“Francesca Tardioli” International Prize, for the most innovative practices in implementing UNSCR 1325
Honoring the legacy of Ambassador Francesca Tardioli means continuing to build bridges for the Women, Peace and Security Agenda. Last week, in the evocative setting of the Circolo degli Esteri in Rome, WIIS Italy attended the third edition of the “Francesca Tardioli”...EU gender policies in the neighbourhood: a “decentring perspective” from Tunisia
by Clara della Valle (Università di Bologna) and Serena Giusti (Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa)
The article Disruptions in the ENP Cycle: EU Gender Policies in Tunisia from a ‘Decentring Perspective’ by Clara della Valle and Serena Giusti, published by the European Foreign Affairs Review (Vol.26, Issue 3/2021, pp.397-414), investigates how policy actions...The nexus between human security and gender in the Euro-Atlantic Alliance
by Maria Altieri
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) is aware of the disproportionate impact conflicts have on women and girls, the vital roles women play in peace and security, and the importance of incorporating gender perspectives in all its activities. Consequently, in...Closing schools for Afghan female students could also be a problem for the Taliban
by Ilaria Bertocchini
On March 23, on the first day of the school year in Afghanistan, the Taliban regime issued a decree prohibiting female students in secondary schools from going to school. After the first school closure at the end of August, following the Taliban takeover, many girls...
Turkey: Withdawal from the Istanbul Convention
March 20, 2021
On March 20, 2021, the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has decided to withdraw Turkey from The Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention). “President Erdogan’s gesture is a...
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