Speech at Women’s March for Dignity in Geneva
This speech was held at the Women’s March for Dignity in Geneva, Switzerland, on 21 January. Speakers were Sandrine Hazoumé Da Costa and Shilan Turgut. The speech was partly in […]
Statement by WILPF to the May 2016 Session of the Open-Ended Working Group on Nuclear Disarmament
Thank you Chairperson, I’m speaking on behalf of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, which is a partner organisation of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). […]
Statement to the Second Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty General Debate
The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom welcomes the opportunity to address the Second Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty. We participated in the negotiation of […]
WILPF Position on the Election of the Next United Nations Secretary-General #4FeministUNSG
We want a United Nations Secretary-General who is a progressive feminist leader and delivers a feminist agenda for peace, global diplomacy and conflict prevention. The leader of the United Nations […]
WILPF Statement on Weapons, Gender-Based Violence, and Women Human Rights Defenders
WILPF has the honour of delivering this statement on behalf of 27 CSOs. We applaud the ambitious and complementary thematic priorities proposed by the Special Rapporteur in her first annual […]
Statement on the Report of the IE on the Promotion of a Democratic and Equitable International Order on the Impact of Trade Agreements
WILPF welcomes the fourth report of the Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order. The Independent Expert shed light on the adverse human rights impacts […]
Statement on Contemporary forms of Slavery in Supply Chains
WILPF welcomes this report by the SR on contemporary forms of slavery and its focus on contemporary forms of slavery in supply chains. Regardless of some international normative efforts to […]
Contribución Oral de WILPF y FIAN International Para La Primera Sesión Del Grupo Abierto Inter-Gubernamental De Trabajo Sobre Corporaciones Transnacionales Y Otras Empresas Con Relación A Los Derechos Humanos
WILPF y FIAN son organizaciones miembro de la Alianza por el Tratado. Queremos felicitarla por su labor de moderación, que generó un ambiente amplio y constructivo para la discusión. Damos […]
Joint Statement of the Treaty Alliance Signed by WILPF: Enhance the International Legal Framework to Protect Human Rights from Corporate Abuse
We, the signatories to this joint statement, Welcome the establishment at the 26th Session of the UN Human Rights Council of the “open-ended intergovernmental working group on a legally binding […]
Statement on Scope: TNCs and Other Business Enterprises – Definition and Legal Nature in International Law
The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom joins the statement of the Treaty Alliance and would like to further develop some points. We affirm our support for a strong […]