Rethinking Agrarian Futures through Local Action (ReAL) in Costa Rica
This article shares the experiences of three Indigenous women’s groups that are actively defending their lands and practicing food sovereignty in Costa Rica; these experiences take place within a project from UPEACE’s Department of Environment and Development with the support of the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education.
UN Women in Taliban Afghanistan
UN Women in Taliban Afghanistan: The Limits of International Advocacy Without State Cooperation Author: Rebecca Arnieri The United Nations has long framed gender equality as both a fundamental human right and a prerequisite for sustainable development. At the centre of this agenda is UN Women, created in 2010 to unify and strengthen the UN’s work […]
Grammatical Sexism in Spanish
The paper analyses Spanish language through a gender lens to understand the impact it has on various gender groups
¿OnlyFans? Derecho a la propiedad intelectual de los creadores de contenido
¿OnlyFans? Derecho a la propiedad intelectual de los creadores de contenido Autores: Velia Sevilla García, Keny Sibrían Alfaro y Daniel Barría Yorins El uso de herramientas tecnológicas y la profesionalización sobre el manejo de estas, ya sea desde el hardware o el software, está estrechamente relacionado con las proyecciones de la evolución de la cultura […]
Peace Starts Here: Empowering Local Voices for Global Harmony
Peace Starts Here: Empowering Local Voices for Global Harmony Author: Jamila-Aisha P. Sanguila In a world plagued by conflict and crisis, achieving peace is a collective imperative. This article discusses a groundbreaking campaign initiated by ten diverse local peacebuilders from across the globe, aiming to catalyze transformative change within the peacebuilding sector. Emerging from discussions […]
Energy Transition must be Gender Responsive
Energy Transition must be Gender Responsive. A just and holistic energy transition can best happen when women have a greater say in planning and decision-making Author: Suchitra Rautela Joshi “We are still living with the results of millennia of patriarchy that excludes women and prevents their voices from being heard,” said UN SG Antonio Guterres, […]
LA SITUACIÓN ACTUAL EN CAMBOYA SOBRE LA VIOLENCIA DE GÉNERO EN LÍNEA
The current situation of online GBV harassment in Cambodia Author: Monyvann Nhean Tranlated into Spanish by Ana Elena Acon It is estimated 736 million women globally experience violence at least once in their lives from intimate and non-intimate partners (UN Women, 2022). The prevalence of violence against women, such as domestic violence and sexual violence, […]
Ideas for Peace From Bettina Tucci
In this edition, we present an interview from 2019 with Betinna Tucci, Assistant Secretary-General and Controller of the United Nations Department of Management’s Office of Programme Planning, Budget and Accounts, in her first visit to the University for Peace. She shared her experiences as a woman in leadership positions in the United Nations, ideas about […]
Honduras elects the first female President: What does it represent for peace and democracy?
Honduras elige a la primera mujer Presidenta: ¿Qué representa para la paz y la democracia? Autora: Edith Orestila Martínez Traducido al Inglés por Marta Álvarez Collado El 28 de noviembre del 2021 se celebraron elecciones generales en Honduras. El ambiente previo estuvo plagado de una creciente y preocupante violencia política en conjunto con graves discursos […]
The Internet as an Intensified Avenue for Violence Against Women in Pandemic Times
The Internet as an Intensified Avenue for Violence Against Women in Pandemic Times: An Exploration Author: Louisa Andrews In 2015, a 29-year-old Australian man named Chris Hall screenshotted a selfie that Olivia Melville posted on her Tinder profile (Lattouf, 2016). The photograph had a suggestive caption taken from a song lyric by the singer, Nicki […]