Statement for Sign On: Ending Complicity in International Crimes – A Two Way Arms Embargo on Israel

The undersigned organisations call on States that have provided and continue to provide arms and other forms of military assistance to Israel to adhere to their legal obligations and act […]
WILPF Secretary General’s Urgent Call for the Prevention of Genocide

World leaders have rushed to pick sides, whilst we are creeping towards something terrifying: a possible genocide. In this urgent call, WILPF Secretary General, Madeleine Rees, urges in the strongest […]
Statement on the Escalation of Violence in Palestine and Israel

In this statement, WILPF expresses its deep sadness at the ongoing and escalating loss of life in Palestine and Israel, which take place in the context of ongoing Israeli occupation, […]
Statement for Sign-On: Iranian Women’s Voice Must be Heard

Since March 2023, WILPF has been supporting a collective of Iranian women activists to support their struggle for freedom and calls for accountability for gender-based discrimination and violence in Iran […]
HRC54: Statement on the OHCHR Report on Firearms
WILPF delivered this statement to the 54th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC54) to comment on the latest report on ‘Impact of the civilian acquisition, possession and use […]
HRC54: Statement on Afghanistan

This statement was made to the 54th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), during the Interactive Dialogue with the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights […]
HRC54: Written Statement on the OHCHR Report on Firearms
WILPF submitted this written statement, titled ‘Disarm the Enablers: End the impunity of the Firearms Industry and its Helpers’, to the 54th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) […]
HRC53: Statement on the UPR of Ghana

This statement by WILPF Ghana, supported by Songtaba and Savannah Women Integrated Development Agency (SWIDA) Ghana, was made during the UN Human Rights Council’s adoption of the outcome of the […]
HRC53: Statement on Women’s Participation in Public and Political Life
Sholeh Zamini made this statement during a panel discussion on Gender-based violence against women and girls in public and political life at the at the 53rd session of UN Human […]