Super Typhoon Haiyan, which struck the Philippines on November 8, has affected an estimated 11.3 million people. More than 800,000 have been displaced. Among the two million people who need food aid, nearly 300,000 are pregnant women or new mothers.
Something is missing in the discussions, somewhat secretive though they be, as to finding some sort of solution to the war in Syria. There was also something missing in the post-Libya crisis. Something missing in the Egypt of Morsi and absolutely missing after the “coup” by the generals.
On the eve of Diwali, I was walking around the inner circle of Connaught Place, a well-known shopping center in Delhi, with a journalist friend. The business arcade teemed with people. Suddenly loud, belligerent voices tore through the festive air. We stopped.
The partially autonomous northern Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir is a beautiful part of the world but is marred by a long history of violent political and ethic struggles.
On September 13, 2013, PeaceWomen, along with the Permanent Mission of Liechtenstein to the United Nations and the Princeton University Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination, hosted our ninth Women, Peace and Security (WPS) lecture on “The Situation of Afghan Women: 2014 and Beyond.” The event, which featured Executive Director of Women for Afghan Women Ms.
Speech by John Hendra, Assistant Secretary General and Deputy Executive Director Policy and Programme, UN Women at the International Conference on “Women, Peace and Security,” Ministry of Foreign Affair, Kabul, Afghanistan, 5 October 2013.
Excellency Deputy Minister for Women's Affairs, Excellency Deputy Director High Peace Council, Excellencies, Ambassadors, Distinguished Guests,
Historians believe Japan forced up to 200,000 Chinese and Korean women to be sex slaves during WWII. Women who survived — and weren't shamed into silence – have described being recruited for labor, then beaten and raped by as many as 40 Japanese officers a day.
Jimmy Carter is the 39th president of the United States.
The only way to be assured that Syrian chemical weapons will not be used in the future is not through a military strike but through a successful international effort.
The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) welcomes the decision by the British Parliament to refuse the endorsement of military action against Syria. Parliament upheld the principle that the use of chemical weapons can never be justified, but reasserted the importance of international law and the UN Charter in dictating any response by the international community.
