As we begin the countdown for our new website launch, we will be sharing a new video of Women Peace Leaders from around the world each week.

This week, our amazing PeaceWomen Director, Maria Butler, shares what it means to be a women peace leader in this short video clip.

Written by Joann Lee

Written by Zainab Alam

On 1-4 December 2014, WILPF hosted a regional meeting in Istanbul of over twenty women peace leaders from eight countries in the Middle East North Africa region: Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, Yemen and Palestine. The conference built on WILPF's MENA1325 work in the region over the last two years and enabled participants to strategize and coordinate work on advancing the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in the region.

Written by Madhuri Sastry

The 59th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) will take place in New York from 9 - 20 March 2015 with a main focus on the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and

 

On 18 November, 2014, WILPF PeaceWomen, the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, and the Mission of Liechtenstein hosted a closed roundtable discussion on gender-inclusive mediation at the Mission of Switzerland in New York.

On 19 November 2014, the Security Council held an open debate on threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon gave opening remarks at the debate, and there were over 60 speakers in attendance. Despite the large number of speakers, only 14 speakers used gendered language in their statements.