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Christine Ahn Awarded 2020 US Peace Prize

The 2020 US Peace Prize has been awarded to Women Cross DMZ Executive Director Christine Ahn “for bold activism to end the Korean War, heal its wounds, and promote women’s roles in building peace.” Michael Knox, Chair of the US Peace Memorial Foundation, thanked Christine for her “outstanding leadership and activism to end the Korean War and halt militarism on the Korean […]

New Feminist Peace Initiative Releases Movement-Driven Foreign Policy Framework

As the US election approaches and demands for racial justice and defunding the police continue to grow, a new feminist peace initiative led by Grassroots Global Justice Alliance, MADRE, and Women Cross DMZ has released A Vision for a Feminist Peace: Building a Movement-Driven Foreign Policy. This groundbreaking framework dramatically reimagines US foreign policy built […]

Pro-Diplomacy, Pro-Peace Principles to Guide Presidential Campaigns on North Korea

The current moment: U.S.-North Korea relations have ranged from intense military tensions in 2017 to highly publicized summits in 2018. Looking forward to 2020 and beyond, the focus turns to the hard work of sustained diplomacy. The first summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean Chairman Kim Jong Un in Singapore resulted in […]

Coalition of National Organizations Urges Presidential Campaigns to Support Peace and Diplomacy with North Korea

Read: Pro-Diplomacy, Pro-Peace Principles to Guide Presidential Campaigns on North Korea With talks between the US and North Korea at a standstill, and the upcoming US election putting future negotiations into question, a coalition of national organizations is urging the next administration — whether it be a second Trump administration or a new Biden administration […]

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Women Cross DMZ Statement on Mounting Tensions Between Two Koreas

Tensions between the two Koreas reached a boiling point on June 16, 2020, when North Korea destroyed the inter-Korean liaison office in Kaesong to symbolize the end of an era of inter-Korean reconciliation. In a series of statements released by the Korean Central News Agency, North Korea expressed frustration with South Korea for failing to […]

Statement for a Feminist Foreign Policy to Confront the Coronavirus Pandemic

NOTE: In February, three organizations — MADRE, Women Cross DMZ, and Grassroots Global Justice Alliance — convened a group of 23 women and gender nonconforming people from across the United States in order to engage in a cross-movement dialogue on our collective work against militarism and war in order to examine, challenge, and reimagine US […]

National Gathering to End the Korean War Convenes in Washington, DC

UPDATE (MARCH 4, 2020): Due to increasing concerns over the coronavirus outbreak, this event has been postponed. Stay tuned for more details… For immediate release:March 2, 2020 National Gathering to End the Korean War Convenes in Washington, DC Washington, DC—About 150 people — including activists, scholars, historians, and humanitarian aid workers — will convene in […]

The Korea Peace Now! Campaign Urges Increased Humanitarian Aid to DPRK and Sanctions Relief for Coronavirus Prevention

In light of growing concerns about the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, and the vulnerability of the civilian population in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK/North Korea) while under crippling sanctions and forced isolation, the members of the global campaign Korea Peace Now! Women Mobilizing to End the War urge governments around the world to take […]

Peace Agreement with North Korea Is in US “Interest,” Says U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy

For immediate release January 28, 2020 Washington, DC—A long-term peace agreement with North Korea is “desirable” and in the “interest” of the U.S. Department of Defense, John C. Rood, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, said in a hearing of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee today. Rood also said the 1953 Armistice Agreement was […]

Pennsylvania Members of Congress Call for a Formal End to the Korean War

Three members of the Pennsylvania Congressional delegation have joined the growing chorus in Washington calling for a formal end to the Korean War.

First Comprehensive Assessment of the Impact of Sanctions Against North Korea Shows Adverse Consequences for Civilians, Especially Women

NEW YORK—As talks between the United States and North Korea remain at an impasse, a new report shows that sanctions imposed on North Korea are having adverse consequences on humanitarian aid and economic development in the country, with a disproportionate impact on women. The Human Costs and Gendered Impact of Sanctions on North Korea (PDF), […]

Newly Released Poll Shows Majority of Americans Want Peace with North Korea

Women Cross DMZ calls on the Trump administration to declare an end to the Korean War and work toward a peace agreement with North Korea in light of a newly released poll that shows that the majority of American voters supports such actions. The poll, conducted by Data for Progress and YouGov, shows that 67 […]

Criticizing Trump on North Korea as a Progressive

This messaging guide was produced by Women Cross DMZ and Win Without War. Download it as a PDF here. It’s easy for the principled, progressive approach on North Korea to get lost amidst the personalities and the politics of the Trump era. Donald Trump’s engagement on North Korea has ranged from “fire and fury” threats […]

Prominent Feminist Gloria Steinem and Women Leaders to Call for an End to the Korean War at the DMZ and Near U.S. Embassy in Seoul

Feminist pioneer Gloria Steinem and a delegation of women leaders from the United States, South Korea, and Japan will deliver a message of peace.

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Press Release: Coalition of National Organizations Celebrates Historic Vote in Congress Supporting an End to the Korean War

This amendment recognizes that diplomacy is essential for navigating a realistic path forward on denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula…

Press Release: Women Cross DMZ Supports the Historic Meeting Between President Trump and Chairman Kim

Press Release June 30, 2019

MEDIA ADVISORY: Women Mobilizing to End the War: KOREA PEACE NOW

Trump-Kim Letter for distribution press conf

News Release: 80 Million Hearts Broken as June 12 Talks Cancelled But Women Say Peace is Unstoppable

For Immediate Release: May 25, 2018 80 Million Hearts Broken as June 12 Talks Cancelled But Women Say Peace is Unstoppable Today, 80 million Korean hearts across the Peninsula are broken by the news of the cancellation of the June 12 Summit between President Trump and Chairman Kim. But the drive for peace by the people […]

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