PeaceWomen Across the Globe

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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]

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History

The 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 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

Members of PWAG include:

The 1000 PeaceWomen

Country of OriginsNominees
Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania Sevim Arbana
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
  • María del Carmen Sarthes
  • Martha Pelloni, CMT
  • Mirta Susana Clara
  • Olga del Valle Márquez de Arédez
  • Silvia Vera Ocampo
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
  • Jemma Hasratyan
  • Susanna Vardanyan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Elmira Süleymanova
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain Sheikha Lulwa Al-Khalifa
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados Hazel Magdalene King
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
  • Galina Drebezova
  • Irina Grushevaya
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Jeanne Devos, ICM
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana Lydia Nyati-Ramahobo
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
  • Genoveva Tisheva
  • Ivanka Nikolova Lecheva
  • Liliana Lozanova Valcheva
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
  • Chantal Marie Rachelle Ouédraogo
  • Katrin Rohde
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Burma
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
  • Hedwig Vinyou, OSF
  • Marie Béatrice Kenfack Tolevi
  • Teclaire Ntomp
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic
  • Béatrice Félicité Bobo
  • Lea Ngaïdana
  • Simone Clara Kossianga
Flag of Chad.svg  Chad Achta Djibrine Sy
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
  • Bing Zheng
  • Chunxia Li
  • Daiyun Yue
  • Daofu Chen
  • Dianmin Wang
  • E Yang
  • Fenglan Liu
  • Fenglan Zhao
  • Fengxiang Xu
  • Guangren Zhou
  • Guilan Wang
  • Guilian Li
  • Guimei Zhang
  • Guirong Tian
  • Guixin Yu
  • Hailan Yang
  • Hua Zhang
  • Hualian Wang
  • Isabel Crook
  • Jianhua Wang
  • Jianjun Hong
  • Jianli Yun
  • Jianmei Guo
  • Jihui Zhang
  • Jingrong Xiao
  • Jinming Zhang
  • Jiuhua Wu
  • Jiying Xu
  • Jiyue Li
  • Joan Hinton
  • Jun Li
  • Jun Liang
  • Lihong Shi
  • Lihua Xie
  • Ling Zhao
  • Liwen Wang
  • Luping Zhang
  • Meihua Jin
  • Meiqing Hua
  • Meirong Wu
  • Min Sun
  • Mingxia Chen
  • Pinsong Wang
  • Qingrong Ma
  • Rurui Shi
  • Shana Chang
  • Shen Tan
  • Shuhua Huang
  • Shuqin Zhang
  • Shuxia Wang
  • Sihai Long
  • Tete Li
  • Wei Cheng
  • Wenqing Zhang
  • Xia Wang
  • Xiaoliang Li
  • Xiaoxi Li
  • Xiaoxia Zhu
  • Xiaoying Zheng
  • Xin Qi
  • Xingjuan Wang
  • Xinlan Ma
  • Xinzhi Guo
  • Xiuyu Dong
  • Xiuyun Shang
  • Xuan Wang
  • Xuebo Li
  • Yanxia Su
  • Yaojie Gao
  • Ying Ning
  • Yinxiu Zhu
  • Yongchen Wang
  • Youyun Zhang
  • Yue Chen
  • Yuqin Niu
  • Yuying Chen
  • Yuzhen Chang
  • Yuzhen Yin
  • Zhiying Ma
  • Zhongxun Liu
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
  • Ana Teresa Bernal Montañéz
  • Beatriz Elena Rodríguez Rengifo
  • Hilda Liria Domicó Bailarín
  • Luz Perly Córdoba Mosquera
  • María Beatriz Aniceto Pardo
  • María Eugenia Zabala viuda de Polo
  • María Tila Uribe
  • Norha Patricia Buriticá Céspedes
  • Nubia Castañeda Bustamante
  • Rafaela Vos Obeso
  • Virgelina Chará
  • Yolanda Becerra Vega
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands Paddy Walker
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Elizabeth Odio Benito
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
  • Ana Marija Raffai
  • Biserka Momčinović
  • Dragica Aleksa
  • Jelka Glumičić
  • Mirjana Bilopavlović
  • Spasenija Moro
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Lázara Lizette Vila Espina
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Věra Vohlídalová
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Côte d'Ivoire
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
  • Ching Chee Lee
  • Elizabeth Ann Gray, SSC
  • Lo Sai "Rose" Wu
  • New Territories Female Indigenous Residents' Committee
  • Ngun Fung Liu
  • Shuk Man "Selina" Sun
  • Wai King Wong
  • Women Workers' Cooperative
  • Yuet Lin Yim
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Erni Friholt
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
  • Christina Nsekela
  • Fatma Hamisi Misango
  • Neema Mgana
  • Taghrid Hikmet
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
  • Beatriz Benzano Seré
  • Belela Herrera
  • Dora Ignacia Paiva da Silva
  • María Elena Curbelo Morales
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
  • Adiba Akhmedjanova
  • Dildora Alimbekova
  • Dilorom Mukhsinova
  • Mutabar Tadjibayeva
  • Rano Yusupova
  • Sakhibakhon Irgasheva
  • Salima Kadyrova
  • Sarygul Bahadirova
  • Tamara Chikunova
  • Tatyana Chabrova
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu Motarilavoa Hilda Lin̄i
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
  • Ana Lucina García Maldonado
  • María Inmaculada Lacarra Cabrerizo
  • María Luisa Navarro Garrido
  • Noelí Pocaterra
  • Nora Castañeda
  • Rosa María Herrera de Hernandez
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.svg  Western Sahara Nasra Souelem
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen Raqiya Humeidan
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe

Works

See also

References

  1. ↑ "PeaceWomen Across the Globe". 1000peacewomen.org. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
  2. 1 2 Potter, Antonia (2005). We the Women: Why conflict mediation is not just a job for men (PDF) (Report). Geneva: Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue.
  3. ↑ "Virtual Vienna Net – 1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize 2005". virtualvienna.net. Archived from the original on 11 June 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
  4. ↑ 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)
  5. ↑ Henley, Patricia Lynn (2005). "Nobel Effort: Candi Smucker and the one-half percent possibility". Metroactive . Retrieved 22 July 2010.
  6. ↑ "International Atomic Energy Agency – Biographical". Nobelprize.org. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
  7. ↑ LaREAU, Renee (7 March 2008). "Beautiful Women". National Catholic Reporter. Cincinnati. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
  8. ↑ "Xavier University: Calendar – 1000 PeaceWomen". xavier.edu. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
  9. ↑ "Gender and Everyday Life:Peacewomen" (PDF). Kwan Fong Cultural Research and Development Programme. 2006.
  10. ↑ "1000 WOMEN FOR THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE – Art Exhibition: UNESCO". portal.unesco.org. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
  11. ↑ "swisspeace: Newsletter Archive Results". swisspeace.ch. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
  12. ↑ "On 1000 PeaceWomen". 1000 PeaceWomen.org. 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  13. ↑ "Human Rights Activist to Face Albanian Prime Minister in Defamation Court Case". Exit – Explaining Albania. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  14. ↑ Association 1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize 2005 (2005). 1000 Peacewomen Across the Globe. Zürich: Scalo Publishers. ISBN   978-3-03939-039-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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