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Commemorating the 21st Anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 132519 October 202110-11:30 AM US EDTRegister Now!

 

Tuesday, 14 July9am ESTRegister here for the Zoom link.

 4 June 2020

NEWS: Today, five prominent feminist organisations have released a set of feminist principles for a meaningful ceasefire.

****Please note that as of 2 March, due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19, all CSW64 parallel events have been cancelled****Sponsors: WILPF, Women's Initiative "One of Us", Women's Network for Dialogue and Inclusive Peace, Ukrainian Women's Veteran Movement 

****Please note that as of 2 March, due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19, all CSW64 parallel events have been cancelled****Sponsors: Peace Track Initiative, WILPF, Food for Humanity

****Please note that as of 2 March, due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19, all CSW64 parallel events have been cancelled****

Socio-Political Feminist Activism: Reshaping the Peace Processes in Syria‘There is still time for change’Wednesday, October 30, 20198:30-9:45 AM

By Senem Kaptan, WILPF Women, Peace and Security Fellow

“Increasing synergies to deliver the SDGs for women and girls in conflict and fragile settings” hosted by the UK Mission to the UN September 25, 2019 5:00 PMSpeakers:

Open Letter to the Group of Friends of 1325: Recommendations for the September 2019 UN General Assembly High Level Political Forum (HLPF) Sustainable Development SummitAugust 2019Dear Friends of Women, Peace and Security,

“Sustainable Development and the Women Peace and Security Agenda: Synergies for Action”

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On 20 March 2019, WILPF, ABAAD, and the MenEngage Alliance hosted a side event that provided an interactive forum for the identification of good practices and lessons learned and development of policy recommendations to address challenges in transforming gendered power structures and engaging men

WILPF Highlights

 

 

Feminist movement building is foundational for gender justice and feminist peace. However, an intersectional approach that addresses gendered power across race, class, economic status, sexual orientation and gender identity, age, and other status, is critical for transformative change.

Madre, Sorensen Center for International Peace and Justice, OutRight Action International, IraQueer, NGO WG on Women, Peace and Security and Women's International League for Peace and Freedom are hosting a discussion entitled, "Prosecuting ISIS Crimes against Women and LGBTI Persons”.

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.

  

What would a feminist Security Council agenda look like? The UN Security Council is responsible for maintaining peace and security in accordance with the principles of the United Nations, including women's equal rights and prevention of war.

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This initiative aimed to raise awareness about nuclear weapons and to demand a treaty for the upcoming negotiations in June and July. The march and rally occurred Saturday, 17 June 2017. 

Event Title: "Masculinities, Youth and Violence in Crisis Settings"Location: New York, NYSpeakers, Discussants, and Remarks:

What: 16th Anniversary of UNSCR 1325Theme: 12 Months On from the Global StudyWhen: October 24-28, 2016 Where: New York, New York 

September 27, 2016 — As the end of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon’s term approaches, global women peacemakers urge him to leave a legacy of peace for the Korean Peninsula by using his power to initiate a peace process to replace the 63-year old Armistice Agreement that halted the 1950-53 Korean

The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) will on 9 September launch a toolkit to boost action on women, peace and security financing.

On 18 May, WILPF, the Manipur Women Gun Survivor Network and the Control Arms Foundation on India (CAFI) co-sponsored an event at the Baha’i Center in New York entitled “Indigenous Women at the Forefront of a Strong Global Non-Violent, Peace, Security & Disarmament Movement” .

Speakers will include:

​On 30 October 2015, WILPF facilitated an event with the Men Engage network on “Transforming Violent Masculinities to Move the Women, Peace and Security Agenda forward” in the Church Center of the United Nations.

On 29 October 2015, WILPF-US held a panel at the Peace Forum, “Strategic Re-Engagements: Advancing Women, Peace and Security and Beyond” at the Church Center of the United Nations.

On 23 October 2015, WILPF WPS Programme, the Mission of Liechtenstein to the UN, and Liechtenstein Institute for Self-Determination at Princeton University held our final Women, Peace and Security lecture series, “After the High-Level Review -- Connecting Local and Global Action to Implement the

On 21 October 2015, WILPF, in collaboration with the Peace Forum organizers (the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP), Baha’i International Community, International Peace Bureau, United Methodist Women, the National Council of Negro Women, World Council of Churches, Peace Boat US, World F

Join us on 24 July 2015 for a discussion and film screening on South Asia's ongoing conflicts and women's peace efforts in the region.

2015 is a crucial year for the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda: a global study on its implementation is currently underway and the Security Council will hold a high-level review of resolution 1325 in October.

This event is co-sponsored by the Pasos Peace Museum, the International Institute on Peace Education, the Network for Peace through Dialogue, Connect, World Council for Curriculum, and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF). This program, the third in a series of CSW sympo

UN Commission on the Status of Women – Session 59 - Panel BEIJING PEACE TRAIN & BEYOND – WOMEN'S MEMORIES & TESTIMOMIALS Friday, March 13, 2015 - 10:30 to 12:00

Program: - Three cases of sexual violence in armed conflict - Sexual violence in armed conflict & mechanism of human rights in UN - Women's movement against sexual violence in conflict Organised by: Women's Human Rights Commission of Korea

Fifteen years ago, in an effort to address the exclusion of women in peace and security matters, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security (WPS).

The Beijing Platform for Action covered 12 critical areas of concern. This seminar will discuss three of the areas – institutional mechanisms, human rights and armed conflict. The seminar will be moderated by Dr.

Under the banner Women’s Power to Stop War, thousands of  peace activists from around the world are gathering this spring to change the conversation on peacemaking.

This is event is co-sponsored by the Women Peacemakers Program (WPP), Safer World, the Consortium on Gender, Security, and Human Rights, SAMYAK and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF).

Join WILPF members and partners from around the world for an informal meet and greet to connect, build collaborations, engage in creative action for change, and explore how to strengthen our shared work for women's power to stop war among women peace leaders. WHO: WILPF and friends 

Join women leaders from different regions in a discussion on how women’s rights, gender equality, and women’s empowerment can be realized beyond 2015 in light of the 20 ­year review of the Beijing Platform for Action and the new global framework for a sustainable development agenda.

LSE’s research project Above the Parapet, at the Institute of Public Affairs, seeks to capture the experiences of senior women who have shaped public life. It aims to identify the contexts and individual factors that shape women’s journeys into senior life in several fields.

October 2014UN Headquarters, New York

Wednesday, 21 May 2014 UN Headquarters, Conference Room B 15:00-16.30

Thursday, 13 March, 2014 UN Headquarters, Conference Room C 10:00-11.15am

Monday, 21 October, 2013  UN North Lawn Building, Room 7 1:15-2:30pm

Tuesday, July 9th, 2013  UN North Lawn Building (NLB) Room 6    1:15PM-2:30PM

Thursday, May 23, 2013 Women's Refugee Commission, 122 East 42nd Street, 11 Floor 1:15-2:30pm

Monday, 4 March 2013 UN North Lawn Building (CR D) 1:15-2:30pm

Wednesday, 14 November 2012 UN Church Center, 777 United Nations Plaza, NY 10.00 - 11.30 am

April 2012United Nations Headquarters, New York