International Peace Update articles from December 2007

International Peace Update archives from December 2007

Editorial.(Editorial)
December 1, 2007... Nearly 100 years ago, without email, airplanes or faxes WILPF brought over 1000 people together to work for peace, justice and freedom. Then, and still today WILPF makes a political difference through an unapologetic and bold articulation of...

Congress resolutions.(Conference news)
December 1, 2007... The 29th triennial congress of the women's international league for peace and freedom, meeting July 21-27, 2007 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia adopted 10 resolutions which are available on the international website in full. On Comfort Women: WILPF...

A WILPF Manifesto.
December 1, 2007... WILPF is approaching its 100th anniversary. In eight years, members and friends from all corners of the world will gather in the Hague, where it was founded in 1915. They will gather to honour those remarkable women who defied the "enemy lines"...

Women building peace in the world-the case of Colombia.
December 1, 2007... Reflections of the WILPF Delegation to Colombia, July 2007 An international delegation of WILPF members went to Colombia in the end of July 07 to assess the situation for women within a 1325 context. The delegation supported the concern that...

Resistance and challenges: Bolivia, Latin America and the world-excerpts from the Congress seminar.(Conference news)
December 1, 2007... Ana Maria Vargas: The whole world is looking for peace and freedom. Women have asked why the budgets are so high for the military and arms? Why do we spend more on this when we have millions and millions of people who are suffering? This is a...

WILPF at the United Nations.(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)
December 1, 2007... This is the first of a new regular feature in IPU, providing some analysis and information about WILPF's work around the UN, contributed by UN representatives and others. Excerpts from WILPF's UN Day statement 24 October 2007 The...

An equitable solution to the Israel/Palestine conflict - the responsibility of the United Nations.
December 1, 2007... When in 1947 the majority in the UN General Assembly voted for the resolution to partition Palestine, the UN assumed the responsibility for seeing to it that its resolution be implemented. While the Jewish side accepted the UN plan immediately,...

Jane Addams Peace Association book awards.
December 1, 2007... The Jane Addams Peace Association (JAPA), the educational affiliate of WILPF, has given awards for children's books annually since 1953. Continuing in that tradition, more than 125 people attended this year's book awards ceremony in New York....

Keep Space for Peace!
December 1, 2007... Excerpts from WILPF's Keep Space for Peace statement Fifty years ago, on 4 October 1957, the launch of the Sputnik satellite changed the world forever. A new era of political, military, technological, and scientific developments began as...

Honouring Aiko Tokusue.
December 1, 2007... Aiko Tokusue was born in Tokyo in 1921. She graduated from the Department of English of Japan Women's University and later from the Graduate School of New York University. She taught for thirty years at Japan Women's University, specializing in...

She's 93 years young!
December 1, 2007... WILPF will celebrate it's 93rd anniversary on 28 April 2008. What will your section be doing? This is a great day to host an event for WILPF members in your area. A chance to talk about our great history and our bright future. Let's all do...