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2018 International Women Peace Walk Declaration

FINAL DECLARATION- 2018 International Women Peace Walk Declaration

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Media Advisory: Women security experts head to South Korea to strengthen Korean peace process

Media Advisory May 23, 2018 2

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Women Cross DMZ Statement on Historic Inter-Korean Summit, April 27, 2018 PDF

WCDMZ Statement on Summit and Panmunjeom Declaration

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Women Cross DMZ Statement on Historic Inter-Korean Summit, April 27, 2018

Women Cross DMZ Statement of Congratulations on Historic Inter-Korean Summit April 28, 2018 Women Cross DMZ congratulates President Moon Jae-in, Chairman Kim Jong-un, and the people of both South Korea and North Korea on the historic Inter-Korean Summit and the Panmunjeom Declaration signed by both leaders on April 27, 2018. We celebrate the Declaration’s breakthrough announcement […]

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Final Statement: VANCOUVER WOMEN’S FORUM ON PEACE AND SECURITY ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA

Vancouver Women’s Forum on Peace and Security on the Korean Peninsula For immediate release, January 16, 2018 Christine Ahn, Women Cross DMZ, Vancouver Women’s Forum Lead  + 1 310 482 9333 Media contact: Nancy McHarg, 604 760 4366 The Vancouver Summit on Korea missed a critical opportunity for peace. Instead of supporting the reduction of […]

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Press Release: Women must be at the table to resolve the Korean conflict

Coalition of women peace movement leaders demands to be at Vancouver Ministerial Meeting For Immediate Release - January 8, 2018 Vancouver, B.C.

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Press Release: As Trump Visits Asia, Civil Society in the U.S., South Korea, and Japan Call for Bold Shift in Policy to Avert War in Korea

Trump Asia Joint Statement Press Release Final

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Press Release: Global Women Leaders Call On UN Secretary-General Guterres to Appoint Special Envoy to De-fuse Threat of War on Korean Peninsula

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Christine Ahn      Women Cross DMZ      Christine@womencrossdmz.org       (310) 482-9333 Global Women Leaders Call On UN Secretary-General Guterres to Appoint Special Envoy to De-fuse Threat of War on Korean Peninsula September 22, 2017 – In response to President Trump’s threat “to totally destroy North Korea,” at the United Nations […]

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Joint Women’s Statement on Guam-North Korea Call To Action

August 15, 2017 Stop Threats of War and Militarization: Women from Guam, US, and Asia-Pacific Region Call for Peace and Diplomacy We call on President Trump and Kim Jong-Un to ratchet down their reckless and dangerous rhetoric that threatens all of humanity. We urge you to sit down and talk, for all our families, our […]

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Stop Threats of War and Militarization

Women from Guam, US, and Asia-Pacific Region Call for Peace and Diplomacy We call on President Trump and Kim Jong-Un to ratchet down their reckless and dangerous rhetoric that threatens all of humanity. We urge you to sit down and talk, for all our families, our children, and the future of our planet. We need […]

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Women Cross DMZ Statement on Death of Otto Warmbier

June 19, 2017 Women Cross DMZ extends our deepest sympathy to the parents of Otto Warmbier who died today after being returned home to his family in a coma after being detained in North Korea for 18 months. While we do not know the full account of what happened during his imprisonment in North Korea, […]

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North Korean, South Korean and Global Women Call on Trump Administration to Engage in Diplomacy to Avert War

Women leaders from over 40 countries call on the Trump Administration to initiate a peace process with North Korea, South Korea and China.

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WCDMZ Letter to Trump Administration

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For Immediate Release: North Korean, South Korean and Global Women Call on Trump Administration to Engage in Diplomacy to Avert War

WCDMZ PressRelease.4.26.17 PDF Trump admin letter-April25th PDF

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Letter to Trump Administration

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WCDMZ Press Release 9.27.16

September 27, 2016 — As the end of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon’s term approaches, global women peacemakers urge him to leave a legacy of peace for the Korean Peninsula by using his power to initiate a peace process to replace the 63-year old Armistice Agreement that halted the 1950-53 Korean War with a binding peace accord.

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Women Who Crossed Korean DMZ for Peace Brief Members of Congress

—In May, 30 prominent women peacemakers from 15 countries, including two Nobel Peace Laureates, made a historic walk across the De-Militarized Zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea calling for an end to the Korean War, family reunification, and women’s peacebuilding.

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International Women Peacemakers Appeal for DMZ Crossing at Panmunjom

The 30 international women about to embark on their historic walk across the De-Militarized Zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea to call for an end to the Korean War welcomed the news today of official approval from the South Korean government.

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