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Liz Bernstein Announced as Co-Coordinator of Korea Peace Now!
Effective immediately, Liz Bernstein has been named Co-Coordinator of the global campaign Korea Peace Now! Women Mobilizing to End the War. Bernstein is the founding Director and Executive Director of the Ottawa-based Nobel Women’s Initiative, one of four organizations — including Women Cross DMZ, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), and the Korean […]
Read moreLetter to UN Security Council Regarding Sanctions on North Korea
Members of the United Nations Security Council December 11, 2019 Dear Ambassadors, We are writing to you as members of the international women-led campaign Korea Peace Now! Women Mobilizing to End the War. As you gather today to discuss the security crisis on the Korean Peninsula, we urge you to take a holistic approach considering […]
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First Comprehensive Assessment of the Impact of Sanctions Against North Korea Shows Adverse Consequences for Civilians, Especially Women
As talks between the United States and North Korea remain at an impasse, a new report shows that sanctions imposed on North Korea are having adverse consequences on humanitarian aid and economic development in the country, with a disproportionate impact on women.
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Prominent Feminist Gloria Steinem and Women Leaders to Call for an End to the Korean War at the DMZ and Near U.S. Embassy in Seoul
Steinem and a delegation of women leaders from the United States, South Korea, and Japan will deliver a message of peace.
Read moreOn the 66th Anniversary of the Armistice Signing, More Than 80 Organizations Call for an End to the Korean War
July 27, 2019 Dear President Trump: We are writing to you on behalf of organizations around the world, many that have long worked for peace on the Korean Peninsula. On the 66th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice Agreement that temporarily halted the Korean War, we urge you to finally negotiate a peaceful settlement […]
Read moreStatement Regarding Historic Vote in Congress Supporting an End to the Korean War
The four core partners of the global campaign Korea Peace Now! Women Mobilizing to End the War applaud the recent historic vote in U.S. Congress calling for an end to the Korean War. As part of the National Defense Authorization Act, the U.S. House of Representatives approved an amendment by Rep. Ro Khanna declaring that diplomacy […]
Read moreGlobal Coalition of Women’s Organizations Calls on Presidents Trump and Moon to End the Korean War
As U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in meet this weekend in South Korea, we urge the two leaders to work together with North Korean leader Chairman Kim Jong Un to conclude a peace agreement formally ending the Korean War. We recommend that President Trump visit Panmunjom, which has been disarmed in […]
Read moreSouth Korean Women’s Peace Organizations Launch the Korean Women’s Movement for Peace
The women activists will discuss the role of women working for peace on the Korean Peninsula and the future direction of the women’s peace movement.
Read moreOn International Women’s Day for Peace and Disarmament, Global Coalition of Women’s Peace Organizations Calls on Trump, Moon, and Kim to End the Korean War
On International Women’s Day for Peace and Disarmament, we are writing to urge you to resume dialogue toward ending 70 years of war.
Read moreKorea Peace Now! Women Mobilizing to End the War Campaign Launch
Washington, DC — Following on the heels of the failed U.S.-North Korea summit in Hanoi, a delegation of South Korean women parliamentarians and civil society leaders will be in Washington, DC on March 11-13 to meet with U.S. members of Congress about getting diplomacy back on track for peace on the Korean Peninsula.
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