Banning of small arms must be part of European Year on Combating Violence Against Women
IAW emergency motion to General Assembly of European Women’s Lobby (EWL) 31th May 2015:
IAW emergency motion to General Assembly of European Women’s Lobby (EWL) 31th May 2015:

Greater representation of women in government and decision making process.

In 2016 the United Nations will have a new Secretary General. Now is the time to make it woman’s turn.

Femnet, the African Women’s Development and Communications Network, has drafted this open letter. Like many other organizations all over the world, IAW has endorsed it.

If you are a group or an association, a student or a concerned citizen wishing to end hunger and poverty, this handbook is for you

230 million children under five are not registered despite ongoing efforts to increase the rate of birth registration
We deplore that 20 years after the 1995 Beijing Conference , in most countries including the Philippines, gender inequality remains pervasive economically, politically and socially, . Women continue to suffer from authoritarian and military regimes, increased militarisation, violence and armed conflicts, unlawful foreign interference, lack of fundamental freedoms and human rights violations, corruption and poor governance, development injustice, and discrimination
The Josephine Butler Society continues exerting pressure on government and nongovernmental institutions, in order to help and protect prostitutes. Most sex workers are not free

The space for women’s and feminist organisations at CSW is gradually closing, in particular at the international level.