Click here to watch a video by the founder of Sudanese Mothers for Peace, Khadiga Hussein, and to learn more about the organization.

"June 25th, 2014

Kampala, Uganda

The attached document outlines the final Women's Major Group statement on the post 2015 agenda.

Last week, WILPF reiterated its call to promote a conflict prevention approach to the Post2015 development agenda that strengthens women's participation, rights, and peace.

The recording of North American MenEngage Networks webinar: "Engaging Men as Allies in Prevention Recording" held on June 12th is now available online.

Click here to listen to the webinar.

I sat in the glittery closing plenary of last week's global summit to end sexual violence in conflict in London, tired, saddened and outraged. I listened, together with activists, governments and survivors, to the words of Britain's foreign secretary, William Hague. He played to the crowd.

Today 90% of casualties in armed conflicts are civilians, an overwhelming majority of whom are women and children often subjected to sexual violence, abduction for sexual slavery and for fighting, and forced displacement as strategic tactics of war. Tell Congress to support the Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2014 to empower women as equal partners in preventing conflict and building peace!
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19 June 2014

Colombia: new law aims to address impunity for conflict-related crimes of sexual violence

A new law, which was signed-off by President Juan Manuel Santos on 18 June, could, if effectively implemented, contribute to bringing to justice those suspected of criminal responsibility in conflict-related crimes of sexual violence, Amnesty International said today.