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(Ottawa) September 28, 2011—Eight Nobel Peace Laureates today sent a letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper calling on him to… Read More »
Ottawa (September 26, 2011) We are terribly saddened by the death of our beloved friend and sister Nobel Peace Laureate,… Read More »
The women Nobel Peace Laureates of the Nobel Women’s Initiative today released a statement upon the passing of their sister… Read More »
It is with great sadness that the family of Professor Wangari Maathai announces her passing away on 25th September, 2011,… Read More »
While leaders at the United Nations and the world are focused on the Palestinian bid for statehood, Israeli and Palestinian… Read More »
Over 50 human rights organizations in Mexico have signed an open letter condemning the increase of gendered violence and impunity… Read More »
Five Nobel Peace Laureates have written to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon about the recently released Report of the Secretary-General’s Panel… Read More »
Yanar is the co-founder and President of the Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq (OWFI). Since it’s inception in 2003,… Read More »
A full-page ad of the Nobel Peace Laureates’ September 7 open letter to President Obama opposing the Keystone XL tar… Read More »
A staggering number of women around the world will experience rape or other violence in their lifetimes. The UN Secretary… Read More »
An all-women team of cluster bomb searchers has been breaking new ground and gender barriers in Lebanon’s still dangerous south…. Read More »
An unprecedented number of women ran in the elections in Guatemala. The list of nine candidates for president included Nobel… Read More »
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Archbishop Tutu and the Dalai Lama call on President to build clean energy legacy OTTAWA (September 7, 2011) Nine distinguished… Read More »
Five Nobel Peace Prize Laureates – Mairead Maguire, Rigoberta Menchú Tum, Jody Williams, Shirin Ebadi, and Wangari Maathai – have… Read More »
Nine Nobel Peace Laureates – including Mairead Maguire, Jody Williams, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama… Read More »
Nine Nobel Peace Laureates – including Mairead Maguire, Jody Williams, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama… Read More »
Amsterdam (September 6, 2011) Jody Williams, Shirin Ebadi and Mairead Maguire of the Nobel Women’s Initiative join with Sonke Gender… Read More »