Joint submission for the Universal Periodic Review of Libya
December 2020
This joint submission for the Universal Periodic Review of Libya was written by WILPF, along with Together We Build It (TWBI), Development Organisation To Support Youth And Women (DSYW), Alnour Women’s Organisation and I Am a Libyan Woman But My Child Is A Foreigner. The submission highlights concerns and recommendations on discrimination against women in law and in practice, child marriage, sexual and gender-based violence, equal employment, humanitarian needs and the impact of the conflict on economic and social rights, forced displacement, migrants and detention, targeting of women human rights defenders and journalists, women’s meaningful participation in the peace […]
Feminist principles for a post COVID-19 settlement
November 2020
What shall an international post-COVID-19 settlement look like? In this publication, six feminist principles for a post-COVID-19 recovery is being presented. Originally presented to the UN General Assembly, they are now compiled in this publication with the hope to bring new ideas, perspectives, and solutions forward.
UNSCR 1325 at 20 years: Perspectives from Feminist Peace Activists and Civil Society
November 2020
This report is based on a series of global interviews, consultations, and meetings with feminist peace activists — the key actors who advocated for the adoption of UNSCR 1325. It documents their assessment of the past 20 years of implementation, and what more must be done to ensure women’s meaningful participation and prevent violence. The report finds that there are three primary challenges to progress on Women, Peace and Security: militarism and militarization; the patriarchal and political underpinnings of the agenda; and lack of accountability for implementation.
COVID-19 and Gender Justice: Feminists in MENA Defying Global Structural Failure
October 2020
This report highlights the compounded risks facing women’s rights and feminist organisations, and is designed to provide multi-disciplinary stakeholders and activists at both regional and international levels with a concrete set of recommendations to adopt inclusive and responsive policies, with the overall aim of advancing the stability and progress of feminist organisations, movements, and agendas in the MENA region.
Locked out during lockdown an analysis of the UN system during COVID-19
September 2020
In this report published during the 75th session of the UN General Assembly, WILPF analyses the UN’s processes and forums during COVID-19 in the areas of disarmament, human rights, and women, peace, and security.
The report is meant to provide an overview of the impact of the COVID-19-related changes in process and procedure at the United Nations, particularly in terms of transparency and accessibility to civil society.
Turning the Tide: Syrian Women’s Rights Organisations on the Transitional Justice Map
July 2020
Our recently released report with Dawlaty maps the contextual and organisational challenges Syrian women-led and feminist organisations working inside Syria, Lebanon and Turkey face when it comes to transitional justice. The mapping assessed a total of 66 Syrian women-led grassroots organisations.
اطلقت رابطة النساء الدولية للسلام والحرية مع منظمة دولتي تقرير مسح لتحديد سياق عمل المنظمات السورية النسائية والنسوية في سوريا ولبنان وتركيا والتحديات التي تواجهها فيما يتعلق بالعمل على مواضيع العدالة الانتقالية، وتم خلال المسح تقييم احتياجات ٦٦ منظمة ذات قيادة نسائية.
Stories of Feminist Peace 2019
July 2020
In this publication, WILPF International Secretariat takes you through some of the achievements of 2019. From speaking truth to power in the DRC to building networks for a peace agreement on the Korean Peninsula, the publication not only tells, but shows what feminist peace looks like. In addition to this downloadable PDF, Stories of Feminist Peace is built as a user-friendly microsite.
A WILPF Guide to Leveraging the SDGs for Feminist Peace
July 2020
This guide provides a framework for working on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from a feminist peace perspective. It is designed to help activists leverage the SDGs for conflict prevention and human security, by working with governments and others in civil society.