What is the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom?

Introduction The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) is a non-profit non-governmental organisation working “to bring together women of different political views and philosophical and religious backgrounds determined to study and make known the causes of war and work for a permanent peace” and to unite women worldwide who oppose oppression and exploitation.… Read More

An Overview of Nonviolent Peaceforce

Introduction Nonviolent Peaceforce (NP) is an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) that employs Unarmed Civilian Protection. Their mission is to protect civilians in violent conflicts through unarmed strategies, build peace side-by-side with local communities, and advocate for the wider adoption of these approaches to safeguard human lives and dignity. NP holds Special Consultative Status with the… Read More

An Overview of Religion and Peacebuilding

Introduction Religion and peacebuilding refer to the study of religion’s role in the development of peace. Nathan C. Funk and Christina J. Woolner categorise these approaches into three models. The first is “peace through religion alone”. This proposes to attain world peace through devotion to a given religion. Opponents claim that advocates generally want to… Read More