Transnational Companies and their Impact on Women’s Human Rights
The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom calls for the special consideration of women’s issues when utilizing a human rights approach to assessing the accountability of Transnational Corporations (TNCs). […]
The Negative Impact of Arms Transfer in the Human Rights of People Living in Conflict-Affected Areas
The position of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) welcomes the initiative of a resolution on the “Negative impact […]
Resolution against Drones
The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) International Board, as a particular response to the initiative of the WILPF Sections in Pakistan, the United States, and the United […]
‛You Get What You Pay For- Disarm for Human Rights’
Thank you, Mr President, The realization of human rights will depend upon a transformation of thinking on security; that is, a shift from a paradigm of security assured by military […]
Disarm to Ensure the Right to Food
Thank you, Chairperson, The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom welcomes the focus which the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food has put in his report on the […]
Statement in connection with the NPT Review Conference in New York
The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) regards the upcoming nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference, held 3-28 May 2010 in New York, as an opportunity for states […]
Women’s economic empowerment in the time of financial crisis
Madame Chair, thank you for this opportunity. I direct my question to the whole panel, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom is an international women’s peace organization. We are […]
The Adverse Effects Of The Illicit Movement And Dumping Of Toxic And Dangerous Products And Wastes On The Enjoyment Of Human Rights
The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom thanks the Special Rapporteur for his report and welcomes the thematic focus on the right to information and participation. We urge states, […]
WILPF 2008 International Day of Peace Statement
On 30 November 1981, the United Nations General Assembly, in resolution A/RES/36/67, declared an international day of peace. This resolution recognised that “the promotion of peace, both at an international […]
On the second optional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights
Point 3: Promotion et protection de tous les droits de l’homme Rapport du Groupe de travail, à composition non limitée, chargé d’élaborer un Protocole facultatif se rapportant au Pacte international […]