HRC46: International’s Women Day 2021 – Joint NGO statement
On 8 March, Joy Onyesoh, WILPF President, delivered a joint NGO statement during the HRC’s Observance of International Women’s Day, on behalf of: the Center for Reproductive Rights; Commission for […]
Open Letter to Permanent Representatives to the United Nations on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Resolution 1325 (2000)
Letter from NGO WORKING GROUP ON WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY Download a PDF version of the open letter Open Letter to Permanent Representatives to the United Nations on the occasion […]
HRC45: Written Statement on the Gendered Impact of Arms
WILPF submitted this written statement to the 45th session of the UN Human Rights Council regarding the report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the gendered impact […]
Declaración de la Secretaría Internacional de WILPF acerca del Racismo Sistemático y la Brutalidad Policial
Read this in English. Lire en français. WILPF está dedicada a construir un mundo pacífico, igualitario y justo, por lo que no podemos permanecer en silencio frente al asesinato selectivo […]
HRC44: Statement on COVID-19 and Women’s Rights
Statement to UN Human Rights Council 44th session (30 June-17 July 2020) Item 3: Annual full-day discussion on the human rights of women – COVID-19 and women’s rights A feminist […]
Policy brief: A feminist foreign policy Response to COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic knows no borders. It further knows no gender, class, or race. This virus does not discriminate, but our societies do. Around the world we have built systems […]
WILPF International Secretariat Statement on Systemic Racism and Police Brutality
Leer esto en español. Lire en français. As WILPF is dedicated to building a peaceful, equal, just world, we cannot stay silent about the targeted killings of Black people, acts […]
Déclaration du Secrétariat International de WILPF sur le Racisme Systémique et la Brutalité Policière
Read this in English. Leer esto en español. Alors que WILPF se consacre à la construction d’un monde pacifique, égal et juste, nous ne pouvons pas garder le silence sur […]
Submission to the CEDAW Committee on its first version of the draft General recommendation on Trafficking in Women and Girls in the Context of Global Migration
Submitted in original language: English Following on from its 2019 submission, the CEDAW Committee’s half-day of general discussion on trafficking in women and girls in the context of global migration […]
Briefing Paper: A Practical Approach to Prevent, Address and Document Domestic Violence under COVID-19
Briefing Paper From Global Coordination to Local Strategies : A Practical Approach to Prevent, Address and Document Domestic Violence under COVID-19 This briefing paper analyses successful interventions to make key recommendations […]