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 The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) is an international NGO with National Sections in 35 countries. WILPF has consultative status with the UN to formally lobby the UN and its agencies on issues related to peace, disarmament and economic justice. WILPF was founded in 1915 when 1300 women met to protest against a war in Europe. WILPF is the oldest women's peace organisation. WILPF continues to campaign for peace, justice, equality and the full enjoyment of human rights for all.
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UK launch of African Women's Decade 2010 - 2020 |
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On July 31st Pan African Women's Day, UKWILPF Voices of African Women campaign launched the African Women’s Decade 2010 - 2020 with an inspirational event in central London. The African Women’s Decade aims to accelerate progress in the achievement of African Union States commitments on gender equality and women’s human rights.
For WILPF the decade is an opportunity to raise awareness of the work being done by African women’s NGO’s and our Voices of African Women’s Declaration [can you put the link in here] which was written in November 2008 when women from Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Sudan and Zimbabwe came together in London alongside WILPF and Diaspora organisation to raise there concerns.
View videos from the launch:
Mama Khadiga Launch of balloons: http://bit.ly/9f47Jp
Voices of African Women on 1325, peace and conflict: http://bit.ly/bIWvQ9
There are many more on You Tube: http://bit.ly/bGc67g
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WILPF International has produced a video which asks you to redefine security.
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