While women are often actively engaged in mediation processes at community levels, their expertise is often overlooked when it comes to formal, high-level peace initiatives. In recent years, there has been an expansion of different national, regional, and global women mediator networks to address this gap.
The Global Alliance of Regional Women Mediators Networks, was launched in September 2019, to amplify common goals and strengthen coordination and cooperation among the networks.
The regional women mediator networks, that are part of the Global Alliance, include: (Links are to external websites of the different organizations. The United Nations does not bear responsibility for the validity of the content).
- The Ibero-American Network of Women Mediators
The expanding networks can contribute to strengthening efforts to support women’s participation and leadership and gender responsive peacemaking as well as to promote implementation of the Women, Peace and Security agenda.
DPPA's Gender, Peace and Security Unit meets regularly with the Global Alliance to exchange information and opportunities for collaboration. DPPA's Standby Team of Senior Mediation Advisers has also provided targeted training, including for members of FemWise-Africa, around conflict prevention, mediation, and other priority issues.
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