Our Work

The Women, Peace and Security Programme (PeaceWomen) is a programme of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), the oldest women’s peace organisation, founded in 1915.

It promotes feminist peace by strengthening women’s meaningful participation, transforming gendered power, and bridging local gender conflict analysis with global efforts to implement a holistic WPS Agenda. This builds on WILPF’s overall priorities of addressing root causes of violence with a feminist lens and mobilising for non-violent action.  

Our portfolio of tools and projects range from policy advocacy at the United Nations to monitoring to outreach to local capacity building. 

  • About Us
    Abigail Ruane, Programme Manager of PeaceWomen

    The Women, Peace and Security Programme (PeaceWomen) was founded in 2000 to strengthen women’s rights and participation in international peace and security efforts.

  • Mission & Strategy
    WILPF participating at the Global Summit to end Sexual Violence in Conflict

    The Women, Peace and Security Programme was founded by Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) in 2000 to work on ensuring women’s rights and participation are not disregarded in international peace and security …

  • Get Involved

    It is easy to get involved with us. The more we work together, the bigger our collective impact.Here’s what you can do right now: Join the conversation:

  • Donate

    Donate and Support our Work!By donating to us, you help us ensure the continuation of our work. Many women and men over the years have contributed financially to keep us going strong, and we are grateful for all donations.We would like …

  • Contact Us

    Please feel free to contact WILPF's Women, Peace and Security Programme using the below details if you have questions or suggestions about our work. On this page you will also find the contact information for our sister programmes and …

  • WILPF International

    The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) is an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) with National Sections covering every continent, an International Secretariat based in Geneva, and a New York office (the PeaceWomen programme) focused on the work of the United Nations (UN).

WILPF Sections at Geneva