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If You Were In ChargeIf Women Were in Charge: Ending the Israeli-Palestinian ConflictWith the war on Gaza raging and violence escalating in the West Bank, few see hope for peace in the Middle East.
But Marwa Hammad of Woman of the Sun in Palestine and Yael Braudo-Bahat of Women Wage Peace of Israel, refuse to give in to such despair, and they refuse to give up on the future.
In Episode 5 of If You Were in Charge, Sanam Naraghi Anderlini takes on the toughest conflict of our times, offering a slice of hope and a glimpse into the resilience and courage o...2025-04-2953 min
If You Were In ChargeA Woman in Charge: Reimagining the UN's Power in This Age of CrisisThis week on the podcast, Sanam Naraghi Anderlini is joined by two distinguished voices in global diplomacy to examine the United Nations at a critical juncture.Richard Gowan, Director for UN and Multilateral Diplomacy at the International Crisis Group, and María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, former President of the UN General Assembly, Foreign Minister of Ecuador, and poet, delve into the mounting pressures facing the UN amid intensifying great power rivalries.Their conversation explores the urgent need for institutional reform, the vital importance of gender parity in global leadership, and...2025-04-1558 min
If You Were In ChargeAfghanistan’s women: Courage, Resistance and Resilience with Wazhma FroghWhat would have happened, if the US had heeded Afghan women's warnings about the Taliban, and supported their solutions before 2021? What if the international community supported Afghan women's strategies for ending violence and building peace - then and now? This week on #IfYouWereInCharge, Sanam speaks with Wazhma Frogh, Afghan woman peacebuilder and lawyer specializing in international human rights law and Afghanistan, and recipient of the International Women of Courage Award. Despite the Taliban's oppressive rule, Wazhma speaks of her vital work in educating, advocating, and offering hop...2025-04-081h 02
America: A HistoryBONUS: The Rise of Fascism with Ece Temelkuran [FEED DROP via IF YOU WERE IN CHARGE]On this bonus episode, we're doing something a little different, and sharing another podcast doing some great things.If You Were in Charge features global peace strategist Sanam Naraghi Anderlini talking to the frontline doers and imaginers—activists, organizers, and peacebuilders—whose lived experience, courage, and ideas are reshaping what’s possible. People who, if they were in charge, could change the world.In their first episode of season two, Sanam speaks to Ece Temelkuran, renowned author of How to Lose a Country: The 7 Steps from Democracy to Dictatorship, which explores the mechanisms of autocracy and th...2025-04-051h 01
If You Were In ChargeThe Power of Giving with Chris WormanWelcome to If You Were in Charge Season 2, a podcast featuring global peace strategist Sanam Naraghi Anderlini.This week, Sanam speaks with Chris Worman, Chief Global Strategy & Partnership Officer at GivingTuesday. Together, they discuss the critical role of civil society and philanthropy at a time when the sector is facing significant funding challenges.Their conversation explores the importance of generosity, civic engagement, and the impact of initiatives like GivingTuesday in fostering community resilience and a shared future.At the end of the episode, Sanam is joined by...2025-04-0149 min
If You Were In ChargeDemocratic Downfall: The Rise of Fascism with Ece TemelkuranWelcome to If You Were in Charge Season 2, a podcast featuring global peace strategist Sanam Naraghi Anderlini.This week, Sanam speaks with Ece Temelkuran, renowned author of How to Lose a Country: The 7 Steps from Democracy to Dictatorship, which explores the mechanisms of autocracy and the decline of democratic principles.Each week, Sanam tackles a major global challenge and hosts leading practitioners and innovators to share their work and solutions—if they were in charge with the necessary political and financial resources.To bring in...2025-03-2558 min
If You Were In ChargeTrailer! If You Were In Charge Season 2Welcome to If You Were in Charge,We are back for season 2 of your favorite show as always featuring global peace strategist, Sanam Naraghi Anderlini.Each week Sanam takes on a major global challenge and hosts leading practitioners and innovators to share their work and their solutions - if they were in charge with the necessary political and financial resources. Episode 1 coming Tuesday March 25th!If You Were In Charge is brought to you by the Bijan Ghaisar Foundation And ICAN International Civil Society Action Network2025-03-1801 min
The Comfortable SpotThe Comfortable Spot with Sanam Naraghi AnderliniToday, my guest is author and peace activist Sanam Naraghi Anderlini. As Founder and CEO of the International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN), Sanam has spent over two decades advancing peace, security, and women's rights worldwide. She leads the Women’s Alliance for Security Leadership, supporting women-led organizations in over 40 countries, and spearheaded ICAN’s Innovative Peace Fund, channelling millions to grassroots peacebuilders. A key architect of UN Security Council Resolution 1325, she has shaped global policy on peace and security while advising the UN, governments, and academia. She is also an adjunct professor at Columbia University and a Mellon Fell...2025-03-1054 min
Sweet but Fearless PodcastIf You Were In Charge with Sanam Narashi Anderlini MBE, founder and CEO of ICAN (S9:Epi 227) In this episode, Mary Sullivan, co-founder of Sweet but Fearless, talks with Sanam Naraghi Anderlini MBE, founder and CEO of ICAN, about her incredible 24-year journey in shaping strategies to tackle conflict, crises, and violent extremism. As a passionate and dynamic peace strategist, she’s worked with civil society, governments, and the UN to create real, meaningful change. Sanam is the founder and CEO of the International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN), where she leads the groundbreaking Women’s Alliance for Security Leadership (WASL)—a powerful coalition of independent, women-led organizations in 40 countries dedicated to preventing violence and ad...2025-02-1233 min
How To Belong PodcastFinding Belonging Amid Polarisation: Lessons from a Global PeacebuilderOur second episode in Season 2 - and what an extraordinary episode too. My guest, Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, MBE—peace strategist, CEO of the International Civil Society Action Network, one of the few trained female UN peace negotiators, and host of the If You Were in Charge Podcast—had to reschedule this very recording due to a last-minute invitation to attend President Jimmy Carter’s funeral. Her connection to one of history’s great peacebuilders adds a poignant and inspiring dimension to this conversation.
In this episode, Sanam introduces the concept of “quantum identities”—how our sense of self evolves with our environmen...2025-01-2748 min
If You Were In Charge12. Holiday Special with Houses of the Moon Theater CompanyHi, good news we are working on season 2 of 'If You Were in Charge'But in the meantime something a little different this week. We’re partnering with Houses of the Moon Theater Company to share this special episode from their three-part podcast series “De Novo.” It’s adapted from an acclaimed documentary play of the same name. It tells the true story of Edgar Chocoy, a Guatemalan teenager who faces deportation after fleeing to the U.S.In 2002, fourteen-year-old Edgar Chocoy Guzman fled his barrio in Guatemala City, when MS-13, t...2024-12-2429 min
If You Were In Charge11. "Trump the Transformer" & How the Left Fights Back with Yasmin RadjyYasmin Radjy, CEO of Swing Left, argues that Donald Trump is a transformative president and part of a global populist arc. So, how does the left find its own voice in an age of populism, and what possibilities does this trend offer the progressive movement to create radical change?Welcome to If You Were in Charge, A podcast featuring global peace strategist, Sanam Naraghi Anderlini.Each week Sanam takes on a major global challenge and hosts leading practitioners and innovators to share their work and their solutions - if they were in charge...2024-12-171h 13
If You Were In Charge10. Season One Recap with Sanam and the Twins!Welcome to If You Were in Charge,A podcast featuring global peace strategist, Sanam Naraghi Anderlini.Each week Sanam takes on a major global challenge and hosts leading practitioners and innovators to share their work and their solutions - if they were in charge with the necessary political and financial resources. This week, we're doing something a little different. Sanam is joined by her twin daughters, Soleh and Lydia, to reflect on their podcast journey so far, the insights gained from various guests, and the importance of exploring hope while considering future directions...2024-12-1021 min
If You Were In Charge9. US Foreign Policy in the Trump Age with Stephen WaltWelcome to If You Were in Charge,A podcast featuring global peace strategist, Sanam Naraghi Anderlini.Each week Sanam takes on a major global challenge and hosts leading practitioners and innovators to share their work and their solutions - if they were in charge with the necessary political and financial resources. After each discussion, Sanam is joined by one of her twin daughters, Soleh, to hear her reaction and gain a different generational perspective.In Episode 9, Sanam interviews Stephen Walt, Professor of International Affairs...2024-12-0359 min
If You Were In Charge8. AI Surveillance with Meredith WhittakerWelcome to If You Were in Charge, A podcast featuring global peace strategist, Sanam Naraghi Anderlini.Each week Sanam takes on a major global challenge and hosts leading practitioners and innovators to share their work and their solutions - if they were in charge with the necessary political and financial resources.In episode 8, Sanam speaks with Meredith Whittaker, president of Signal, about critical issues surrounding data privacy, surveillance, and the role of technology in society.They discuss the use of artificial intelligence in surveillance and its deadly applications i...2024-11-2658 min
If You Were In Charge7. Mid East Pt.2 - Building Peace: A Palestinian in Israel - Mohammad DarawsheWelcome to If You Were In Charge, a podcast with renowned global peace strategist Sanam Naraghi Anderlini. In each episode, we invite global thought leaders to share the radical solutions they would implement if given unlimited political and financial power. In this seventh episode, Sanam speaks with Mohammad Darawshe a leading political analyst and expert on Jewish-Arab relations inside Israel. After the conversation Sanam is joined as usual by her daughter Soleh to reflect on the conversation. Mohammad Darawshe explains the complex realities of Arab and Jewish coexistence in Israel, focusing on the challenges faced by P...2024-11-191h 00
If You Were In Charge6. Mid East Pt.1 - The Settler Crisis - Rabbi Hanan SchlesingerWelcome to If You Were In Charge, a podcast with renowned global peace strategist Sanam Naraghi Anderlini. In each episode, we invite global thought leaders to share the radical solutions they would implement if given unlimited political and financial power. In this sixth episode, Sanam speaks with Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger about the escalating violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. How to create a lasting peace in the region and the hard road to achieving that goal.From his bio on www.friendsofroots.net - Shorashim/Judur/Roots – A Local Palestinian Israeli Init...2024-11-121h 02
If You Were In Charge5. US Election, Pause For Breath & Future Episode PlansWelcome to If You Were In Charge, a podcast with renowned global peace strategist Sanam Naraghi Anderlini. In each episode, we invite global thought leaders to share the radical solutions they would implement if given unlimited political and financial power. In this fifth episode, Sanam is on the road in Asia, and we’re taking a pause for the U.S. elections.Stay tuned for exciting episodes to come, including a double special on the Middle East and an election review, exploring what the results mean for progressive political movements.If You Were In...2024-11-0503 min
If You Were In Charge4. Feminism with Kavita RamdasWelcome to If You Were In Charge, a podcast with renowned global peace strategist Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, where we invite global thought leaders to share the radical solutions they would implement if given unlimited political and financial power.In this this fourth episode, Kavita Ramdas a globally-recognized advocate for gender equity and justice. She currently serves as the Director of the Women’s Rights Program at the Open Society Foundations after completing her tenure as Strategy Advisor for MADRE, an international women’s rights organization. She founded KNR Sisters, an independent consulting venture.From 1996-2010 Kavita led and...2024-10-2944 min
If You Were In Charge3. Conservation Optimism with Dame Eleanor Jane Milner-GullandWelcome to If You Were In Charge, a podcast with renowned global peace strategist Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, where we invite global thought leaders to share the radical solutions they would implement if given unlimited political and financial power.In this third episode, Dame Eleanor Jane Milner-Gulland DBE on the power of optimism in the battle to preserve biodiversity, addressing the urgent need for action to save our planet’s ecosystems.This isn't your typical podcast about problems - it's about solutions. Sanam Naraghi Anderlini brings over 20 years of experience as a peace strategist, having worked on co...2024-10-2238 min
If You Were In Charge2. Police Violence with Kelly GhaisarWelcome to If You Were In Charge, a podcast with renowned global peace strategist Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, where we invite global thought leaders to share the radical solutions they would implement if given unlimited political and financial power. In this second episode, we feature Kelly Ghaisar, Founder of the Bijan Ghaisar Foundation sharing her plan to reduce police impunity for violence, following her heartbreaking journey of fighting for justice after her son was unlawfully killed by park police in Washington DC.Bijan Ghaisar Foundation.https://www.bijanghaisarfoundation.org/If You Were...2024-10-1535 min
If You Were In Charge1. Taxing the Uber Wealthy with Abby DisneyWelcome to If You Were In Charge, a podcast with renowned global peace strategist Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, where we invite global thought leaders to share the radical solutions they would implement if given unlimited political and financial power. In this first episode, we feature Abigail Disney, heiress to the Disney empire, discussing wealth inequality and offering bold ideas to challenge the billionaire class. This episode also includes Sanam's daughter, Soleh, who shares her perspective on how the extremes of generational wealth are shaping her views on wealth and success.Brought to you by the Robert Bosch...2024-10-0850 min
If You Were In ChargeTrailer! If You Were In ChargeLaunching 8th October, If You Were In Charge. What would you do if you had unlimited power to solve the world's toughest problems? Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, MBE, asks global experts this very question in her new podcast. From climate change to police violence, wealth inequality, and feminism, each episode takes a deep dive into the pressing issues of today and offers real solutions from those making a difference. Join Sanam and her twin daughters as they reimagine a better future, with thought-provoking discussions and insights from leading global experts.Brought to you by...2024-09-3002 min
ifa PodcastDie Kulturmittler:innen | Woman, Life, Freedom – The Protests in Iran. With Sanam Naraghi AnderliniIn 2022, Jina Mahsa Amini died in police custody after having been arrested because her headscarf was too loose. A wave of protest began in Iran - the protest cry echoed through the cities: ‘Zan, zendegi, azadi.’ ‘Woman, life, freedom.’
Although the protests might have quieted down in the media, the precarious situation has not changed. What is the current situation in Iran, especially for women? Is there any hope for the people seeking freedom in Iran? And how does the Western world view the protests?
Iranian-born Sanam Naraghi Anderlini answers these and other questions. She is founder and CEO of the Inte...2024-09-1946 min
Die Kulturmittler:innen – Der ifa-Podcast zu AußenkulturpolitikWoman, life, freedom – the protests in Iran. With Sanam Naraghi AnderliniIn 2022, Jina Mahsa Amini died in police custody after having been arrested because her headscarf was too loose. A wave of protest began in Iran - the protest cry echoed through the cities: ‘Zan, zendegi, azadi.’ ‘Woman, life, freedom.’
Although the protests might have quieted down in the media, the precarious situation has not changed. What is the current situation in Iran, especially for women? Is there any hope for the people seeking freedom in Iran? And how does the Western world view the protests?
Iranian-born Sanam Naraghi Anderlini answers these and other questions.
She is founder and CEO...2024-09-1946 min
Think. Debate. Inspire. A Podcast of the Robert Bosch AcademySanam Naraghi Anderlini talks about peace building and prevention of extremismIn this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Sanam Naraghi Anderlini about what attracts people towards extremism, her work in peace building and violence prevention.References: ICAN: https://icanpeacework.org/ ;Paiman Trust: https://www.peaceinsight.org/en/organisations/paiman-alumni-trust-paiman/?location=pakistan&theme ;Deeyah Khan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deeyah_Khan ;Ajmal Kasab: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajmal_Kasab ;Among the believers: https://www.amongthebelieversfilm.com/ ;Andrew Tate: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Tate ;UN Resolution 1325...2024-04-0350 min
Events at USIPThe Women, Peace and Security Agenda: Critical Partnerships with Civil SocietyThe Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda has long been championed as a pathway for designing and implementing polices that improve women’s inclusion in all facets of peacebuilding. On June 6, USIP hosted international attendees of the 2023 WPS Focal Points Network for a discussion on how WPS can be applied to diverse policy initiatives and how partnership with civil society can enhance adaptability, inclusivity and effective implementation of this framework for democratic change.
Speakers
Anne WitkowskyAssistant Secretary, Bureau of Conflict Stabilization Operations, U.S. Department of State
Jamille BigioSenior Coo...2023-06-071h 31
Behind the NumbersSanam Naraghi-AnderliniInterview with Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini, founder and CEO of the International Civil Society Action Network, and Director of the Center for Women, Peace and Security at the London School of Economics and Political Science. As a gender and inclusion expert, Sanam helped draft Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security and has worked on peace processes around the world.
This episode was recorded in 2020. Although some developments have taken place since then, we believe the insights and experiences discussed in this episode are still relevant today. Any opinions expressed are solely the interviewee’s and do not rep...2022-12-1328 min
The Intercept BriefingIran’s Protest Movement and Its FutureFor a month and a half, Iran has been rocked by protests. The sustained demonstration, which were kicked off after a young woman was killed by the notorious morality police, are the most serious challenge to the ruling regime in at least a dozen years — maybe since its inception. This week on Intercepted: Murtaza Hussain, a reporter at The Intercept, is joined by Neda Toloui-Semnani, a journalist and the author of “They Said They Wanted a Revolution: A Memoir of My Parents.” Toloui-Semnani discusses the recent trajectory of the protests in Iran and its parallels with the 1979 revolution. Then, Hussain is joi...2022-11-301h 03
EU-ASIA TALKSWomen in peace talks: a much-needed participationIn this episode we explore the role of women in peace and security, why it's important to have them as essential interlocutors and what they bring to the table. Women's capacity for listening, tones down the aggression and brings in a level of humanity that is essential to help building trust and enabling dialogue, for the sustainability and durability of any agreements that are reached.
Their role in building and ensuring lasting peace is indispensable.
Joining us in this conversation are Antje Herrberg, former senior mediation advisor at the European External Action Service and Special A...2022-11-0931 min
The New Arab VoiceThe Killing of Mahsa Amini: Iran's growing protest movement and a challenge to the regimeThe death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini has sparked mass protests across Iran. In at least 86 towns and cities, people - from different classes, backgrounds, and genders - have taken to the streets. Demands for accountability after Mahsa’s brutal death, which occurred while she was in the custody of the so-called morality police, have morphed into a wider challenge to the Iranian state. Despite the use of disproportionate force and live ammunition by authorities, the protesters are not backing down - risking their lives for the hope...2022-09-3024 min
Talk World RadioTalk World Radio: Sanam Naraghi Anderlini on PeacebuildingThis week on Talk World Radio, we're discussing peacebuilding and women's rights with Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, MBE, Founder/CEO of International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN) and director of the London School of Economics Centre for Women, Peace and Security who was awarded an MBE in 2020 in honor of her contributions to international peacebuilding.2022-09-1429 min
EU-ASIA TALKSWomen in peace talks: a much-needed participationIn this episode we explore the role of women in peace and security, why it's important to have them as essential interlocutors and what they bring to the table.
Women's capacity for listening, tones down the aggression and brings in a level of humanity that is essential to help building trust and enabling dialogue, for the sustainability and durability of any agreements that are reached.
Their role in building and ensuring lasting peace is indispensable.
Joining us in this conversation are Antje Herrberg, former senior mediation advisor at the European External Action Service...2022-08-0131 min
The Iran PodcastAfghanistan, Women & PeaceNegar Mortazavi speaks to Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini, Director of the Centre for Women, Peace and Security at the London School of Economics, about Afghanistan after the US withdrawal and under the Taliban, the fate of women peacemakers who were left behind. Sanam has two decades of experience as a peace strategist working globally on conflicts, crises and violent extremism with a mix of civil society, governments and the UN. She was appointed to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 New Year Honours list for services to International peace building and Women’s Rights.2022-05-1842 min
The San Francisco ExperienceWomen Peace Builders: Women, Peace and Security. Talking with Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, M.B.E.Women have rarely participated in peace negotiations, though they suffer a disproportionate share of civilian injuries and suffering in modern day conflicts. Enter Sanam Naraghi Anderlini who has worked tirelessly for over 25 years both on the frontlines as a mediator and at the international level as a policy advocate to ensure that women play their rightful role in peace negotiations. Sanam is the Director of the Centre for Women, Peace and Security at the London School of Economics as well as Founder and CEO of the International Civil Society Action Network. 2022-04-1234 min
The Kroc Cast: Peace Studies ConversationsWhat’s Happening with Afghan Women: An Inside LookKroc Institute alumna Malalai Habibi (MGA '19), Program Officer at the International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN), talks with Mahbouba Seraj, Executive Director of Afghan Women Skills Development Center who is joining us from Kabul, Afghanistan, and Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini, Founder and Executive Director of the International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN) and director of the London School of Economics Center for Women, Peace and Security, for a conversation about the current situation on the ground in Afghanistan.
They focus in particular on the impact on Afghan women of the U.S. withdrawal and the country's subsequent return...2022-01-251h 01
Superpowers for Good: Empowering Changemakers for Social Impact via Regulated Investment Crowdfunding from the SuperCrowd.Two Peacebuilders Share Their Pain About Recent Events in AfghanistanDevin: Sanam, what is your superpower?Sanam: Sometimes, I think that my superpower is the power of the powerless speaking truth to power.Devin: Malalai, what’s your superpower?Malalai: So I would like to speak about it, not as an individual, but as part of a group, the group of women, peacebuilders whose superpower is building peace. I have always been inspired by those women building peace in the most dangerous conflict zones under harsh situations. I am personally pro-peace, and I worked for peace in Afghanistan and Iran, and I am al...2021-10-1448 min
Got Conflict? Let's Talk Peacebuilding!Ending the Forever War or Ensuring War Forever in Afghanistan?In this fourth episode of the Alliance for Peacebuilding’s (AfP) podcast, Peace: We Build It!, Megan Corrado, AfP’s Director of Policy and Advocacy; Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini, Founder & Executive Director of ICAN; and Wahzma Frogh, Co-founder and Director of the Women & Peace Studies Organization sit down with our host Tanya Domi to discuss the announced military withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021, and implications on the peace process and gains made by Afghan women, girls, and minorities over the last 20 years; potential humanitarian and refugee crises, and the threat of Taliban rule and regional destabilization. Sup...2021-05-251h 10
Shaping the Post-COVID WorldWarfare and Peacemaking in the 21st Century: who's taking responsibility to protect and promote peaceContributor(s): HRH The Countess of Wessex, Visaka Dharmadasa, Abir Haj Ibrahim |
In 2021, the UN Security Council’s Women, Peace and Security Agenda turns 21. The 20th anniversary year brought renewed commitments by member states, but the engine, ingenuity and commitment to this agenda has always come from the frontline peacebuilders, practitioners, and advocates.
In this, the first 'In Conversation with' event, the director of the LSE Centre for Women, Peace and Security, Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, will delve into the real world experiences and efforts to bring the vision and promise of the WPS agenda to life. Sanam will have an in...2021-01-191h 16
Frieden & Eintracht internationalfeminist foreign policy with Sanam Naraghi AnderliniThis time talking to the great Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini, consultant to the United Nations on the subject of women and conflict and co-founder and executive director of the International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN.) She is also an author specializing in gender, equality and non-violence. As a field researcher and activist, she has worked extensively with the United Nations training governments and NGOs worldwide in peacemaking.
First, we spoke about the upcoming elections in the US and the valuable importance of electoral law and democracy. But above all, we talked about the need for more women in foreign...2020-10-3100 min
The Mediator's StudioSanam Naraghi Anderlini on Gucci gangsters and Yemeni mumsThe founder and CEO of the International Civil Society Action Network, Sanam Naraghi Anderlini MBE, calls for a complete rethink of international approaches to conflict resolution to better reflect the increasing fragmentation of warfare. Sharing first-hand accounts of her encounters with Gucci gangsters in Jamaica and South Africa's Knitting Needles Guerrilla, and recounting a dash after a foreign minister through the corridors of the UN, she demonstrates the importance of diversifying voices at the negotiating table and how the pivotal UNSC Resolution 1325 established a new discourse for the inclusion of women in peacemaking. 2020-07-0729 min
Oxford Society for International Development"Women in Peacemaking" with Sanam Naraghi AnderliniJoin us as Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, an activist for women, peace and security, consultant to the UN, and CEO and co-founder of the International Civil Society Action Network, talks us through the role of women in peace-making. We’ll be drawing on her work with women living in conflict zones who are fighting without weapons for stability, to help us explore the problems with current models of peace-building and to consider ways to re-evaluate the voices at the negotiations. On top of this, we’ll apply a gender-lens to the Covid-19 crisis, and investigate the impacts of the pandemic on e...2020-06-1639 min
LSE PodcastsWhen the Going Gets Tough: women and the future of global peace and security [Audio]Speaker(s): Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini | 2020 started with a threat of a new regional war in the Middle East, the continuing spread of authoritarian regimes with identity-driving extremist ideologies, a gridlocked multilateral system and an assault on international human rights norms and processes. At the UN it is hard to ignore the cognitive dissonance of a discredited Security Council and seeming fatigue at the wave of crises facing the world on the one hand, and on the other, the perfunctory conferences on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Climate Action, women peace and security and other visionary agendas. How does this flailing...2020-02-101h 28
What in the World?#22 - Yemen's War And The Power Of The PenA bus full of school children is bombed by Saudia Arabian war weapons purchased from the United States; Women negotiate food supplies for a country where 60% of the population lives in poverty; And a community tries to claim its sovereignty amid dueling powers and violent extremists. Yemen's silent war, for many Americans, is an unknown. Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini of ICAN Peace Network explains the crisis in Yemen and womens' attempts to use the power of the pen to bring about peace. This episode was released in 2018 via WERA 96.7 FM in Arlington, VA.
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Theme Song: "Asi ki...2020-01-0948 min
The City Club of Cleveland PodcastSeptember 21, 2018 - The Role of Women in Peace and SecurityOctober marks 18 years since the passing of the United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolution 1325 which reminded the world of the toll that conflict takes on women and girls, and of the vital role they play in building lasting peace. Today, despite this success, women continue to be omitted from peace talks. Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini, Co-Founder and Executive Director or the International Civil Society Action Network, explains.2018-09-2100 min
On Violent ExtremismVoice from the Women's Peacebuilding Movement – Sanam Naraghi-AnderliniIn this episode, Shannon N. Green interviews Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN). During the session, Sanam talks about the unique role women play in efforts to counter violent extremism, despite the danger and difficulty of this work. She delves into how we can better address the unique challenges women face — and replicate the incredible work they are already doing — in unstable environments and closing spaces.2016-06-1400 min