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  • OxPeace Conference 2020

    Marking the 20th anniversary of a path-breaking resolution, this year's conference is dedicated to the scholarship, policy and practice of women's inclusion in peacebuilding, peacekeeping and security as well as discussions about gender-based violence and the role of grassroots actors and organisations. Providing a discussion between practitioners, policymakers and academics, OxPeace2020 conference will reflect upon key achievements and failures in the inclusion of women in peace in the past two decades.

  • Can PeaceTech end conflict during Covid-19?

    In this instalment of the Edinburgh University Women in STEM Society Connect Series, Christine Bell, Laura Wise, and Fiona Knäussel will be discussing how PSRP's tools support those brokering peace, and the challenges and opportunities the pandemic presents.

  • PeaceFem – Peace in Your Hands

    Online

    Join PSRP for a presentation on the PeaceFem app and how PeaceTech could support the Women, Peace and Security agenda.

  • COVID-19 and Ceasefires: What Have We Learned?

    Online

    Join the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) for a timely discussion on the challenges and strategies to pursuing effective ceasefires in conflict zones. Panelists will consider important factors and preparations that could impact the outcome, including whether timely international pressure would have made a difference in advancing the Secretary-General’s call. 

  • The Elders in conversation on women in mediation in the Arab world

    Online

    This high-level virtual gathering will bring together around 50 experienced mediators, experts, peacebuilders and national and multilateral officials to promote women’s meaningful participation as mediators in peace processes in the Arab world.

  • Peace Talks: Ceasefires in a Time of Covid-19

    Online

    In March 2020, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres called for a global ceasefire to help fight Covid-19. Six months on, has conflict really paused for the pandemic? Join us as we examine the effects of the Covid ceasefires, using data from our own Covid-19 Ceasefires Tracker.

  • Gender Provisions in Peace Accords: Reflections on Negotiation, Design and Implementation in Support of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda

    Online

    This webinar brings together insights on the progress and challenges facing WPS aspects in peace accord negotiation, design, and implementation. Contributors will present data, research, and experience from policymaking over the past 20 years in an effort to sharpen the understanding of what efforts have an impact on the ground. 

  • Africa Week 2020: The African Union’s Role in the Global Order

    Online

    This talk, delivered by Dr Kathryn Nash from the Political Settlements Research Programme, will explore how the African Union has previously contributed to the global order and how it might help to shape transformations going forward.