Monthly Action Points (MAP) for the Security Council: June 2020

For June, in which France has the presidency of the UN Security Council, the MAP provides recommendations on Afghanistan, DRC, Haiti and Mali.

WILPF International Secretariat Statement on Systemic Racism and Police Brutality

 

4 June 2020

As WILPF is dedicated to building a peaceful, equal, just world, we cannot stay silent about the targeted killings of Black people, acts which are rooted in and emboldened by white supremacy and structural racism, especially as people are in the streets calling for those with a platform to speak up.

Monthly Action Points (MAP) for the Security Council: May 2020

For May, in which Estonia has the presidency of the UN Security Council, the MAP provides recommendations on Iraq, Libya, Protection of Civilians, and Sudan (Darfur).

Feminist Consortium Releases Five Principles for a Meaningful Ceasefire

NEWS: Today, five prominent feminist organisations have released a set of feminist principles for a meaningful ceasefire. The principles are a direct response to the UN Secretary-General António Guterres who on the 23 March issued an appeal for a global ceasefire in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Women Peacebuilders Discuss Feminist Political Economy in the Context of Beijing+25

Under the current dominant economic model, whose priorities and needs are being cared for? Specifically before, during, and after conflict, how do economic, political, and social policies exacerbate or reduce inequalities, and what are the gendered impacts of these policy decisions? Who has the authority to make these decisions in the first place?

Monthly Action Points (MAP) for the Security Council: April 2020

For April, in which the Dominican Republic has the presidency of the UN Security Council, the MAP provides recommendations on COVID-19, Syria, and Yemen.

Women's Rights Caucus Issues Feminist Declaration Marking 25th Anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action

 

Today, the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom joins more than 200 organizations in adopting the Feminist Declaration, an alternative to the Member States’ political declaration, that outlines the steps necessary for the world to achieve gender equality.

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