WILPF International
- WILPF International
WILPF has held consultative status with the UN through the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) since 1948. - Reaching Critical Will
Focused on achieving a critiical mass of political will for nuclear disarmament. - Peacewomen
Monitors and works towards the full and rapid implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security.
Women’s Organisations
International
- UNIFEM UK
United Nations entity for gender equality and the empowerment of women. - Womankind Worldwide
A development organisation working in the field to support women.
Europe
- European Women’s Lobby
Umbrella organisation of women’s associations in the European Union (EU), working to promote women’s rights and equality between women and men. Membership extends to organisations in all 27 EU member states and the three candidate countries, as well as to 21 European-wide bodies, representing a total of more than 2500 organisations.
UK
- Million Women Rise
The Million Women Rise Coalition is a diverse group of individual women and women representatives from the Voluntary and Community Sector who are united by our outrage at the continued daily, hourly, minute-by-minute individual and institutionalised male violence enacted against women worldwide. - National Assembly of Women
Founded in 1952 to work for full social, economic, legal, political and cultural independence, equality for women irrespective of age, race, religion, philosophical belief, sexual orientation or nationality, aims which can only be realised fully in a world at peace. - Women to Women for Peace
Network of women working for peace, formerly Mothers for Peace - Women in Black
Holds regular Wednesday silent vigils against war and militarism at the statue of Edith Cavell near Trafalgar Square - Fawcett Society
A leading women’s organisation working on equality between women and men - Women’s Resource Centre (WRC)
WILPF is a member of the WRC. It provides services and training and information to women’s organisations. - National Alliance of Women’s Organisations
An umbrella organisation of women’s organisations in England, as well as the English representative to the European Women’s Lobby.
Scotland
- Glasgow Women’s Library
- Women in Black Scotland
Holds vigils against war and militarism. - Scottish Women’s Convention
The Convention is funded by the Scottish Government to support the women’s agenda in Scotland - Engender
An umbrella organisation of Scotish women’s organisations and represents Scotland at the European Women’s Lobby
Africa
- Make Every Woman Count
Raising awareness of the African Women’s Decade (AWD) by providing timely and accurate information, and resources related to African women and girls. - African Women’s Decade (2010-2020)
- Solidarity for African Women’s Rights
- The Maputo Protocol
The African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights on the Rights of Women - The Solemn Declaration on Gender Equality in Africa
- Communiqué to African Union Member States from the NGO Forum preceding the Launch of the African Women’s Decade
Disarmament
- CND
Campaign for nuclear disarmament - IANSA
Works against the small arms trade and has a women’s section - Campaign against the Arms Trade
Works to prevent the sale of weapons - Trident Ploughshares
Campaign to disarm the UK Trident nuclear weapons system in a non-violent, open, peaceful and fully accountable manner - ICAN: International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
Economic justice
- Gender and Development Network
The UK section of WIDE, Women in Development Europe - Trade Justice Movement
A coalition of orgainsations campaigning for fundamental change to the unjust rules and institutions controling international trade
Women, Peace and Security
- United Nations Association
The UK’s leading source of independent analysis on the UN and a nationwide grassroots movement for peace, development and human rights. - International Alert
Independent peacebuilding organisation that works to lay the foundations for lasting peace and security in communities affected by violent conflict. - Gender Action for Peace and Secutity UK (GAPS)
Network on UN Security Council Resolution 1325 - United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325
The full text of the resolution. - Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice
Monitors gender aspects of the International Criminal Court with links to the ICC and the Coalition to the International Criminal Court. - No Women No Peace
Campaign that asks decision makers to put UN Security Council Resolution 1325 into action.