International Women’s Day Disarmament Seminar Statement and Report
We, women from many parts the world, take this opportunity to raise our voices, which are often suppressed or ignored, on disarmament, peace and security. The 2008 International Women’s Day […]
Effects of Economic Reform on Women
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) UK Section would like to bring to Mr Bernards Mudho and representatives’ attention to the impact of these reforms on women, and […]
Violence Against Women
Thank you Mr. President. Women’s international League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) UK section welcomes the examination of the intersections between culture and violence against women by the Special Rapporteur. […]
Human Rights Issues Connected to the Adverse Effects of the Illicit Movement and Dumping of Toxic and Dangerous Products
Thank you Mr. President, The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom would like to thank the Special Rapporteur on the adverse effects of the illicit movement and dumping of […]
The Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food
Mister President, Please allow us to begin by expressing our admiration for the excellent work accomplished by Mr Ziegler during his mandate as Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food. […]
Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance Preparatory Committee for the Durban Review Conference
Joint statement with 27 other NGOs Thank you, Mr. President, The NGOs on whose behalf this statement is made have a long record of involvement in combating racism and racial […]
The Follow-up to and Implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action
We have an abundance of international principles and norms calling for mainstreaming gender equality in all areas. Yet there is a dearth of information on national legislation and practice that […]
International Women’s Day NGO Statement to the Conference on Disarmament
Distinguished Delegates, In 1975 the United Nations first recognized International Women’s Day, which has been celebrated by women since at least 1909. International Women’s Day has been traditionally linked to […]
Hiroshima & Nagasaki Remembrance Statement
The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) remembers the destruction and devastation caused by the US Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 61 years ago. WILPF recognizes and […]
NGO Statement to the Conference on Disarmament on the Occasion of International Women’s Day
Ladies and Gentleman, Distinguished Delegates, We were hoping to be able to read this statement to you in 2006 for the first time in the more than twenty years we […]