Dear Friends,
Happy New Year from the Women Peacemakers Program to all of you! We would like to take this opportunity to reflect on some of our accomplishments in 2013, and to share with you what we are planning for 2014.
Some of the WPP highlights of 2013 include:
Of course, this is just a tip of the iceberg of what we did during 2013! You can read more in this report.
All the activities in 2013 provided us with a solid base for our work in 2014. Some examples of activities for the upcoming year are:
Last but not least, we are happy to present to you our new website! Be sure to check out www.womenpeacemakersprogram.org to read all about our work, learn more about GSANV, retrieve the latest WPP reports and publications, and to stay up-to-date with the latest news and stories of our partners.
Besides our website, make sure to follow WPP on Facebook and Twitter for the latest updates on GSANV and Women, Peace & Security.
Keep an eye out for the next and improved Cross the Lines edition, reflecting the feedback we received from you via the Cross the Lines survey.
Wishing you an inspiring 2014!
The WPP Team
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.