The present publication explores the women, peace and security agenda, and how the Arab region is responding to it. It … society organizations in times of peace and war. It includes case studies from Libya and Yemen on the role of those … discusses the roles of national women’s machineries, national human rights institutions, security sector institutions, and civil …

The Arab region is in crisis and it is easy to succumb to pessimism about its future. This report, however, embraces a … vision of hope: one that illustrates the many ways in which the region can act to ensure its future security and prosperity … further into a spiral of deepening violence, instability and recession that would undermine development for generations to …