PeaceWomen Across the Globe

New address from 1 November 2024: We have moved!

Our growing team needed more space for new colleagues and room for feminist peace work. You can now find us in our new offices at Weissensteinstrasse 87, 3007 Bern, Switzerland.

Event, 16 October 2024: Women sustaining peace in Colombia, Nepal and the Philippines

Women peacebuilders from our partner organisations in Colombia, Nepal and the Philippines share their achievements and insights on sustaining peace during transitional justice processes and preventing backsliding into armed conflict at an event in Bern on 16 October 2024.

Women Sustaining Peace event: A rich tapestry of feminist peacebuilding

Three women from our partner organisations in Colombia, Nepal and the Philippines found many commonalities in what it takes to sustain peace. At a public panel in Bern, the women talked about the importance of feminist principles in peacebuilding, particularly to prevent backsliding into armed violence, of safe spaces and self-care for activists and of not losing sight of the goal – sustainable peace.

Ban on nuclear weapons: Why we support the initiative

Only a ban on nuclear weapons can bring lasting security worldwide. As co-sponsors of the Initiative to Ban Nuclear Weapons, we call on Switzerland to fulfil its obligations. Find out why and support the initiative.

Feminist peace work with Feminist Peace Inititiatives

Through our Feminist Peace Initiatives (FPI) we support local, innovative and feminist peacebuilding initiatives and projects of our network members. They allow network members to try out new ideas that match their own priorities.

A group of participants sit and lie on the floor with their shadow puppets at a workshop in Indonesia.

Article: War in Sudan: how women want to influence the peace process

Article on swissinfo on the negotiations for a ceasefire in Sudan, with input from Rabab Baldo, a member of our network, and our director Deborah Schibler.

Interview with Rabab Baldo: Sudan: "We women are never consulted"

"We women are constantly trying to save our country, but we are never consulted and Sudan is paying a high price for this." In this interview, peace activist Rabab Baldo talks about the brutal conflict, the role of women in peacebuilding and her expectations for the negotiations in Switzerland on 14 August.