WILPF Statement on the Adoption of the 2017 Universal Periodic Review of the United Kingdom in Regards to its Arms Transfers to Saudi Arabia
The following statement was submitted by WILPF during the adoption of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the United Kingdom during the Human Rights Council's 36th session (11 to 29 September 2017).
WILPF Statement to the Third Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty
This statement was delivered by Ms. Ray Acheson, Director of WILPF's disarmament programme Reaching Critical Will, to the Third Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty on 12 September 2017 in Geneva, Switzerland.
WILPF Statement to the CEDAW Committee's 67th Session's Review of Italy, Regarding its Arms Exports
At the 67th Session of the of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), WILPF International and WILPF Italy delivered the following oral statement during the Committee’s meeting with NGOs.
WILPF Statement to the UN Conference to Negotiate a Legally Binding Instrument to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons, on the Treaty's Prohibitions
The following is WILPF's statement to the UN conference to negotiate a legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons, on the treaty's general obligations, delivered on 18 June 2017.
WILPF Statement to the UN Conference to Negotiate a Legally Binding Instrument to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons, on the Treaty's General Obligations
The following is WILPF's statement to the UN conference to negotiate a legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons, on the treaty's general obligations, delivered on 19 June 2017.
WILPF Statement to the Human Rights Council: Human Rights Must Come Before Profits From the Arms Trade
Statement made by WILPF at the UN Human Rights Council 35th session (6 to 23 June 2017) during General Debate under items 2 and 3[1].
WILPF Statement on the Oral Update of the Commission of Inquiry on Syria, Regarding Weapons Transfers to Syria and Their Impact on Women
WILPF delivered the below statement on the margins of the 35th session of the Human Rights Council, during an interactive dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic. Click here to watch the video.
WILPF Statement to the Human Rights Council on the Need for Continued Scrutiny of the Gendered Impacts of Arms Proliferation
The following is WILPF's submission to the UN Human Rights Council 35th session (6 to 23 June 2017), Clustered interactive dialogue with: Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity and Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions.
WILPF Statement on the USA's Arms Transfers to Countries Where Child Soldiers are Used
This statement is WILPF's submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child on its review of the USA’s combined Third and Fourth Periodic Report submitted under article 8 (1) of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict, made in May 2017.
WILPF Statement to the 2017 NPT Preparatory Committee
This statement was delivered by Ray Acheson, Director of WILPF's disarmament programme Reaching Critical Will, to the 2017 nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Preparatory Committee in Vienna, Austria on 3 May 2017.
WILPF Statement to the UN Conference to Negotiate a Legally Binding Instrument to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons, Leading to Their Elimination
WILPF delivered a statement to the UN conference to negotiate a legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading to their elimination, Topic 2.
WILPF Statement on Multidimensional Insecurity and its Impacts on Libyan Women
The following statement was submitted by WILPF to the 34th session of the UN Human Rights Council (27 February to 24 March) under Item 10: Technical assistance and capacity-building, Interactive dialogue on the situation of human rights in Libya.
WILPF Statement to UN Member States on the Commission on the Status of Women and the US Government's Travel Ban
WILPF published this open letter to UN member states on the Commission on the Status of Women and the US government's travel ban in 2017.
WILPF Statement: Aleppo is Bidding Humanity Goodbye
WILPF published this statement in relation to the destruction of Aleppo, Syria in December 2016.
WILPF Statement to the Fifth CCW Review Conference
The following statement was delivered by Ray Acheson, Director of Reaching Critical Will programme of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, at the Fifth Review Conference of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) in Geneva on 12 December 2016.
WILPF Statement on the Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Syria
WILPF published the following statement in response to the report of the Commission of Inquiry on Syria in September 2016.
WILPF Statement on the Use of Weapons and Arms Transfers to Parties in the Conflict in Yemen
WILPF issued a statement in response to the High Commissioner on Human Right's report on the conflict in Yemen (A/HRC/33/38).
WILPF Statement to the Second Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty, Treaty Implementation
This statement was delivered at the Second Conference of States Parties (CSP2) to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) on 24 August 2016.
WILPF Statement to the Second Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty, General Debate
This statement was delivered at the Second Conference of States Parties (CSP2) to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) on 23 August 2016.