News 2020
News from 2020. The latest news is on the news page.
High-Level Hybrid Conference on Resolution 1325
From the 11th to 12th December 2020, elbarlament will host a high-level hybrid conference on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the UNSCR 1325 on Women Peace and Security.
Women Make Film Symposium and Showcase
On Monday 30th November and Tuesday 1st December, elbarlament organised the Women Make Film Symposium and Showcase
Scoping Study “A strategy for women's participation in peace processes in Nineveh”
From June until August 2020, Swisspeace, in cooperation with elbarlament’s local experts in Iraq, developed a scoping study on the conflict context of the Nineveh governorate in Iraq and the role of women in the current peace process.
''Women Write for Peace'' - Online ToT-programme
As part of the project 'Women Talking Peace' elbarlamant e.V. is currently conducting a ToT-programme on creative writing titled ''Women write for Peace''.
Facilitating dialogue on regulation and cooperation on water protection in Iraq
As part of the dialogue project ‘Clean Tigris’, elbarlament facilitated an online workshop on amendments of the internal regulation of the environmental police.
Creating and growing as a writer in times of conflict: an interview with a former participant
We sat down with Shaimaa al Hammami, a former participant, to discuss her experiences as a female writer in Iraq, and how art can contribute to peacebuilding and healing during and after a conflict.
Joint Statement to European Governments ahead of the European Council Summit
Following the violent crackdown on protestors in Belarus, the European Partnership for Democracy issued a statement regarding the situation in the country ahead of the European Council Summit on Belarus.
Tough realities, higher resistance: the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on female Syrian refugees in Bekaa, Lebanon
Since we published our last blog post on Lebanon in November 2019, the situation of Syrian refugees in the country has further deteriorated, with the Lebanese government intentionally making life harder for this vulnerable group.
Forging Ties: Train the Trainer Workshops in Dohuk, Iraq
In 2019, our "Cultural Initiatives for Civil Society in Iraq 2019" project, included a Training of Trainers (ToT) programme.
The push to criminalise domestic violence in Iraq
Since 2014, Iraqi women's rights groups have been pushing the parliament to pass a law that would finally criminalise domestic violence, a cause that has gained urgency given the current Coronavirus pandemic.
My pen, my voice: the Arab Women Literature Festival in Tunis
From the 17th to the 18th January 2020, elbarlament, in cooperation with World Art Connection and the city of Tunis held the Arab Women Literature Festival under the slogan ‘My pen. My voice’ in the Medina of Tunis.
