🕊️ Easter is a season of renewal, hope, and new beginnings — values that drive us every day.
To all those celebrating, we wish you peace, rest, and moments of joy with loved ones.
Happy Easter from the GNWP family 🌸
#WomenPeaceSecurity #Easter2026
A heartfelt thank you from GNWP and the Cabrera and Balleza families to all who shared their condolences, memories, and words of love following the passing of Mavic Cabrera-Balleza.
Your solidarity is a testament to the global community she devoted her life to building. 💜
🕊️ Civilians cannot wait. Women cannot wait. Peace cannot wait.
GNWP calls for immediate protection of civilians in Lebanon, Palestine, Iran & across the Middle East, and for women peacebuilders to be supported in their vital work.
📣 Read the statement: gnwp.org/statement-mi...
#WomenPeaceSecurity
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As a pioneering force in #Localizing1325, her legacy is immeasurable. She will be deeply missed and forever remembered.
Rest in peace, Mavic. Your work endures.
gnwp.org/in-memoriam-...
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It is with profound sadness that the Board and Management of GNWP announce the passing of our Founder and CEO, Maria Victoria "Mavic" Cabrera Balleza, on March 20, 2026. She was an unwavering advocate for women's full participation in peace and security. 🕊️
🌙✨ Eid Mubarak!
As we mark Eid al-Fitr, GNWP celebrates resilience, compassion, and the power of community. May this occasion bring peace, renewal, and hope to all, especially to those working tirelessly for inclusive and sustainable peace.
#EidMubarak #WPS #YPS #InclusivePeace
At #CSW70, during "Women's Leadership Advancing Disarmament, Justice & the Culture of Peace," GNWP’s Interim CEO Dr. Jasmin Nario-Galace underscored:
🔫 Weapons proliferation fuels wars
🙋♀️ Feminist leadership builds sustainable peace
🚫 Gender equality & #WPS go hand in hand
📣 RSVP NOW
Join GNWP, the Austria Development Agency, the Permanent Missions of 🇦🇹, 🇵🇭, & 🇲🇿, the Compact on WPS-HA, & the Women's Peace & Humanitarian Fund in a panel on humanitarian response, accountability, & 🚺-led peacebuilding
📆 17 March | 11:30 AM
📍 UN HQ - CR 11
✍️ forms.gle/CgWP79dMwtSh...
📣 RSVP NOW
Join GNWP, the Austria Development Agency, the Permanent Missions of 🇦🇹, 🇵🇭, & 🇲🇿, the Compact on WPS-HA, & the Women's Peace & Humanitarian Fund in a panel on humanitarian response, accountability, & 🚺-led peacebuilding
📆 17 March | 11:30 AM
📍 UN HQ - CR 11
✍️ forms.gle/CgWP79dMwtSh...
This #InternationalWomensDay & always, GNWP🟣 honors women's leadership, resilience, and commitment to advancing justice and sustainable peace.
📣 Supporting women’s leadership is essential for lasting peace.
#IWD2026
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GNWP, NYU SPS Center for Global Affairs, 1 for 8 Billion, the Permanent Missions of 🇲🇽, 🇧🇷, & 🇨🇴 to the UN, & the Global Movement for the Culture of Peace, will host a panel discussion on women’s Leadership & the UN SG🇺🇳 selection
📆 12 March | 1:15 PM
📍 UN HQ, CR D
✍️ RSVP: bit.ly/4qYxiiH
🚨 JOIN US
GNWP, in partnership with the Office of Senator Marilou McPhedran & @globalaffairs.canada.ca, will host an event on the role of women political leaders in advancing➡️ access to justice through #WPS
📆 10 March | 11:00 AM
📍 Permanent Mission of Canada to the UN in NY
✍️ RSVP: bit.ly/4au0JnL
📣 EVENT ALERT
Join GNWP, the Austria Development Agency, the Permanent Missions of 🇦🇹, 🇵🇭, & 🇲🇿, the Compact on WPS-HA, & the Women's Peace & Humanitarian Fund in a panel on humanitarian response, accountability, & 🚺-led peacebuilding
📆 17 March | 11:30 AM
📍 UN HQ - CR 11
✍️ forms.gle/CgWP79dMwtSh...
📣 RSVP NOW
GNWP, NYU SPS Center for Global Affairs, 1 for 8 Billion, the Permanent Missions of 🇲🇽, 🇧🇷, & 🇨🇴 to the UN, & the Global Movement for the Culture of Peace, will host a panel discussion on women’s Leadership & the UN SG🇺🇳 selection
📆 12 March | 1:15 PM
📍 UN HQ, CR D
✍️ RSVP: bit.ly/4qYxiiH
🚨 JOIN US
GNWP, in partnership with the Office of Senator Marilou McPhedran & @globalaffairs.canada.ca, will host an event on the role of women political leaders in advancing➡️ access to justice through #WPS
📆 10 March | 11:00 AM
📍 Permanent Mission of Canada to the UN in NY
✍️ RSVP: bit.ly/4au0JnL
📣 RSVP NOW
GNWP, NYU SPS Center for Global Affairs, 1 for 8 Billion, the Permanent Missions of 🇲🇽, 🇧🇷, & 🇨🇴 to the UN, & the Global Movement for the Culture of Peace, will host a panel discussion on women’s Leadership & the UN SG🇺🇳 selection
📆 12 March | 1:15 PM
📍 UN HQ, CR D
✍️ RSVP: bit.ly/4qYxiiH
🚨 SAVE THE DATE
GNWP, in partnership with the Office of Senator Marilou McPhedran and @globalaffairs.canada.ca, will host an event on the role of women political leaders in advancing➡️ access to justice through #WPS.
✍️ RSVP details coming soon
As the next UN SG🇺🇳 race begins, new research by GNWP & NYU's Center for Global Affairs shows that the bar for women is always higher. Even when women clear it, the door rarely opens
📣 When will women be considered good enough?
🔗 Read the op-ed in @passblue.bsky.social passblue.com/2026/02/10/w...
‼️ LAST DAY TO APPLY ‼️
The Cora Weiss Fellowship supports young women committed to sustainable peace & gender equality. This opportunity is for you if you:
✨ Are legally authorized to work in the US
✨ Have experience in #WPS
👉 Check the requirements & apply: bit.ly/CoraWeissFellow
📣 On the International Day for the Prevention of Violent Extremism as and when Conducive to Terrorism, GNWP underscores the #WPS agenda as a proven prevention tool: when women participate meaningfully in peace and security processes, communities become more resilient🕊️ to radicalization.
🚨 APPLY NOW
The Cora Weiss Fellowship supports young women committed to sustainable peace & gender equality. This opportunity is for you if you:
✨ Are legally authorized to work in the US
✨ Have experience in #WPS
👉 Check the requirements & apply: bit.ly/CoraWeissFellow
🚨 APPLY NOW
The Cora Weiss Fellowship supports young women committed to sustainable peace & gender equality. This opportunity is for you if you:
✨ Are legally authorized to work in the US
✨ Have experience in #WPS
👉 Check the requirements & apply: bit.ly/CoraWeissFellow
🚨 APPLY NOW
The Cora Weiss Fellowship supports young women committed to sustainable peace & gender equality. This opportunity is for you if you:
✨ Are legally authorized to work in the US
✨ Have experience in #WPS
👉 Check the requirements & apply: bit.ly/CoraWeissFellow
🚨 APPLY NOW
The Cora Weiss Fellowship supports young women committed to sustainable peace & gender equality. This opportunity is for you if you:
✨ Are legally authorized to work in the US
✨ Have experience in #WPS
👉 Check the requirements & apply: bit.ly/CoraWeissFellow
READ NOW‼️
In a new op-ed, GNWP’s Mavic Cabrera Balleza reflects on this year’s UN SG selection and why it must be a feminist woman: “The vocabulary is there: equality, empowerment, parity. But leadership has never embodied it.”
Read via @passblue.bsky.social 👉️ bit.ly/4q6tcUY
What’s next?
✔️ Finalizing LAPs
✔️ Piloting local initiatives
✔️ Embedding WPS in local governance
Because women-led, localized peacebuilding creates lasting change.
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Through a WPS Writeshop ✍️, women, youth, and local leaders co-created Local Action Plans rooted in community realities, advancing women’s leadership, protection, and safety, and bringing UNSCR 1325 to life.
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From policy to people ✍🏽➡️🏘️
GNWP🟣 and The Permanent Peace Movement, with support from @globalaffairs.canada.ca, gathered 43 changemakers in West Aley and West Al Shahar🇱🇧 to turn Women, Peace and Security commitments into real, local action.
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25 years. Still no seat at the table.
GNWP🟣 w/ the Austrian Development Agency under International Partnerships Austria brought together 30+ women leaders from 🇺🇦🇵🇸🇦🇲🇺🇬 to discuss long-term funding, direct support, & decision-making power in the Triple Nexus.
Watch now 👇
Read the latest SERVICE95 article featuring #YoungWomenLead activist Rima Sultana Rimu🇧🇩 as one of 15 activists to know.
Through her work, Rimu ensures women & girls know their rights and can shape a more just world.
🔗 service95.com/activists-to...
