This #IWD2026, we don’t just celebrate women—we invest in them. Stand with ICAN as we support #peacebuilders worldwide.
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#InternationalWomensDay #WomenPeaceBuilders #WPS
What happens when women lead? 🧵
They build trust. They bridge divides. They innovate.
We asked women from the Women’s Alliance for Security Leadership how their identity shapes their approach to building #peace.
Find to their answers below. 👇
🇰🇪 Nairobi, #Kenya: AWAPSA participated in a “Tea & Feminist Dialogue,” collaborating with women leaders & activists to advance women-led #ClimateAction, guided by lessons from Nobel laureates. 🤝
🇵🇭 #Philippines: At the Southeast Asia Women’s Summit, PCID shared the progress of the ICAN-supported Diploma in #WPS program, now expanding across universities to strengthen the #WPS agenda in the #Philippines. 🗣️
🇸🇾 Damascus, #Syria: Hope Revival joined a national dialogue on defining localization in a post-war context, emphasizing the vital role of women #peacebuilders, local leadership, civil society, & accountability in shaping #Syria’s recovery. 🕊️
🇨🇲 #Cameroon: Esther Omam spoke at the South West Cultural Festival’s Economic Investment Forum on “From Small Capital to Expanding Markets,” emphasizing highlighting the link between #peace & economic opportunity. ✊
📢 This week on #WASLWeekly: Women #peacebuilders across the #WASL network are sharing expertise—from economic development to post-conflict recovery & #ClimateAction—shaping more #peaceful & resilient communities. 🌍
ICAN is looking for a Staff Accountant to join our team!
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“If we go by the actions as opposed to the rhetoric, the goal is the decimation of #Iran entirely. It's not just about the state or the regime. It's going much further than that.”
ICAN’s @sanambna.bsky.social spoke to Asieh Namdar about war on #Iran.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P30...
“What is the #UK doing? This is an illegal war. There are war crimes being committed in #Iran by the Israelis & the Americans. Why are we signing up to this travesty?"
ICAN’s @sanambna.bsky.social joined @podsavetheuk.crooked.com to discuss the war on #Iran.
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Join ICAN’s @sanambna.bsky.social at a film screening & panel discussion “Iran: Voices of the Uprising.”
🎞️ "Where God Is Not"
📍 Geneva, Switzerland
📅 9 March 2026, 18:30 - 21:30 CET
RSVP ⬇️ www.graduateinstitute.ch/communicatio...
@fifdh.bsky.social @courrierinter.bsky.social
🗣️ #WPSWednesday: #Afghan families are risking everything for their daughters’ studies. Despite bans & fear, parents remain determined: their daughters’ education is worth any sacrifice. Rukshana Media rukhshana.com/en/my-daught...
🗣️ #WPSWednesday: Four yrs into intensified war, #Ukraine’s mental health responders support veterans, displaced families & children facing deep trauma. Psychosocial care is not secondary, it is essential to recovery & lasting #peace. Peace Direct
www.peaceinsight.org/en/articles/...
🗣️ #WPSWednesday: @crbuildpeace.bsky.social new report “A Peace for All Women” highlights why recognising women’s diversity is essential to meaningful participation & sustainable #peace. It shares practical lessons on embedding intersectionality in #peacebuilding. www.c-r.org/learning-hub...
🗣️ #WPSWednesday: Trump’s new foreign policy sidelines women, withdrawing from key #UN bodies, dismantling #USAID, & weakening bipartisan commitments like #WPS. When women’s rights are undermined, democracy & global security suffer. @msmagazine.com msmagazine.com/2026/02/28/t...
🗣️ #WPSWednesday: #Afghanistan’s treatment of women is more than persecution, it is institutionalized, systemic oppression. #GenderApartheid must be recognized as a crime against humanity. @passblue.bsky.social passblue.com/2026/03/01/w...
🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “Yanar’s killing is not an isolated incident...Women human rights defenders face gendered threats, harassment, criminalisation, & lethal violence.” WHRD-IC condemns the murder of #Iraqi feminist Yanar Mohammed & reflects on her legacy. whrdic.org/our-work/sol...
🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “This is an illegal war. A war of choice. It was not necessary,” @sanambna.bsky.social spoke to @euronews.com Méabh Mc Mahon on the intensification of the #Iran war & Trumps signal towards a prolonged fight. www.youtube.com/watch?v=geVU...
🗣️ #WPSWednesday: @sanambna.bsky.social joins The Fourcast to discuss #Iran’s deepening crisis & the limits of decapitation strategy. What does the killing of its Supreme Leader mean for #Tehran, #Washington, & the wider region? @channel4news.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
✊ “Courage, hope, passion, & commitment.”
📢 At ICAN’s #OurStrategiesOurPeace workshop, Visaka Dharmadasa, Sabrina Mowlah Baksh, & Clotilda Andiensa Waah remind us that women #peacebuilders inspire future generations to act, speak, & create #change in their communities. 🕊️
🗣️ Hear their voices.
“Any change on the back of bombs & bullets isn’t going to lead to democracy; it’ll lead to more authoritarianism.”
ICAN’s @sanambna.bsky.social joined Krishnan Guru-Murthy on The Fourcast, discussing the attacks on #Iran, de-escalation, & how to move forwards.
🎙️ open.spotify.com/episode/6gw2...
“This is an illegal war. It’s a war of choice. It was not necessary.”
This morning, ICAN’s @sanambna.bsky.social joined Europe Today, @euronews.com, with Méabh McMahon speaking on the US-Israel strike on #Iran.
📺 youtu.be/JQh-7VD-bMo
Don’t miss the season premiere of #IfYouWereInCharge!
@sanambna.bsky.social & Kavita Ramdas are joined by @yobencohen.bsky.social, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s, discussing his activism to curb military spending & unwavering belief in collective action.
🎙️ open.spotify.com/episode/12w5...
🇰🇪 Kwale County, #Kenya: COEC convened the Country Engagement Forum on PCVE, bringing together key stakeholders to review progress, strengthen coordination, & reinforce accountability in preventing & countering violent extremism. 🤝
🇺🇬 #Uganda: CoACT trained women from Lira, Kyegegwa, Terego, & Yumbe in leadership, gender-sensitive conflict prevention, & mediation—equipping them with practical tools to address local conflicts & engage in formal peace structures. ✊
🇨🇴 #Colombia: CIASE, Resguardo Indígena Panamazónico Gran Tescual “Sisayay Inti-Quilla,” & UN Women welcomed the Chilean Ambassador, exchanging experiences on dialogue for peace & security while highlighting women’s role in environmental protection & care-centered #peacebuilding. 🌿
🇰🇪 #Kenya: AWAPSA joined a special reception hosted by the Acting British High Commissioner to Kenya, alongside Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, celebrating women’s leadership & advancing the Women, Peace & Security Agenda ahead of #InternationalWomensDay. 🌸🕊️
🇳🇬 Borno State, #Nigeria: Allamin Foundation welcomed a delegation from the Embassy of Canada, sharing its work through the Community Women Mediators Forum, advancing transitional justice, deradicalization & reintegration of youth, & sustainable peace. 🕊️
✨ Across continents, women #peacebuilders are partnering with communities & institutions to transform challenges into progress, shaping a more just & peaceful future together. Learn more in this week’s #WASLWeekly 🤝✨
How to start reimagining #peace?
Sanam called for:
👤 Humanizing security
💡 Imaginative #diplomacy
🇺🇳 A SRSG for Women, Peace & Security
💰 A dedicated peace fund for women & civil society (using 1% of the $1.3T military spend)
Catch the replay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgND...
