christine Chinkin explored UNSCR 1325, PSVI, and the international legal framework for addressing violence against women and promoting human rights for women, themes central to the context and ambition for the Centre for Women, Peace and Security.
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Regional Approaches to Combating Violence against Women: the Istanbul Convention Christine Chinkin on the Council of Europe convention on preventing and combating violence against women. Speaking notes for a talk delivered at our knowledge exchange workshop on 4 February 2016. Read the notes (PDF)

Can gender training change military culture? Read about Aiko Holvikivi's research in Gender training for the troops. Holvikivi is looking at how different countries and organisations such as the UN and NATO approach gender training, and the effect it has on the armed forces and their relations with the civilian population. Aiko Holvikivi is a PhD candidate in the Gender Institute with supervision from Dr Marsha Henry, deputy director of the Centre for Women, Peace and Security.

Women, Peace and Security: What Does It Mean in the Contemporary World? on 15 February, Centre Director, Professor Christine Chinkin, delivered the keynote address at the launch of the PRIO Centre on Gender, Peace and Security in Oslo, Norway.
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Towards a fuller implementation of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda Lucía Mazzuca on the Global Study of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 and the opportunity provided by new UNSCR 2242 Read the briefing (PDF)

No Shame in Justice: Addressing stigma against survivors to end sexual violence in conflict zones was co-authored by Hilary Stauffer and Erica Hall of World Vision. On 3 December, Baroness Joyce Anelay, the Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict, spoke at the report launch at the Centre.
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What next for the UK Women, Peace and Security agenda? On 9 November, together with Women for Women International UK and the UK Gender Action for Peace and Security network (GAPS) we convened a workshop to discuss the committments made by the UK Government at the Open Debate at the UN in October. Read the summary report (PDF) I Storify of the event I Social media round up from Women for Women International

The LSE Law Pro Bono Matters team submitted a report to the UN expert panel reviewing the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325, arguing that seeing 1325 and its Recommendations as part of the international legal framework, rather than as isolated political statements, would allow them to be understood as part of a body of obligations to uphold human rights at all stages of conflict. Read the Report (PDF)

'Why we support the PSVI' (17 June 2015) Christine Chinkin and Madeleine Rees respond to criticisms of the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative, explaining why the global summit of 2014 was the entry, not the end point.

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