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Maathai: Put Climate on The AU Agenda

In a recent media release by 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate,  Wangari Maathai called on African heads of state to… Read More »

Media Release: Wangari Maathai Calls on AU Leaders to Take Action on Climate Change

- Nairobi (June 28, 2011) On the eve of the Africa Union (AU) Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Nobel Peace… Read More »

Flotilla to Gaza Departs

The French boat, Dignity/Karama, left the port of I’ile Rousse in Corsica, France on Saturday, becoming the first of ten… Read More »

Take Action in Support of Activists Sailing to Gaza

The French boat, Dignity/Karama, left the port of I’ile Rousse in Corsica, France on Saturday, becoming the first of ten… Read More »

Iranian Detainees Raped

PBS NewsHour and the Center for Investigative Reporting have co-produced a piece detailing some Iranian women’s horrific experi ences as… Read More »

Mairead Maguire: Safe Passage for Freedom Flotilla II to Gaza

–For immediate release– The many hundreds of world citizens sailing on Freedom Flotilla II to Gaza at the end of… Read More »

Women Speaking Out

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Nobel Laureates

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Nuclear Abolition Day: June 25

Join us on June 25th, the international day of action to advocate for a treaty to ban all nuclear weapons.  … Read More »

Be Part of Nuclear Abolition Day: June 25

Join us on June 25th, the international day of action to advocate for a treaty to ban all nuclear weapons.  … Read More »

International Tribunal on Crimes Against Women of Burma

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Burma: Rape as a Weapon

Women in northern Burma are living in fear as the Burmese military regime employs sexual violence in their offensive against… Read More »

Women Face Increasing Violence for Participation in Arab Spring

As the uprisings against autocratic rulers continue throughout North Africa and the Middle East, women are maintaining their active presence… Read More »

Women Forging a New Security: Ending Sexual Violence in Conflict – Day of Action

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Women Forging a New Security: Ending Sexual Violence in Conflict – Day 1

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Women Forging a New Security: Ending Sexual Violence in Conflict – Day 2

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Women Forging a New Security: Ending Sexual Violence in Conflict – Day 3

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Women Forging a New Security: Ending Sexual Violence in Conflict – More Images

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WATCH the Women’s Day of Action Panel Discussion

Following the conference, we held a Women’s Day of Action to End Sexual Violence in Conflict in Ottawa to engage… Read More »

Peace Laureates Wish Daw Suu Kyi Happiness on Her Birthday

The six women Nobel Peace Laureates have sent a message to fellow Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi on her upcoming… Read More »

Wish Daw Suu Kyi Happiness on Her Birthday

The six women Nobel Peace Laureates have sent a message to fellow Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi on her upcoming… Read More »

Women Peacebuilders in the DRC

Abigail Disney is a filmmaker, philanthropist and scholar. She produced the critically acclaimed Pray the Devil Back to Hell chronicling… Read More »

Laureates to Ban Ki-moon: Safe Passage for Gaza Flotilla

Four women Nobel Peace Laureates have sent an open letter calling on United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to support… Read More »

Ask the UN to Support the Safe Passage of the Freedom Flotilla II to Gaza

Four women Nobel Peace Laureates have sent an open letter calling on United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to support… Read More »

Condemn Sexual Assaults Against Prostesters in Iraq

Women protesters were molested and beaten by government-sponsored protesters in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square on Friday. The women were part of… Read More »