MISSION

ACWPS advances peace and security for women, their families, and communities

through graduate education and training, on-the-ground engagement, expert analysis, and advocacy.

ACWPS promotes human dignity, individual liberty, and equality of opportunity for all women and girls

through our work implementing the U.S. Women Peace and Security Act of 2017

and the UN Security Council’s WPS agenda.

ACWPS Senior Fellow Eunice Apio receives US Institute of Peace award during visit to Washington, DC in February 2024 for the American premiere of the film The Wound is Where the Light Enters

ACWPS President Dr. Susan Yoshihara has recently joined the Institute of World Politics faculty to teach her new course entitled Introduction to Women, Peace, and Security, which will be offered in person this spring.

Check out the course here: https://www.iwp.edu/courses/introduction-to-women-peace-and-security/

READ DR. YOSHIHARA’S STATEMENT TO THE LANTOS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION ON THE GENOCIDE OF UYGHURS IN CHINA