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April 2013
Women, Peace and Security: Sexual Violence in Conflict and Sanctions
April 2013
CSW57: PeaceWomen Final Report and Summary of Events
March 14, 2013
Sexual Violence in Conflict : Report of the Secretary-General
March 2013
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom: Statement CSW 57
February 11, 2013
Panel Series on Women, Peace and Security
October 2012
Mapping Women, Peace and Security in UN Security Council: 2011-2012
ADVOCACY & EDUCATION TOOLS
February 4th, 2013
Monthly Action Points (MAP) on Women, Peace and Security for the UN Security Council
23rd of July to 3rd of August 2012
An invitation: Join the discussion at CSW 57
2011
Strategising Online Activism: A Toolkit
November 25, 2010
List of Materials and Resources for Women Human Rights Defenders
January 01, 2010
Checklist on Women's Participation and Gender Perspectives in Security Council Resolutions
January 01, 2010
Security Council Resolution 1820: What it Says, Why it Matters, How it Works
January 01, 2010
UN Security Council Resolution 1325 for girls and young women
INITIATIVES
April 2, 2013
PRESS RELEASE: Women's International League for Peace and Freedom Reaction to the Adoption of the First Ever Arms Trade Treaty
April 5-6, 2013
CONFERENCE: Congolese Women Demand Discussions on the "Intervention Brigade" in the DRC
10 April
BLOG: Women Breaking the G8 Iron Door
April 3, 2013
BLOG: Leymah Gbowee Recalls Liberian Women's Struggle for Peace
April 02, 2013
BLOG: Badam Zari Becomes Pakistan's First Ever Tribal Woman to Stand for Election
April 1, 2013
BLOG: Women for Peace
19 April 2013
BLOG: Comments on the UN Commission on the Status of Women
EVENTS
May 4 - June 1, 2013
ONLINE WORKSHOP: Domestic Violence: Community Problem, Community Impact, Community Solutions
April 22, 2013
Women, Peace & Security: A Kosovo/Serbia Case Study in Women's Activism across Borders
April 9, 2013
Panel Discussion Book Launch: Applying a Disarmament lens to gender
March 18-28, 2013
Arms Trade Treaty Negotiations



Women's International League for Peace and Freedom is now 98 years old. We are so proud to be the oldest women's peace organization in the world! To learn more about WILPF's history Click Here>>

 

WE MADE IT BINDING!

 

 

On April 2, 2013 governments adopted the text of the first ever Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) at the United Nations in New York. The treaty, which prohibits the sale of arms if there is a risk that the weapons could be used to commit or facilitate serious violations of international humanitarian or human rights law, is the first ever treaty that recognizes the link between gender-based violence and the international arms trade.

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CSW57 is finished and Agreed Conclusions were adopted!

CSW57 will took place at United Nations Headquarters in New York from Monday, 4 March to Friday, 15 March 2013.

Read WILPF at CSW report here.

Read the Agreed Conclusions here.

 

 

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May 17, 2013
SOMALIA: Inside the Rape Crisis Center Thats Helping Somalia's Women
In a classroom tucked away from the world in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, students practice spelling. Ranging in age from 6 to 11, these girls all have one thing in common: They have either been raped or suffered through the rape of a loved one.
May 16, 2013
LIBERIA: ERU Officers Gang Rape Woman
Three officers of the Emergency Response Unit (ERU) of the Liberia National Police have reportedly ganged raped a 23-year-old woman in Yekepa, Nimba County.
May 14, 2013
ECUADOR: Young Men Break with Machista Stereotypes in Ecuador
At the age of 20, Damián Valencia speaks knowledgeably about every aspect of gender equality. He is a member of Cascos Rosa, a young people's initiative working for cultural change against machismo and violence against women in Ecuador.
May 13, 2013
INDIA: India's Women Activists Seeing Red
India's "Red Brigade" is a group of angry young women with a simple message for the country's sexual predators: change your ways or be ready to face the consequences.
May 11, 2013
SOMALIA: The First Lady On Violence Against Women
Asha Haji Elmi was born in Somalia in 1962 where she graduated from the Somali National University in Mogadishu. She e also holds a Master's degree in business administration from the International University of the United States. And 'the wife of Abdi Farah Shirdon, current Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia in August 2012 and is herself Somali Federal Member of Parliament, one of the few MPs of the transition period (2004-2009) to be re-elected. She'was the founder of the Association for the salvation of Women and Children (SSWC) in 1992, at the height of the civil war, and in 2000 promoted the Sixth Clan Association, movement for the promotion of Somali women in the political life of the country. It has also committed to the banning of female genital mutilation, a practice widespread in Somalia. She is currently working in Somalia against sexual violence against women and held a discussion on the topic during the London conference on Somalia in which, for Italy, was attended by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emma Bonino.
May 11, 2013
PAKISTAN: Despite Threats, Pakistani Women Cast Votes in Election
Despite threats from militant groups, many women headed to the polls in Pakistan to vote in the country's historic elections Saturday.
May 08, 2013
EGYPT: Egyptian Women Angry After President's Advisor Says Harassment
Egyptian women are livid after an advisor to President Mohamed Morsi said that statistics on sexual harassment and sexual violence in the country are “exaggerated.” Omaima Kamel, on the Board for Women's Affairs, said on Wednesday that the Interior Ministry should “provide realistic numbers” on violence against women in the country.
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