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Contributions to debate on sexual exploitation and abuse
As a member of the Coalition, I recently presented at a workshop on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) by peacekeepers. The workshop was in response to preliminary research findings from a pilot project funded by Transforming Human Societies at La Trobe...
Promises to Keep: Reflections from the 2016 UN Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security
Original article by Dr Laura J. Shepherd on November 8 2016 for the London School of Economics, Centre for Women, Peace and Security. The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I...
Looking forward, looking around, looking back
Earlier this month, representatives from across government and civil society met at the Annual Civil Society Dialogue on Women, Peace and Security (WPS). They participated in a rich program of discussions looking back at the implementation of Australia’s first...
Women for peace and security remember Jacky
Original article by Susan Hutchinson on 11 October 2016 for HerCanberra TWELVE MONTHS AGO, CANBERRA LOST A GLOBAL CITIZEN WHO WAS MAKING A REMARKABLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE WORLD. Jacky Sutton was a PhD student at the Australian National University. Her research...
Sustainable peace possible? With women included it could be
Original opinion piece by IWDA CEO, Joanna Hayter on 14 October 2016 for Women's Agenda You can't have viable and sustainable peace and security if you don't include women, writes Joanna Hayter, CEO of the International Development Agency. The Government's only...
War crime deliberations in Iraq and Syria must be mindful of violence against women
Original article by Susan Hutchinson on 14 October 2015 for The Conversation Earlier this month, France announced it would take Russia to the International Court of Justice for war crimes in Syria. The French foreign minister will ask the International Court of...