PeaceWomen Across the Globe
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
The organization began in 2003
Since 2006,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
Members of PWAG include:
- Sakena Yacoobi, executive director of the Afghan Institute for Learning
- 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
| 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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 Wetern Sahara
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Nasra Souelem |
 Yemen
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Raqiya Humeidan |
 Zimbabwe
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Works
- 1000 peacewomen across the globe, Scalo, 2005, ISBN 978-3-03939-039-7 [14]
See also
References
- ^ 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 miss out on Nobel Peace Prize, www.thefreelibrary.org, retrieved 22 July 2005.
- ^ 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