In Aotearoa New Zealand, we are committed to honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi as a positive way
to prevent conflict and to remedy past and present injustice.
to prevent conflict and to remedy past and present injustice.
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WILPF has branches across Aotearoa: Tamaki Makaurau (Auckland) Wellington Te Wai Pounamu (South Island) |
WILPF around the world
There are WILPF groups in 46 countries, all working towards the same goals:
- an end to war, violence and coercion
- peaceful negotiated solutions to conflicts
- universal disarmament and the diversion of resources away from armed forces and weapons to meeting human needs
- the elimination of all forms of inequality, oppression, discrimination and exploitation
- the establishment of an international economic order based on meeting the needs of people, not on privilege and profit
- environmentally and socially sustainable development
- reform and strengthening of the United Nations to assist with achieving the above goals.
International WILPF has consultative status at the UN, and this ensures women’s
voices for peace are heard at that level.
voices for peace are heard at that level.
Are you 35 or under? Young WILPF (Y-WILPF) is here for you
There is an international Young WILPF Network, and a Young WILPF group in Australia.
The Young WILPF Network provides a space for women under the age of 35 to network, organise and advance the goals of WILPF within the younger generation. Y-WILPF aims to empower young women to work for peace through international co-operation and sharing the common goals of gender equality, peace and disarmament.
Any paid WILPF member can join the Young WILPF Network (not a member yet? Join here). And if you live in a country where WILPF has a Section of Group, you can also establish your national Young WILPF Network to grow the WILPF movement at home.
Join this powerful network of young activists.
The Young WILPF Network provides a space for women under the age of 35 to network, organise and advance the goals of WILPF within the younger generation. Y-WILPF aims to empower young women to work for peace through international co-operation and sharing the common goals of gender equality, peace and disarmament.
Any paid WILPF member can join the Young WILPF Network (not a member yet? Join here). And if you live in a country where WILPF has a Section of Group, you can also establish your national Young WILPF Network to grow the WILPF movement at home.
Join this powerful network of young activists.
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International internships are available
Are you in the middle of your studies? Do you wish to transform theory to practice? To improve your skills? To get real experience on your CV? Then you are perhaps the candidate we are looking for. WILPF International often offers internships to young women who wish to learn more about disarmament, women, peace and security issues, women’s human rights, grassroots communications and NGO management in the context of the United Nations and international organisations. More information is available at: www.wilpf.org/work-with-us |