About WPNL
The Women’s Peacebuilding Network in Lebanon (WPNL) brings together women peacebuilders committed to inclusive and sustainable peace. The network aims to amplify women’s contributions to peacebuilding in Lebanon, and strengthen its members’ leadership and participation through learning, exchange of expertise and networking.
Peace and dialogue initiatives are needed now more than ever in Lebanon, considering the political, economic and social crises facing the country, which in turn is posing increased threats to peace by raising tensions and deepening polarization among political and sectarian groups, and increasing tensions in the communities.
Against this background, female peacebuilders across Lebanon have come together to establish the Women’s Peacebuilding Network in Lebanon (WPNL). The network aims to model women’s leadership in peacebuilding, conflict resolution and mediation, and to demonstrate that women are leading peacebuilding initiatives across the country, in a context where women have historically been excluded from formal peace negotiations, including in the Ta’if Accords that brought the civil war to a halt in 1991, and in the subsequent national dialogues, established with the National Dialogue Committee in 2010.
The network will function as an umbrella for female peacebuilders, bringing together mediators, practitioners and other peacebuilders working across formal and informal peacebuilding processes and initiatives, to facilitate capacity building, knowledge exchange, peer-to-peer learning, and enhance visibility of women’s contribution in peacebuilding in Lebanon.
The network comprises of female peacebuilders coming from all eight governorates across Lebanon, reflecting diversity in age, social, religious, national and political backgrounds.
The network is independent, inclusive, and capitalizes on the breadth and depth of peacebuilding efforts women are leading across Lebanon.
Peace and dialogue initiatives are needed now more than ever in Lebanon, considering the political, economic and social crises facing the country, which in turn is posing increased threats to peace by raising tensions and deepening polarization among political and sectarian groups, and increasing tensions in the communities.
Against this background, female peacebuilders across Lebanon have come together to establish the Women’s Peacebuilding Network in Lebanon (WPNL). The network aims to model women’s leadership in peacebuilding, conflict resolution and mediation, and to demonstrate that women are leading peacebuilding initiatives across the country, in a context where women have historically been excluded from formal peace negotiations, including in the Ta’if Accords that brought the civil war to a halt in 1991, and in the subsequent national dialogues, established with the National Dialogue Committee in 2010.
The network aims to amplify women’s contributions to peacebuilding in Lebanon, and to strengthen its members’ leadership and participation through learning, exchange of expertise and networking. The Women's Peacebuilding Network in Lebanon will function as an umbrella for female peacebuilders, bringing together mediators, practitioners and other peacebuilders working across formal and informal peacebuilding processes and initiatives, by creating a space
for mutual support for women committed to inclusive and sustainable peace.
The network comprises of 18 female peacebuilders coming from all eight governorates across Lebanon, reflecting diversity in age, social, religious, national and political backgrounds.
Our Objectives
