Even before the Russian war of aggression, women in eastern Ukraine were barely heard. Our pilot programme, launched in 2021, opened the space for women to discuss issues and formulate demands that would make their everyday lives safer. We are picking up where we left off with the new Women's Platform for Peace.
We call on civil society organisations, governments and the international community to back up their statements of solidarity with the women of Iran with concrete action.
With the Reconciliation Award 2022, the German Klaus Jensen Foundation for civil conflict transformation honours the commitment of PeaceWomen Across the Globe to women affected by war and armed conflict.
Our president Ruth-Gaby Vermot and Annemarie Sancar, programme officer for Ukraine, explored this question in their presentation at the Ilanzer Sommer. One thing is clear: to achieve genuine peace, there is no way forward without women.
Switzerland is not on track to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. We are living at the expense of the world.
The first issue is out! Read articles on the topic of "demilitarisation" by members of our network Feminists Connecting for Peace, among others from Guam, Indonesia, Ukraine and Kosovo.
Increasingly, organisations engaged in peace work are experiencing restrictions on their freedom of speech and assembly, are being squeezed out of the public space, and gagged.
Together with our partners in Swiss civil society, we comment on Switzerland's implementation of its Fourth National Action Plan on UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security.