Millennium Development Goal: Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women
Parallel Event of the 53rd Commission on the Status of Women
March 12, 2009
New York, USA - H.E. Hamid Al Bayati, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Iraq to the UN addressed a Women for Peace gathering in New York City on March 12, 2009, in conjunction with the 53rd Session of the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women.
Women's Day 2009 Celebrated in 4 Nations
March 8, 2009
International Women's Day, March 8, 2009, was commemorated by UPF chapters in Albania, India, UK and USA.
Washington DC Forum Highlights Progress of Women in Morocco
October 29, 2008
Washington, DC - On a blustery autumn afternoon in Washington, DC, the Women for Peace Forum brought together over 40 women leaders to discuss “Women’s Leadership in Building a Culture of Peace.” The Deputy Chief of Mission from the Embassy of Morocco explained recent changes in Moroccan law that empower women and support women's equality.