News

Updates on how we're supporting women to build peace & respond to crises worldwide.

Global: Women Peace & Humanitarian Activists Convene in Berlin to Define Key Priorities, Call on World to Invest in their Work on the Front Lines

(Berlin) – 87 local women peacebuilders, humanitarian responders and human rights defenders convened in Berlin this week at the world’s second Global Women’s Forum for Peace and Humanitarian Action (GWF2023). Organized by…

Global: UN Financing Mechanism Launches Rapid New Funding Appeal for Women’s Civil Society in Sudan

(Geneva) — The United Nations Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) announced the launch of its latest emergency funding appeal to mobilize urgently-needed financing for local women’s organizations leading the…

United Nations: WPHF Launches New 300M Campaign Goal, Sparks Global Movement to Scale Up Support for Frontline Women’s Groups

(New York) – The United Nations Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) announced on International Women’s Day the launch of a new campaign to accelerate support for local civil society groups working in…

Global: WPHF Launches Urgent Funding Appeal to Support Women’s Civil Society, Respond to Earthquake Emergency in Syria and Türkiye

(New York) — The United Nations Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) announced the launch of its latest emergency funding appeal to rapidly mobilize urgently-needed financing for local women’s organizations…

Global: UN Fund Launches Urgent Funding Appeal, Support Women at the Forefront of DRC’s Escalating Humanitarian Crisis

(Geneva) – The United Nations Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) announced the launch of its latest emergency funding appeal to mobilize new financing for local women’s organizations responding to the Democratic…

Global: New Survey Findings Highlight Challenges for Local Women’s Organizations in Crisis Settings, Inflexible & Limited Funding

(New York) — The United Nations Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) released the findings of its latest Civil Society Organization (CSO) Annual Survey on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) and Humanitarian…

Global: UN Funding Mechanism Launches Urgent Appeal to Support Haitian Women’s Civil Society, Respond to Catastrophe

(New York) – The United Nations Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) – together with its UN, government and INGO partners – announced the launch of its latest emergency funding appeal to…

Governments Join WPHF Delegation to Moldova, Witness Impact & Drive Support for Local CSOs Protecting Women & Girls at Forefront of Ukraine Refugee Crisis

(Chisinau) — The United Nations Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) – together with its government donors Austria, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom – convened in Moldova…

Global: Institutional Funding is Key for the Survival & Impact of Women’s Organizations on the Front Lines, New WPHF-Spotlight Initiative Brief Highlights

(New York) – The United Nations Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) – together with the EU-supported Spotlight Initiative – released a new policy brief on the critical importance of…

Global: Launch of New Funding Tool Scales Up Support for Women Human Rights Defenders, Peace Activists on the Front Lines

(New York) – The United Nations Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) – together with Norway, Germany, the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the…