WILPF Statements

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2010

• 1 August: Afhganistan Leaks: the Reality of War, Militarism and its Human and Economic Costs
• 14 June: WILPF Palestine Statement Zion: Beyond the Pale
• 14 June: WILPF Middle East Committee Statment on Palestine
• 14 June: Panel on Mortality Mortality Joint Statement - Watch it here
• 14 June: Statement by WILPF Human rights responsibilities in Gaza
• 10 June: WILPF Statement on Madagascar UPR - Watch it here
• 10 June: WILPF Statement on Fiji UPR - Watch it here
• 3 June: Statement by WILPF Palestine on the Free Gaza Flotilla
• 2 June: Statement by WILPF Israel on the Free Gaza Flotilla
• 2 June: Statement by WILPF on the Free Gaza Flotilla and the events of Monday, May 31,2010
• 26 April: Statement in connection with the NPT Review Conference in New York
• 9 March: International Women's Day Statement delivered in the Conference on Disarmament. [First time in history for an NGO to address the CD in a formal session.]
• 8 March: Commitee on the Status of Women [oral statement]
• 8 March:International Women's Day
• 8 March: International Women's Day Statement on DRC
• 20 January: Statement on aid provision in Haiti

Oral Statements to the Human Rights Council Session:

[14th Session]:

• On Item 6: WILPF Statement on Fiji UPR - Watch it here
• On Item 6: WILPF Statement on Madagascar UPR - Watch it here
• Panel on maternal mortality: Joint Statement - Watch it here

[13th Session]:

• On Item 3: Disarm for the Right to Food [Watch it here]
• On Item 4: You Get What You Pay For [Watch it here]
• On Item 7: Follow Up Goldstone Report Palestine [Watch it here]
• On Item 10: Women in the Democratic Republic of Congo [Watch it here]

[13th Special Session]:

• On the reconstruction of Haiti [Watch it here]

2009

• 27 November: Written statement by WILPF, MRAP and CETIM on The fundamental human rights and freedoms of the people of Honduras must be protected
• 25 November: Written Statement by WILPF and Global Policy Forum on occasion of the 54th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women
• 23 September: WILPF Statement on the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty’s Entry Into Force
• 21 September: to UN Security Council in advance of Nuclear Summit
• 21 September: WILPF Statement on International Day of Peace
• 8 September: WILPF Secretary General speech to the Conference on Disarmament
• 6 August: WILPF Statement on the Anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
• 8 July: Statement on the coup d'etat in Honduras
• 28 May: Statement delivered to the Conference on Disarmament
• 26 May: WILPF Response to the North Korean Nuclear Weapons Test
• 28 April: WILPF's 94th Anniversary
• 24 April: Statement on Fiji
• 8 March: International Women's Day
• 5 March: International Womens Day Disarmament Seminar- Statement to the Conference on Disarmament
• 27 February: Statement delivered by Susi Snyder to the Informal Plenary Session of the Conference on Disarmament under Agenda Item 6: Comprehensive Programme for Disarmament
• 10 February: On the Middle East- Gaza

Written Statements to the Human Rights Council:

• On the Elimination of Rape in Armed Conflicts [10th HRC Session]
• On the Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action [co-signed with 131 NGOs] [10th HRC Session]
• On the Situation in Sri Lanka [11th Special HRC Session]

Oral Statements to the Human Rights Council:

[12th Special Session]:

• On the follow-up of the Fact Finding Mission to Gaza (WILPF & ISMUN) [Watch it here!]

[12th Session]:

• On Item 2: The situation in Camp Ashraf: (WILPF & MRAP) [Watch it here!]
• On Item 3: Disarm to hydrate: (WILPF, MRAP, CETIM & Solar Cookers International) [Watch it here!]
• On Item 3: Impact of transfrontier transport of toxic waste on humans [in French] (WILPF, CETIM, WFTU, MRAP, France Libertés and AIJD) [Watch it here!]
• On Item 4: You get what you pay for - Disarm for Human Rights [Watch it here!]
• On Item 6: The Universal Periodic Review of New Zealand (WILPF, ACYA, Air Trust, Human Rights Foundation, Peace Movement Aotearoa) [Watch it here!]
• On Item 7: The Report of the Fact Finding Mission to Gaza [Watch it here!]
• On Item 8: The integration of a gender perspective (on behalf of 22 NGOs) [Watch it here!]

[11th Session]:

• On Item 3: Human Rights & Trans National Cooperations [in French] (WILPF & MRAP & CETIM) [English summary]
• On Item 3: Human Rights & Foreign Debt [in French] (WILPF & MRAP & CETIM) [English Summary]
• On General Debate Item 3: Security Council Resolution 1820

[11th Special Session]:

• On the Situation in Sri Lanka

[10th Session]:

• On the linkage between the Financial Crisis Struggle and the Right to Development (WILPF & CETIM & FIMARC & MRAP) [Also in French] [Also in Spanish]
• On Item 3: The clear choice: Disarm to Hydrate! (WILPF & Solar Cookers International & MRAP)
• On Item 3: the Right to Food (WILPF & MRAP & CETIM) [in French]
• On Item 3: Panel Discussion on the Right to Food (WILPF & CETIM & ASAFED & AIJD & FIMARC & FSM & FIAN & MRAP) [in French]
• On Item 5: Comité consultatif du Conseil des droits de l'homme [in French]
• On Item 7: HR situation in Palestine (WILPF & GFAW) [in English]
  

2008

• 5 December- on the The Joint Declaration on UN/NATO Secretariat Cooperation
• 24 November- Climate Security
• 24 November- No to War - No to NATO
• 8 October- Keep Space for Peace Week
• 21 September- WILPF 2008 International Day of Peace Statement (also in Arabic)
• 15 September- Statement on the Nuclear Suppliers Group’s exemption for India
• 15 August- On the Situation in Georgia
• 6 August- Hiroshima and Nagasaki Days (also in German)
• 17 July- L’impact des armes légères sur les femmes en Afrique Centrale
• 17 July- The impact of small arms on women in Central Africa (English translation)
• 9 May- Ensuring Women and Gender are reflected in the Cluster Munitions Treaty
• 23 May- Asegurando que Mujeres y Genero estén reflejados en Tratados de Municiones de Racimo
• May- NGOs and Anti-racism Movements Sign Letter in Support of the Durban Review Conference and NGO Participation
• 28 April- WILPF's 93rd Anniversary
• 25 March- "Stop the massacre in Gaza immediately" and promote peace together with civil society!
• 26 February- WILPF US Statement to the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) on the US military recruitment of children

To the Human Rights Council:

• On the Status of Preparations for the 2009 Durban Review Conference
• On the Adverse Effects of the Illicit Movment and Dumping of Toxic and Dangerous Products and Wastes on the Enjoyment of Human Rights
• On the Human Rights situation in Myanmar

Joint Statements to the Human Rights Council:

• On violence in Zimbabwe and the protection of Zimbabwean women and girls
• On the review, rationalisation and improvement of the mandate of the independent expert on human rights and extreme poverty (French)
• On the human rights situation in Bolivia (French)
• On the second optional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights (French)
• On the follow up to the Special Session on the food crisis (French)
• On transnational corporations (French)
• On the food crisis during the 7th Special Session (French-CETIM)
• On the food crisis during the 7th Special Session (French-MRAP)
  On the situation in Iraq
• On Extreme Poverty (French)
• On the Effects of Economic Reform Policies (French)
• On Gender and Economic Reform
• On the Right to Food (French)
• On the Human Rights Situation in Turkey (French)

International Women's Day Statement to the Conference on Disarmament

2007

To the Human Rights Council:

• On the Human Rights Situation in Myanmar
• On the Human Rights Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• On Follow-up to Durban
• On the Human Rights Situation in Haiti
• On Human Rights Issues Connected to the Adverse Effects of the Illicit Movement and Dumping of Toxic and Dangerous Products
• On the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples
• On the Human Rights of Migrants
• On the Effects of Economic Reform on Women
• On Violence Against Women
• On the Situation of Women's Human Rights in Colombia

Joint Statements to the Human Rights Council:

• On the Right to Food
• On Gender Mainstreaming
• On the Right to Development (French)
• On the Final Institution Building Text (French)

International Women's Day Statement to the Conference on Disarmament

2006

Joint Statements to the Human Rights Council:

• On the Council's Insitution Building Process (French)

To the Commission on Human Rights:

• Question of the violation of human rights in the occupied Arab Territories, including Palestine

International Women's Day Statement to the Conference on Disarmament

6 August, Hiroshima and Nagasaki Remembrance

2005

To the Commission on Human Rights:

• Question of the Violation of Human Rights in the Occupied Arab Territories, including Palestine
• On the Elimination of Violence Against Women

International Women's Day Statement to the Conference on Disarmament

2 August, Speech delivered at the World Congress on A & H Bombs, Hiroshima, Japan

August, International President's Message to the World Congress on A & H Bombs

19 February Speech Delivered at NPT Symposium in Tokyo, NPT: The Challenges We Face

2004

To the Commission on Human Rights:

• On the Administration of Justice, Rule of Law and Democracy, in regard to the Iraqi Elections Process (Statement to the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, 56th Session)
• Integration of the Human Rights of Women and the Gender Perspective

International Women's Day Statement to the Conference on Disarmament

2003

To the Commission on Human Rights:

• On Elimination of Violence Against Women (English)
• La Eliminaci? de la Violencia contra la Mujer (Spanish)
• On the situation of Human Rights Defenders

Joint Statement to the Commission on Human Rights:

• Question of Human rights and fundamental freedoms in any part of the world (English)
• La cuesti? de la violaci? de derechos y libertades fundamentales en todas partes del mundo (Spanish)
• Statement requesting a special sitting of CHR on Iraq
• Joint NGO Statement condemning the war on Iraq (French)
• On Palestine
• On Migration (Spanish)

International Women's Day Statement to the Conference on Disarmament

Earlier

2002

Joint Statement to the Commission on Human Rights on Civil and Political rights

2001

International Women's Day Statement to the Conference on Disarmament

2000

International Women's Day Statement to the Conference on Disarmament

WHO: the effects of radiation on the health of people

1999

International Women's Day Statement to the Conference on Disarmament

1998

International Women's Day Statement to the Conference on Disarmament

1997

International Women's Day Statement to the Conference on Disarmament

1996

International Women's Day Statement to the Conference on Disarmament

1995

International Women's Day Statement to the Conference on Disarmament

1994

International Women's Day Statement to the Conference on Disarmament

1993

International Women's Day Statement to the Conference on Disarmament

1992

International Women's Day Statement to the Conference on Disarmament

Statements made by WILPF to the Human Rights Council 2010 On Item 3: Disarm for the Right to Food On Item 4: You Get What You Pay For On aid provision in Haiti On the reconstruction of Haiti 2009 On the Elimination of Rape in Armed Conflicts On Disarm to hydrate: (WILPF, MRAP, CETIM & Solar Cookers International) On the Situation in Sri Lanka On the situation in Camp Ashraf: (WILPF & MRAP) [Watch it here!] On You get what you pay for - Disarm for Human Rights [Watch it here!] On the Universal Periodic Review of New Zealand (WILPF, ACYA, Air Trust, Human Rights Foundation, Peace Movement Aotearoa) [Watch it here!] On the Report of the Fact Finding Mission to Gaza [Watch it here!] On the integration of a gender perspective (on behalf of 22 NGOs) [Watch it here!] On Security Council Resolution 1820     2008 On the Status of Preparations for the 2009 Durban Review Conference On the Adverse Effects of the Illicit Movment and Dumping of Toxic and Dangerous Products and Wastes on the Enjoyment of Human Rights On the Human Rights situation in Myanmar     2007 On the Human Rights Situation in Myanmar On the Human Rights Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo On Follow-up to Durban On the Human Rights Situation in Haiti On Human Rights Issues Connected to the Adverse Effects of the Illicit Movement and Dumping of Toxic and Dangerous Products On the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples On the Human Rights of Migrants On the Effects of Economic Reform on Women On Violence Against Women On the Situation of Women's Human Rights in Colombia Statements signed by WILPF to the Human Rights Council 2010 On the Right to Food On Arbitrary Detention in Cuba On Human Rights Defenders On Human Rights Education (Item 3) On Human Rights Education (Item 5) On Displaced in Colombia On Economic Social and Cultural Rights in the EU On Human Rights in Haiti On Human Rights Situation of Kurdish in Iran On Human Rights Situation of Kurdish in Turkey 2009 On the linkage between the Financial Crisis Struggle and the Right to Development (CETIM & FIMARC & MRAP) [Also in French] [Also in Spanish] On the Right to Food (WILPF & MRAP & CETIM) [in French] On the Panel Discussion on the Right to Food (WILPF & CETIM & ASAFED & AIJD & FIMARC & FSM & FIAN & MRAP) [in French] On Comité consultatif du Conseil des droits de l'homme [in French] On the HR situation in Palestine (WILPF & GFAW) [in English] On the impact of transfrontier transport of toxic waste on humans [in French] (WILPF, CETIM, WFTU, MRAP, France Libertés and AIJD) [Watch it here!] On Human Rights & Trans National Cooperations [in French] (WILPF & MRAP & CETIM) On Human Rights & Foreign Debt [in French] (WILPF & MRAP & CETIM) 2008 On violence in Zimbabwe and the protection of Zimbabwean women and girls On the review, rationalisation and improvement of the mandate of the independent expert on human rights and extreme poverty (French) On the human rights situation in Bolivia (French) On the second optional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights (French) On the follow up to the Special Session on the food crisis (French) On transnational corporations (French) On the food crisis during the 7th Special Session (French-CETIM) On the food crisis during the 7th Special Session (French-MRAP) On the situation in Iraq On Extreme Poverty (French) On the Effects of Economic Reform Policies (French) On Gender and Economic Reform On the Right to Food (French) On the Human Rights Situation in Turkey (French) 2007 On the Right to Food On Gender Mainstreaming On the Right to Development (French) On the Final Institution Building Text (French) 2006 On the Council's Insitution Building Process (French) Statements made by WILPF to the Commission on Human Rights
2006	Question of the violation of human rights in the occupied Arab Territories, including Palestine
2005	Question of the Violation of Human Rights in the Occupied Arab Territories, including Palestine On the Elimination of Violence Against Women
2004	On the Administration of Justice, Rule of Law and Democracy, in regard to the Iraqi Elections Process (Statement to the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, 56th Session) Integration of the Human Rights of Women and the Gender Perspective
2003	On Elimination of Violence Against Women (English) La Eliminaci? de la Violencia contra la Mujer (Spanish) On the situation of Human Rights Defenders
Statements signed by WILPF to the Commission on Human Rights
2003	Question of Human rights and fundamental freedoms in any part of the world (English) La cuesti? de la violaci? de derechos y libertades fundamentales en todas partes del mundo (Spanish)
	Statement requesting a special sitting of CHR on Iraq Joint NGO Statement condemning the war on Iraq (French)
	On Palestine On Migration (Spanish)
2002	Civil and Political rights
Joint NGO statements to the UN Conference on Disarmament Women's International League for Peace and Freedom in cooperation with the NGO Committee on the Status of Women and its Working Group on Peace coordinates an annual joint NGO statement to the UN Conference on Disarmament on the occasion of International Women's Day
	CD Statement, 2010 CD Statement, 2009 CD Statement, 2008 CD Statement, 2007 CD Statement on March 11, 2006 CD Statement on March 10, 2005 CD Statement on March 11, 2004 CD Statement on March 6, 2003
	CD Statement on March 8, 2001
	CD Statement, 1996
	CD Statement, 1994
	CD Statement, 1993
	CD Statement, 1992
WILPF Statements on Nuclear Weapons 2006 6 August, Hiroshima and Nagasaki Remembrance 2005 2 August, Speech delivered at the World Congress on A & H Bombs, Hiroshima, Japan   August, International President's Message to the World Congress on A & H Bombs   19 February Speech Delivered at NPT Symposium in Tokyo, NPT: The Challenges We Face 2000 WHO: the effects of radiation on the health of people WILPF Statements to the Commission on the Status of Women 2010 8 March: Commitee on the Status of Women WILPF International Statement to the 54th Commission on the Status of Women-Women’s economic empowerment in the time of financial crisis Joint Written Statement with Global Policy Forum on occasion of the 54th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (PDF) 2009 Joint Statement with the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security- Women's Equal Participation 2008 Financing for Gender Equality (PDF) 2007 Eliminating Violence against the Girl Child and the Role of Men and Boys 2006 WILPF International Statement to the 50th Commission on the Status of Women Statements on Iraq
2008	February, Joint NGO Statement to the Human Rights Council
2005	December WILPF Canada Statement on Christian Peacemaker Team taken hostage
2004	August On the Right to Self-Determination and Iraqi Elections Process August WILPF Condemns Ongoing Occupation
2003	August A Peaceful Future for Iraq April WILPF-US on the War and "Post-War" Situation in Iraq March Joint statement to Commission on Human Rights March Joint NGO Statement condemning the war on Iraq (French) March Joint request to Commission on Human Rights for special sitting on Iraq February UN Security Council Against War in Iraq
Statements on UN Reform
2005	18 December, Joint NGO letter on Human Rights Reform- Keeping Faith with the Charter
	23 June Intervention at General Assembly- Civil Society Hearings on UN Reform, made by Edith Ballantyne
	30 April Response to UN Secretary-General's Report "In Larger Freedom" (A/5/2005)
Statements on the Middle East 2010 14 June: Statement by WILPF Human rights responsibilities in Gaza 3 June: Statement by WILPF Palestine on the Free Gaza Flotilla 2 June: Statement by WILPF Israel on the Free Gaza Flotilla 2 June: Statement by WILPF on the Free Gaza Flotilla and the events of Monday, May 31,2010 24 March: Follow Up Goldstone Report Palestine [Watch it here] 2009 10 February: On the Middle East- Gaza 2008 25 March- "Stop the massacre in Gaza immediately" and promote peace together with civil society! 2007 22 November WILPF Statement on the Upcoming talks in Annapolis, Maryland on Peace in the Middle East pdf   21 June- WILPF Israel Statement on Gaza 7 May- Middle East Committee Statement   17 July- On the Crisis in Lebanon and Palestine espanol francais 2005 August, WILPF Palestine, "Much Ado About Nothing"   2001 Israel's illegal occupation of the Orient House in East Jerusalem Statements on WTO 2005 December, WILPF International Statement on the Sixth Ministerial Meeting of the WTO 2000 Mayor of Seattle: Post WTO meeting 1999 3rd Ministerial Meeting of World Trade Organization Seattle Other WILPF Statements
2008	21 September- WILPF 2008 International Day of Peace Statement 21 September- WILPF 2008 International Day of Peace Statement - Arabic 9 May- Ensuring Women and Gender are reflected in the Cluster Munitions Treaty 23 May- Asegurando que Mujeres y Genero estén reflejados en Tratados de Municiones de Racimo May- NGOs and Anti-racism Movements Sign Letter in Support of the Durban Review Conference and NGO Participation 28 April- WILPF's 93rd Anniversary 25 March- Stop the massacre in Gaza immediately" and promote peace together with civil society! WILPF US Statement to the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) on the US military recruitment of children
2007	December- On Free Trade Agreements and Economic Justice 7 December: WILPF Europe statement on the proposed EU Reform Treaty 10 December WILPF Statement to the Meeting of States Parties on the Biological and Toxicological Weapons Convention 10 December WILPF Statement on International Human Rights Day 25 November WILPF Statement on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence 24 October 62 Years of the United Nations- WILPF Statement on UN Day 4 October WILPF Statement in support of Keep Space for Peace Week
2006	April 19, Joint NGO Statement of Support for M. Jean Ziegler(en francais)
	February 4, WILPF International Letter to the Security Council regarding Iran
2005	November, International Statement for 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence
	14 January, WILPF Statement on the Ten Year Review and Appraisal of the Beijing Platform for Action
2004	8 August, Continuing Human Rights Violations in Darfur
2003	8 September: UNESCO Round Table on Culture of Peace and the Foundations of Reconciliation
2001	12 September: Terrorist attacks on United States
2000	United Nations Global Compact with Corporations Chechnya Kosovo: aerial bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

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