In the words of Sittie Janine M. Gamao: “To overcome my own fears, I think of myself not as babae lang (just a woman) or bata pa (too young) but as a peace officer doing her work.”
Interview by Carol Dawonlay vda Bello As a younger woman compared to others doing peacebuilding work, it scares me sometimes knowing there is always that threat to our security and safety. I sometimes have fearful thoughts of being ambushed or kidnapped when doing field work. Our peacebuilding work is not typical because we are not formally […]
Take Five: “Women are more suitable actors in the prevention of terrorism and violent extremism”
Interview by Yoomi Jun How was a gender perspective brought into the development and implementation of ASEAN Bali Work Plan 2019-2025? Since the ASEAN Plan of Action to Prevent and Counter the Rise of Radicalisation and Violent Extremism 2018-2025 was adopted, there was a need for cross-pillar collaboration for its implementation. As the Chair of the SOMTC Working […]
Take five: “We need to strengthen women’s voices, leadership and access to decision-making in promoting peace”
Dewi Rana is director of Lingkar Belajar Untuk (Libu Perempuan), or Learning Circle Association for Women, a non-governmental organization that promotes women’s rights in Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia. The organization gathered members of civil society and government officials to draft the province’s action plan on preventing and countering violent extremism. That work has been supported by […]
UN Women supporting female former combatants in the Philippines as agents of peace
Author: Maricel Aguilar Manila, the Philippines – The Philippines Government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front signed an agreement in 2014 to end the protracted conflict in the Bangsamoro region of the southern Philippines. But while the agreement included provisions on empowering women, women and other groups including indigenous peoples, people living in conflict-affected areas and former […]
Take five: “Women are beginning to push back against misogynistic ideologies”
Interviewed by Yoomi Jun Alexandra Phelan is the deputy director of the Monash Gender, Peace and Security Centre at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. She recently led the research report, Gender Analysis on Violent Extremism and the Impact of COVID-19 on Peace and Security in ASEAN: Evidence-based Research for Policy. The report was done for the UN […]
Indonesia holds Peace Festival to reaffirm its commitment to Women, Peace and Security
Jakarta, Indonesia — The Government of Indonesia has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting and empowering women and children in social conflict through a Peace Festival (Kenduri Perdamaian). The festival was held earlier this month in the capital Jakarta and online, co-organized by the Ministry of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection and the Coordinating Ministry for Human […]
UN Women: Strengthening Gender-responsive Disaster Management
Recognizing that gender mainstreaming is important in disaster management, the AHA Centre has partnered in the past years with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, or UN Women. A global champion for gender equality, UN Women was established to accelerate progress on women’s and girl’s rights worldwide. Alongside other […]
(AHA Center) UN Women: Strengthening Gender-Responsive Disaster Management
Written by : Judith Garcia Meese | Photo Credit : Doc. UN Women Recognizing that gender mainstreaming is important in disaster management, the AHA Centre has partnered in the past years with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, or UN Women. A global champion for gender equality, UN Women […]
In the words of Nurrunihar Mohammad: “Women’s leadership … is beginning to be recognized”
Interviewed by Carol Dawonlay vda Bello Over the years the people of Sulu province in the Philippines have experienced armed conflicts, violent extremism, kidnappings and multiple displacements. The province now is part of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Nurrunihar Mohammad is a provincial representative for the Bangsamoro Women Commission and a former-combatant of the […]
