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Last week, Heads of State and Government descended on New York to meet for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Summit, as part of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Along with members of our Global Advocacy Team, I travelled to New York to represent Women for Women International at the Summit.

The Global Goals are so incredibly important in helping us to clearly identify the global challenges we face. We can all take one goal that resonates with us, and strive to tackle it in our own way, in our homes, schools, workplaces or communities.

Instead of bringing the peace these talks promised, President Trump’s sudden public condemnation and halt is leading to a surge in violence, threatening not only negotiations but the safety of the country’s women.

For women survivors of war, peace is not just an aspirational ideal, but a series of urgent, practical goals that they are working hard to make a reality.

As part of our 'Meet our Team' series, this week we spoke to Aganze Eliud Murhabazi, the IT Officer at Women for Women International - DRC who also supports our global Communications team.

Cindy, Julie and Jen are fans of our Ambassador Gillian Anderson and supporters of our work with women survivors of war.

For World Entrepreneurs’ Day, we’re celebrating some recent success stories from businesswomen in Rwanda, DRC and Nigeria.

In 2016, the upsurge in conflict that swept through the area in which we were working forced us to halt our programmes in South Sudan. Earlier this year we returned to Yei and reopened our office to support women affected by the conflict.

On World Humanitarian Day, we spoke to Moses Abure, our Economic Empowerment Officer, based in Yei, South Sudan about what inspires his powerful work.

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, graduates of our programme are organising 'Community Forums' to educate and engage local leaders on women's rights issues, and find solutions to the major barriers women face.

Amina’s is just one of many stories of strength and resilience we heard in Bauchi State, northern Nigeria.

'It’s not only the money but the way we gather together that has changed my life.’ On International Friendship Day, women survivors of war share what friendship means to them.