MED – Mediterranean Dialogues 2022
2 and 3 December 2022
On 2 and 3 December 2022, some members of the Mediterranean Women Mediators Network joined the MED Dialogues as speakers and experts peace and mediation. MED - Mediterranean Dialogues is an annual high-level initiative promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign...
EU Community of Practice on Peace Mediation
27 October 2022
On 27 October 2022, the Mediterranean Women Mediators Network promoted the panel “Taking Forward Women’s Meaningful Inclusion in Peace Making”, within the framework of the EU Community of Practice 2022 on Peace Mediation, annual event of the European External Action...
Women and Conflicts: What Role for Women Mediator Networks?
1 dicembre 2022
As violent conflicts, military coups, displacements and hunger continue to increase, the world is experiencing a reversal of generational gains in women’s rights, especially in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). From Libya to Syria, persistent conflicts are...
The Role of Women in the Elaboration of Durable Solutions to the Syrian crisis
The recommendations are now available!
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...
