WILPF works for the prevention and eradication of war.  Since 1915 the organisation's mission has been to study and make known the root causes of conflicts and war and to work for a society upon which a durable peace can be built, a society that values economic and social justice, respects all human rights and the rights of every living thing; a society in which every woman and man participates fully in decision-making.

We remain united in achieving that goal in spite of the turbulent times history has brought us through. We are challenged to continue our work for peace by the violence in our societies and the increasing number and the intensity of national and regional conflicts in all regions of the world. We are challenged by the erosion of human values that gave birth to the United Nations Charter and to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and international standards and laws. We are challenged by the marginalization of the United Nations and the return to unilateralism where a powerful state and a few allies impose their economic and political doctrines and military rule on others. We are challenged by the powerful transnational corporations' control of resources and the economic and social policies of nations to amass profits for their shareholders at the cost of meeting citizens' needs. We are challenged by the dangers the new weaponry and military strategies represent to all humanity and the environment.

These dangerous developments are not inevitable. They are the results of the work and decisions of human beings. They can be stopped and reoriented by human beings. To do this many are needed, and many the world over are joining in accomplishing this enormous task.

WILPF is made up of politically diverse, culturally rich, financially strained women from the North and from the South, from the colonized and from the colonizing countries, from war-torn countries and from countries that make war. We are united in rejecting racism and discrimination of every kind, in rejecting economic injustice, violence and every form of oppression. And we are united in our efforts to converting the prevailing culture of militarism to a culture of peace.

WILPF Women and Peace