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16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence

Demanding Implementation, Challenging Obstacles: End Violence Against Women The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence (25 November – 10… Read More »

Ottawa Celebrates the 10th Anniversary of the Signing of the Mine Ban Treaty

In December 1997, 122 governments convened in Ottawa, Canada, to sign the historic Mine Ban Treaty, officially titled the 1997… Read More »

Jody Williams in Ottawa to Address the Rights of Women in Burma and Darfur, Sudan

On Friday, 30 November, Nobel Laureate Jody Williams will speak in Ottawa at “A World of Women: A Nobel Peace… Read More »

Women Leaders Gather for International Security Summit

  From 15-17 November, women leaders, including Liz Bernstein, Director of The Nobel Women’s Initiative, will gather in New York… Read More »

Women Laureates Disappointed by Weak Mandate on Cluster Bombs at the UN

The Nobel Women’s Initiative condemns the outcome of the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW).  The CCW concluded with a weak… Read More »

Eighth Meeting of States Parties to the Mine Ban Treaty

From 18 to 22 November, Nobel Laureate  Jody Williams will participate in the Eighth Meeting of the States Parties to… Read More »

Aung San Suu Kyi Issues First Public Remarks Since 2003

After an hour long meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday, 8 November, U.N. envoy Ibrahim Gambari released a… Read More »

5 November – Global Day of Action to Ban Cluster Bombs

Today, 5 November, activists from more than 30 countries, from Afghanistan to Zambia, are participating in a Global Day of… Read More »

ACT NOW! Join the Global Day of Action to Ban Cluster Bombs

Today, 5 November, activists from more than 30 countries, from Afghanistan to Zambia, are participating in a Global Day of… Read More »