Bangladeshi All-Women Peacekeeping Unit

Defense, Haiti, Human Rights, Peace & Security, Security, Society, South Asia, Umaima Ghori, United Nations, Women, Women in Security, women in security October 14, 2015 Umaima Ghori

Bangladesh has deployed the world’s first group of 160 all-women UN peacekeepers to Haiti.

UN Peacekeepers: Are the Protectors a Threat to Women and Children? (Part I)

Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, Seema Kawar, Sudan, Women in Security October 6, 2015 Seema Kawar

Seema Kawar examines how some UN peacekeepers pose as a threat to women and children in areas where they are deployed.

At the Helm: The Case for More Female UN Peacekeepers, Part Two

Africa, Defense, Development, Haiti, Nancy Kanwal, Peace & Conflict Studies, Peace & Security, Rights, Security, Society, Uncategorized, Women, Women in Security July 29, 2015 Nancy Kanwal

In this series, Nancy Kanwal addresses the lack of female participation in UN Peacekeeping and answers the question: Why do we need more women?

The Dominican Republic and the Threat of Mass Haitian Deportation

Caribbean, Emerging Security, Haiti, Human Rights, Immigration, migration, Refugee, Rights, Vanessa Hayford July 12, 2015 Vanessa Hayford

Vanessa Hayford looks at an unfolding humanitarian crisis in the Caribbean.

Bridging the Gap? Female Participation in UN Peacekeeping: Part One

Africa, Asia-Pacific, Canada, Defense, Development, Eastern Europe and Russia, Europe, Haiti, Latin America, Nancy Kanwal, Peace & Conflict Studies, Rights, Scandinavia, Search and Rescue, Security, Society, Southeast Asia, The Arctic, The Middle East and North Africa, The United States of America, Uncategorized, United Nations, Women, Women in Security June 30, 2015 Nancy Kanwal

Nancy explores a popular topic: women’s role in UN Peacekeeping Missions in Part One of her series. Have we successfully bridged the gap?