Women's International League for Peace and Freedom - Minnesota Metro Branch

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Some projects and groups with which the Minnesota Metro Branch of WILPF is affiliated.

WILPF International
The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) is the oldest women's peace organization in the world. It is an international NGO with Sections in 37 countries, covering all continents.

US WILPF
WILPF's U.S. section is based in Philadelphia and has 80 branches throughout the country.

Jane Addams Peace Association
JAPA is the 501(c)(3) education affiliate and fiscal sponsor of WILPF. JAPA gives the Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, which honor publications that effectively promote peace, social justice, world community, and equality of the sexes and races.

WILPF at the United Nations
WILPF has had consultative status with the UN through the Economic and Social Council since 1948. WILPF also has Special Consultative Relations with the Food and Agricultural Organization in Rome, the International Labor Organisation in Geneva and the United Nations Children's Fund in New York. WILPF is represented at UN headquarters in New York, in Geneva, and in Paris.

The PeaceWomen Project
Monitors and works toward rapid and full implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security. It is based in the WILPF UN Office in New York.

Reaching Critical Will
An initiative that started in 1999 to generate a critical mass of political will around the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Since then, it has expanded to provide primary resources and information around other disarmament fora, namely the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, and the First Committee on Disarmament and International Security. It is based in the WILPF UN Office in New York.

Minnesota Alliance of Peacemakers
Network of 60+ groups that aims to strengthen the effectiveness of Minnesota's peace and justice community through cooperation and collaboration.

Minnesota Women's Consortium
A unique statewide collaboration and resource center of 150+ member organizations serving to enhance equality and justice for women and children.

This page updated Sept. 2, 2006
WILPF Minnesota Metro Branch   |   P.O. Box 14752   |   Minneapolis, MN 55414   |   651-458-7090