International community’s responsibility on VAWG and conflict in Yemen
Yemen is suffering the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, with at least 80% of the population requiring assistance since the...
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THE OGIP BLOG IS A SPACE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO PRODUCE CONTENT ON VARYING AND DIVERSE TOPICS, PROVIDING CRITICAL AND CURRENT ANALYSIS ON KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN PEACE AND SECURITY. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN CONTRIBUTING TO THE BLOG FILL OUT THE FORM BELOW
OurGenforInclusivePeace
Dec 12, 20208 min read
Digital Tools and Initiatives as Solutions to Protect and Empower Women and Girls
The digital gender divide refers to the disparity in access, resources and capability that women and girls face when it comes to...
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OurGenforInclusivePeace
Dec 8, 20207 min read
Advancing the WPS agenda through regional governance in, for or by the global South?
The ten United Nations Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs) which make up the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda represent a...
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OurGenforInclusivePeace
Dec 1, 20205 min read
OGIP turns 1, YPS turns 5, and WPS turns 20: looking back and moving forward in peace and security
On 31st October 2020, Our Generation for Inclusive Peace (OGIP) celebrated two big anniversaries. The Women Peace and Security (WPS)...
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OurGenforInclusivePeace
Aug 14, 20202 min read
Youth Voices on COVID
Over the past five month’s OGIP has published commentary on the COVID-19 crisis under our #YouthVoicesOnCOVID series. The series has...
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OurGenforInclusivePeace
Aug 12, 20204 min read
Youth, Peace and Security on Spotlight for International Youth Day
Today is International Youth Day, a day to celebrate the ability and agency of young people to shape their world and effect meaningful...
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OurGenforInclusivePeace
Aug 7, 20207 min read
The Socio-Economic Implications of COVID-19 across the Globe
This piece highlights the global impact of the COVID-19 crisis both on countries across the world and on the lives of individuals. Since...
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OurGenforInclusivePeace
Jul 23, 20207 min read
COVID-19, Conflict, and Peacebuilding: Localising peacebuilding in the wake of a global pandemic
On March 23rd 2020, UN Secretary General António Guterres appealed for a global ceasefire to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. This call was...
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OurGenforInclusivePeace
Jul 15, 202010 min read
‘Women Leaders’ and the (In)Security of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic is arguably the most pressing international security issue of our time, prompting states worldwide to enter into...
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OurGenforInclusivePeace
Jul 4, 20206 min read
OGIP Blog Post – Girls’ Rights in Refugee Camps in the wake of a Global Pandemic
We are living in truly unprecedented times and the majority of the world is having to make huge adaptations to cope with COVID-19. As a...
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OurGenforInclusivePeace
Jun 26, 202012 min read
Black Lives Matter, state violence and COVID-19
Before exploring this topic, it is important to outline where this piece is coming from. The authors of this blog, a group of co-founders...
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OurGenforInclusivePeace
Jun 16, 20205 min read
Women, Peace, Security and COVID-19: Women's civil society in a global pandemic
A Special Session of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Focal Points Network 2020: Discussing how COVID-19 magnifies existing gender...
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OurGenforInclusivePeace
Jun 10, 20206 min read
The world’s doors have closed for COVID-19 – but who else are we shutting out?
When you turn onto the road that leads to Moria camp, the largest refugee camp on the Aegean islands, you’ll be greeted by children...
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OurGenforInclusivePeace
May 29, 20206 min read
Responding to COVID-19: diverse ways of organising
OGIP’s COVID-19 blog series has now been running for two months, creating a platform for youth voices to respond to the global pandemic...
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OurGenforInclusivePeace
May 13, 20207 min read
When COVID-19 causes school closures, what does this mean for girls’ education?
Covid-19 and girls' education Far from a “great equalizer”,(1) COVID-19 has proven to be an instrument for exacerbating systemic racism,...
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OurGenforInclusivePeace
May 7, 20208 min read
At an Arm’s Length
It feels like we are all playing a waiting game. Waiting for things to go back to ‘normal’. Waiting to go back to work. Waiting for the...
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OurGenforInclusivePeace
Apr 29, 20205 min read
Youth Peace and Security: OGIP on the Need to Improve the Synergies between YPS and WPS
In the past two months we have seen the first report of the Secretary General on Youth Peace and Security (YPS) and an open debate in the...
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OurGenforInclusivePeace
Apr 23, 20206 min read
Incarceration, punishment, and protection: rethinking ‘safety’ during COVID-19
Governments have long invested in approaches that place military strength and weapons at the core of their vision of international...
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OurGenforInclusivePeace
Apr 15, 20206 min read
The United States’ Anti-Immigrant Response to Coronavirus and Why it Matters
On 27th March 2020, President Trump signed the CARES Act, a $2 trillion relief package, aimed at lessening the economic hardship faced by...
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OurGenforInclusivePeace
Mar 26, 20202 min read
Youth voices on COVID-19 & conflict
As the COVID-19 virus continues to spread globally, it is abundantly clear that countries and communities already affected by conflict...
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OurGenforInclusivePeace
Feb 24, 20206 min read
Reflections on OGIP's Launch Event
On a Wednesday, 11th February, Our Generation for Inclusive Peace (OGIP) held its inaugural event at the London School of Economics...
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OurGenforInclusivePeace
Dec 19, 20194 min read
WPS 20 years on: the past and the potential for peace and security
With the New Year fast approaching we have almost arrived in 2020; 20 years on from the adoption of Security Council Resolution 1325...
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OurGenforInclusivePeace
Nov 21, 20192 min read
Introducing OGIP's Research
The Need for Diversified Research Research in the field of peace and security is often a product of patriarchal and ageist institutions...
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OurGenforInclusivePeace
Nov 12, 20195 min read
Two weeks on: OGIP’s Response to the Open Debate on Women Peace and Security
Tuesday 29th October saw the Security Council’s annual Open Debate on Women Peace and Security (WPS). It also saw the passage of a new...
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OurGenforInclusivePeace
Oct 29, 20193 min read
Inclusive Peace, Inclusive Futures: exploring the urgent need to further the WPS and YPS agendas
As part of OGIP’s Advocacy Pillar we will be publishing policy papers making recommendations to international and governmental policy...
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OurGenforInclusivePeace
Oct 28, 20195 min read
#SpeakingOurPeace: Introducing Our Generation for Inclusive Peace
Our Generation for Inclusive Peace is a youth-led research and advocacy collective grounded in intersectional feminist principles and...
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