Five years on, #Afghan women have not disappeared. Their leadership continues—often quietly, often at great risk—and the world must not turn away. Afghan women must be protected, resourced, and included in every decision about #Afghanistan’s future.

Across the #WASL network, women #peacebuilders are shaping international policy, preparing the next generation of women leaders, & advancing gender justice in their communities. Learn more in our #WASLWeekly👇

🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “The impunity enjoyed by Israeli forces for the killing of journalists & other civilians in #Lebanon over the past three years has enabled the Israeli military to continue with its unlawful air strikes, incl. direct attacks on civilians.” www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

Lebanon: Deadly Israeli attack on journalist Amal Khalil must be investigated as a war crime

An Israeli attack that killed Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil and seriously wounded camerawoman Zeinab Faraj in south Lebanon on 22 April 2026 was a direct attack on civilians which should be investig...

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🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “Those killed are not abstractions. They are daughters & children. Whether it is Israel & the US’ illegal bombs, or the Iranian govt's war against its own people, #Iranian civilians are beset by forces determined to ignore int'l law.” www.juancole.com/2026/08/deva...

US War on Iran Is Devastating for Women Who Want Life and Freedom

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🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “If we cannot imagine the future we want to create, we cannot rebuild it. #Palestinian female architects & artist-activists are actively creating spaces where memory survives, identities endure & alternative futures become imaginable.” blogs.lse.ac.uk/wps/2026/08/...

Rebuilding a city begins with imagination - LSE Women, Peace and Security

Post-war reconstruction is often framed as a technical challenge of infrastructure, finance, and governance. But in Gaza, women's lived experience, creativity, and spatial knowledge are essential reso...

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🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “In the 5 years since the Taliban’s return to power, the walls have been closing in on the women & girls of #Afghanistan...Marking the grim anniversary, 12 women & girls have, at great risk, documented their lives for the world to see.” www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

‘We are still here’: a day in the life of 12 Afghan women

In the five years since the Taliban’s return to power, the walls have been closing in on the women and girls of Afghanistan. A dozen women and girls have, at great risk to their safety, documented the...

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🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “Through surveillance, violence & so-called law, #Afghan women are being erased from society.” A coalition of legal & human rights experts issued the International Declaration on #GenderApartheid & Its Destructive Consequences: www.genderapartheiddeclaration.org/internationa...

International Declaration on Gender Apartheid and Its Destructive Consequences

15 August 2026 We, the undersigned international legal and human rights experts, drawn together from many regions of the world by our shared commitment to the human rights of women and girls, issue t...

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🗣️ #WPSWednesday: Approaching 5 years since the Taliban seized control, UNESCO reports that 2.4 million girls in #Afghanistan are barred from secondary school & could approach 4 million by 2030 under the Taliban's regime of #GenderApartheid. www.dw.com/en/afghanist...

UNESCO: 2.4 million girls barred from school in Afghanistan

Five years after the Taliban returned to power, millions of Afghan girls remain excluded from secondary education. UNESCO warns of lasting social and economic consequences.

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🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “Local communities were already facing armed conflict & high levels of poverty long before the ground began to shake.” Lara Loaiza Arias on the devastating earthquake in #Colombia & the significant challenges facing first responders. www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature...

Colombia earthquake strikes at challenging time for aid response

The epicentre of the 7.4-magnitude quake was in Chocó, a department where humanitarian needs are soaring amid some of the worst violence in decades.

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On the season finale of #IfYouWereInCharge, hosts @sanambna.bsky.social & Kavita Ramdas discuss the US use of #AI targeting in the war on #Iran: a thousand targets a day, for thirty days, with no human oversight. 🎧 Listen now: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i...

Women #peacebuilders carry so much for the people around them. Protecting that work means protecting them too — their safety, their security, & their wellbeing. That’s what this campaign is for. Join us in supporting women peacebuilders: www.globalgiving.org/projects/pro...

Peacebuilding today extends into the digital world. Across the Women’s Alliance for Security Leadership, women-led organizations are using digital spaces to challenge harmful narratives, strengthen online safety, & create new opportunities for women. #WASLWeekly👇

$50 - a mental health & psychosocial support session $100 - a security grant $500 - digital security training These aren't abstract numbers, they're the tools that let women keep doing the work of building peace safely. Help us reach our $20,000 goal. www.globalgiving.org/projects/pro...

“The message is: the US doesn't care about the lives of ordinary #Iranians.” On @cgtnofficial.bsky.social, ICAN's @sanambna.bsky.social reflects on the human cost of war, arguing that the failure to provide accountability sends a devastating message to civilians. 📺: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrEC...

🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “I see resilience in #Afghan women every day, in women who continue teaching in secret, who keep making art, who document reality, & who raise their voices despite fear & danger.” Roya Sadat shares her latest film The Sharp Edge of Peace. vogueadria.com/the-sharp-ed...

Roya Sadat on The Sharp Edge of Peace, women in Afghanistan, and a world that looks away

Roya Sadat speaks to Vogue Adria about The Sharp Edge of Peace, women in Afghanistan, the Taliban, fear, resistance, and a world that looks away.

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🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “Sport is political. Especially through the lens of a Muslim woman, whose body is constantly surveilled & policed, showing up is a form of resistance, through motion, joy, & community.” Zahra Onsori, @huckmag.com. www.huckmag.com/article/skat...

The global skateboarding crew reshaping Muslim sisterhood

Skater Uktis — Founded in London in 2020, the crew has ballooned across the world, with meetups and members in Pakistan, Palestine and beyond. Zahra…

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🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “I think the message that it sends is that the US & increasingly the world doesn't care about the lives of ordinary #Iranians.” ICAN's @sanambna.bsky.social joins @cgtn.bsky.social discussing the war on #Iran. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrEC...

Sanam Naraghi Anderlini joins CGTN to discuss the war in Iran

YouTube video by International Civil Society Action Network - ICAN

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🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “They are no longer only attacking food systems. They are attacking the people of the land. This has been happening for decades: in #Lebanon, in the occupied #Palestinian territories, & in #Syria.” Amélie David, The Ecologist. theecologist.org/2026/aug/03/...

People killed defending nature in Lebanon

Environmental defenders, wildlife rescuers and farmers are paying with their lives as Israeli strikes continue across southern Lebanon.

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🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “If member states are serious about strengthening the #UN, advancing gender equality, & restoring confidence in multilateral cooperation, then they should expand the field, broaden the vision, & nominate the leaders this moment demands.” www.justsecurity.org/149496/deart...

Why the Dearth of Female Nominees for U.N. Secretary-General?

UN member states should expand the field of candidates for Secretary-General by nominating more women for the role.

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🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “I ded­ic­ate both recog­ni­tions to the cour­ageous women, young people, #human­it­arian work­ers, & #peace­build­ers who con­tinue to trans­form adversity into hope every day.” #WASL partner Esther Omam earns PhD & Honorary Doctorate. www.pressreader.com/cameroon/the...

🗣️ #WPSWednesday: In #Nigeria, Allamin Foundation, a women-led #peacebuilding org & #WASL partner, is advancing reconciliation, reintegration & healing for conflict-affected communities through survivor-centred support for widows, orphans & returnees. www.nationalaccordnewspaper.com/allamin-foun...

Allamin Foundation intensifies peace, reintegration campaign for Boko Haram-affected widows, orphans in Borno

Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development has intensified efforts to promote peace, reconciliation and community resilience in Borno State through a series

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🗣️ #WPSWednesday: In the latest episode of #KaleidHERscope, #WASL partner Magda Zenon speaks with Megan Choritz, a South African, a Jew, an anti-racist & an anti-Zionist. Listen for a powerful conversation on identity, justice, activism, & storytelling. islandtalks.fm/podcast/kale...

KaleidHERscope – Episode 67: Identity, justice, activism with Megan Choritz, a S.African, a Jew, an anti-racist & an anti-Zionist (2/8/2026) - Island Talks

In this episode of KaleidHERscope, South African born Magda Zenon speaks with Megan Choritz, another South African, a Jew, an anti-racist and an anti-Zionist. Join us for a powerful conversation on id...

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🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “It was #Syrian women who carried the weight of survival & resilience throughout the war—& who are now on the frontlines of rebuilding.” Abby Maxman, @oxfamamerica.bsky.social, for More To Her Story. moretoherstory.substack.com/p/syrias-rec...

Syria’s Recovery Is Being Led by Women

Across a country emerging from nearly 14 years of war, Syrian women are rebuilding their families, communities, and futures from the ground up, writes the President and CEO of Oxfam America.

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🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “The fifth anniversary of the Taliban takeover is a grim marker of the devastating costs of impunity. Governments should move beyond statements of concern & press for justice for serious crimes in #Afghanistan.” @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/08...

Afghanistan: Taliban Assault on Rights Deepens 5 Years on

Afghanistan’s Taliban have entrenched one of the world’s worst human rights crises and systematically dismantled the rights of women and girls since taking power five years ago.

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When an insult becomes a movement. After students in #India were called “cockroaches,” a Dalit student turned the insult into a rallying cry — & the Cockroach Janata Party was born. 🎧 #IfYouWereInCharge with @sanambna.bsky.social & Kavita Ramdas: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i...

Lasting peace requires prioritizing dialogue over escalation, diplomacy over destruction, & long-term stability over short-term victories. Hear ICAN's @sanambna.bsky.social on why the choices made today—on #Iran & beyond—will shape the future we build: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMjo...

🌍 Passionate about supporting women #peacebuilders & advancing peace & security? If you have strong organizational skills & experience coordinating programs or projects, we'd love to hear from you. Join ICAN as our next Program Assistant! icanpeacework.org/2026/08/were...

Sustainable political change comes from within societies, not from bombs. Hear from ICAN’s @sanambna.bsky.social on Channel 4's #TrumpWorld on why supporting #Iranian civil society—not escalating violence—is the path to lasting change. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMjo...

What gives you hope when the world feels overwhelming? In the Season 3 finale of #IfYouWereInCharge, @sanambna.bsky.social & Kavita Nandini Ramdas reflect on power, protest, friendship, & why the people we've been waiting for are, in fact, us. 🎧 Listen now: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i...

🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “What was these children's crime? Did they carry weapons? A pencil, a book, a notebook and a schoolbag. They had no weapons…They'd gone to learn.” Nawal Al-Maghafi [TW: descriptions of the deaths of children] www.bbc.com/news/article...

'What was their crime?': BBC visits Iran school in Minab where strike killed 120 children

Nearly five months on, grief is still raw as a teacher and a mother recall the horror of the attack in Minab.

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