HYBRID EVENT: 25 Years of UN Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace & Security. 2026 Dr. Richard B. Splane Lecture in Social Policy

Thursday January 22, 20265:00 PM – 6:30 PM PTLocation: Jack Bell Building, 2080 West Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Y2, CanadaJoin us as we mark the 25th anniversary of UN Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security with four leading voices shaping global peace efforts. This lecture centers women’s perspectives on conflict, resilience, and human security. […]

Read our articles in latest WPS Publication

Co-chair Ellen Woodsworth and member Tamara Lorincz co-authored the chapter “Canada’s Rising Military Spending Undermines Women, Peace and Security” in the latest annual publication “WPS at 25 and Canada’s CNAP3: Feminist Reflections on Progress and Gaps.” Tamara also wrote the chapter “Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy militarizes Asia and undermines Women, Peace and Security.” The publication was […]

Check out the UN Secretary General’s report on WPS

In September 2025, the UN Secretary General António Guterres released an important report to mark the 25th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace & Security. The last paragraph of the “Women and peace and security” report affirms that women peacebuilders’ “universal message to governments and armed actors is unequivocal: end the […]

WILPF Canada signs Amnesty International’s Joint letter for Gaza Family Reunification

We write to you as a Coalition of organizations working towards Gaza Family Reunification: Amnesty International Canada, Canadians for Peace and Justice in the Middle East, Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council, Sustainable Human Empowerment (SHE) Associates, Rural Refugee Rights Network, Righting Relations Canada, and The United Church of Canada. We stand in solidarity with the Palestinian Canadian community, who have endured unbearable loss while waiting for Canada to live up to its promise of safety and family reunification for loved ones trapped under siege in Gaza.

Arms Embargo Now mandate letter delivered

On Friday, August 1st, 2025 WILPF Canada members Noga and Marlene delivered a “mandate letter” on behalf of Arms Embargo Now to our newly-elected MP Wade Grant (Quadra Riding, Vancouver). The letter called for an immediate halt to arms shipments from Canada to Israel, to Israel though the United States, and to weapons imports from […]