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Juba, South Sudan

By Anisha Desai   Our flight was to leave around 10:15 this morning, but we didn’t even board until 15… Read More »

African Union Press Conference

By Erin Simpson   Mia Farrow’s comment that ‘working for peace is not a passive process’ rang true today during… Read More »

Nobel Laureates Call for US-Iran Diplomacy to Continue

In a joint statement, the Nobel Women’s Initiative expressed its support for continued diplomacy between Iran and the United States… Read More »

Addis and The African Union

By Jody Williams   Monday, 28 July 2008 The sky is full of clouds and it is raining this morning… Read More »

News from the Nobel Women’s Initiative Delegation 2008

The Nobel Women’s Initiative Delegation to the Thai-Burma border, South Sudan, Chad-Darfur border in July/August 2008 aimed to amplify the… Read More »

Nobel Peace Laureate Women Call for Peace in Sudan

Addis Ababa, Press Release – Nobel Peace Laureate Women Call for Peace in Sudan -Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (July 28, 2008)… Read More »

The Next Leg of our Journey: Ethiopia, South Sudan and Chad

By Anisha Desai   Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Yesterday in Bankok was a rare day of mostly down time – except… Read More »

Back in Bangkok

By Anisha Desai   Ok. So, having left you days ago upon leaving Chiang Mai, here we are back in… Read More »

Nobel Women’s Initiative Hosts Media Briefing in Bangkok

The Nobel Women’s Initiative Delegation hosted a media briefing on 25 July 2008 at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand…. Read More »

Chiang Mai University Hosts Symposium to Discuss Political Rights Crisis

The Nobel Women’s Initiative Delegation, led by Nobel Peace Laureate Jody Williams and Mia Farrow, met today with women from… Read More »

Chiang Mai to Mae Sot

By Anisha Desai Day Two Blog, Monday 21 July 2008 Chiang Mai, Thailand   Our day started a bit early… Read More »

Nobel Women’s Initiative Leading Peace Delegation of Prominent Women

The Nobel Women’s Initiative will proudly lead a delegation to Thailand – the Thai-Burma border, Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Chad… Read More »

Day 1 – Bangkok to Chiang Mai

By Anisha Desai   After arriving from various parts of the globe in Bangkok, the delegation members met and set… Read More »

Nobel Laureates Support Mordechai Vanunu’s Appeal

Ten Nobel Laureates, including the six women Peace Laureates of the Nobel Women’s Initiative, are raising their voices to call… Read More »