Expertise Locations Insights About Support us English International Alert ExpertiseGender and peacebuilding Gender and peacebuilding Alert understands gender as fundamental to violent conflict and peacebuilding: men, women, boys, girls, and gender minorities are affected by and involved differently in both. Promoting gender sensitivity is a central pillar of our work. Gender analysis is our point of departure. With our partners, we undertake research to develop gender-sensitive conflict analyses, to shape evidence-based policy and develop gender-sensitive programming. We train people across the peacebuilding, development and humanitarian sectors to advocate for the integration of specific gender issues into peacebuilding and security processes. Across our programmes, we integrate gender-relational perspectives into women’s empowerment, Women, Peace and Security work, sexual and gender-based violence prevention, violent extremism prevention and conflict-sensitive natural resource management. This means working on perceptions of masculinity, and sexual and gender minorities, through research and programmes on patriarchal norms and masculinities. We advocate for gender identities to be considered in international and national policies and practice, including the overall COVID-19 response, to ensure the international community contributes to shifting gender norms and gendered power dynamics in pursuit of non-violent and equitable gender relations in fragile and conflict settings. Recent publications View all publications Twenty years of implementing UNSCR 1325 and the women, peace and security agenda: Lessons from the field Published October 2020 Read publication Dogmatism or pragmatism? Violent extremism and gender in the central Sahel Published July 2020 Read publication Play video FEATURED STORY How we challenged the 65% rise in domestic violence in Kyrgyzstan The onset of COVID-19 and the lockdown imposed by the government saw a 65% increase in domestic and intimate partner violence in Kyrgyzstan. Here’s how we’re challenging gender-based violence. Find out more Recent posts View all posts The women driving change in Afghanistan must continue to thrive Published August 2021 Read blog Afghanistan’s female journalists have grown more relevant than foreign armies when it comes to defeating the ignorance women face Published July 2021 Read story Contact our team Partnerships and collaboration at the local, national and international level are central to our peacebuilding work. We’d love to hear from you. Full name(Required) Email address(Required) Which team would you like to contact?(Required) Resource Development & Fundraising Global Alert Europe DRC Kenya Kyrgyzstan Lebanon Mali Myanmar Nepal Nigeria Pakistan Philippines Rwanda South Caucasus Syria Tajikistan Tunisia Ukraine Climate crisis and natural resource management Conflict Hub Conflict and gender sensitivity Conflict-sensitive media Dialogue Early warning of violence Gender and peacebuilding Influencing Partnerships Peace economies Preventing gender-based violence Preventing violent extremism Reconciliation and transitional justice Research Security and governance Training Message(Required) CAPTCHA Follow our global social media accounts twitter youtube linkedin facebook instagram Explore our other areas of expertise Our approach Conflict and gender sensitivity Conflict Hub Dialogue Influencing Partnerships Research Training Themes Climate crisis and natural resource management Conflict-sensitive media Early warning of violence Peace economies Preventing gender-based violence Preventing violent extremism Reconciliation and transitional justice Security and governance Sign up for updates To receive updates from International Alert, including about our latest toolkits, reports, campaigns and webinars, and examples of how peacebuilders are making real change in their communities, please enter your details. Enter your email We will treat your information with respect. For more information about our privacy practices please read our privacy policy. Our vision is that people and their societies can resolve conflicts without violence, working together to build sustainable and inclusive peace. Expertise Locations Insights About Jobs Media centre Contact us Policies © INTERNATIONAL ALERT. REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 327553 COPYRIGHT TERMS AND CONDITIONS PRIVACY NOTICE TWITTER YOUTUBE LINKEDIN FACEBOOK INSTAGRAM Cookie Control Icon