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http://www.1000peacewomen.org/eng/html/nominierte/index.php 1000 PEACE WOMEN |
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| We, The Canadian and United States women among the 1000 Women Nobel Peace Prize Nominees greet the announcement of the award of the 2005 Nobel Prize for Peace to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and its Director General, Mohamed El Baradei with enthusiasm and hope. The award focuses attention on the urgent need to control, reduce and, with perseverance, abolish these weapons of mass destruction. The potential use of these weapons threatens catastrophic destruction to humankind and the planet which sustains it. Their development and testing have for decades wrought extreme destruction to human health and the environment. The role these weapons have played in the politics of war and peace have, as well, brought severe suffering to vulnerable peoples. In light of the extremely disappointing outcomes of the recent UN Summit in regard to these weapons, the prize calls upon us to continue the struggle to outlaw nuclear weapons as a step toward the abolition of war itself, the institution which continues to give rise to ever more devastating weapons. We call upon all world citizens to join us in working toward these goals in the hope of human survival and the emergence of a culture of peace on planet Earth. We regret, however, the double mandate which the UN has given to the IAEA, mainly both to control nuclear weapons and promote nuclear power. We find this a difficult and conflicting mandate - promotion leading directly to proliferation. We especially bring to your attention the need to recognize the important role of women, who are so often the peace-makers, but who continue to be excluded or underrepresented in arms negotiations. The UN Security Council Resolution 1325, on Women, Peace and Security, which is International Law, calls for at least 40% women on all bodies and negotiations concerned with peace. We hope that more Women, who were invisible at the announcement by the Nobel Committee and are still underrepresented on the IAEA, will become members of the Agency. |
