2021 Women Building Peace Award: Call for Nominations
Channel: United States Institute of Peace
Date: 2020-12-08

International organizations and the United States government recognize the importance of gender equality in creating enduring, peaceful societies. Peace processes are more likely to last when women are involved, and a country’s propensity for conflict is lower with higher levels of gender equality. Yet women accounted for only 6 percent of mediators and 6 percent of signatories, on average, in major peace process over the past 28 years.

The Women Building Peace Award represents the Institute’s commitment to highlighting the vital role of individual women who are working every day in fragile or conflict-affected countries or regions in the pursuit of peace. The award honors a woman peacebuilder whose substantial and practical contribution to peace is an inspiration and guiding light for future women peacebuilders. 
Nominate an extraordinary woman peacebuilder today: https://www.usip.org/women-building-p... 

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The United States Institute of Peace is a national, nonpartisan, independent institute, founded by Congress and dedicated to the proposition that a world without violent conflict is possible, practical, and essential for U.S. and global security. In conflict zones abroad, the Institute works with local partners to prevent, mitigate, and resolve violent conflict. To reduce future crises and the need for costly interventions, USIP works with governments and civil societies to help their countries solve their own problems peacefully. The Institute provides expertise, training, analysis, and support to those who are working to build a more peaceful, inclusive world.