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Peace Processes

Civil Society Activities/Women Organizing for Peace


Civil Society Activities/Women Organizing for Peace is a sub-theme of Theme: Peace Processes, and forms part of PeaceWomen’s framework to organize our women, peace and security resources for ease of use and understanding. It is important to note that themes and sub-themes are interlinked and mutually reinforcing.

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  • January 28, 2012 (Alaska Dispatch)
    AFGHANISTAN: Women Want to be Involved in Taliban Peace Process The most serious negotiations have taken place behind closed doors between NATO and Taliban representatives. Afghan President Hamid Karzai complained that he and other Afghan government officials had been left out of the process. While NATO has taken steps to address Mr. Karzai's concerns, Afghan women's activists say that the council has done little to ensure the inclusion of women in the peace process.
  • January 18, 2012 (Womens News Network)
    SOUTH KOREA: "We Want a Nuclear-free Peaceful World" say South Korea's Women In an impassioned plea for peace, twenty-two women's organizations in South Korea make their case for a better world by asking for the circumvention of nuclear weapons and the closing down of power reactors in the region.
  • December 15, 2011 (The Analyst)
    LIBERIA: 'You Did it' - Leymah Says of Women When the bazooka ruled in 2003 and only the opinions of Liberian warlords and a beleaguered head of state mattered to the world community, Leymah Gbowee and seven immortal others rose to project the power of peace through non-violence. The world did not miss that single act of heroism of nearly a decade ago, and it rewarded the heroines over the weekend as Gbowee threw up the V-sign to Liberian women, “You did it!” The Analyst, reports.
  • December 14, 2011 (Huffington Post)
    INTERNATIONAL: Iron Ladies of Peace History was made in Oslo on Saturday, when the eyes of the world watched as three great women received the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize. These women -- President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, Leymah Gbowee of Liberia, and Tawakkol Karman of Yemen -- risked their lives to stand for peace and refused to accept a world of violence, oppression, and injustice. The stories of these three individuals are nothing short of inspiring, and have proven to the world that women have an important and undeniable role to play in peace-building.
  • December 12, 2011 (Daily Beast)
    INTERNATIONAL: Global Events Celebrate Success of Women Nobel Prize Laureates As the world celebrates the Nobel Peace Prize win of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee, and Tawakkul Karman, women are holding ‘Rise with the Prize' gatherings that demonstrate they can stand together and be a force.

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