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Supporting Ratification of the Rome Statute Establishing the International Criminal Court

Aware that the Rome Statute establishing a permanent International Criminal Court has been assented to by a majority of States; Further aware that the Rome Statute cannot come into effect until a majo...

ICW 2000

Women and Peace Building

Concerned by the growing level of violence and the number of armed conflicts and women's often fragile situation within this context; Encouraged by the many courageous and creative women's peace initi...

ICW 2000

Discrimination Against the Poor

(Update Bangkok 1991, Ottawa 1997) Noting that the International Council of Women embraces the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that states everyone has the right to a standard ...

ICW 2000

Securing the Future for Older Women

Aware of the effects of increasing human longevity, which results in growing numbers of older women in all populations; Recognizing the value of older women in the community and the indispensable cont...

ICW 2000

New Technologies of Information and Communication

Considering that widespread availability of new technologies of information and communication have taken off so that they have become unavoidable in the world in which we evolve; Considering that all ...

ICW 2000

Arms Control

(Update Paris 1994, Ottawa 1997) Noting that while there was only one international war in 1998 but in the 40 internal wars 90% of deaths and injuries are estimated to have been from small arms which ...

ICW 2000

An International Convention for Humanitarian Aid

Being Aware that the needs of civilians in war torn countries for food and medicine are not being met by the international community; Also aware that neither ignoring the situation nor applying across...

ICW 2000

Protection of Victims of Rape in Conflict

Reaffirming Past Resolutions of ICW Vancouver 1978 Bangkok 1991 Paris 1994 Ottawa 1997 Recalling: Geneva - Convention on Refugees (1951) Nairobi - Women's World Conference (1986) Beijing - Women's Wor...

ICW 2000

Establishment of a Secretariat for the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women

Recognising that there is urgent need to find durable solutions to the problems of violence against women in all societies; Observing the continuing escalation of violence world wide; Applauding the e...

ICW 2000

Appeal for Peace

Asserting that the status of women depends on Equality, Development and Peace; Regretfully admitting that most disturbing condition of violence and violations of human rights prevailing all over the w...

ICW 2000

International Relations and Peace

Conscious of the inhumane and degrading treatment inflicted on women and young girls victims of armed conflicts; Condemning in particular systematic rape as well as ethnical purification, used as weap...

ICW 2000

Biotechnologies

Considering the recent and important progress of science in matters of genetics; Fearing the dangers of a genetic genus unbridled and out of control; Recalling the ICW resolution adopted in Ottawa on ...

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