Statement to the Third Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty Geneva, Switzerland
Yemen. Syria. Iraq. South Sudan. Ukraine. One only needs to look at news reports on these countries to understand that civilians are dying and cities are being destroyed. The statistics […]
Statement from WILPF US on Charlottesville
STATEMENT FROM THE WOMEN’S INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE FOR PEACE AND FREEDOM, UNITED STATES SECTION, ON THE CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA DOMESTIC TERRORISM, HATE CRIMES SPEECH AND ACTIONS 12 August 2017 The members of the United […]
Nigeria: Need for Increased Efforts to Effectively Implement the Women, Peace and Security Agenda
Statement by the CEDAW Coalition on Women, Peace and Security CEDAW67, Review of Nigeria READ VERSION[1] I speak on behalf of a coalition of NGOs[2] who have submitted a report […]
Statement: CEDAW Committee 67th session, Review of Italy
At the 67th Session of the of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), WILPF International and WILPF Italy delivered the following oral statement during the Committee’s […]
HRC35: Statement on Human Rights Concerns Must Come Ahead of Profit in the Arms Trade
Statement made at the UN Human Rights Council 35th session (6 to 23 June 2017) during General Debate under items 2 and 3[1] WILPF has been consistently drawing attention to human rights […]
Statement: Weapons Transfers to Syria and Their Impact on Women
WILPF delivered the below statement on the margins of the 35th session of the Human Rights Council, during an interactive dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab […]
HRC35: Statement on Continued Scrutiny of the Gendered Impact of Arms Proliferation Is Needed
UN Human Rights Council 35th session (6 to 23 June 2017), Clustered interactive dialogue with: Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity and […]
HRC35: Statement by the ICJ on Shrinking Space for Civil Society Space at the Human Rights Council
Statement made by the International Commission of Jurists at the United Nations Human Rights Council, 35th Regular Session, 6 to 23 June 2017, Agenda Item 3 Mr President, This is a joint statement on […]
HRC35: Statement on the Upcoming UPR of Ukraine – States Should Address the Impact of Austerity Measures on Women
Statement made at the UN Human Rights Council 35th session (6 to 23 June 2017) during Interactive Dialogue under item 10 The quality of life and safety of women in Ukraine has significantly […]
HRC35: Statement on Ukraine – the Impact of Interventions by International Financial Institutions on Women
Written statement to the 35th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council (Geneva, 6 – 23 June 2017) The lowering of social standards and narrowing of access to social […]