Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) Updates

In advance of the October 2025 Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security, this open letter was sent to UN Member States on behalf of 661 civil society signatories from 106 countries...

In this submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, WILPF highlights that Afghan women activists, feminist groups, and women-led and women’s rights...

Executive Summary The root causes, manifestations and attempts to mitigate and adapt to the climate crisis all hold profound implications for gender equality and human security. Women, particularly...

Amidst recent attacks against Iran and increased internal repression, Israel’s ongoing genocide of Palestinians, and new commitments by Western states to spend even more money on militarism and...

61 organisations, including CARE International UK, have signed a joint statement calling on the Government to rethink a ‘shameful’ move which contradicts Labour's manifesto promise to put women and...

WILPF welcomes the recent ceasefire agreement between the Governments of India and Pakistan and urges its immediate and total compliance. Mediation, de-escalation, and continued dialogue – political...

During the marking of International Women’s Day at the 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC58) on 7 March 2025, WILPF delivered this statement also on behalf of ALTSEAN-Burma, the Center...

We fully agree with the Special Rapporteur that the law on the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice “underscores the institutional, intentional, and ideological nature of the Taliban’s...

Recibimos con esperanza el tan esperado alto al fuego entre Israel y Hamas, así como la liberación e intercambio de prisioneros y rehenes. Este anuncio llega tras 15 meses de devastación...

We welcome the long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, as well as the release and exchange of prisoners and hostages. This announcement comes after 15 months of unspeakable devastation in...

¡Eso es todo por la COP29! Del 11 al 24 de noviembre, diplomáticos, partes interesadas y activistas de todo el mundo se reunieron en Bakú, Azerbaiyán, para la 29.ª Conferencia de las Partes en la...

C’est la fin de la COP29 ! Du 11 au 24 novembre , des diplomates, des parties prenantes et des militants du monde entier se sont réunis à Bakou, en Azerbaïdjan, pour la 29e Conférence des Parties à...

En la 11ª Semana de la Paz de Ginebra, WILPF, junto con sus socios sirios The Syria Campaign (TSC) e International Bridges to Justice (IBJ), organizaron una sesión sobre la necesidad crítica de un...

Lors de la 11e Semaine de la paix de Genève, la WILPF, en collaboration avec ses partenaires syriens The Syria Campaign (TSC) et International Bridges to Justice (IBJ), a organisé une session sur la...

In June 2024, the UN convened the Fourth Review Conference (RevCon4) for the UN Programme of Action (UNPoA) on the illicit trade of small arms and light weapons (SALW) and its International Tracing...

“Building a World Without Violence: A WILPF Toolkit on Gender-Based Violence” is your essential guide to understanding and addressing GBV. This resource explores the root causes of gender-based...

Since 2021, Afghan and international civil society organizations, including WILPF, have called for an independent accountability mechanism to investigate and collect, analyse, and preserve evidence...

The African Union Silencing the Guns in Africa Activism Guide, developed by the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom’s Mobilising Men for Feminist Peace Initiative (MMFP) and Gun Free...