WILPF's Women, Peace and Security Programme

PeaceWomen is the Women, Peace and Security Programme of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), the oldest women's peace organization in the world. We work for feminist peace by strengthening women’s meaningful participation, transforming gendered power, and bridging local gender conflict analysis with global efforts to implement a holistic WPS Agenda.

Our website features information about women peace leaders, our monitoring of the United Nations Security Council and other UN fora, and contains almost 30,000 resources on issues of gender, peace and security in our Resource Centre. 

A note about this website

As of 2025, WILPF is making changes to our online presence, including a gradual process of integrating our WPS-focused content from peacewomen.org to WILPF.org. We hope that this will streamline and better support the feminist peace community to access relevant, timely, and clear information regarding the WPS agenda and its implementation. In the future, we envision that this may include a more limited amount of content available online, and the full archive of peacewomen.org available to researchers on an ad-hoc basis. This integration process may include service interruptions. We apologise for any inconvenience, as we know that many researchers, diplomats, and civil society use this website for WPS research. You can also visit WILPF.org for regular updates about WILPF's work on WPS as well as other areas of our activism and advocacy around the world.

Our Recent Work

  • Looking ahead to 25 years of UNSCR 1325

    This year marks 25 years since the adoption of UNSCR 1325. WILPF will continue to raise our voices to advocate for the full, funded, and holistic implementation of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda, amidst an evolving and challenging global environment. Read our 2020 report, UNSCR 1325 at 20 years, to reflect back on the first 20 years of the WPS agenda.

  • Linking WPS and Environmental Governance

    How are women on the frontlines of climate and conflict crises pushing back against extractivism, insecurity, and injustice? WILPF’s new policy paper explores the intersection of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda with environmental governance, drawing on case studies from Colombia, Togo, and Zimbabwe.

  • Feminist Reconstruction in Ukraine

    Post-conflict recovery is not just about rebuilding roads and banks. It’s about restoring care, trust, and everyday life. This blog explores why feminist, community-led approaches are essential for post-war reconstruction. 

  • Hold Israel Accountable: Demands Ahead of Two-State Summit

    Ahead of the High-level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution which took place in July 2025, WILPF prepared the following demands, focused on holding Israel accountable for upholding international law.

  • WILPF Statement at CSW69 Interactive Dialogue on Peace

    WILPF delivered a statement during the CSW69 Interactive Dialogue on Peaceful and Inclusive Societies in March 2025. Marking WILPF’s 110th anniversary, the statement reflects on the commitments made in the Beijing Platform for Action nearly 30 years ago to shift resources from militarism to human rights, peace, and development.

  • WILPF Submission to UN Secretary-General's report on military expenditure and the SDGs

    WILPF's 2025 submission to the upcoming report of the Secretary-General on the impact of military spending on the SDGs focuses on the need for a feminist critique of military expenditure, the need for the UN to effectively address military expenditure, and the need to rethink “development” and economic growth.

  • Mapping the Role of Masculinities in WPS NAPs

    This brief aims to showcase how concepts and debates on the role of men and patriarchy have been incorporated within African national and regional discussions on the WPS agenda.  It focuses on African policy frameworks and examples from the continent, together with insights and recommendations from African feminists.

  • Written input on Financing Peace

    WILPF believes peace is a human right and public good that must be central to all policies. In a context of rising military spending, wars, funding cuts, and shrinking space for peace activism, financing peace is a crucial issue. WILPF therefore welcomes the upcoming “Financing Peace” report by the Independent Expert at the 80th UN General Assembly in October 2025.

  • Feminist Confrontations of the Nuclear and Fossil Fuel Industries

    Petrobromance, Nuclear Priesthood, and Police Repression: Feminist Confrontations of Violent Industries, and Movements to Abolish Them analyses, from a feminist perspective, trends and parallels in how the nuclear and fossil fuel industries operate and entrench power; their impacts on communities, including gendered impacts; and suppression of resistance. 

  • The Pact for the Future was Adopted - What's Next?

    Beyond the Pact for the Future, adopted in September 2024, WILPF is working towards a truly feminist vision of a multilateral system. Read about how we engaged with the New Agenda for Peace, Summit for the Future, and Pact for the Future processes and what is next.

  • WILPF International Programme (2022-2025)

    WILPF’s International Programme guides the work, values, and actions of the key bodies of the organisation – International Congress, National Sections and Groups, International Board, and International Secretariat – as we work towards our shared vision. The 2022-2025 version was adopted at the 2022 International Congress.

  • Check out our podcast!

    "Think & Resist: Conversations about Feminism and Peace" explores how feminism can redefine security. Each episode features representatives from WILPF’s Women, Peace and Security and Disarmament teams moderating discussions with experts about different themes in international peace and security from a feminist lens.