Binalakshmi attends 100 Years Global Convening of Women Peace Makers
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, May 05 2015 :
Founder of Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network, Control Arms Foundation of India, Northeast India Women Initiative for Peace Binalakshmi Nepram attended the prestigious forum on women human rights defenders organized by Nobel Women Initiative and the 100 years historic convening of women peace makers organized by Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILFP) held between April 24 and 30 in Netherlands in Europe.
A press note issued by Omita Sharungbam, Project Assistant said over 1000 women from over 80 countries came together in one of the world's largest global convening of women peace makers at The Hague in Netherlands where a women led-global manifesto was adopted for new peace agenda for the 21st Century.
The convening at The Hague in Netherlands was organized to mark 100 years of Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), where over 1300 women first came together in protest against World War I on April 28, 1915 and founded the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, deemed world's oldest women peace organization.
Nepram also met four women Nobel Peace winners Jody Williams, Shirin Ibadi, Leymah Gbowee and Mairead Mcguire besides several women leaders from USA, Australia, UK, European Union, Liberia, Nigeria, Kenya and host of other 80 countries present at the historic convening.
The global women leaders sent their regards to people of Manipur and Northeast region.