In a letter sent to the Dutch Parliament about her activities during the 58th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Lilianne Ploumen, highlighted the WPP side event on involving religious leaders in peace and gender equality work. Minister Ploumen was the key note speaker at the WPP panel on "Involving Religious Leaders in Gender Equality Work: Innovative Practices and Challenges from the Field", which took place on March 11 at the Permanent Mission of the Netherlands. Within the letter to the Parliament, sent last week, the Minister highlights the need of a constructive dialogue with conservative actors on gender equality. Within these dialogues, the Minister notes that it is important to emphasize on common agendas and shared ideas, while simultaneously keep discussing contested issues.
WPP welcomes the intention of the Minister to remain involved in issues of faith-based peacebuilding for the advancement of the gender equality agenda. We are looking forward to build upon the joint panel discussion at the CSW.
Read the letter of the Minister to the Parliament (in Dutch)
12 Dec '17 Today, we are pleased to share with you the Conference Report “Financial Inclusion for Freedom and Security” by the Women Peacemakers Program, Duke Law International Human Rights Clinic, Human Security Collective, Transnational Institute, the Charity & Security Network, in cooperation with the Knowledge Platform Security and Rule of Law.
7 Dec '17 Today, on the 13th day of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign, we bring you the sad news that from 15 December onwards, the Women Peacemakers Program (WPP) will have to close its doors. We would like to ask for your time to read what has driven us to make this decision.
7 Nov '17 On Thursday, 26 October 2017, a side event entitled, “Pulling the Rug from Under Our Feet: What is the UNSCR 1325 Without Civil Society Freedoms?” was hosted on the margins of the 17th anniversary of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325. The event was hosted by the Women Peacemakers Program (WPP) and the Dutch Mission, in collaboration with Duke Law’s International Human Rights Clinic, Al-Hayat Center for Civil Society Development, Arab Women Organisation of Jordan, NOVACT, Free Sight Association, Iraqi Al-Amal Association, Women Empowerment Organisation, NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security and Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. This article briefly looks at the main issues discussed during the event.
