Women’s Bodies as Battleground by Fanny Zedelius

This paper has applied a gender-based theory of sexual violence to the case of the DRC, showing that women are targeted in the conflict both as a result of gender dynamics in militarism (hypermasculinity and feminised dependents) and due to the socially ascribed...

Essays about resolution 1325

During the spring, Operation 1325 has organized essay lunches where students who write academic papers related to 1325 meet the staff and interns from Operation 1325 in round-table talks. We aim to publish credited papers discussing issues related to the resolution on...

An inspiring meeting in Amman

Last week, our network of women and peace organizations in the MENA region, which has met annually for several years, gathered in Amman in Jordan. The purpose of the meeting was to work on a methodology for increased interaction between women´s organization and media....

You make the difference – now in arabic

 القرار  ١٣٢٥  القرار  ١٣٢٥  أنتم تصنعون الفرق نصائح عملية حوا كيفية رفع مستوى مشاركة المرأة وأمنها وفقاً لقرار الأمم المتحدة ١٣٢٥ “You make the difference” is NOW available in Arabic. “You make the difference” provides practical...

Eva Zetterberg, new president for Operation 1325

Yesterday Eva Zetterberg was elected president of Operation 1325. Eva has a long history and involvement in politics, was Member of Parliament in 1991-2002, the Second Vice-President in 1998-2002 and served as Sweden’s ambassador to Chile, Peru and Nicaragua from 2003...