International Peace Update articles from March 2003

International Peace Update archives from March 2003

US or UN?(dangers of single superpower)
March 1, 2003... Baghdad is burning. Massive bombing of the city continues without any discrimination between soldiers and civilians. In this war, as in others since 1991, ninety percent of those who die will be civilians--and largely women and children. Before...

Statement on Iraq to H.E. Ms Najat Al-Haijaji, President, 59th session of the United Nations Commission on human rights. (Iraq).
March 1, 2003... Madam President, The undersigned nongovernmental organizations, which participated in one or both of two round tables on the war against Iraq and the human rights and humanitarian implications it has for the Iraqi people, held at the...

Report on a visit to Iraq. (Iraq).(civilian damages from war)
March 1, 2003... I visited Iraq 3 to 17 February 2003 out of concern for the women and children there with the threat of war from America and Britain. On my arrival a car, driver and interpreter were made available to me and at no time did I feel that I was...

A woman's journey towards peace. (Sri Lanka).
March 1, 2003... Our journey around Sri Lanka took place between January 14 and 3 I 2003. We were joined by South African sisters, a facilitator from India and Sri Lankan women from four organisations working for peace. We visited many districts and met many...

Gender perspectives on gun culture. (Gender).
March 1, 2003... The successful transition to peace and the consolidation of democracy in South Africa depended partly on a process of demilitarisation that involved shifting power and resources away from armed formations and partly on dismantling ideologies...

International Women's Day seminar.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Geneva, March 5-72003 Women's Rights and Economics of War Speakers at the recent Women's Day seminar organised by WILPF at UN Geneva included Dr. Patricia Lewis, Director of United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research; Prof. Jan...

WILPF International New York. (Section News).(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)
March 1, 2003... The UN NY office of WILPF has recently welcomed three new team members; Ann Kaiser (Acting Director), Susi Snyder (Coordinator) and Rhianna Tyson (Reaching Critical Will Project Associate), with Kara Piccirilli and Sarah Schteir this makes...

WILPF Sweden. (Section News).(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Recently the Swedish section has been involved in organizing many national and local demonstrations against the war. WILPF is very active in the Swedish "Network against war" formed in 2002. In 2003, the section will mainly focus on two issues:...

New Canadian national section. (Section News).(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)
March 1, 2003... WILPF Canada became a fully functioning section in October 2002 during the first Canadian National WILPF meeting at Salt Spring Island, British Columbia. The elected Steering Committee are Beverly Lynch, Section Facilitator; Flora Adebayo,...

Professor Barbara Frey, director of the human rights program at the University of Minnesota, talks to Katerina Lecchi, WILPF Disarmament Intern. (Small Arms).(Interview)
March 1, 2003... 1. Can you briefly describe your work in the area of human rights and small arms? I have been interested for several years in the adverse consequences to human rights caused by easy access and misuse of small arms and light weapons. In...

Nuclear non-proliferation Treaty, 2003. (NPT 2003).
March 1, 2003... Perhaps the most important commitment codified by NPT is in Article VI, which Nuclear Weapons States (NWS) promise "to pursue negotiations in good faith on effective measures relating to cessation of the nuclear arms race at an early date and...

In Memoriam.(Riek van den Berg)(Marie-Therese Danielsson)(Mauss, Evelyn Abrams)(Obituary)
March 1, 2003... Riek van den Berg (1921 -2002) Riek van den Berg was born on August 14 1921 in Indonesia, then a dutch colony. This early international perspective was the incentive for her work for WILPF. She was one of the 'Founding Mothers' of the...

Indigenous women in WILPF: working together. (Indigenous Women).(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... One of the more exciting discussions at last November's International Executive Committee meeting in Aotearoa was on the role of indigenous women in WILPF. This was especially appropriate due to the presence at this meeting of indigenous women...

Indigenous lands and United States nuclear policy. (Indigenous Lands).
March 1, 2003... The mining of uranium in the Dine Nation, and the testing of nuclear weapons in the Newe Nation (Western Shoshone), reveals the Ilegacy of the US of destroying indigenous homelands in order to create weapons of mass destruction to destroy all...

Third world social forum: Porto Alegre, Brazil. (WSF 2003).
March 1, 2003... 22-28 January 2003 "Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing." Arundathi Roy Resistance to the new "Empire" is taking place on many fronts. The most encouraging convergence of the...

Anti-war protests and actions in Aotearoa/New Zealand. (WILPF Anti War).(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... On the 12th anniversary of the Gulf War, WILPF women were involved in many protests in New Zealand. The Auckland branch also organised a vigil outside the US Consulate and delivered a letter informing them of their vigil. Members of the...

Raging Grannies (Missouri, USA). (WILPF Anti War).(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The WILPF branch in MidMissouri has a Raging Grannies group; based in the university town of Columbia, arguably the most progressive community in Missouri. They have appeared on a radio show of Margot McMillari, a local academic who is also a...

US WILPF section campaigns. (USA DISARM).(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)
March 1, 2003... Currently USA WILPF members and branches are focusing energies on trying to stop the rush toward invasion of Iraq. Branches are working, both alone and in coalition with other groups, organizing marches, holding vigils, putting through city...

Cross-border Human Rights Education. (Education).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... 1995-2004 has been declared the International Decade for Human Rights Education. International bodies such as the Council of Europe and United Nations High Commission for Human Rights have prioritised the development of Human Rights Education....