Mediterranean Women Mediators Network

Founded by @ItalyMFA in 2017, implemented by @IAIonline & @WIISItaly and led by @Lore_Teodorescu. Founding member of @WomenMediators.

[Istituto Affari Internazionali - IAI @IAIonline]

Their voices matter. Their impact shapes peace.

🎙️ #HerStories2 – Episode 1 is out now!

The podcast by @MWM_Network, an initiative launched by Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), @ItalyMFA and @WIISItaly

Hosted by @MagdaZed, this episode features Lucy Talgieh, a mediator from the MWMN:
“The women are strong, they can make a change and the change will start with them and from them.”

🔗 Listen now: https://t.co/yS3wVSjb0Z

#HerStories2 #HerStories #MWMN #WomenMediators #WPS #WomenPeaceSecurity #Peacebuilding #Mediation #Palestine #WIIS

[WIIS Italy @WIISItaly]

🌍In today’s #25YearsofWPS blog, marking exactly 25 years of #UNSCR1325, @Lore_Teodorescu, WIIS Italy's President & Head of @MWM_Network, examines how the Resolution set a turning point for women’s role in peace & security & why its full implementation remains as urgent as ever.

[Dr. Dalal IRIQAT د. دلال عريقات @DalalIRIQAT]

The Need for #Palestinian Women’s Leadership in Recovery and #Peacebuilding

From survival to sovereignty: why Palestinian women must lead Gaza’s recovery

Since October 2023, I have watched Palestinian women in Gaza shoulder the unbearable — keeping families alive, finding food and water, securing shelter, protecting children, and holding communities together in the face of destruction.

In my latest IAI peer reviewed article published by the Italian ministry of foreign affairs institute, Istituto Affari Internazionali - IAI in partnership with the Mediterranean Women Mediators Network (MWMN), Mediterranean Women Mediators Network
I challenge the narrative that reduces these women to victims. They are the quiet architects of survival. Yet, as the conversation shifts to #reconstruction and political #negotiations, I fear a familiar pattern: those who rebuild communities are rarely invited to rebuild the future.

Recovery without women’s leadership is not recovery — it is a repetition of exclusion.
We must ensure that Gaza’s reconstruction is rooted in the Women, Peace and Security agenda, UN Women UN Women Palestine and that Palestinian women are recognized as decision-makers, not afterthoughts.

I invite you to read my full commentary, published by the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) and MWMN, and join the call to center #women in Gaza’s peace and recovery.

Thanks to editor @Leo Goretti

Read here ➡️
https://t.co/NmQLhiqLMt

Hashtags:
#Sumud #PalestinianWomen #Peacebuilding #WPSAgenda #GazaRecovery #IAICommentary #MWMN

https://t.co/NmQLhiqLMt
@MWM_Network @IAIonline

[Mediterranean Women Mediators Network @MWM_Network]

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[Mediterranean Women Mediators Network @MWM_Network]

📨 Our latest #newsletter is out! 🤩
🕊️ Discover how #Mediterranean women mediators are driving #peace across the region.
Read about our events & participation, our mediators' op-eds, interesting readings & podcast on #women, #mediation & #peace 🕊️✨

[Mediterranean Women Mediators Network @MWM_Network]

📣 Don't miss this #IAICommentary by @DalalIRIQAT!

🔗 Read it here: https://t.co/girAooHD3j

[Istituto Affari Internazionali - IAI @IAIonline]

Too often viewed solely as victims of conflict and crisis, Palestinian women, particularly in #Gaza, remain overlooked as powerful agents of resilience, leadership, and #peacebuilding.
While the world hastens to respond to the humanitarian crisis, one question remains: will Palestinian women have a say in the future of Gaza – not as recipients of reconstruction, but as peace decision-makers?

Read this new #IAICommentary by @DalalIRIQAT, published with the support of the @MWM_Network ➡️ https://t.co/8XLax1K99a

[Magda Zenon @MagdaZed]

On kaleidHERscope renowned women’s rights activist @MaryAkrami speaks about protecting the most vulnerable Afghan women.
https://t.co/3MP2C7w2W7…
@whatthewomensay @MWM_Network @WMCMediators

[NATO Strategic Direction-South Hub @NATOSouthernHUB]

@NATOSouthernHUB & @MWM_Network held a workshop in Naples where regional experts discussed the role of women in deradicalization in Africa & the M.E., and explored gender-informed strategies to counter violent extremism, emphasizing community engagement & inclusive approaches

[Magda Zenon @MagdaZed]

Marzia Babakarkhail, a former #Afghan judge & #advocate for #WomensRights speaks on #kaleidHERscope about her journey defending the rights of women & children within a deeply #patriarchal system.
https://t.co/fmcJsdKHxB

@whatthewomensay @MWM_Network @WMCMediators @MineAtli1

[Italy UN New York @ItalyUN_NY]

This #WomenInDiplomacy Day Italy 🇮🇹 honors all the women that make a difference for good governance, effective negotiations and successful multilateralism.

Full and equal participation of women at all levels of decision-making isn't a choice any longer, a message we sent loud and clear at the side event 🇮🇹 hosted last March on the margins of #CSW69 & to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Italy at the UN 🇺🇳.

The future is better with women at the table!

#WomenInDiplomacyDay #WomenInPolitics

[Magda Zenon @MagdaZed]

Thania Pappenholz speaks to @MagdaZed on #kaleidescope about creating new narratives to counteract the normalcy of a not normal situation
https://t.co/sEpEw8Y1B4

@whatthewomensay @MWM_Network @WMCMediators @IpekBorman @MeltemSamani @FionaMullenCY @CostaConstanti

[Istituto Affari Internazionali - IAI @IAIonline]

The unexpected revival of peace talks with Öcalan in late 2024 raises doubts over whether this marks a genuine shift or a tactical move by Erdoğan ahead of elections. Can peace endure without transitional justice or meaningful state engagement?

Read this new #IAICommentary of @MWM_Network by @gunesdasli ➡️ https://t.co/SrcYEtAUn0

[United Nations @UN]

In conflict, civilians always pay the highest price.

War is not the answer.

We need peace.

Friday is the International Day of Living Together in Peace. https://t.co/6wep5kafAi

[Mediterranean Women Mediators Network @MWM_Network]

❓Can reconciliation wait for peace?

✍🏻 In her latest #IAICommentary, @gunesdasli explores how #Kurdish civil society in #Turkey is reshaping reconciliation as a continuous process—challenging traditional peacebuilding norms. 🕊️

Read it here 👇🏻
https://t.co/IulJHxMO7P

[Mediterranean Women Mediators Network @MWM_Network]

Last week the #MWMN had the chance to meet some of its new members coming from the 4 shores of the #Mediterranean!
Thank you for sharing your expertise and your inspiring voices 🙏🏻
We are looking forward to working together toward sustainable #peace 🕊️

[ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay]

🧠 Afghanistan is facing a mental health crisis— & #Afghan woman #peacebuilders are on the frontlines of the response.

Our latest case study is out now:
📘 The War Against Ourselves
🔗 https://t.co/Z7W8Mputo8

#NotAboutThemWithoutThem

[Mediterranean Women Mediators Network @MWM_Network]

📣 Don't miss this new #IAICommentary by our member María Villellas Ariño!

📖 Read it here: https://t.co/XhcvMPAOfy

#WomenMediators

[Istituto Affari Internazionali - IAI @IAIonline]

Mediation has become a central & cost-effective peacebuilding tool in recent decades. What are the challenges and the pathways for inclusion of women peacebuilders in mediation efforts?

New #IAICommentary from the @MWM_Network by María Villellas Ariño ➡️ https://t.co/KbvXHfJd2R

[Democracy in Exile @DAWN_Journal]

"The main root cause of all of this is this feeling of victimhood. The feeling of oppression," @leabaroudi tells @AlexMAstley of sectarian strife between Sunnis and Alawites in northern Lebanon, made worse by recent reprisal killings in Syria. https://t.co/wXTIZvjWtg

[Mediterranean Women Mediators Network @MWM_Network]

2/2 @ceragesra was honored with the Promising Scientist Award for her work on inclusive mediation, civil society, women's role in peacebuilding, negotiation pedagogy, and global peace processes. ✨

[Mediterranean Women Mediators Network @MWM_Network]

1/1 Congratulations to our members @aysebetulcelik & @ceragesra! At the 20th Kadir Has Awards, @aysebetulcelik was honoured with the Outstanding Achievement Award for her contributions to peacebuilding, societal reconciliation, and gender perspectives in peace processes.🕊️