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Lettre ouverte au Secrétaire général pour le processus de nomination du/de la prochain⋅e Haut⋅e Commissaire des Nations unies aux droits de l’homme (22 juin 2022)
Concerne: La nomination du/de la prochain⋅e Haut⋅e Commissaire des Nations unies aux droits de l’homme Cher Secrétaire général, Le poste de Haut⋅e Commissaire aux droits de l’homme est essentiel à la...
Open letter to the UN Secretary-General on the appointment process of the new High-Commissioner for Human Rights (23 June 2022)
Dear Secretary-General, Re: Appointment of next UN High Commissioner for Human Rights The post of High Commissioner for Human Rights is critical to the promotion and protection of human rights...
HRC50: Call for Urgent Debate on women’s rights crisis in Afghanistan
TO PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES OF MEMBER AND OBSERVER STATES OF THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Excellencies, We, the undersigned civil society organisations, urge you to call for and support...
Advancing Peace through Crisis: Q&A with WILPF Sri Lanka
As Sri Lanka navigates a historic economic crisis, we spoke with Nadee Gunaratne of WILPF Sri Lanka to learn more about the situation and how the Group is advocating for a better future for a country...
Making visible the Afghan men who are working for women’s rights and a gender-just society
Dr Farooq Yousaf and Hareer Hashim Analyses on women’s rights and gender equality in Afghanistan have historically depicted a clear binary: patriarchal and conservative men resisting aspirational...
Women in Syria’s Economy: A Feminist Review of Women’s Economic Empowerment Projects
In the years since the Arab Spring uprisings, Syrian women have persisted in their struggle for economic empowerment. Yet despite the progress that has been made, women’s economic empowerment...
UN General Assembly should suspend Russia’s rights of membership of the UN Human Rights Council
To Permanent Representatives of Member States of the United Nations in Geneva and New York Excellencies, We, the undersigned civil society organisations, call on Member States of the United Nations...
Oslo talks should translate into concrete feminist action for the Afghan people
The Oslo talks between Western officials and a Taliban delegation should be urgently followed by concrete action that would help alleviate the plight of Afghan women, girls, boys, and men, said...
The needs of Afghan women and girls must be central in the Oslo talks
With the humanitarian crisis at its peak, all parties to the Oslo meetings must do whatever they possibly can to allow the flow of urgent aid and allow to reach Afghan people. Specific measures...
Global: Launch of new funding tool scales up support for women human rights defenders, peace activists on the front lines
(New York) – The United Nations Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) – together with Norway, Germany, the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the Women’s...
New WILPF Group Launches In Guinea To Advance A Future Of Feminist Peace
The WILPF movement continues to grow with the formation of a new Group: WILPF Guinea. With a current membership of 11 feminists and counting, WILPF Guinea was established to advance Group members’...
Civil Society Groups Seek Urgent UN Action on Yemen [EN/AR]
More Than 60 Groups Urge General Assembly to Establish New Investigative Mechanism (New York, December 2, 2021) – The United Nations General Assembly should act swiftly to establish an investigative...
Gender-Based Violence In Afghanistan: Time To Act
Written by Abigail Brown “Life in Zabul is difficult...Zabul is one of those provinces where, unfortunately, not much progress has been made for women, neither by the government nor by NGOs; due to...
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No Humans Are “Illegal” – Open The Borders, End The “Games”
Thousands of Afghan refugees, along with other people seeking protection, find themselves stuck along the Balkan route in Europe. Their attempts to cross the borders into the European Union have been...
Urgent Demand To Donors From The Feminist Action For Afghanistan
People of Afghanistan have long faced war, political upheaval, displacement, poverty, food insecurity, violence and gender-based violence, persecution, and violations of their human rights. These...
There is no future of Afghanistan without women: UN must uphold women’s rights in addressing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
This year marks the 21st anniversary of United Nations Resolution 1325, which calls for the equal participation and involvement of women in peace and security efforts. Yet Afghan women continue to be...
The International Community Must Support and Protect Palestinian Civil Society [EN/AR]
As a group of regional and international organizations, we express our full solidarity with Palestinian civil society and human rights defenders as Israel continues to escalate its attacks to shut...
Urgent Demand to Include Women in All Afghanistan-related Processes and Cease Collaboration with the Elimination of Afghan Women from Public Life
To: The Secretary-General, United Nations, New York Permanent Representatives of Member States to the United Nations, New York and Geneva It has been said and repeated. From the United Nations...
The international community must ensure the immediate flow of aid and supplies to Afghanistan
Together with Afghan human rights activists, humanitarian organisations, and civil society activists around the world, WILPF is urgently calling on the international community to use an effective and...