For nearly a century, WILPF has advanced women’s participation in preventing armed conflict by focusing on the root causes of war and the promotion women’s rights. WILPF welcomes the decision of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), at its forty-seventh session, to begin the process of drafting a general recommendation (CEDAW GR) on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, regarding the protection of women in conflict and post-conflict situations. In response to the Committee’s Concept Note prepared for the 18 July 2011 General Discussion on the CEDAW GR (Concept Note), WILPF submits this written statement.