CELEBRATING NINE WOMEN CAMPAIGNERS FOR PEACE - NO.1 To celebrate International Peace Day 2014, we are celebrating nine women campaigners for peace from around the world. These women have been recognised by Noble Peace Prizes, National awards and appointments to…
The NATO Summit in Wales starts tomorrow against a background of instability in many parts of the world. Conflicts in Iraq, Syria, Gaza, Ukraine and Libya will be on the Summit agenda as will the withdrawal of NATO troops from Afghanistan.…
News from our partners at Amnesty International UK: Jo Dibb is the headmistress at a London school. But whose words is she speaking? Find out at http://amn.st/teacherstory
News from our partners at Amnesty International UK: Dr Caroline Wright is a gynaecologist in Surrey, England. But whose words is she speaking? Find out at http://amn.st/doctorstory
News from our partners at CARE International: William Hague reveals that, despite the events of the Arab Spring, the outlook for women and women's rights remains very uncertain in some countries in the Middle East, as outlined in CARE International's…
A couple of months ago I went back to my native Afghanistan after a year living in Britain. From the sedate surroundings of York University I've found myself back in bustling Kabul - back to the traffic jams, the construction…
No women, no peace. would like to inform you of a vigil that will be taking place next week. A message from the organisers: 'Vigil for Syria Tuesday 3rd of September Blackfriars bridge to Westminster Join us in support for…
After 4 months of campaigning, and 19,428 signatures later, No women, no peace. and Amnesty UK handed in your petition calling for strong UK action to tackle violence against women to Baroness Warsi at the end of last month. We…
Noorjahan Akbar, 22, is an Afghan women's rights activist and a prolific blogger. Although she is now studying in the United States, Noorjahan writes about the issues confronting women in Afghanistan for online magazines and blogs. Global Voices Online has…
We will be posting the responses of GAPS partners to the new United Nations Security Council Resolution 2106 on preventing sexual violence in conflict. Here is the response from Saferworld: The UN’s new resolution on sexual violence in conflict must…