{"id":9504,"date":"2025-07-15T10:59:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T10:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/?post_type=publication&#038;p=9504"},"modified":"2025-07-15T11:31:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T11:31:22","slug":"from-exclusion-to-influence-reflections-from-the-womens-international-peace-centre-on-supporting-sudanese-women-in-peacebuilding","status":"publish","type":"publication","link":"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/publications\/from-exclusion-to-influence-reflections-from-the-womens-international-peace-centre-on-supporting-sudanese-women-in-peacebuilding\/","title":{"rendered":"From Exclusion to Influence: Reflections from the Women\u2019s International Peace Centre on Supporting Sudanese Women in Peacebuilding"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"section section--core \"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 offset-md-2 block-wrapper\"><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>This publication shares key insights, challenges, and lessons learned from efforts to strengthen Sudanese women\u2019s participation in peace processes during one of the most urgent and underreported crises in the world today. Since the outbreak of conflict in April 2023, Sudan has faced unprecedented levels of violence, displacement, and humanitarian need. Amid this devastation, women continue to lead in their communities, in humanitarian response, and in peacebuilding\u2014yet they remain largely excluded from formal political processes.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sudan-WIPC-cover-1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sudan-WIPC-cover-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sudan-WIPC-cover-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sudan-WIPC-cover-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sudan-WIPC-cover-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sudan-WIPC-cover-1-78x44.png 78w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sudan-WIPC-cover-1.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative, coordinated by the <a href=\"https:\/\/wipc.org\/\"><strong>Women\u2019s International Peace Centre (WIPC)<\/strong> <\/a>with support from the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wphfund.org\/rrwimpact\/\">Rapid Response Window of the UN Women\u2019s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF)<\/a><\/strong> and in collaboration with Cordaid, aimed to address this exclusion by creating space for Sudanese women to organise, strategise, and influence decision-making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This knowledge product reflects on feminist approaches, the obstacles encountered, and the practical strategies used to navigate entrenched barriers. It also offers concrete recommendations for advancing inclusive peace and political dialogue, grounded in the lived experiences and expertise of Sudanese women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their message is clear: participation must go beyond presence\u2014it must be meaningful, consistent, and informed by the leadership they have already demonstrated in shaping Sudan\u2019s history and future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/From-Exclusion-to-Influence.-Reflections-from-the-Womens-International-Peace-Centre-on-Supporting-Sudanese-Women-in-Peacebuilding.pdf\">Download and read the knowledge product<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":9507,"template":"","tags":[],"topic_tax":[35,13],"country_tax":[66],"class_list":["post-9504","publication","type-publication","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","topic_tax-gender-equity","topic_tax-justice-and-peace","country_tax-sudan"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>From Exclusion to Influence: Reflections from the Women\u2019s International Peace Centre on Supporting Sudanese Women in Peacebuilding - Cordaid International<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/publications\/from-exclusion-to-influence-reflections-from-the-womens-international-peace-centre-on-supporting-sudanese-women-in-peacebuilding\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"From Exclusion to Influence: Reflections from the Women\u2019s International Peace Centre on Supporting Sudanese Women in Peacebuilding - Cordaid International\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This publication shares key insights, challenges, and lessons learned from efforts to strengthen Sudanese women\u2019s participation in peace processes during one of the most urgent and underreported crises in the world today. 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