“It’s important to be aware of what’s going on in the world and to think about how you can start to make a difference, even when you’re a kid.”
The third episode of WILPF’s Women's Power to Stop War Series tackles the topic of Disarmament in Africa from a Gende
March 2014
Headquarters, New York
October 2014
UN Headquarters, New York
On April 2, 2013 governments adopted the text of the first ever Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) at the United Nations in New
This is event is co-sponsored by the Women Peacemakers Program (WPP), Safer World, the Consortium on Gender, Securit
The modern peace movement arose from the horrors of World War I.
Thirty women peacemakers from 15 countries made a historic crossing of the two-mile wide De-Militarised Zone (DMZ) fr
The international community has begun to recognize the disproportionate impact of conflict on women and girls, and th
Fifteen years after the creation of UNSCR 1325 and the Women, Peace and Security Agenda, women’s participation, prote
Join us on 24 July 2015 for a discussion and film screening on South Asia's ongoing conflicts and women's peace effor
The refugee crisis in Europe has challenged many accepted truths, and shown that the solution lies in applying intern
High level government leaders are gathering in New York for the UN Sustainable Development Summit on 25–27 September,
On 22 October 2015, the Permanent Mission of Denmark, in cooperation with the Reaching Critical Will (RCW) Programme
On 29 October 2015, WILPF-US held a panel at the Peace Forum, “Strateg
The war in Syria has killed over 250,000 people and injured more than one million since 2011. Over 53% of civilian de
Our latest report provides tools and guidelines for effective implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty and the UN
On 18 May, WILPF, the Manipur Women Gun Survivor Network and the Control Arms Foundation on India (CAFI) co-sponsored
This initiative is organized by Reaching Critical Will and they are currently in Geneva hosting a campaign to ban nuc
Spain will be holding new elections as of June 26, 2016, after political parties failed to reached an agreement to fo
On 6 June, The Women’s International League of Peace and Freedom, launched a report, “Preventing Gender Based Violenc
WILPF developed a shadow report to the CESCR 58th session regarding France's sale of explosive wea
WILPF developed a shadow report to the CESCR 58th session regarding Sweden's sale of explosive wea
WILPF developed a shadow report to the CESCR 58th session regarding the United Kingdom's sale of e
On 6 June 2016, the Women’s International League of Peace and Freedom’s Disarmament programme, Reaching Critical Will
58th Session of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) is Coming Up
The International Board of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom released a statement entitled "Cond
The #MoveTheMoney resources developed by WILPF was designed to go from a political economy of war to a political econ
This is the statement that WILPF released on 13 June 2016, condemning the attack on a crowded market in Baghdad in th
By Katherine Ronderos (WILPF Colombia) and Abigail Ruane (WILPF PeaceWomen)
This panel event will address how synergies in the implementation of the gender-based violence (GBV) criterion in the
This statement by WILPF addresses the UN Human Rights Council by speaking for the organization, Families of Freedom,
On 23 March 2017 the Women’s International League of Peace and Freedom (WILPF) held a webinar launching an
This initiative aimed to raise awareness about nuclear weapons and to demand a treaty for the upcoming negotiations i
This initiative occurred in Geneva from the 26-28 April 2017 with over 150 leading women’s rights and peace activists
This initiative is a statement explaining to the NPT preparatory commitee the importance of preventing states from mo
This initiative is a video featuring Ray Acheson, Director of Reaching Critical Will, explaining what's the impact on
This article discusses the Nuclear Ban Treaty, and calls for citizens to actively work to see that weapons of mass de
Esta iniciativa es sobre los feminicidios cometidos por el uso de armas de fuego en Colombia durante el último año.
On Wednesday, 25 October 2017, WILPF, Oxfam, UN Women and the Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the United Nations co-hosted a panel titled “Weapons, War and Women: Enabling Movement for Peace in the MENA Region”. It provided a forum to exchange locally-driven experiences and good practices, share recommendations for what the United Nations (UN) Security Council and Member States can do to realise their Women, Peace and Security obligations and commitments and support an enabling environment for women’s meaningful participation in peace processes at all levels in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
Speakers include:
“Sustainab
Open Letter to the Group of Friends of 1325: Recommendations for the September 2019 UN General Assembly High