PeaceWomen Across the Globe (PWAG), previously known as 1000 PeaceWomen, is an organization based in Bern, Switzerland that aims to increase the visibility of women promoting peace all over the world.[1][2]
History
editThe organization began in 2003[3] under the direction of Ruth-Gaby Vermont-Mangold, then a member of the Swiss National Council, as an initiative to nominate 1000 women from over 150 different countries for the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize.[4] The nomination was notable for including not only celebrities, but also relatively unknown women who have made significant contributions to world peace.[5] Although the prize was ultimately awarded to the International Atomic Energy Agency,[6] the initiative was successful in drawing public attention to the role of women in peacemaking.[2] The organization went on to publish a book, and create an exhibition that was first displayed in Zurich, Switzerland, and has since appeared in over 25 countries,[7] including places such as Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio;[8] Lingnan University in Hong Kong, China;[9] and at a UNESCO-sponsored exhibition in Geneva, Switzerland[10]
Since 2006,[11] PeaceWomen Across the Globe has been one of the NGO members of the Swiss Center for Peacebuilding, which contributes to Swiss foreign policy. The organization is also a member of the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders.
Members
editMembers of PWAG include:
- Sakena Yacoobi, executive director of the Afghan Institute for Learning
- Amina Afzali, member of the Afghan Cabinet of Ministers
- Malalai Joya, Afghan politician
- Jelka Glumičić, Croatian activist
- Cynthia Basinet, American actress, singer
- Runa Banerjee, Indian social worker and founder of Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA), Lucknow
- Keepu Tsering Lepcha, Indian social worker and founder of Human Development Foundation of Sikkim (HDFS), Sikkim[12]
- Sevim Arbana, Albanian women's rights activist.[13]
The 1000 PeaceWomen
edit| Country of Origins | Nominees |
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 Afghanistan
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 Albania
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Sevim Arbana |
 Algeria
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 Angola
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 Argentina
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 Armenia
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 Australia
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 Austria
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 Azerbaijan
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Elmira Süleymanova |
 Bahrain
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Sheikha Lulwa Al-Khalifa |
 Bangladesh
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 Barbados
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Hazel Magdalene King |
 Belarus
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 Belgium
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Jeanne Devos, ICM |
 Benin
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 Bolivia
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 Bosnia and Herzegovina
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 Botswana
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Lydia Nyati-Ramahobo |
 Brazil
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 Bulgaria
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 Burkina Faso
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 Burma
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 Burundi
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 Cambodia
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 Cameroon
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 Canada
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 Central African Republic
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 Chad
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Achta Djibrine Sy |
 Chile
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 China
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 Colombia
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 Cook Islands
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Paddy Walker |
 Costa Rica
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Elizabeth Odio Benito |
 Croatia
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 Cuba
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Lázara Lizette Vila Espina |
 Czech Republic
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Věra Vohlídalová |
 Côte d'Ivoire
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 Hong Kong
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 Singapore
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 Sweden
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Erni Friholt |
 Taiwan
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 Tanzania
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 United Kingdom
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 United States
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 Uruguay
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 Uzbekistan
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 Vanuatu
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Motarilavoa Hilda Lin̄i |
 Venezuela
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 Vietnam
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 Western Sahara
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Nasra Souelem |
 Yemen
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Raqiya Humeidan |
 Zimbabwe
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Works
edit- 1000 peacewomen across the globe, Scalo, 2005, ISBN 978-3-03939-039-7 [14]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ PeaceWomen Across the Globe, www.1000peacewomen.org, retrieved 22 July 2010.
- ^ a b Potter, Antonia. We the Women: Why conflict mediation is not just a job for men, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, Geneva, 2005.
- ^ Virtual Vienna Net – 1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize 2005 Archived 11 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine, www.virtualvienna.net, retrieved 22 July 2010
- ^ 1000 Peacewomen Coordinator (1 May 2006). Foundation for Women (ed.). "1000 PeaceWomen miss out on Nobel Peace Prize". Voices of Thai Women (Press release). Bangkok: Foundation for Women. OCLC 29801417. Retrieved 22 July 2005.
{{cite press release}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Henley, Patricia Lynn. Nobel Effort: Candi Smucker and the one-half percent possibility, Metroactive, 2005. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
- ^ International Atomic Energy Agency – Biographical, Nobelprize.org, retrieved 22 July 2010
- ^ LaREAU, Renee. Beautiful Women, National Catholic Reporter, Cincinnati, 7 March 2008, retrieved 22 July 2010.
- ^ Xavier University: Calendar – 1000 PeaceWomen Archived 5 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, www.xavier.edu, retrieved 22 July 2010
- ^ Gender and Everyday Life:Peacewomen, Kwan Fong Cultural Research and Development Programme, 2006
- ^ 1000 WOMEN FOR THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE – Art Exhibition: UNESCO portal.unesco.org, retrieved 22 July 2010.
- ^ swisspeace: Newsletter Archive Results www.swisspeace.ch, retrieved 22 July 2010
- ^ "On 1000 PeaceWomen". 1000 PeaceWomen.org. 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ "Human Rights Activist to Face Albanian Prime Minister in Defamation Court Case". Exit - Explaining Albania. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ 1000 peacewomen across the globe