/rnwps/taxonomy/term/6/all en /rnwps/article/our-blog/no-women-peace-and-security-without-addressing-gendered-risk-eroded-covid-19-perspectives-canad <p>Globally, countries are considering United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda as a tool for advancing gender equality and empowering women. In October 2020, UNSCR 1325 celebrated its 20<sup>th</sup> anniversary. UNSCR 1325 is the first resolution that focuses on the gendered impacts of armed conflicts and aims to promote women’s equal rights and build peaceful societies.</p> Wed, 10 Aug 2022 18:52:15 +0000 Luna KC 724 at /rnwps /rnwps/channels/news/rethinking-women-peace-and-security-through-localization-united-nations-security-council-resolution-340595 <p>August 1st, 2022 | In this article, Luna KC and Crystal Whetstone examine the localization of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (hereafter 1325) on women, peace, and security (WPS) and its successor resolutions, which call for equal participation of women in conflict resolution, peace negotiations, and post-conflict development.</p> <p><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277539522000164?via%3Dihub" target="_blank">Read the article.</a></p> Mon, 01 Aug 2022 16:35:00 +0000 emma.donnaint@mcgill.ca 721 at /rnwps /rnwps/channels/news/women-peace-and-security-and-increasing-gendered-risk-era-covid-19-insights-nepal-and-sri-lanka-340693 <p>August 10th, 2022 | In this article, Luna KC and Crystal Whetstone analyze the effects of COVID-19 on women and girls. It examines policy responses to the pandemic crisis and its implications on the women, peace, and security (WPS) agenda in postwar Nepal and Sri Lanka.</p> <p><a href="https://academic.oup.com/isagsq/article/2/3/ksac036/6645835" target="_blank">Read the article.</a></p> Wed, 10 Aug 2022 17:39:48 +0000 emma.donnaint@mcgill.ca 723 at /rnwps /rnwps/article/our-blog/brief-virtual-meeting-preparation-canadas-third-national-action-plan There is an urgent need to construct and reimagine non-hierarchical and inclusive action plans in WPS. Mon, 07 Mar 2022 18:12:55 +0000 Luna K.C. and Ketty Anyeko 717 at /rnwps /rnwps/channels/news/gendered-experience-disaster-womens-account-evacuation-relief-and-recovery-nepal-international-337844 <p>February 4, 2022 | This paper presents an in-depth analysis of women earthquake survivors during and after the 2015 earthquake in Nepal by looking at women’s experience of evacuation, relief, and recovery. In particular, it examines how gender intersects with socio-economic factors such as citizenship, caste, ethnicity, income, debt, and location to shape women’s disaster experience.</p> <p><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212420922000590">Access the article.</a></p> Mon, 21 Feb 2022 14:07:25 +0000 chloe.rodriguez@mail.mcgill.ca 714 at /rnwps /rnwps/channels/news/anniversary-peace-deals-nepal-and-colombia-views-female-ex-soldiers-need-be-challenged-conversation-335014 <p>November 18, 2021 | What are the experiences of female ex-soldiers upon their return to civilian society? Using the research they conducted in Nepal and Colombia, Luna K.C. and Priscyll Anctil Avoine examine the social and political setbacks these women encounter in the transition to peace.</p> <p><a href="https://theconversation.com/anniversary-of-peace-deals-in-nepal-and-colombia-views-on-female-ex-soldiers-need-to-be-challenged-171468">Read the article.</a></p> Thu, 18 Nov 2021 19:27:08 +0000 chloe.rodriguez@mail.mcgill.ca 698 at /rnwps /rnwps/channels/news/rise-alt-right-canada-canadian-research-institute-advancement-women-333469 <p>August, 2021 | Co-written by our postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Luna K.C., this paper uses a critical and intersectional feminist lens to uncover the roots of the alt-right movement in Canada and how it continues to function and proliferate. Read on to understand how these forces operate in a Canadian context and how its inherent racism and misogyny can be countered. </p> <p><a href="https://www.criaw-icref.ca/publications/the-rise-of-the-alt-right-in-canada-a-feminist-analysis/?fbclid=IwAR3fGqZ1IXcx76bcmnXtZm5INaaY_CcsAORV8CpsBLnx_v0V5N_uWBxH5Wg">Read the paper. </a></p> Thu, 16 Sep 2021 19:17:49 +0000 chloe.rodriguez@mail.mcgill.ca 616 at /rnwps /rnwps/article/our-blog/making-women-peace-and-security-agenda-local It is impossible to achieve gender equality and female empowerment in a single brush stroke. To support women's rights advocates around the globe, international policy must tailor itself to the nuanced and complex situations of each local context. Wed, 13 Oct 2021 19:51:33 +0000 Dr. Luna K.C. & Dr. Crystal Whetstone 694 at /rnwps