Open Letter: Outrage at Rwanda Bill
This week the Rwanda Bill passed. We are one of over 250 organisations who signed a joint open letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak expressing our shared outrage The Bill […]
Connecting two years of war in Ukraine with non-violent feminist perspectives – catch up and learn more
Last week, in March we hosted a joint webinar with Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) Scotland to commemorate two years of the war in Ukraine through a discussion of non-violent […]
Letter to the government: UK government must halt the horror unfolding in Gaza
We have written to the Prime Minister and Secretary of States to urge them to stop selling arms to Israel, amid the unfolding genocide taking place in Gaza. Read the […]
“We don’t need saving, we just need the space”
Read the UNHCR blog or listen to the podcast on women as peacebuilders, featuring WILPF’s Laila Alodaat, Deputy Secretary General. ‘Across the world, women and girls are leading the fight for peace and […]
Assessing UK government Action on Women, Peace and Security in 2023
Gender Action for Peace and Security (GAPS) – a network of which we are a part of – analyses the UK Government’s implementation of the fifth National Action Plan (NAP) on Women […]
Open Letter: Call for the nomination of woman UN Secretary-General
Coordinated by 1 for 8 Billion, we have signed on to this joint letter to all UN Permanent Representatives calling for states to consider only nominating women candidates for the next […]
Open letter: Stop Manipulating Sexual Assault
As an organisation we have signed on to this open letter to the Israeli and US governments (and others) who are weaponising the issue of sexual assault in conflict. As […]
WILPF UK joins the Lakenheath Alliance for Peace
We have joined the Lakenheath Alliance for Peace, amongst growing plans to deploy US nuclear weapons to USA/RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk. ‘RAF Lakenheath is the home to the USAF’s 48th Fighter Wing, the […]
Open Letter: UK Government must ensure that the UK is not complicit in Israel’s AI-supported killing of Palestinian civilians
Along with other humanitarian, peace-building and human rights organisations, and in support of the UK Campaign to Stop Killer Robots, we have signed this letter to the UK government raising the alarm […]
GAPS Statement on UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict’s report on visit to Israel and the occupied West Bank
On 4 March 2024, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Pramila Patten, released her report following her visit to Israel and the occupied West Bank. WILPF […]
