Multimedia

Protecting Refugees and IDPs in the Americas: Update on the Mexico Plan of Action
Assessing Progress Toward Democracy in Francophone Africa
Four Francophone states in West Africa have recently held elections. In three, new presidents have taken office in processes that followed protracted periods of conflict and disputed rule; in Benin, a reelected incumbent has continued a democratic tradition of 20 years' standing. Despite the fact that the outcomes of some of these elections have been disputed, they nevertheless represent steps toward strengthening democracy in the region.
Female Soldiers and DDR: Sierra Leone, Nepal, and Colombia
How are the roles of "soldier" and "victim" defined by post-conflict programs? Most disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) programs are limited in the ways in which issues specific to female combatants are addressed. Panelists examined the particular challenges faced by female ex-combatants in post-conflict environments, and ways in which reintegration agencies and post-conflict programs can integrate gender into their work.
Human Rights in Colombia: New Tools for the Toolkit?
A discussion with Colombian Vice President Francisco Santos Calderón. Vice President Santos talks about the status of human rights in Colombia today and Colombia’s experience engaging in a new United Nations process, the Universal Periodic Review (UPR).
Female Soldiers and DDR: Sierra Leone, Nepal, and Colombia
At this event, Dr. Megan Mackenzie, a specialist on female soldiers in Sierra Leone, explored how the reintegration process for men has been securitized, or emphasized, as an essential element of the transition from war to peace.
Women & War Book Launch and Symposium - May 6, 2011
Session 3: Framing Women and War through Media, Film, and Music
“Framing Women and War through Media, Film, and Music” is a moderated dialogue with Patricia Mitchell, and focuses on the role of media, film, and music in depicting a myriad of roles women play in peacebuilding. Speakers include Abigail Disney, Filmmaker, Philanthropist, Producer of the film “Pray the Devil Back to Hell,” Founder of Fork Films; Agnes M. Fallah-Kamara Umunna, Journalist and Radio Producer, Executive Director and Founder of Straight from the Heart Project; Morley, Composer and Singer; Femke van Velzen, Filmmaker, Philanthropist, Producer of the film “Weapon of War,” Co-Founder of IF Productions; and Sheldon Himelfarb, Director, Center for Science, Technology, & Peacebuilding, USIP.