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| | Save the date! Join WIIS and the Embassy of the Principality of Liechtenstein, Washington DC on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at 4 pm EST for a virtual policy roundtable discussion on efforts to combat human trafficking and modern slavery, with a focus on the roles of the financial and technology sectors.
Human trafficking and slavery are illegal in most states, yet the International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates that there are 40.3 million people enslaved or victim of trafficking. Trafficking is one of the most profitable criminal activities with profits of up to $150 billion a year. In 2018, Liechtenstein launched the Finance Against Slavery Initiative (FAST) to examine how the financial sector can be mobilized to abolish modern slavery and trafficking. That same year a coalition of technology companies launched a Tech Against Trafficking (TAT) Initiative. In this roundtable, we will examine what progress has been made on both initiatives. We will also examine how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the illegal trade in humans, and innovative approaches and new policy initiatives to eliminate human trafficking and modern slavery.
Welcome Remarks: Ambassador Kurt Jaeger, Ambassador of Liechtenstein to the United StatesModerator: Dr. Chantal de Jonge Oudraat, President Women In International SecurityPanelist Info & More Details Forthcoming |
| | | Overcoming Stress and Trauma: How to be Resilient in the Age of Covid-19
Are the stresses of today's reality affecting your professional life? Join us for a conversation with the creator of Mindfulness-Based Mind Fitness Training with Dr. Elizabeth Stanley. Learn how to use mindfulness skills that you can apply to your daily life and at work in order to build resilience.
December 8, 2020 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
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| | | | | The Gendered Impact of COVID-19 Among Ugandan and Kenyan Refugees By: Grace Ndirangu & Pearl Karuhanga Atuhaire
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, which is the highest-level classification the organization can give when a virus causes sustained community-level outbreaks across countries and regions.1 The declaration set in motion national preparedness plans, including efforts to identify cases as efficiently as possible and minimize serious illness and deaths with proper treatment. COVID-19 has also created many socioeconomic challenges, including increased violence against women and girls.
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| | | Incel Communities: Breeding Ground for Radicalized Violence? |
| | | | Deepfakes as a Security Issue: Why Gender Matters By: Agnes E. Venema
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| | The Gender and Security Agenda: Strategies for the 21st Century (London: Routledge, July 2020) is available for purchase. The book examines the gender dimensions of a wide array of national and international security challenges and is the product of a two-year WIIS research project.
WIIS Members will receive a 20% off promo code from Routledge.
Watch the Videos from the events here! |
| | | WIIS Global is launching a cyber, technology, and security project intended to break down the complexity and nuance of the cyber world into byte-sized pieces.
To that end, to launch the cyber technology and security program, WIIS is compiling a resource packet, a comprehensive ‘study guide’, of original WIIS Blogs, WIIS Policy Briefs, and other forms of unique content from a myriad of sources such as Podcasts, Reports, Journal Articles, and more focusing on topics such as: Cyber Warfare, the Internet of Things, Big Data Issues, Military Technologies, Artificial Intelligence, and more.
In order to create a comprehensive collection of resources, examples, and policy in these areas, WIIS invites its members, and members of the International Security community, to submit their original work to be published as a WIIS Blog or WIIS Policy Brief.
Additionally, if there are resources you would like to ensure are added into the WIIS Cybersecurity & Technology Study Guide for a specific topic, please submit those.
Blogs and other submission requirements must be submitted to Maeve Murphy ([email protected]). |
| | | The WIIS Cybersecurity & Technology Study Guide Unit VI is out now!
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| | | | Apply for the 2021 En Voz Alta Cohort! Deadline December 4, 2020 We know that a comprehensive national security posture emphasizing diplomacy, reducing the threat of nuclear weapons, and reining in military spending is the most effective way to protect the American people. We also know that women are key to solving our nation's toughest challenges. Latinas are woefully underrepresented in national security—but we are working to change that. En Voz Alta pairs Latina mentors and allies like you from the peace and security community with early-career professionals and students attending undergraduate/graduate school in the U.S. to help strengthen the pipeline of candidates entering the field.
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| | | #SHEcurity: Peace needs women. More and fast.
In the year of the 20th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, it is time to take stock of participation and representation of women at all levels of decision-making in foreign and security policy. The #SHEcurity Index collected data from the EU, its member states and the G20 in six different categories, namely politics, diplomacy, military, police, civil and military missions, and business. The aim was to track the progress since these countries committed themselves to the Women, Peace and Security Agenda 20 years ago.
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| | | You can also listen on Spotify here. |
| | | | Call for Resources
WIIS is compiling a resource page for information about gender in international security and we are looking for member-written articles, papers and books to feature! Non-English and international sources encouraged. |
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