Isabelle Geuskens, Executive Director of the Women Peacemakers Program, will be in New York, attending several Post-2015 Strategy Meetings. She will advocate for a strong human rights approach as successor of the Millennium Development Goals, with special attention for women's human rights, women's key role in peace processes and a strong voice for critical civil society organizations. Isabelle Geuskens will be attending the eighth session of the Open Working Group Sustainable Development Goals and the Feminist Strategy Meeting Post-2015 from February 2-10.
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Want to know more about the eighth session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development, click here and read the recommendations on Women’s Human Rights and Gender Equality here.
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.
