BLOG: Transforming the development agenda requires more, not less, attention to human rights

The UN General Assembly later this month will begin negotiations over the content of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to succeed the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2015. The outcomes of these inter-governmental debates will not only determine the model of development advanced in global policy forums over the next fifteen years.

CALL TO ACTION: WILPF Action Alert: An Urgent Call From Costa Rica's President for an End to the Massacre in Gaza and the Lifting of the Blockade

Newly elected president of Costa Rica, Luis Guillermo Solis, accompanied by visiting Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon, called for an immediate cease fire in Gaza. As a result Costa Rica is joining 5 other Latin countries – Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Brazil, El Salvador and Bolivia – who have taken action by condemning the attacks and recalling their ambassadors from Tel Aviv, Israel.

VIDEO: Bushra Hyder on Women Moderating Extremism in Pakistan

Living in Pakistan's most remote and volatile region along the border of Afghanistan—Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK)—Bushra Hyder has experienced first-hand the effects of increasing extremist violence in her homeland. In the midst of this, she has led initiatives to help victims recover from trauma, promote moderation of radical ideologies, and teach values of peace to the next generation.

MULTI-MEDIA: Wanted: Photos from Cyprus Peace Process

The Cyprus Community Media Centre (CCMC) is organising a photography exhibition next month within the framework of the ‘Where are the Women? Capturing the Gender Dividend in Cyprus for Peace and Beyond' project, that seeks to raise awareness on the representation or the lack of women in the peace process.

WPS Lecture Series: Women, Peace and Security - A Critical Component of the Post-2015 Development Agenda

On 31 July 2014, the PeaceWomen Programme, in co-operation with the Mission of Liechtenstein and the Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination/Princeton University, hosted a panel discussion as part of our Women, Peace and Security Lecture Series, on the important relationship between the Women, Peace and Security agenda and the post-2015 development agenda. This lecture featured keynote speaker Amina J.

EVENT: WRC report - Strong Girls, Powerful Women: Program Planning and Design for Adolescent Girls in Humanitarian Settings

On behalf of the Women's Refugee Commission, the UK Mission to the United Nations will be hosting an event in honor of the launch of a recently published report, Strong Girls, Powerful Women: Program Planning and Design for Adolescent Girls in Humanitarian Settings.

CAMPAIGN: Apply for a FRIDA Grant

FRIDA | The Young Feminist Fund is the only youth-led fund focused exclusively on supporting global young feminist activism to advance social justice movements and agendas. FRIDA was created to bring new resources and new opportunities to young women and trans* youth globally. We believe that supporting young feminists is key to the expansion, rejuvenation and sustainability of women's movements and organizations, both now and in the future.

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