Women and Mediation
Women and Mediation
Founded in 1915, the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) is the oldest women's peace organization in the world. It is a non-profit non-governmental organization working "to bring together women of different political views and philosophical and religious backgrounds determined to study and make known the causes of war and work for a permanent peace" and to unite women worldwide who oppose oppression and exploitation. WILPF has National Sections in 37 countries. WILPF is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and... read more
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Annual report 2010 - Section IV
From HD Centre Dated 15 June 2011 By HD Centre - This report (Section IV of the report) presents the activities undertaken by the HD Centre in 2010. It takes a look at the work of the organisation internationally highlighting the HD Centrea#039;s achievements, in Somaliland, Darfur...
Annual report 2010 - Section III
From HD Centre Dated 15 June 2011 By HD Centre - This report (Section III of the report) presents the activities undertaken by the HD Centre in 2010. It takes a look at the work of the organisation internationally highlighting the HD Centrea#039;s achievements, in Somaliland, Darfur...
Annual report 2010 - Section II
From HD Centre Dated 15 June 2011 By HD Centre - This report (Section II of the report) presents the activities undertaken by the HD Centre in 2010. It takes a look at the work of the organisation internationally highlighting the HD Centrea#039;s achievements, in Somaliland, Darfur...
Annual report 2010 - section I
From HD Centre Dated 15 June 2011 By HD Centre - This report (Section I of the report) presents the activities undertaken by the HD Centre in 2010. It takes a look at the work of the organisation internationally highlighting the HD Centrea#039;s achievements, in Somaliland, Darfur...
Annual report 2010 - Section IV
From HD Centre Dated 15 June 2011 By HD Centre - This report (Section IV of the report) presents the activities undertaken by the HD Centre in 2010. It takes a look at the work of the organisation internationally highlighting the HD Centrea#039;s achievements, in Somaliland, Darfur...
Annual report 2010 - Section III
From HD Centre Dated 15 June 2011 By HD Centre - This report (Section III of the report) presents the activities undertaken by the HD Centre in 2010. It takes a look at the work of the organisation internationally highlighting the HD Centrea#039;s achievements, in Somaliland, Darfur...
Annual report 2010 - Section II
From HD Centre Dated 15 June 2011 By HD Centre - This report (Section II of the report) presents the activities undertaken by the HD Centre in 2010. It takes a look at the work of the organisation internationally highlighting the HD Centrea#039;s achievements, in Somaliland, Darfur...
Annual report 2010 - section I
From HD Centre Dated 15 June 2011 By HD Centre - This report (Section I of the report) presents the activities undertaken by the HD Centre in 2010. It takes a look at the work of the organisation internationally highlighting the HD Centrea#039;s achievements, in Somaliland, Darfur...
G is for Gendered: taking the mystery out of gendering peace agreements
From HD Centre Dated 19 April 2011 By Antonia Potter - Progressing from why women should be included in peace processes to how is the theme of this opinion piece. This article looks at historical peace agreementsnfor Bougainvillenand Aceh to show what textual changes could have been...
G is for Gendered: taking the mystery out of gendering peace agreements
From HD Centre Dated 19 April 2011 By Antonia Potter - Progressing from why women should be included in peace processes to how is the theme of this opinion piece. This article looks at historical peace agreementsnfor Bougainvillenand Aceh to show what textual changes could have been...
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Women role in Kashmir peace building urged
From The Nation (Pakistan) Dated 27 April 2012 ISLAMABAD – “There is hardly any AJK woman narrative on the Kashmir conflict and their voices are missing in the peace building processes in Kashmir,” said Dr Shaheen Akhtar, senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Regional studies (IRS), here...
Women role in Kashmir peace building urged
From The Nation (Pakistan) Dated 27 April 2012 ISLAMABAD – “There is hardly any AJK woman narrative on the Kashmir conflict and their voices are missing in the peace building processes in Kashmir,” said Dr Shaheen Akhtar, senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Regional studies (IRS), here...
11:00 AM: Women, War & Peace
From KQED Dated 4 March 2012 War Redefined, the capstone of Women, War & Peace, challenges the conventional wisdom that war and peace are men's domain through incisive interviews with leading thinkers, secretaries of state, and seasoned survivors of war and peacemaking. Interviewees include Secretary of...
Papua New Guinea rural women demand stronger role in economy
From United Nations Radio Dated 1 March 2012 Tribal wars are forcing families in the highlands of Papua New Guinea out of their homes. Not only are these families being separated in the conflicts, but women and girls are being exposed to violence. Voice for Change, a non-governmental...
US Boosts Women's Participation in Peacemaking
From News Blaze Dated 6 February 2012 Ms. Clinton stressed that there are not enough women at the table, not enough women's voices being heard.
Judge orders talks in DES-breast cancer case
From Wichita Eagle Dated 20 January 2012 A federal judge in Boston has ordered 14 drug companies into talks that could lead to settlements with 53 women who claim their breast cancer was caused by an anti-miscarriage drug their mothers took decades ago.U.S. Magistrate Judge Marianne Bowler...
Could guns be battered women’s answer to domestic violence?
From Today's Zaman Dated 31 December 2011 When the humanitarian shelter Şefkat-Der, a religious organization, was founded in 1997, the group proposed mediation and family counseling between couples as a means to rectify situations where a woman was suffering violence at the hands of her husband.
Address: Secretary Clinton on Women, Peace, and Security
From Scoop - New Zealand News Dated 20 December 2011 Today, I want to focus on one aspect of peacemaking that too often goes overlooked – the role of women in ending conflict and building lasting security. Some of you may have watched a week ago Saturday as three remarkable...
Seminar series on ‘Religion, Women and Peacebuilding’
From IANSA Dated 15 December 2011 Do not include in Special Focus block The Global Women of Faith Network of IANSA member Religions for Peace have launched a...
2011 Nobel Prize Highlights Women's Role in Peacemaking
From Voice of America Dated 10 December 2011 Three female winners, who share this year's Peace Prize, join a special group of 15 women who have won the award since 1905
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