News - Nobel Women's Initiative

Roundtable on Women, Peace and Security in Northeast Asia Report

December 4-6, 2018 Beijing, People's Republic of China Women peacemakers came together in December 2018 in Beijing to support the Korea peace process and to demand that women have a seat at the peace negotiations’ table. Given the critical window for diplomacy, the Roundtable on Women, … [Read more...]

Nobel Women’s Initiative Statement on the persecution of Rohingya women

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination March 21, 2019 - Parliament Hill, Ottawa In March 2018, Nobel Women’s Initiative conducted a fact-finding delegation in partnership with Bangladeshi organizations, and met with over 100 Rohingya women in two refugee camps, in … [Read more...]

Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh Sentenced to 38 Years in Prison and 148 Lashes

On Monday Iranian human rights defender and lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh was sentenced to 33 years in prison and 148 lashes after being unjustly detained for nearly eight months. She is being punished simply for doing her job, which includes standing up for the rights of women and children in the … [Read more...]

Leaders of Women’s Peace Movements Respond to Outcome of Kim-Trump Summit

Hanoi, Vietnam — A global delegation of women peacemakers in Hanoi expressed disappointment in the outcome of the second summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean Chairman Kim Jong Un, but emphasized the importance of continuing to support efforts between the two countries to end … [Read more...]

Over 250 prominent women leaders call on President Trump and Chairman Kim to end the Korean War

A Letter Jointly Addressed to Donald Trump, President of the United States of America and Kim Jong Un, Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea February 20, 2019 Dear Mr. President and Mr. Chairman: We are women leaders … [Read more...]

Prominent Women Leaders Call for End to Korean War

MEDIA ADVISORY: Women Mobilizing to End the War: KOREA PEACE NOW Hanoi, Vietnam — A broad group of women leaders are calling on President Donald Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un to declare at their upcoming summit in Hanoi, Vietnam an end to the Korean War and establish an inclusive peace process … [Read more...]

Nobel Women’s Initiative launches InterviewHer, a global media database of women experts on conflict and security

Ottawa—February 13, 2019. The Nobel Women’s Initiative today launched InterviewHer, a global database that helps connect media to a wide range of women experts on conflict, peace and security from around the world. Research from the 2015 Global Media Monitoring Project – which analyses media … [Read more...]

Nobel Women’s Initiative statement on allegations against Oscar Arias

Ottawa—10 February 2019 Yesterday, we heard —through the media— of the allegations of sexual assault made against former President and 1987 Nobel Peace Laureate, Oscar Arias. We have also learnt that a criminal complaint was filed against him in Costa Rica. The #MeToo era is revealing how … [Read more...]