The Role of Women in the Elaboration of Durable Solutions to the Syrian crisis
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In 2021, the MWMN launched and brought forward the initiative “The role of women in the elaboration of durable solutions to the Syrian crisis”, in collaboration with the NGO Search for Common Ground and the support of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and...
International Mediation Awareness Week
On 9 November 2022, the Mediterranean Women Mediators Network had the pleasure to participate in an enriching discussion at the International Mediation Awareness Week (IMAW) on mediation and the role of women in peacebuilding. It has been a great opportunity for some...
Women Mediators on the Front Lines
The MWMN at the UN Women, Peace and Security Week
On Friday, 21 October 2022 the Mediterranean Women Mediators Network had the pleasure to promote the side-event “Women Mediators on the front lines” together with the Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations in New York, the Permanent Mission of Morocco to the...
Conference: Spotlight on Syria. A Gender Perspective on the Status of the Political Process
April 13, 2022
On April 13, the Mediterranean Women Mediators Network organized a public webinar titled "Spotlight on Syria. A Gender Perspective on the Status of the Political Process" (here to see the Conference Programme) to return the Syrian crisis to the forefront of the...
Statement on the informal 5+1 meeting in Geneva
April 26, 2021
In view of the informal five-plus-one meeting in Geneva, that will be hosted by the United Nations between 27 and 29 April 2021, the Mediterranean Women Mediators Network has issued a statement to show their support for the efforts towards a new dialogue between the...
MWMN in Dialogue with Syrian Women
The Mediterranean Women Mediators Network (MWMN) is working on the possibility to expand the Network's activities to the Syrian context, thus supporting the strengthening of Syrian women's role in identifying durable solutions to the Syrian crisis. While a myriad of...
Statement on Turkey’s Withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention
20 March 2021
On March 20, 2021 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has decided to withdraw Turkey from The Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention). In this difficult situation, the Mediterranean Women...
MWMN/Turkey holds a meeting on mediation strategies and methologies
October 29, 2020
On October 29, 2020 MWMN/Turkey organized the first part of a Conference aimed at deepening the knowledge of the antenna’s members on a variety of methodologies and strategies employed by mediators. This first meeting built on the experience and knowledge of five...
The MWMN turns three
25 October 2020
Three years ago, on October 25 2017, the Mediterranean Women Mediators Network was officially launched. After a process of research and selection of members that lasted almost a year, a two-day event held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International...
MWMN Member Claudia Maffettone participates in the online Conference on Women, Peace and Security to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of UN Resolution 1325
October 12-13, 2020
On October 12 and 13, 2020 the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Instituto Nacional de las Mujeres, Embassy of Ireland in Mexico and UN Women organised a Conference to Commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the UN Security Council Resolution on Women Peace and...