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Institute Awards 2026 Student Fellowships Focused on Environmental Justice
CUNY students accompany CUNY’s Institute on Gender, Law, and Transformative Peace to global convening in Kenya This past January, the Institute on Gender, Law and Transformative Peace (the Institute) awarded three City…
Institute hosts Nobel Laureates and Global Leaders to Address Rising Authoritarianism and Build Solidarity Strategies
Coinciding with UNGA 2025, the Event Featured Prominent Nobel Peace Laureates, Global Thought Leaders, and Renowned Scholars By Institute Staff 8 October 2025 Coinciding with the United Nations General Assembly this September,…
“Together for the Restoration of Our Dignity”: Transnational Meeting in Celebration of Black Women and Girls
The Institute participated in a July 2025 convening hosted by Colombian Vice President Francia Márquez to mark the first anniversary of UN Resolution on Girls and Women of African Descent. BY MIKAELA…
Institute Executive Director Speaks at Global Launch of the United Nations Beijing+30 Action Agenda
Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee, Executive Director of the Institute on Gender, Law, and Transformative Peace, spoke on peace and security during the 69th UN Commission on the Status of Women to…
At the United Nations, Movement Leaders Share Stories from the Frontlines
The Institute brought together movement leaders, policymakers, and advocates at the UN Commission on the Status of Women to discuss strategies and struggles for organizers globally.
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Institute Executive Director Leymah Gbowee Receives Georgetown Honorary Degree, Delivers Oliver Tambo Lecture
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C — On February 13, 2024, Nobel Peace Laureate and Executive Director of the Institute on Gender, Law, and Transformative Peace Leymah Gbowee delivered the Oliver Tambo Lecture…
INSTITUTE ON GENDER, LAW, AND TRANSFORMATIVE PEACE HOSTS
Stories from the Frontlines: Strategies and Struggles across Movement-Based Organizing
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