Gathering of Syrian women mediators in Damascus
On the 9th and 10th of November 2025, members of the MWMN contributed to a workshop in Damascus promoted by the Syrian Women Alliance for Negotiations (SWAN), formed over the past year thanks to a project funded by the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs. The ultimate...
“Women, Peace and Security International Conference: “From Gender Justice to Sustainable Peace – A 25-Year Vision”
On 12-13 June the "Women, Peace and Security International Conference: "From Gender Justice to Sustainable Peace – A 25-Year Vision", took place in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Promoted by UN Women, UNFPA, and IOM under the leadership of the United Nations...
Global Alliance of Women Mediators Meeting in Brussels
The Mediterranean Women Mediators Network actively participated in the strategy meeting convened by the Global Alliance (GA) of Regional Women Mediator Networks in Brussels on 25-27 March 2025 to develop priorities and a work plan for the 25th anniversary year of the...
Oslo Women, Peace and Security Focal Points Network
Hajer Sharief and Loredana Teodorescu, together with representatives from over 50 countries and regional organisations, including the Italian Coordinator for WPS and YPS agendas, Luca Fratini, attended the convening of the Women, Peace and Security Focal Points...
MWMN Cyprus antenna hosts the documentary “Pray the Devil Back to Hell”
On the 17 th July 2025 the Mediterranean Women Mediators Network Cyprus Antenna hosted a screening of the documentary Pray the Devil Back to Hell (2008). The screening of this acclaimed documentary, which tells the remarkable story of a group of women in Liberia who...
NATO Strategic Direction-South Hub Workshop
On July 1, 2025, the NATO Strategic Direction-South Hub, in collaboration with the Mediterranean Women Mediators Network (MWMN), hosted a workshop in Naples on “The Role of Women in (De)Radicalization in Africa and the Middle East.” The event brought together experts...
The MWMN in New York for a CSW69 side-event
The Mediterranean Women Mediators Network has participated in a CSW69 (Commission on the Status of Women) side-event on “Taking Stock of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action Through the Implementation of the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) and Youth,...
Inclusive Transition in Syria: What Does It Mean in Practice for Syrian Women Mediators?
24 February 2025
From the Margins to the Centre: Why Syria’s Transition Must Recognise Women MediatorsWomen mediators in Syria did not wait for a peace agreement to start their work. Since the revolution began, they have been laying the groundwork for peace, one...
Unpacking the issue of refugees’ return to Syria
On 10 October 2024, the MWMN and its members, in cooperation with IAI, WIIS Italy and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, promoted an online, behind closed doors roundtable to take stock of the issue of refugees’ return to Syria. The topic has been discussed from...
MWMN Negotiations Skill-Building: Finding Your Voice
The Mediterranean Women Mediators Network (MWMN) Cyprus Antenna and the PEACERETURN Project together hosted the implementation of the Café Diplomatico Skill-Building Initiative on the 31st October 2024, the 1st in a series of events. This interactive Negotiations...
