As the oldest women’s peace organisation in the world we combine current subjects with the experience of our work. WILPF is an international non-governmental organisation with national sections in over 40 countries and consultative status with various organs of the United Nations. Its International Secretariat is based in Geneva with a New York UN Office.
We invite you to learn more about our organisation, our history, the manifold activities and the key fields of work.
We invite you to join us and participate in activities and in lasting collaborations.
We invite you to support our work for peace and freedom.
Our aims are
- Human coexistence in peace, freedom and justice
- Social, economic and political equality of all human beings
- Elimination of any discrimination on the grounds of gender, origin or religion (see also Human Rights, Anti-Racism)
- Equal participation of women in the political, economical and social sector (see also UN-Resolution 1325)
- Collaboration of women of different political beliefs and origins to overcome the reasons of violence and war (see also civil conflict management, Vorrang für Zivil)
- Worldwide disarmament (see also nuclear weapons, Small arms, armament export)
- Strengthening the United Nations and the International Law
- Strengthening women’s rights as one of the basic elements of human rights (see trafficking in women/trafficking in human beings, UN-Resolution 1820)
- Promoting a sustainable development and an equal access to resources (see Women, Water, War)
- Supporting our Sections in conflict areas
Find our articles published in English here:
For Peace: Stop the Russian War of Aggression against Ukraine
24. Februar 2023
The German Section of WILPF adopted the following statement regarding the Russian War of Aggression against Ukraine. View articleFrom principle to practice: the TPNW and gender-responsive disarmament
5. Juli 2022
On Wednesday, 22 June 2022, the UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), together with the delegation of Ireland, UN Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and WILPF co-organised a side event to the First Meeting of States Parties (1MSP) highlighting the gender-specific provisions of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). View articleA Recap of our CSW66 Event: „(De)Militarization, Gender and Climate Justice: Connecting the Dots“
30. März 2022
change, environmental and disaster risk reduction policies and programs“. Within the framework of the NGO CSW66 Parallel Forum, WILPF Germany in cooperation with the Consortium on Gender, Security and Human Rights organized an event on „(De)Militarization, Gender and Climate Justice: Connecting the Dots“ View articleWILPF Germany’s statement on the new Coalition Agreement of the German Government (2021-2025)
10. Februar 2022
The new federal government of Germany has taken up its work and is celebrating itself as a progressive alliance. The cabinet has (almost) equal representation of men and women and for the first time, the federal government has a female foreign minister, Annalena Baerbock, from the Green Party. But how much progress can really be expected in the areas of ... View articleWILPF call on European governments to de-escalate conflict in Ukraine
27. Januar 2022
We, the European sections and groups of WILPF, the oldest global women’s peace organisation, together with other civil society organisations of feminist peace builders and Human rights defenders in the OSCE region, are very concerned about the insufficient role of Europe and European countries in promoting a peaceful, diplomatic solution to the ongoing armed conflict in Ukraine, while fostering an ... View articleHow militarised is the EU’s foreign policy? – Interview with Bram Vranken
21. Januar 2022
In our webinar „How militarized is the EU’s foreign policy?“ on November 17, 2021, Bram Vranke was our guest. Together we talked about the rapid militarisation of the EU, its drivers and consequences and discussed together steps to promote peace and justice in the EU. For those who could not be there, here is a short interview with Bram Vranken. View articleWILPF Statement Against the Inclusion of the Nuclear Power in the EU Taxonomy
10. Januar 2022
We signed the statement of WILPF Italy supported by Disarmisti Esigenti and the European Associations of the ICAN Campaign that urges Members of the European Commission and the European Parliament to refrain from including nuclear energy as well as gas and CCS in the transition to decarbonization. View articleEU and the Refugee Crisis: Is it a safe haven or another war zone?
8. Dezember 2021
The European Union treats refugees on its borders as if they are bombs, says activist Efi Latsoudi a co-founder of Lesvos Solidarity. Latsoudi, the winner of Women Rebels Against War – Anita Augspurg Prize – was referring to the migration crisis in Greece at a talk organised by the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) and the Journalism ... View articlePracticing Feminist Foreign Policy in the Everyday: A Toolkit
22. November 2021
Feminist perspectives and voices in international politics on issues relating to foreign policy, international security and war are growing louder as a source and site of discursive political action and policy transformation. In contribution to there sites of political action and transformation, WILPF Germany launched a toolkit on feminist foreign policy. View articleL(A)UNCH Event of the Toolkit: Practicing Feminist Foreign Policy in the Everyday – 25 November 2021, 12pm CET
17. November 2021
We invite you to join the l(a)unch event of the latest publication “Practicing Feminist Foreign Policy in the Everyday: A Toolkit” published by WILPF Germany in cooperation with the Heinrich Böll Foundation. The event will take place in English. View article