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JOINT STATEMENT: With murder rates in Africa predicted to increase, Silencing the Guns Activism Guide launched to support activists. 

December 2024

Peace across Africa cannot be achieved through top-down government approaches alone, but requires meaningful engagement and participation from grassroots communities and civil society actors.  6 December 2024– A decade after the African Union’s ambitious Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want was adopted in 2015 with a vision of transforming the continent…
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Publications

Building a World Without Violence: A WILPF Toolkit on Gender-Based Violence

December 2024

“Building a World Without Violence: A WILPF Toolkit on Gender-Based Violence” is your essential guide to understanding and addressing GBV. This resource explores the root causes of gender-based violence, its structural impact, and provides actionable tools for prevention and advocacy. Whether you’re an activist, policymaker, or community organiser, this…
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Open Debates on Women, Peace and Security

December 2024

Open Debates on Women, Peace and Security Back to WPS Since the adoption of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1325 in 2000, the UNSC has met every year to debate on Women, Peace and Security, usually in October (the anniversary month). The open debates are informed by the…
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COP29 in Review: Failures, Progress and What’s Next

November 2024

WILPF, once again, was present at this annual event, which represents a critical opportunity to raise awareness of militarism contributing to the climate crisis and demand action from governments.   Our delegation of two leading feminist peace activists — Áine Beattie of the WILPF Scottish Branch and Åse Møller-Hansen…
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Q&A with Musawer Khanzai: From Snowboarding to Supporting Afghan Women through Art and Tradition

November 2024

How is it to be an activist in Afghanistan? Being an activist in Afghanistan is both empowering and dangerous. My involvement in snowboarding has allowed me to connect with young people and promote empowerment through sports. However, advocating for change, especially regarding women’s rights, comes with significant risks. The…
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Resolutions by Geographical Topics

November 2024

Security Council Resolutions Women, Peace and Security Back to WPS Resolution Watch tracks and analyses gender-specific language in all Security Council resolutions through a Women, Peace and Security lens and can be searched either by geographic topics or thematic topics of the Security Council. Thematic TopicsPeacekeepingWomen Peace and Security…
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Women, Peace and Security – The Overall Story of Resolution Watch

November 2024

The Overall Story of Resolution Watch Women, Peace and Security Back to WPS The Security Council must incorporate the principles and commitments of the Women, Peace and Security agenda in addressing country-level and other geographic work. This includes resolutions on peacekeeping missions as well as on country situations and…
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Women, Peace and Security Impact

November 2024

Impact and Cases Women, Peace and Security Back to WPS Investing in women’s participation and rights for peace is both important because women are part of humanity and also because it is critical to preventing violence and conflict and promoting peace. Here are a few cases that highlight how…
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Berit Aasen

Europe Alternate Regional Representative

Berit Aasen is a sociologist by training and has worked at the OsloMet Metropolitan University on Oslo. She has 40 years of experience in research and consultancy in development studies, including women, peace, and security, and in later years in asylum and refugee studies. Berit Aasen joined WILPF Norway five years ago. She is an alternate member of the National Board of WILPF Norway, and representing WILPF Norway in the UN Association of Norway, the Norwegian 1325 network and the Norwegian Women’s Lobby. Berit Aasen has been active in the WILPF European Liaison group and is committed to strengthening WILPF sections and membership both in Europe and relations across continents.

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Melissa Torres

VICE-PRESIDENT

Prior to being elected Vice-President, Melissa Torres was the WILPF US International Board Member from 2015 to 2018. Melissa joined WILPF in 2011 when she was selected as a Delegate to the Commission on the Status of Women as part of the WILPF US’ Practicum in Advocacy Programme at the United Nations, which she later led. She holds a PhD in Social Work and is a professor and Global Health Scholar at Baylor College of Medicine and research lead at BCM Anti-Human Trafficking Program. Of Mexican descent and a native of the US/Mexico border, Melissa is mostly concerned with the protection of displaced Latinxs in the Americas. Her work includes training, research, and service provision with the American Red Cross, the National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Centre, and refugee resettlement programs in the U.S. Some of her goals as Vice-President are to highlight intersectionality and increase diversity by fostering inclusive spaces for mentorship and leadership. She also contributes to WILPF’s emerging work on the topic of displacement and migration.

Jamila Afghani

VICE-PRESIDENT

Jamila Afghani is the President of WILPF Afghanistan which she started in 2015. She is also an active member and founder of several organisations including the Noor Educational and Capacity Development Organisation (NECDO). Elected in 2018 as South Asia Regional Representative to WILPF’s International Board, WILPF benefits from Jamila’s work experience in education, migration, gender, including gender-based violence and democratic governance in post-conflict and transitional countries.

Sylvie Jacqueline Ndongmo

PRESIDENT

Sylvie Jacqueline NDONGMO is a human rights and peace leader with over 27 years experience including ten within WILPF. She has a multi-disciplinary background with a track record of multiple socio-economic development projects implemented to improve policies, practices and peace-oriented actions. Sylvie is the founder of WILPF Cameroon and was the Section’s president until 2022. She co-coordinated the African Working Group before her election as Africa Representative to WILPF’s International Board in 2018. A teacher by profession and an African Union Trainer in peace support operations, Sylvie has extensive experience advocating for the political and social rights of women in Africa and worldwide.

WILPF Afghanistan

In response to the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban and its targeted attacks on civil society members, WILPF Afghanistan issued several statements calling on the international community to stand in solidarity with Afghan people and ensure that their rights be upheld, including access to aid. The Section also published 100 Untold Stories of War and Peace, a compilation of true stories that highlight the effects of war and militarisation on the region. 

IPB Congress Barcelona

WILPF Germany (+Young WILPF network), WILPF Spain and MENA Regional Representative

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Demilitarisation

WILPF uses feminist analysis to argue that militarisation is a counter-productive and ill-conceived response to establishing security in the world. The more society becomes militarised, the more violence and injustice are likely to grow locally and worldwide.

Sixteen states are believed to have supplied weapons to Afghanistan from 2001 to 2020 with the US supplying 74 % of weapons, followed by Russia. Much of this equipment was left behind by the US military and is being used to inflate Taliban’s arsenal. WILPF is calling for better oversight on arms movement, for compensating affected Afghan people and for an end to all militarised systems.

Militarised masculinity

Mobilising men and boys around feminist peace has been one way of deconstructing and redefining masculinities. WILPF shares a feminist analysis on the links between militarism, masculinities, peace and security. We explore opportunities for strengthening activists’ action to build equal partnerships among women and men for gender equality.

WILPF has been working on challenging the prevailing notion of masculinity based on men’s physical and social superiority to, and dominance of, women in Afghanistan. It recognizes that these notions are not representative of all Afghan men, contrary to the publicly prevailing notion.

Feminist peace​

In WILPF’s view, any process towards establishing peace that has not been partly designed by women remains deficient. Beyond bringing perspectives that encapsulate the views of half of the society and unlike the men only designed processes, women’s true and meaningful participation allows the situation to improve.

In Afghanistan, WILPF has been demanding that women occupy the front seats at the negotiating tables. The experience of the past 20 has shown that women’s presence produces more sustainable solutions when they are empowered and enabled to play a role.