Within the larger framework of the Global Programme for the Implementation of the Doha Declaration: Promoting a Culture of Lawfulness, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), with the government of Mexico, sponsored a side event during the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) on May 17, 2018.
Read More“Perspectives for Trade Policy & Women’s Economic Empowerment” was the title of the HRC side event organized by WFWPI and the Graduate Women’s Institute (GWI) during the 39th Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) on September 24, 2018.
Read MoreWomen continue to be discriminated against and abused in many settings, especially in the sex trade. The Permanent Missions of Sweden, France and Ireland to the UN co-sponsored a side event entitled “The Nordic Model: A good practice to counter sexual exploitation and human trafficking” on June 22 to tackle this issue.
Read MoreThe Working Group On Girls (WGG), an NGO committee connected to UN Women, helps elevate the voices and needs of girls globally through education and visibility on the local, national and international stage by allowing girls to advocate on their own behalf.
Read MoreThis year marks 70 years since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a document made possible by the incomparable Eleanor Roosevelt.
Read MoreThis editorial discusses WFWPI’s recent efforts at the UN related to peace in the Korean Peninsula, including a proposal for a peace zone in the DMZ and opening a UN office in Asia.
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