Women's International League for Peace and Freedom

16/08/2026

New free course alert 📢

WILPF is part of a new global course from GRÓ GEST at the University of Iceland: Ending Violence Through Human Rights Advocacy — now live and free!

The course looks at how violence is shaped by inequality, militarisation, and gender norms, and how advocates can use human rights tools to drive change. Two members of WILPF's Mobilising Men for Feminist Peace Initiative are course instructors: Dean Peacock, former Director of the Initiative, and Angelica Pino, its current Coordinator.

Enrol now: https://www.edx.org/learn/social-sciences/the-university-of-iceland-ending-violence-human-rights-frameworks

12/08/2026

This International Youth Day, we're asking a question that doesn't get asked enough: what do military budgets and the idea that "real men don't cry" have in common?

More than you'd think. Four young activists, Silvia Race and Lasana Diakhate of the Young WILPF Network, and Chirine Basbous and Anass Nassabein of the MenEngage Alliance Youth Reference Group, sat down with us to talk about how WILPF's Move the Money campaign and MenEngage's work on militarised masculinities connect.

Their answer, again and again: military spending survives because of an idea that strength means domination. Change the idea, and the money becomes easier to move. Move the money, and the idea starts to lose its grip.

Read what Silvia, Chirine, Lasana and Anass had to say →
https://www.wilpf.org/young-feminist-and-peace-activists-on-why-militarism-and-masculinity-are-two-sides-of-the-same-coin/

In Lebanon, the currency keeps losing value, but weapons money never runs short. In Senegal, families choose between a stalled economy and the wage an armed group offers their sons. […]

06/08/2026

Nuclear weapons were never designed to keep us safe — ask the survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

81 years on, their voices are still the clearest testimony to what these weapons truly do.

Militarisation doesn't protect us. Instead, it destroy lives and leaves consequences that last generations. Yet, governments keep choosing weapons over people.

It's time to change that. Join WILPF's Move the Money campaign!

01/08/2026

Every year, trillions are poured into weapons, while the resources needed to guarantee healthcare, education, climate justice and human rights for all remain "unaffordable."

We stand with generations of pacifist feminists who have long rejected violence and war as solutions to conflict.

Swipe to see what our governments should be prioritising instead in order to achieve peace.

It's time to from war to peace, justice and human rights.



Sources: SIPRI Trends in World Military Expenditure (2026); UN World Food Programme, 2026 Global Outlook (via UN News, November 2025).

13/07/2026

New report 📢 Reimagining Peace: Mobilising Men for Gender Justice and Feminist Peace

"Power in the context of masculinities is not just something men exercise. It's also something many men are trapped within."

Drawing on a regional learning exchange in Nairobi with participants from 14 countries, this report unpacks how militarised masculinities drive and are driven by conflict and violence.

📖 Read the full report: https://www.wilpf.org/advocacy_documents/reimagining-peace-mobilising-men-for-genderjustice-and-feminist-peace/

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11/07/2026

What if the biggest obstacle to climate justice isn't a lack of money but where we choose to spend it?

While governments claim there's no funding for a just transition away from fossil fuels, global military spending has reached record highs.

In a new WILPF article, we explore 8 powerful reasons why the world cannot afford to keep choosing bombs over a liveable planet, and why reducing military spending could help finance the peaceful, just future we all need.

🌍 If you believe real security means clean air, thriving communities, and a liveable future, NOT endless militarisation, join our movement.

📖 Read the article and help us grow the global call to move the money from war to climate justice: www.wilpf.org/the-double-dividend-eight-reasons-why-the-world-cannot-afford-to-keep-choosing-bombs-over-a-liveable-planet/

09/07/2026

The annual High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) is underway July 7-16 in New York, where progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be reviewed.

WILPF is engaged in the conference with our coalition, the Women's Major Group. Ahead of the HLPF we have collectively drafted a position paper with feminist analysis on all , including the SDGs under review (SDG 6 on water and sanitation, SDG 7 on energy, SDG 9 on industry and infrastructure, SDG 11 on sustainable cities, and SDG 17 on the means of implementation).

👉 The paper calls for bold political action that addresses the structural causes of injustice rather than their symptoms.

👉 The paper also includes a strong call against as a barrier to sustainable development: "The world is deeply at odds with the promises of Agenda 2030. With less than five years to meet Agenda 2030, any progress is being actively dismantled—by militarism, corporate capture, political authoritarianism, and the rapid rolling back of hard-won rights. Globally, only 35% of SDG targets are on track, nearly half are moving too slowly, and almost 18% are regressing….[but] there is no shortage of resources, only skewed political choices: in 2025 alone, billionaires added US$2.2 trillion to their collective wealth, and global military spending hit a record US$2.88 trillion.”

Read the full paper: https://womensmajorgroup.org/hlpf-2026-position-paper/

POSITION PAPER 2026 A feminist roadmap for accelerating the Sustainable Development Goals The Women's Major Group (WMG) Position Paper for the 2026 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) brings together the voices, expertise and demands of feminist organisations from around the world. Produced through a....

02/07/2026

Europe had its hottest spring ever recorded and just went through a second brutal heat wave. Governments need to invest in systems that protect people, rather than the ones that are destroying it.

Swipe to see the gap between what’s spent on militaries and what’s invested in climate mitigation.

It’s time to from war to climate justice.



Sources: SIPRI Trends in World Military Expenditure (2026); Climate Policy Initiative, Global Landscape of Climate Finance 2025; WHO Regional Office for Europe;; ICJ Advisory Opinion (2025)

01/07/2026

📘 New resource available!

Can we build lasting peace without addressing the root causes of violence?

Our new report, Reimagining Peace: Mobilising Men for Gender Justice and Feminist Peace, explores this question and offers reflections, lessons and practical strategies for engaging men in advancing gender justice and feminist peace.

Developed from a regional learning exchange bringing together activists, researchers and practitioners from 14 countries, the report looks at how militarised masculinities, colonialism, militarism and inequality fuel conflict—and how feminist approaches can help create more just and sustainable peace.

Whether you're an activist, policymaker, researcher or peacebuilder, we hope this resource sparks new ideas and conversations: https://www.wilpf.org/advocacy_documents/reimagining-peace-mobilising-men-for-genderjustice-and-feminist-peace/

In deeply militarised and conflict-affected contexts, it is essential to unpack the drivers of men’s use of violence such as colonialism, militarism, poverty and inequality – and build collective strategies […]

24/06/2026

WILPF is seeking an experienced freelance Web Consultant to support the development, maintenance, and optimisation of our digital platforms.

We’re looking for someone with strong WordPress expertise, UX/UI and accessibility experience, and skills in SEO, analytics, and systems integration.

👉 Full details and how to apply: https://wilpf.org/wilpf-is-looking-for-a-web-consultant/
📅 Deadline: 5 July
📍 Remote consultancy (approx. 8 hours/week)

About WILPF  The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) is seeking an experienced freelance web consultant to support and improve its digital platforms: WILPF.org and MyWILPF.org.  WILPF is an international […]