1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize 2005

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1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize 2005: http://www.1000peacewomen.org/


1000 PeaceWomen

Millions of women are engaged daily in working for a better future. Without regard for their own safety, they are active on behalf of the community's well-being. They call for reconciliation, demand justice, and rebuild what has been destroyed. They transform conflicts. They fight against poverty and for human rights. They create alternative sources of income, and they strive for access to land and clean water. They educate and heal. They reintegrate HIV patients. They find solutions to a great many forms of violence and they condemn the genital mutilation of girls.

The project 1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize 2005 defined as its objective the nominating of 1000 women to represent collectively the millions above-mentioned. The life stories, the visions, methods, strategies and networks of these 1000 women will be publicized. With this recognition they should receive both encouragement and gratitude for their commitment.

After almost three years' work, we are happy to introduce these 1000 women to you here. Their short biographies were compiled by local journalists and authors, as well as by academics and by members of organizations. These biographies give us insight into the life and work of each of the 1000 women. They also reflect the cultural differences involved in evaluating personal data. To satisfy any curiosity for further information, a book on the 1000 women will appear in autumn 2005.

The 10 peace women in Uzbekistan are seriously endangered if their names are made public at the moment. Therefore we have decided not to disclose their names at this stage of the project.

http://www.1000peacewomen.org/eng/html/nominierte/index.php

Women in joint Nobel nomination

Numerous Arab women are among 999 peers worldwide nominated collectively for the Nobel Peace Prize which will be used to set up a fund to support programmes for women.

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"The prize will give prominence to the winners and it will draw attention to peace activities and women issues," Swiss ambassador to Jordan Paul Widmer said on Thursday.

He said none of the women nominees will claim the prize for themselves. If won, the prize will be used to "set up a fund in the name of women around the world".

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Ayda Abu-Rass, a regional coordinator for the project, said while the list names 999 women, the 1000th nominee will remain empty - a symbolic gesture to women with peace achievements, but who do not have a chance to be nominated.

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/8F349E7C-CA7A-441E-A147-CBBF3CD91D8E.htm