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WFWP Netherlands, Int’l Women’s Day Celebrations

Apr 5, 2014
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WFWP Netherlands, Int’l Women’s Day Celebrations

8 Mar 2014:Ladies of WFWP Netherlands attended different Women’s Day Events in Amsterdam and Utrecht.One of the presentations given was by the Minister for Foreign Trade and Developmental Cooperation Mrs. Lilianne Ploumen. Her speech was entitled ‘I have a dream’.She spoke about how to handle our opponents, and emphasised the importance of going into dialogue with them, to look for a connection and the points we have in common. This takes courage and confidence in our deepest

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Young women participating at the 25th Human Rights Council in Geneva

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Mar 13, 2014
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Young women participating at the 25th Human Rights Council in Geneva

WFWP Int'l has 5 young women participating at the 25th Human Rights Council in Geneva (March 3-28) as part of an ongoing internship and leadership training program. The nations represented during this session are Greece, Korea, Germany, France and Switzerland. Here are two photos of the group with our wonderful Carolyn Handschin #youth #conferences #un

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Mar 8, 2014
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Young Women Form the Future

Bringing together women of different cultures and ages to celebrate being women and look together towards the future, in honor of International Women’s Day. The Women’s Day event was beautifully prepared and many came from all over Norway. The speeches were short and captivating. Margoth Kalstad and Turid Matsdal gave the history of Women’s Day in a creative dialogue. The main speaker, Rana Abusamra, immersed us in her story of her experiences both in Gaza and as an asylum se

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WFWP Cardiff/UK - gathering to mark Int’l Women’s Day

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Mar 8, 2014
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WFWP Cardiff/UK - gathering to mark Int’l Women’s Day

on 8 March 2014:‘We began our gathering with prayers for world peace, which was very beautiful. Everyone gave a heartfelt prayer full of emotion.Then, Masako Chellew gave us a sushi demonstration, and we all made our own sushi to take home. This was great fun and we learned a lot about sushi, especially how to cook the rice in a special way. Masako showed us the Korean way. Afterwards we had refreshments and ate some of the sushi.It was a wonderful day we shared together.Love

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Videos from the conference "Toward Peace and Reconciliation in Syria"

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Feb 3, 2014
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Videos from the conference "Toward Peace and Reconciliation in Syria"

See videos "Toward Peace and Reconciliation in Syria: The Significance of Religion,  Faith-Based Organizations and Civil Society", January 23,24, 2014 at the United Nations Office Geneva (UNOG) and the Centre International de Conférence de Genève (CICG), Switzerland. Conference organized by the Universal Peace Federation (upf.org), in partnership with the Inter-Knowing Foundation (fec-geneve.ch), the Geneva Interfaith Intercultural Alliance (giia.ch), the Fribourg Peace Forum

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WFWP Int'l, Interfaith Prayers for Syria, Geneva Cathedral,24 Jan.

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Feb 2, 2014
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WFWP Int'l, Interfaith Prayers for Syria, Geneva Cathedral,24 Jan.

The Interfaith Prayer Service at Geneva’s St. Peter’s Cathedral, after the conference at the UN, in support of a solution to the Syrian crisis. The consultation included a high-level segment of faith leaders, academicians and other stakeholders who deliberated on the current crisis in Syria, including the wider geopolitical context, and considering the role which religion, civil society, women and faith-based organizations can play in restoring peace and order in Syria. The i

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WFWP Int’l, UN Geneva Conference - Peace in Syria, Jan 24 2014 Day 2

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Feb 1, 2014
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WFWP Int’l, UN Geneva Conference - Peace in Syria, Jan 24 2014 Day 2

WFWP Int’l, UN Geneva Conference - Peace in Syria, Jan 24 2014 Updated 35 minutes ago The second day of the recent conference in the Geneva UN Conference Centre, on the theme "Toward Peace and Reconciliation in Syria: the Significance of Religion, Faith based Organizations and Civil Society". The images below also contain the program listing the speakers of this part of the convention. See more photos on the Facebook page. #latestnews #reports #un #genava #conferences

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WFWP Int’l, UN Geneva Conference - Peace in Syria, Jan 23 2014 Day 1

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Feb 1, 2014
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WFWP Int’l, UN Geneva Conference - Peace in Syria, Jan 23 2014 Day 1

WFWP Int’l, UN Geneva Conference - Peace in Syria, Jan 23 2014 Updated 23 hours ago Photos of the first day of the recent conference in Geneva on the theme "Toward Peace and Reconciliation in Syria: the Significance of Religion, Faith based Organizations and Civil Society". WFWP and UPF co-sponsored this so important convention along with other relevant groups. One of our very special guest speakers was Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Mairead Corrigan Maguire. It was concurrent

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“Toward Peace and Reconciliation in Syria: The Significance of Religion, Faith-Based Organizations a

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Jan 20, 2014
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“Toward Peace and Reconciliation in Syria: The Significance of Religion, Faith-Based Organizations a

“Toward Peace and Reconciliation in Syria: The Significance of Religion, Faith-Based Organizations and Civil Society” January 23-24, 2014 Geneva, Switzerland See detailed programme #latestnews #un #genava

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India:Women's Challenges For Security,Rights,Empowerment,Equality

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Jul 2, 2013
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India:Women's Challenges For Security,Rights,Empowerment,Equality

Women's Federation for World Peace Int'l organized a side event/panel this month at the United Nations in Geneva in coordination with the 23rd Session of the Human Rights Council. It was held under the title: "INDIA: WOMEN'S CHALLENGES FOR SECURITY, RIGHTS, EMPOWERMENT, EQUALITY" Following the brutal rape of 16 December, 2013 and the global outcry, Dr. Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury was appointed by the Indian government as Chairperson, Special Task Force on Rape, Trafficking and

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