Against all odds: implementing feminist approaches to international politics Published: 3 December 2024 Analysis In 2023, Germany’s Federal Foreign Office and its Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development published guidelines for a feminist foreign and development policy. Political headwinds, however, are jeopardising the implementation of the concepts. By Birte Rodenberg
No Women, No Peace Published: 3 November 2020 Speech It was a long way before the implementation of UN Resolution 1325 on the prevention of war and sexual violence against women got on track. On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the resolution, Barbara Unmüßig speaks about what steps and actions have to be taken to approach the goal of female participation in phases of conflict. By Barbara Unmüßig
Women in the Balkans have to know that they are important and capable of taking care of themselves Published: 20 October 2020 Portrait In the Balkans, the implementation of adopted laws is a burning issue, with human rights violations and institutional discrimination still happening. The fighter for women's rights Maja Raičević. By Sofija Todorovic
If anyone is capable of rescuing the country, it’s women Published: 20 October 2020 Portrait Julia Kharashvili a woman who witnessed war, escaped from it, empowered herself and managed to empower other women around her - thirty years of commitment to peacebuilding and security. By Elene Khatchapuridze