🎙️ What if we measured success through care, peace & wellbeing, not just GDP? On #IfYouWereInCharge, Naila Kabeer joins @sanambna.bsky.social & Kavita Ramdas to explore the hidden costs of war, the care economy & the everyday agency that changes societies. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “Words are the tools I turn to, again & again, to make sense of events & shape them into narratives that do them justice. And yet, when it comes to the genocide in #Gaza, my birthplace, language feels wholly inadequate.” Jehan Alfarra www.aljazeera.com/features/202...

🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “In #Gaza, where 22,000 women have been killed in two & a half years, many children dread [Mother's Day] because it reminds them of intolerable pain. Too many mothers have died & many more are gravely ill.” Shahed Abu AlShaikh. www.aljazeera.com/features/202...

🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “Intl orgs & the UN need to rethink how they define vulnerability. Women judges who worked in high-risk roles should be included, because their work placed them in harm’s way, whether or not they fit a specific label.” Marzia Babakarkhail manaramagazine.org/2026/05/why-...

🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “While the world has banned torture, survivors are often neglected. A new charter written by people who have experienced this most violent of crimes sets out their demands to the world to help them recover.” Alice Edwards, @passblue.bsky.social. passblue.com/2026/05/05/s...

🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “I am speaking to you from #Lebanon, where I have witnessed the impact of the ongoing killing & displacement of women & girls under a fragile #ceasefire ...I have also witnessed the incredible resilience of women & women's organization.” www.devdiscourse.com/article/othe...

🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “When people must hazard sea & gunboats in order to bring food & medicine to those trapped in #Gaza, the failure of whole systems is laid bare.” Yahia Lababidi, @wagingnonviolence.org. wagingnonviolence.org/2026/05/glob...

🗣️ #WPSWednesday: In a year marked by escalating crises, from rising authoritarianism to shrinking civic space & funding cuts, the WHRD-IC undertook a critical process of renewal. Learn more about this moment of reinvigoration: whrdic.org/our-work/sta...

🗣️ #WPSWednesday: Explore the journey of Zarqa Yaftali, #WASL partner & recipient of the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity 2026, whose commitment to Afghan girls' education has transformed lives in #Afghanistan & beyond. youtu.be/xVWsP7hlGbA?...

🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “Many [participants] had to drop out of school & many come from a background of abuse. We believe that knowing their rights will go a long way to break the cycle of violence.” Hilltop Voices shares the work of #WASL partner CAGEAD. www.hilltopvoices.com/2026/05/info...

🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “I met far too many women who had endured violence. But I also heard something else: stories of resilience. Women forming bonds with strangers to survive. Protecting their children. Building fragile, determined futures.” More To Her Story moretoherstory.substack.com/p/the-hunger...

ICAN’s @sanambna.bsky.social joined Alli Roper on Wiser World, discussing the vital role of women in #peacebuilding & conflict resolution, & sharing her experience of campaigning for the #WomenPeaceSecurity Resolution. 🎙️Listen to the full conversation: open.spotify.com/episode/4aul...

Our diversity is being exploited to deepen divisions. So how do we create spaces for human connection & social cohesion? At KAICIID's #MafraDialogues, ICAN’s @sanambna.bsky.social joined leaders, academics & faith actors to explore these issues & examine the pressures facing int'l cooperation.

What does building peace actually look like in a time of deepening divisions & escalating violence? This week's #WASLWeekly highlights how women #peacebuilders are bridging communities, addressing the roots of conflict, & advancing peace in innovative ways. 🌍 🕊️

$2.9 trillion spent on the military—while peace remains underfunded. This is a political choice. Every dollar poured into weapons is a dollar not invested in healthcare, education, climate action, or the locally led #peacebuilding efforts that actually prevent violence & sustain peace.

🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “Here, you fight just to survive. We had to work despite the lack of food, rest & safety. ‘Safety’ simply didn’t exist.” In #Gaza, women provide crucial services as doctors, teachers & journalist while facing displacement & genocide. www.unwomen.org/en/news-stor...

🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “All I want is to protect my children, but I can’t. What kind of future awaits them? There must be a solution.” Across #Lebanon, over 1 million people have been displaced, @unwomen.bsky.social shares their stories. www.unwomen.org/en/news-stor...

🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “There will also be no lasting peace if #Iranian women are excluded from the political settlement & the war on their fundamental freedoms continues.” Rana Dadpour & Jacqui True www.abc.net.au/religion/dev...

🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “In 2022, #Iranian women’s bodies became symbols of resistance, legible within a familiar script of liberation from religious patriarchy. In 2026, those same bodies are sites of war, but no longer of global feminist concern.” Sahar Maranlou www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...

🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “The formal justice mechanisms in #Afghanistan have been severely weakened & have been replaced by systems that are not only unfair, but have also expanded the scope for impunity, especially in cases of violence against women.” Zarqa Yaftali, WCRAN www.awna.af?p=52031

🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “The case shows a growing danger facing #Afghan refugees in #Pakistan: Even those with passports, visas, tickets, & exit permits, can be blocked from leaving, detained & threatened with deportation to the country the fled from.” @zantimes.bsky.social zantimes.com/2026/04/29/p...

🗣️ #WPSWednesday: In a new episode of #IfYouWereInCharge, hosts @sanambna.bsky.social & Kavita Ramdas are joined by Italian activist Raffaella Bolini, who argues for common security, care, & a different future for #Europe. Listen for a dose of hope: open.spotify.com/episode/19cJ...

🎙️ New #IfYouWereInCharge From #Gaza to #Iran to rising defence spending—what does peace look like now? @sanambna.bsky.social & Kavita are joined by Italian activist Rafaella Bolini, who argues for common security, care, & a different future for #Europe. 🎧 Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/19cJ...

This week has underscored the urgent need for solidarity amid escalating conflict & shrinking space for #humanitarian action. Women #peacebuilders continue to push for space for rights & democracy, standing with affected communities. This #WASLWeekly highlights their work. 🌍🕊️

We are really worried about our partner, Nina Paterska who is on one of the boats. We had contact at 11.47 pm UK last night when she said the drones were overhead- but nothing since.

Civilian vessels in the #GlobalSumudFlotilla, including one carrying WASL partner Nina Potarska, have been intercepted by the Israeli navy in international waters near Crete, Greece — far from #Gaza’s coast. 🧵👇 www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...

As a fragile ceasefire hangs in the balance, “who’s winning” dominates headlines. But war is not a scoreboard. For many Iranians, the future is lived in a suspended breath—held between hope & dread. ICAN's @sanambna.bsky.social examines the war on #Iran: internationalpolicy.org/publications...

🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “For me, this is a mission — but not in the usual sense. It is also an attempt to be present, & to build a living bridge of solidarity between #Ukraine & #Palestine.” #WASL partner Nina Potarska joins the Global Sumud Flotilla. icanpeacework.org/2026/04/nina...

🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “Solidarity demands accountability. If women’s rights are human rights, then they must apply to all women—without exception.” Lina AbiRafeh, Azza Karam & Henia Dakkak. www.ipsnews.net/2026/04/soli...

🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “While statistics highlight the scale of displacement & loss, the crisis is ultimately defined by individual stories of resilience, fear & survival. For thousands of women navigating repeated displacement, the path forward remains fragile.” www.devdiscourse.com/article/busi...

🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “Governments now face a clear choice: stand with women’s rights defenders & act to confront #GenderApartheid —or be remembered for their silence.” Macarena Saez, Stacey-Leigh Manuel & @heatherbarr.bsky.social, More To Her Story. moretoherstory.substack.com/p/a-deadline...

🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “Authoritarians are so fearful of empowered & organized women as a collective force. The research says they probably should be. Women are a secret weapon against authoritarianism. They always have been.” Jamila Raqib, @wagingnonviolence.org. wagingnonviolence.org/aei/2026/04/...

🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “We are descending into a dangerously lawless world where might trumps right. Pope Leo summed it up: 'the world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants, yet it is held together by a multitude of supportive brothers & sisters.'” @passblue.bsky.social . passblue.com/2026/04/26/t...

🗣️ #WPSWednesday: Lucy Talgieh joins Magda Zenon on a new #HerStories2 episode. The #WASL partners discuss Lucy's work as a #peacebuilder & mediator in #Palestine & the realities of working & living in the #WestBank. womenmediators.net/herstories-v...

🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “This persistence has become a small but real source of hope—that the world has not completely closed in & there are still those trying to reach us despite all obstacles.” Eman Abu Zayed on the Global Sumud Flotilla's mission to #Gaza. @truthout.org truthout.org/articles/new...

🗣️ #WPSWednesday “As the truce continues, commentators & analysts focus on 'who won’? As if the month of missiles & bombs was a high-stakes football match, destined to have a winner & loser. Wars are never so simple.” @sanambna.bsky.social @cipolicy.bsky.social internationalpolicy.org/publications...

We are two months into Trump's war on Iran, in a ceasefire that threatens to break at any moment and with resolution or even deescalation unlikely. Sanam Naraghi Anderlini of @whatthewomensay.bsky.social takes stock of the present pause. internationalpolicy.org/publications...

“As a #Ukrainian, I know what war & occupation mean…This is why I feel such a deep connection to what is happening in #Gaza.” #Peacebuilder & #WASL partner Nina Potarska is sailing with the Global Sumud Flotilla — the humanitarian mission challenging Israel’s illegal blockade & delivering aid.

ICAN’s @sanambna.bsky.social joins Alli Roper on Wiser World to discuss how we can reimagine peace & security, & center humanity in the process. 🎧 Full episode: open.spotify.com/episode/4aul...

As crises deepen, women #peacebuilders are stepping into some of the most complex & high-risk spaces to defend rights, demand accountability, & mobilize collective action. This week on #WASLWeekly, we highlight how their courage & collaboration are shaping pathways to justice & peace. 🌍🕊️

On this International Day of #Multilateralism & #Diplomacy for Peace, we are reminded that peace is built through cooperation, not conflict. 🔴 War does not bring peace & security, & it never will. 🧵⬇️

“Never again is now.” On April 8, at the #MafraDialogues convened by KAICIID, ICAN’s @sanambna.bsky.social joined political leaders, academics & #faith actors to examine the pressures facing international #cooperation.

🗣️ #WPSWednesday: On #SheTalksPeace, #WASL partner Amina Rasul-Bernardo is joined by Massimo Santoro, the EU's Ambassador to the #Philippines, discussing women's leadership & EU-Philippines partnerships in #peacebuilding. open.spotify.com/episode/13V1...

🗣️ #WPSWednesday: Pramila Patten, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, explains why rape is not an unavoidable by‑product of war & what it will take to hold perpetrators accountable, in conflict zones & beyond. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ1M...

🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “We were no longer living time; we were merely staring into emptiness.” Victoria Brittain shares the abuse #Palestinian women & girls face in Israeli jails. Middle East Eye www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/we-f...

🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “Whether mobilising #peacebuilders or political movements, women’s leadership will be needed more than ever in the lead-up to next year’s election.” Nerima Wako-Ojiwa & Devon Knudsen, The African. theafrican.co.za/tvbox/2026-0...

🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “For every day of this conflict, $2bn is being spent. My entire target for a hyper-prioritised plan to save 87 million lives is $23bn. We could have funded that in less than a fortnight of this reckless war. Now, of course, we cannot.” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

🗣️ #WPSWednesday:“Like millions of others who fled #Sudan, I felt my future had been stolen. I hope one day my country will know peace again. Until then, I will continue to heal the next generation. In doing so, I am healing myself.” Azraa Mustafa Harroun moretoherstory.substack.com/p/i-fled-sud...

🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “What deepens the pain is that women who have lost their jobs & girls barred from education already carry the weight of frustration & despair. Now, with no access to nature, there is no refuge left for them.” @zantimes.bsky.social zantimes.com/2026/04/20/e...

🗣️ #WPSWednesday: On #IfYouWereInCharge @sanambna.bsky.social & Kavita Ramdas sit down with Anasuya Sengupta, to explore how colonial power shaped today’s digital world, & how "Whose Knowledge?" is centring the knowledges of marginalised communities online. open.spotify.com/episode/4PuG...