Chairwoman Hyun Sook Yoon, “Designating Jan 24 as National Peace Day will play a very important role in spreading and establishing peace in the Philippines”
– Participate as speaker in the ‘1st Philippine National Peace Conference’ – Urged for the support of ‘DPCW’ and the designation of Jan 24 as National Peace Day in the Philippines International Women’s Peace Group(IWPG) Chairwoman Hyun Sook Yoon participated…
IWPG Global Region 2, signed an MOA with Ethiopia’s Development for Peace Organization (DPO)
On the 9th, the International Women’s Peace Group Global Region 2 (IWPG, Regional director Lee Seo-yeon) held an online MOA signing ceremony with Ethiopia’s “Development for Peace Organization (DPO)” to realize peace projects. The Development for Peace Organization (DPO) is…
IWPG Presents Main Plans for 2023 at the 6th International Branch Annual General Meeting
-5 emphasized directions to practice “Strengthening Women’s Global Partnership for Sustainable Peace” – Sharing of the 2022 peace activities carried out by more than 100 branches in 118 countries The International Women’s Peace Group (IWPG, Chairwoman Hyun Sook Yoon) held…
IWPG, Suggestions for Achieving Peace Education Goals During the 66th UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) Parallel
Active Peace Activities and Roles of Women for Women’s Empowerment On March 16th, the International Women’s Peace Group (IWPG, Chairwoman Hyun Sook Yoon) hosted a parallel event during the 66th UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). …
US Open: Serena Williams says she was treated more harshly because she is a woman
Serena Williams thought she was treated more harshly by the chair umpire in the US Open final than a man would have been. Williams was cited by official Carlos Ramos for three code violations during her 6-2, 6-4 loss to…
Afghan soldier Hekmatullah, who killed three Australians, flown to Qatar ahead of peace talks with Taliban
An Afghan soldier who murdered three Australian soldiers has been flown to Qatar ahead of US-brokered peace talks with the Taliban. The prisoner, known as Hekmatullah, has spent seven years in jail after killing Lance Corporal Stjepan Milosevic, Sapper James…
Dozens missing as largest firestorms ever seen ravage California and Oregon
Authorities have warned of mass fatalities as the largest firestorms on record ravaged the states of California and Oregon amid a deadly summer of wildfires. Deadly infernoes raging across Oregon have kept half a million people under evacuation alert as…
Oxford vaccine trial resumes
The much-anticipated coronavirus vaccine being developed in the UK will resume human trials after being deemed safe. The trials were paused last week when a patient reported a side effect which required investigation to see if the problem was related to…
‘Two steps’ forward for regional Victoria but Melbourne not so lucky
Victoria has reported 41 new cases of COVID-19 and seven further deaths, with the latest figures supporting the state’s planned easing of lockdown restrictions. Sunday’s statistics for the past 24 hours take the state’s death toll to 723 and the…
TikTok suicide video: It’s time social media platforms collaborated to limit disturbing content
A disturbing video purporting to show a suicide is reportedly doing the rounds on the popular short video app TikTok, reigniting debate about what social media platforms are doing to limit circulation of troubling material. According to media reports, the video…