Action Coalition 1: Gender-based violence
This policy brief looks at the root causes and drivers of gender-based violence, particularly examining issues including patriarchal systems of power, militarization and armed conflict, and militarized masculinities. Download the […]
Action Coalition 2: Economic Justice and Rights
This policy brief examines how capitalism and prevailing global models of economic development undermine the human rights of women and girls, including their ability to meaningfully participate in peace and […]
Action Coalition 3: Bodily Autonomy and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
This policy brief analyses how war and armed conflict limit bodily autonomy and impede diverse individuals, including women and girls in humanitarian settings, from accessing their sexual and reproductive health […]
Action Coalition 4: Feminist Action for Climate Justice
This policy brief examines the interlinked impacts of militarism, capitalism, colonialism, and climate change on communities, and looks at the ways in which climate action intersects with the goals of […]
Action Coalition 5: Technology and Innovation for Gender Equality
This policy brief looks at the varied impacts of technology and innovation on the rights of women and girls, including elements such as the weaponization of technology as a tool […]
Action Coalition 6: Feminist Movements and Leadership
This policy brief analyzes how policymakers can better support activism and work for peace and gender equality, including by preventing and responding to violence against human rights defenders, financing the […]
HRC45: Statement on Yemen
Statement to UN Human Rights Council 45th session (14 September – 7 October 2020) Item 2. Interactive dialogue on the report of the Group of Eminent International and Regional Experts […]
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 […]
HRC44: Statement on Combatting Violence Against Women Journalists
Oral statement to UN Human Rights Council 44th session (30 June – 21 July 2020) Item 3: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and […]
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 […]