Category: Women Peace and Security
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Open Statement: Genocide in Gaza and the Collapse of the Women, Peace & Security Agenda
Public Recognition of the Genocide: The international community must publicly and unequivocally recognize the ongoing genocide in Gaza. This recognition is a crucial first step The Australian Civil Society Coalition on Women, Peace and Security (the Coalition) expresses its profound concern over the unfolding genocide and widespread destruction in Gaza, and the recent bombing of…
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5th World Conference of Women’s Shelters
On 15 to 17 September, Jane Brock – Coordinator of the of the NSW Branch was able to take the opportunity to have some sort of table talks on 1325 with 40 participants at the 5th World Conference of Women’s Shelters held at the ICC (International Convention Centre), Sydney. The table talks took place during…
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Mending our Social Fabric: Learning from Palestinian and Israeli Women Peacebuilders
Over 200 attend Melbourne Women Peacebuilders event on 31st August. WILPF Victoria supported a public peacebuilding event entitled Mending our Social Fabric: Learning from Palestinian and Israeli Women Peacebuilders. This event was attended by over 200 people and was part of a speaking tour about Women’s Peacebuilding in Conflict Zones organised by a collaboration by…
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Prospects for Peace for Korea – what are the issues, the prospects and what we can do?
Prospects for Peace for Korea. WILPF Australia webinar, 55 minutes, abridged This year, 2023—the 70th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice—the Korean Peninsula continues to face the threat of war. With the tenuous ceasefire still the only formal mechanism in place to prevent armed conflict, tensions are again rising. Recognising the dire need for greater…
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Australian women say NO to AUKUS on International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day 2023: Say No to AUKUS and another overseas war! We urge the Federal Government to listen to the voices of Australian women to guarantee peace and security. We reject those irresponsible and strident voices advocating an American agenda of increased militarization and preparations for war with China. Australian women need to speak…
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Statement regarding the recent Earthquake in Türkiye and Syria
The WILPF Australia section is horrified that more than 20,000 people have died as a result of the massive earthquakes that hit near the Türkiye-Syria border in the early hours of Monday morning. We acknowledge the devastation this has caused and we stand in solidarity with WILPF partner women’s organisations in Syria who have been…
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Send a message to Clare O’Neil: Bring Australians home from Syria!
Our new Home Affairs Minister, Clare O’Neil, has the power to bring home Australians, who are stuck in refugee camps in Syria. Save the Children has estimated that more than 60 Australians, including 47 children, are located across the Al-Hol and Roj camps. Many are family members of men who travelled to Syria and Iraq…
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WILPF welcomes the increase in women parliamentarians
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) welcomes the great increase in women’s representation in the Australian Parliament. With a few seats still in doubt, it is projected that the House of Representatives will have 37% women, and the Senate 58%. The new ALP Government is set to see women outnumber men for the first…
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WILPF calls for peace in Ukraine
WILPF Australia strongly condemns the Russian invasion of Ukraine and we call for peace and an end to war. No more wars – not now, not ever again. In our letter to Prime Minister Morrison, WILPF has urged the Australian Government to stand united with the international community in calling for Russia to cease its…
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WILPF urges immediate action by the Australian Government to alleviate the suffering of the Afghani people
Submission to the Senate Foreign affairs Defence and Trade References Committee, October 2021 Introduction to WILPF WILPF is an international feminist organisation established in opposition to World War 1 in the Hague in 1915. We work in 37 countries to bring together women of different political, cultural and religious beliefs and advocate for peace and…