Mediterranean Women Mediators Network

🌍In today’s #25YearsofWPS blog, marking exactly 25 years of #UNSCR1325, @Lore_Teodorescu, WIIS Italy's President & Head of @MWM_Network, examines how the Resolution set a turning point for women’s role in peace & security & why its full implementation remains as urgent as ever.

The Need for #Palestinian Women’s Leadership in Recovery and #Peacebuilding From survival to sovereignty: why Palestinian women must lead Gaza’s recovery Since October 2023, I have watched Palestinian women in Gaza shoulder the unbearable — keeping families alive, finding food and water, securing shelter, protecting children, and holding communities together in the face of destruction. In my latest IAI peer reviewed article published by the Italian ministry of foreign affairs institute, Istituto Affari Internazionali - IAI in partnership with the Mediterranean Women Mediators Network (MWMN), Mediterranean Women Mediators Network I challenge the narrative that reduces these women to victims. They are the quiet architects of survival. Yet, as the conversation shifts to #reconstruction and political #negotiations, I fear a familiar pattern: those who rebuild communities are rarely invited to rebuild the future. Recovery without women’s leadership is not recovery — it is a repetition of exclusion. We must ensure that Gaza’s reconstruction is rooted in the Women, Peace and Security agenda, UN Women UN Women Palestine and that Palestinian women are recognized as decision-makers, not afterthoughts. I invite you to read my full commentary, published by the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) and MWMN, and join the call to center #women in Gaza’s peace and recovery. Thanks to editor @Leo Goretti Read here ➡️ iai.it/sites/default/… Hashtags: #Sumud #PalestinianWomen #Peacebuilding #WPSAgenda #GazaRecovery #IAICommentary #MWMN iai.it/sites/default/… @MWM_Network @IAIonline

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📨 Our latest #newsletter is out! 🤩 🕊️ Discover how #Mediterranean women mediators are driving #peace across the region. Read about our events & participation, our mediators' op-eds, interesting readings & podcast on #women, #mediation & #peace 🕊️✨

📣 Don't miss this #IAICommentary by @DalalIRIQAT! 🔗 Read it here: iai.it/en/node/20418

On kaleidHERscope renowned women’s rights activist @MaryAkrami speaks about protecting the most vulnerable Afghan women. islandtalks.fm/podcast/kaleid… @whatthewomensay @MWM_Network @WMCMediators

@NATOSouthernHUB & @MWM_Network held a workshop in Naples where regional experts discussed the role of women in deradicalization in Africa & the M.E., and explored gender-informed strategies to counter violent extremism, emphasizing community engagement & inclusive approaches

Marzia Babakarkhail, a former #Afghan judge & #advocate for #WomensRights speaks on #kaleidHERscope about her journey defending the rights of women & children within a deeply #patriarchal system. islandtalks.fm/podcast/kaleid… @whatthewomensay @MWM_Network @WMCMediators @MineAtli1

This #WomenInDiplomacy Day Italy 🇮🇹 honors all the women that make a difference for good governance, effective negotiations and successful multilateralism. Full and equal participation of women at all levels of decision-making isn't a choice any longer, a message we sent loud and clear at the side event 🇮🇹 hosted last March on the margins of #CSW69 & to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Italy at the UN 🇺🇳. The future is better with women at the table! #WomenInDiplomacyDay #WomenInPolitics

Thania Pappenholz speaks to @MagdaZed on #kaleidescope about creating new narratives to counteract the normalcy of a not normal situation islandtalks.fm/podcast/kaleid… @whatthewomensay @MWM_Network @WMCMediators @IpekBorman @MeltemSamani @FionaMullenCY @CostaConstanti

The unexpected revival of peace talks with Öcalan in late 2024 raises doubts over whether this marks a genuine shift or a tactical move by Erdoğan ahead of elections. Can peace endure without transitional justice or meaningful state engagement? Read this new #IAICommentary of @MWM_Network by @gunesdasli ➡️ iai.it/en/node/19959

In conflict, civilians always pay the highest price. War is not the answer. We need peace. Friday is the International Day of Living Together in Peace. un.org/en/observances…

❓Can reconciliation wait for peace? ✍🏻 In her latest #IAICommentary, @gunesdasli explores how #Kurdish civil society in #Turkey is reshaping reconciliation as a continuous process—challenging traditional peacebuilding norms. 🕊️ Read it here 👇🏻 iai.it/en/node/19959

Last week the #MWMN had the chance to meet some of its new members coming from the 4 shores of the #Mediterranean! Thank you for sharing your expertise and your inspiring voices 🙏🏻 We are looking forward to working together toward sustainable #peace 🕊️

🧠 Afghanistan is facing a mental health crisis— & #Afghan woman #peacebuilders are on the frontlines of the response. Our latest case study is out now: 📘 The War Against Ourselves 🔗 icanpeacework.org/2025/04/the-wa… #NotAboutThemWithoutThem

📣 Don't miss this new #IAICommentary by our member María Villellas Ariño! 📖 Read it here: iai.it/en/node/19889 #WomenMediators

"The main root cause of all of this is this feeling of victimhood. The feeling of oppression," @leabaroudi tells @AlexMAstley of sectarian strife between Sunnis and Alawites in northern Lebanon, made worse by recent reprisal killings in Syria. dawnmena.org/assads-fall-th…

2/2 @ceragesra was honored with the Promising Scientist Award for her work on inclusive mediation, civil society, women's role in peacebuilding, negotiation pedagogy, and global peace processes. ✨

1/1 Congratulations to our members @aysebetulcelik & @ceragesra! At the 20th Kadir Has Awards, @aysebetulcelik was honoured with the Outstanding Achievement Award for her contributions to peacebuilding, societal reconciliation, and gender perspectives in peace processes.🕊️

📣 We are happy to announce that the Mediterranean Women Mediators Network (#MWMN) is now on LinkedIn! 🔗 Join our community 👇🏻 linkedin.com/company/medite… #WomenMediators 🕊️