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What We Do
PeaceWomen Across the Globe is working to make women’s roles
as peacebuilders more visible, recognized and better supported globally.
We are connecting individual peacewomen and organizations at national, regional
and international levels. Our goal is to connect and strengthen women's peace
efforts around the globe so that a strong, cross-sectoral and global women's
peace movement will emerge.
This work is important because despite important international instruments to
protect women's rights, notably the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms
of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and
UN Security Council Resolution 1325,
women continue to be marginalised and excluded from and through decision
making, and especially where there is violence and poverty. Women
peacebuilders must have greater influence in peace negotiations, policy
development, peacekeeping operations and formal decision making, not just
because it is their civil and political right, but because their rich
experience and holistic approach to peace is invaluable to securing a future
that is sustainable and just for us all.
An important part of what we do is challenge narrow definitions of peace.
Peace is not simply the absence of war. Peace is based on justice and the
attainment of human security. Redefining peace to understand it in its fullest
sense also leads to a new understanding of what peacebuilding means.
Peacebuilding is often thought of as something heroic or spectacular, or as
something carried out by Heads of State. In reality, peacebuilding is
rarely spectacular, although it does require courage and endurance. Effective
peacebuilding is the long-term pursuit of justice and human security. This is
the criteria we use to identify women who are peacebuilders:
- The use and promotion only of non-violent actions to
respond to conflict and injustice
- The peace work is sustainable and long term
- Leadership is by example and reflects moral courage and
responsibility
- The work is carried out for the sole purpose of peace
and not for political or personal gain
- The work is transparent
- Tolerance and respect for diversity is reflected in the
peace work and people worked with
Our Objectives
Objective One: To
increase visibility and support for women peacebuilders.
Objective Two: To facilitate connections between peacewomen,
channel solidarity and help expand knowledge and skills.
Objective Three: To popularise the PeaceWoman concept of peace
and peacebuilding.
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