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Sarah Harmer in Guatemala – January 29

Canadian singer, and Nobel Women’s Initiative delegate, will perform in Guatemala City near the end of our journey together…

Invitación: Rueda de prensa-comida

The Devil in the Tar Sands: Op-Ed by Archbishop Tutu and Jody Williams

(Ottawa) November 9, 2011 —Two Nobel Laureates—Jody Williams of the US and Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa—today published an… Read More »

Tree planting ceremony in Ottawa to celebrate the life of Wangari Maathai

Media Advisory Tree planting ceremony to celebrate the life of Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai On Tuesday, November 8 at… Read More »

Media Release: Nobel Peace Laureates Call on Harper to Stop Tar Sands Expansion

(Ottawa) September 28, 2011—Eight Nobel Peace Laureates today sent a letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper calling on him to… Read More »

Message from the Nobel Women on death of Wangari Maathai

Ottawa (September 26, 2011) We are terribly saddened by the death of our beloved friend and sister Nobel Peace Laureate,… Read More »

Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Urge Obama: Reject Keystone XL Tar Sands Oil Pipeline: Media Release

Archbishop Tutu and the Dalai Lama call on President to build clean energy legacy OTTAWA (September 7, 2011) Nine distinguished… Read More »

Nobel Laureates Call on South African President Jacob Zuma Not to Appoint Judge Mogoeng Mogoeng as Chief Justice

Amsterdam (September 6, 2011) Jody Williams, Shirin Ebadi and Mairead Maguire of the Nobel Women’s Initiative join with Sonke Gender… Read More »

Media Advisory: PM Harper Must Prioritize Human Rights in Visit to Honduras

For Spanish see below. (August 11, 2011) On the eve of Prime Minister Harper’s trip to Honduras, the Nobel Women’s… Read More »