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]

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 different 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 Origins Nominees
 Afghanistan
 Albania Sevim Arbana
 Algeria
 Angola
 Argentina
  • María del Carmen Sarthes
  • Martha Pelloni, CMT
  • Mirta Susana Clara
  • Olga del Valle Márquez de Arédez
  • Silvia Vera Ocampo
 Armenia
  • Jemma Hasratyan
  • Susanna Vardanyan
 Australia
 Austria
 Azerbaijan Elmira Süleymanova
 Bahrain Sheikha Lulwa Al-Khalifa
 Bangladesh
 Barbados Hazel Magdalene King
 Belarus
  • Galina Drebezova
  • Irina Grushevaya
 Belgium Jeanne Devos, ICM
 Benin
 Bolivia
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Botswana Lydia Nyati-Ramahobo
 Brazil
 Bulgaria
  • Genoveva Tisheva
  • Ivanka Nikolova Lecheva
  • Liliana Lozanova Valcheva
 Burkina Faso
  • Chantal Marie Rachelle Ouédraogo
  • Katrin Rohde
 Burma
 Burundi
 Cambodia
 Cameroon
  • Hedwig Vinyou, OSF
  • Marie Béatrice Kenfack Tolevi
  • Teclaire Ntomp
 Canada
 Central African Republic
  • Béatrice Félicité Bobo
  • Lea Ngaïdana
  • Simone Clara Kossianga
 Chad Achta Djibrine Sy
 Chile
 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
 Singapore
 Sweden Erni Friholt
 Tanzania
  • Christina Nsekela
  • Fatma Hamisi Misango
  • Neema Mgana
  • Taghrid Hikmet
 United Kingdom
 United States
 Uruguay
  • Beatriz Benzano Seré
  • Belela Herrera
  • Dora Ignacia Paiva da Silva
  • María Elena Curbelo Morales
 Uzbekistan
 Vanuatu Motarilavoa Hilda Lin̄i
 Venezuela
  • Ana Lucina García Maldonado
  • María Inmaculada Lacarra Cabrerizo
  • María Luisa Navarro Garrido
  • Noelí Pocaterra
  • Nora Castañeda
  • Rosa María Herrera de Hernandez
 Vietnam
 Wetern Sahara Nasra Souelem
 Yemen Raqiya Humeidan
 Zimbabwe

Works

  • 1000 peacewomen across the globe, Scalo, 2005, ISBN 978-3-03939-039-7 [14]

See also

References

  1. PeaceWomen Across the Globe, www.1000peacewomen.org, retrieved 22 July 2010.
  2. 1 2 Potter, Antonia. We the Women: Why conflict mediation is not just a job for men, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, Geneva, 2005.
  3. Virtual Vienna Net – 1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize 2005 Archived 11 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine, www.virtualvienna.net, retrieved 22 July 2010
  4. 1000 PeaceWomen miss out on Nobel Peace Prize, www.thefreelibrary.org, retrieved 22 July 2005.
  5. Henley, Patricia Lynn. Nobel Effort: Candi Smucker and the one-half percent possibility, Metroactive, 2005. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
  6. International Atomic Energy Agency – Biographical, Nobelprize.org, retrieved 22 July 2010
  7. LaREAU, Renee. Beautiful Women, National Catholic Reporter, Cincinnati, 7 March 2008, retrieved 22 July 2010.
  8. Xavier University: Calendar – 1000 PeaceWomen Archived 5 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, www.xavier.edu, retrieved 22 July 2010
  9. Gender and Everyday Life:Peacewomen, 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 www.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. 1000 peacewomen across the globe
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