Dr Amrita Kapur Secretary General of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom Part I

Dr Amrita Kapur Secretary General of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom Part I

From Accent of Women by Nita Okoko, Zoe, Fiza Zali, Madhvi Thakur & A.M. Haritha.

May 4, 2026

About this episode

Dr Amrita Kapur discusses her role as Secretary General of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom and her work in feminist peace and justice.

Dr Amrita Kapur is Secretary General of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), the world’s oldest feminist peace organisation, active in more than 40 countries. She leads the league’s global strategy and advocacy, advancing feminist peace, disarmament, and justice, and representing the organisation in high-level international forums. Dr Kapur has over 20 years’ experience with the United Nations and international NGOs in the transitional contexts, bridging peacebuilding, international criminal justice, and human rights law. She is recognised for her institutional gender leadership (UNRWA), gender peacebuilding and facilitation, deep expertise on sexual and gender- based violence, and for embedding gender perspectives into justice reform and peace processes. Her career also spans into the academic institutions. Her publications and policy work have shaped global debates on conflict-related sexual violence, accountability, and women’s leadership in peace and security.

People in this episode

Hosts: Nita Okoko, Zoe, Fiza Zali, Madhvi Thakur, A.M. Haritha

Guest: Dr Amrita Kapur

Topics covered

  • feminist peace
  • disarmament
  • gender leadership
  • human rights
  • peacebuilding

Keywords

  • feminist peace
  • disarmament
  • gender-based violence
  • peace processes
  • women's leadership

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, UNRWA

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