Civilians have endured over 500 days under siege, facing escalating atrocities, mass displacement, and extreme risks to women, and girls, including conflict-related sexual violence.
The announcement of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize on 10 October 2025, highlighted democracy as a core condition of lasting peace, and the crucial role of women in peacebuilding.
As Nobel Peace Prize Laureates of the Nobel Women’s Initiative, we raise our voices with urgency and hope—grounded in resistance, solidarity, and a shared commitment to justice at this critical moment.
On 12 September 2025, Nobel Peace Prize laureates of the Nobel Women’s Initiative delivered an urgent letter to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, calling for steadfast moral leadership in the face of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. They appeal for compassion, an end to violence, and for all faith leaders and global decision-makers to uphold principles of justice, human dignity, and peace.
Statement by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Narges Mohammadi
5 August 2025
The human eye cannot bear to witness any more images of Gaza’s starving children withering away.
The relentless and unforgiving suffering of the people of Gaza cannot be captured in words.
19 June 2025
Nobel Women’s Initiative calls for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and the Islamic Republic of Iran. This war, initiated by Israel in violation of international law, is already causing immense suffering and threatens to ignite a broader regional and global conflict. Civilians, including women and children, are being killed.
Finland, Poland, and Baltic states should stay in Mine Ban Treaty
(Geneva, 17 June 2025) Finland, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia should heed the call of 100 Nobel Laureates who have called on these countries reconsider their move to withdraw from the international ban on antipersonnel landmines. In a joint statement issued today, the Nobel laureates warn against withdrawal due to the possibility of civilian harm and to avoid undermining longstanding legal and humanitarian norms.
In a statement published in Le Monde today, prominent figures from Iranian civil society have united to say No to War. Among the signatories are Nobel Peace Prize laureates Shirin Ebadi and Narges Mohammadi, Palme d’Or-winning filmmaker Jafar Panahi, along with Shahnaz Akmali, Sedigheh Vasmaghi, Abdolfattah Soltani, and Mohammad Rasoulof.
Nobel Women's Initiative releases a report on its recent delegation to Jordan and the West Bank.
MEDIA ADVISORY
Date: 13 May, 2025
In Response to Escalation in Gaza and the West Bank, Nobel Women’s Initiative Urges Media to Center Women’s Voices
As Israel’s military operations in Gaza continue to intensify, Nobel Women’s Initiative (NWI) urges media outlets and policymakers to prioritize and amplify the voices of women in coverage and decision-making around the conflict.
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As U.S.-led peace talks continue, Russia has sharply escalated its military campaign against Ukraine, launching a series of intensified attacks on civilian areas. Since the talks began, missile strikes and drone assaults have surged across the country. On April 24, one of the deadliest attacks on Kyiv in recent months killed at least 12 people and injured 87 others, according to the Kyiv Independent.
A delegation organized by Nobel Women’s Initiative (NWI) and led by Nobel Peace Prize laureates Jody Williams, Tawakkol Karman and Shirin Ebadi, travelled to Occupied Palestinian Territories and Jordan to meet with and hear from Palestinian women, who are disproportionately affected by the ongoing crisis.