"Come - Everything is ready" was the theme for this year's World Day of Prayer. Together with our ecumenical partners, the Lutheran World Federation & the World Council of Churches, we joined others around the world in celebrating this day #WDP2019 reflecting & highlighting the voices of women in Slovenia.

Peace messengers from Japan visited the World YWCA 2018

Every year on April 24, YWCAs around the world celebrate World YWCA Day. It’s a day to observe our common membership and achievements in a movement that advances the human rights and leadership of women, young women and girls. It’s a time to

The Y-Programme Implementation Team (YPIT) Training, brought together different international partners working with Y Global, to strengthen peacemaking processes in national contexts and strategies for policy engagement.

In July 2017, Young Women met with Dr. Fulata Moyo, Programme Executive for Women in Church and Society at World Council of Churches, at World YWCA Safe Space and had an intergenerational discussion around religion and feminism.

On October 11, 2017, the World Health Organization (WHO) hosted a high level panel to celebrate the International Day of the Girl Child and two YWCA young women were invited to speak about their experiences working with the community

On November 6, 2017, the World YWCA and World YMCA came together at the Ecumenical Center Chapel i Geneva to mark the beginning of the World Week of Prayer.

The World YWCA, as a partner in Jeune S3 alliance, lead a delegation of young people from DRC, CAR, Cameroon, Benin and Burkina Faso to attend the International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa which took place in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire from 4 - 9 December, 2017

On November 8,during Geneva Peace Week, the World YWCA in partnership with Sonke Gender Justice,MenEngage Alliance and Mdp Gender & Diversity Hub organised a side event on "Building Youth Leadership to Prevent Gender-Based Violence and the Outbreak of Conflicts".

From October 16-22, 2017 the Week Without Violence aims to raise awareness on the stark reality of violence against women and girls and mobilize policy-makers to achieve change.

On August 21, 2017, World YWCA welcomed 22 young peace messengers coming from Japan to advocate for ending nuclear weapons.

World Board Annual Meeting took place from July 24 to 27 in Geneva Switzerland.

Dr. Athalia Molokomme, Ambassador of Botswana, and Dr. Sharman Stone, Australian Ambassador for Women and Girls, were the first visitors to the newly launched safe space inside the World Office during the 35th session of HRC in June, 2017

The World YWCA co-hosted a side event on 8 June at the Palais des Nations during the 35th session of the HRC to highlight the outcomes of the Youth Forum with a special focus on SRHR as the building block to all other forms of empowerment.

With the support of the Permanent Mission of Australia in Geneva and the African Ambassador Programme, 19 delegates representing all regions of the world came together for the 35th session of the Human Rights Council in United Nations office of Geneva.

On June 2, 2017, the World YWCA hosted its second annual Youth Forum preceding the June session of the UN Human Rights Council. The forum gives youth a much-needed platform to discuss human rights and influence decision-makers.

YWCA from Taiwan hosts side event in CSW61 on Tackling Misogyny and adverse norms for women's economic empowerment .

The Egumeni Safe Space at the Commission on the Status of Women brought together young women, policy makers and delegates to discuss and raise concerns on the economic empowerment of women in the changing world of work.

Young women from the global World YWCA network and labour movement discuss their experiences in an interactive session focused on the ongoing change in the nature of work impacts economic empowerment for young women.

A Delegation of 15 young women met Michaelia Cash, Minister for Women of Australia and Gillian Bird, Australian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN.

Advocacy Training with YWCA delegation in CSW61, NYC, USA

Community Initiative to end Child Early and Forced Marriage and Support Married Girls

The World YWCA, World Council of Churches (WCC) and the International Network of Religious Leaders Living with and Personally Affected by HIV and AIDS (INERELA +) have joined efforts to develop a three day consultation, with participants

The World YWCA, World Council of Churches (WCC) and the International Network of Religious Leaders Living with and Personally Affected by HIV and AIDS (INERELA +) have joined efforts to develop a three day consultation, with participants

Side Event: "Participation of women with disabilities in decision-making processes" with International Disability Alliance #SForum16

Peace messengers from Japan visited the World YWCA

Young women and policy makers from Eastern Africa discussed existing issues and concluded with a commitment to support women & girls rights.

For the 21st International AIDS Conference, 20 young women champions coming from Zambia, Zimbabwe, India, Honduras, Angola, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Papua New Guinea, will be attending as World YWCA’s delegates, participating in the Youth and Faith Pre conferences, dialogues, panels, sessions in the different networking zones and a Safe Space Hub where other young women will be able to learn, engage and meet global leaders.

Young women leadership training held in Yangon, Myanmar Jun 22nd -July 2nd

On 10 June 2016, approximately 120 young leaders, aged 30 years and below, from the different regions of the world gathered at the United Nations (UN) in Geneva, Switzerland to raise their voices in regards to different human rights issues and to develop a series of recommendations to be presented in the 32nd session of the Human Rights Council (HRC). This was certainly an historic event, as it was the first time that youth got to formally convene for the HRC and have access to a platform that allowed them to discuss key human rights issues of importance to their lives. Additionally, as the HRC is one of the most important international mechanisms for promoting and protecting human rights from all over the globe, participants developed the youth forum formal declaration that will be presented during the HRC to UN Member States.

© 2014 World YWCAWorld Day of Prayer' is a worldwide movement of Christian women of many traditions who welcome all to observe a common day of prayer each year on the first Friday of March.The theme for World Day of Prayer 2014 was “Streams in the deserts” and the liturgy was prepared by women in Egypt.

© 2013 World YWCA2013 theme: “I am a women, I have the right. We are women, we have the power”

© 2012 World YWCAWorld YWCA International Training Institute (ITI) on Violence against Women and Peace Building took place in Seoul, Korea from 8 – 13 November 2012.

© 2013 World YWCAThe fifty-seventh session of the Commission on the Status of Women taking place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 4 to 15 March 2013.

© 2013 World YWCA‘World Day of Prayer' is a worldwide movement of Christian women of many traditions who welcome all to observe a common day of prayer each year on the first Friday of March.The theme for World Day of Prayer 2013 was "I Was a Stranger and You Welcomed Me," based on the Gospel text of Matthew 25 and with a focus on Migration.

© 2011 world YWCA

© 2011 world YWCAThe fifty-fifth session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) will be held from February 22 to Marc 4, 2011 in New York.The theme for this 55th session is access and participation of women and girls to education training science and technology, including for the promotion of women's equal access to full employment and decent work.

© 2011 world YWCAOn March 4, 2011, the World YWCA celebrated the World Day of Prayer (WDP) at the Ecumenical Centre’s Chapel in Geneva Switzerland. The World Day of Prayer Chilean Committee was responsible in crafting this year’s theme, and they decided on the theme question, "How Many Loaves Have You?" as an invitation to enter a process that draws everyone into the Bible, into the context of Chile, and into the real situations of our lives and communities.

© 2010 World YWCAThe European YWCAs Regional Training Institute was held in Estonia, from October 20 - 22, 2010. The Young Women's Leadership Dialogue which was held separate from the main meeting, was held in Budapest, Hungary, from April 11 - 18, 2010 .

© 2010 World YWCAThe XVIII International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2010) took place in Vienna from July 18 - 23, 2010. Organised by the International AIDS Society (IAS), in partnership with a number of international bodies and local partners, it is the largest most comprehensive HIV and AIDS conference in the world.

© 2010 World YWCAThe Middle East YWCAs Regional Training Institute was held in Cairo, Egypt from May 27 - June 1, 2010.

© 2010 World YWCAPictures from YWCAs around the world as they celebrate World YWCA Day 2010.

© 2010 World YWCAThe fifty-fourth session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) was held from March 1 – 12, 2010 in New York.

© 2010 World YWCAWorld Day of Prayer service celebrated at the Ecumenical Center chapel in Geneva on March 5, 2010

© 2009 World YWCA Asia and Pacific Young Women Training, 2009 in Australia

© 2009 World YWCAWorld YWCA staff and volunteers participate in World AIDS Day activities in Geneva, Switzerland

© 2009 World YWCAWorld YWCA Board Meeting 2009

© 2009 World YWCAThe Asia and Pacific YWCAs Regional Training Institute was held in Bali, Indonesia from August 2-7, 2009.

© 2009 World YWCA

© 2009 World YWCAFemale condom training organised during the Africa Regional Training Institute, Lagos, Nigeria (June 7 - 13, 2009)

© 2009 World YWCAHeld on June 7, 2009 in Lagos, Nigeria preceding the African YWCA Regional Training Institute (RTI)

© 2009 World YWCAThe Caribbean YWCAs Regional Training Institute was held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago from May 24-29, 2009

© 2009 World YWCAWorld YWCA Day is celebrated annually on April 24 and is an opportunity for YWCAs around the world to commemorate the history of this special movement.

© 2009 World YWCAThe World Day of Prayer is a special event in the World YWCA calendar, and the year 2009 was no exception with the worship service dedicated to the women of Papua New Guinea. Held at the Ecumenical Centre on March 6 in Geneva, Switzerland, staff participated in liturgy, reflection and song that celebrated PNG women as instruments of peace and reconciliation.

2009 World YWCAFifty-third session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women. March 2 - 13, 2009.

© 2008 World YWCA

© 2008 World YWCAWorld YWCA Board met in Geneva from Oct 6-11, 2008

© 2008 World YWCAThe World YWCA participated at the XVII International AIDS Conference held in Mexico City from Aug 3-8 and the preceding Ecumenical Pre-Conference held from July 31-August 2008

© 2007 World YWCAYoung women Leadership Forum at the 2007 World YWCA Council held in July in Nairobi, Kenya

© World YWCAPhotos from the World YWCA archive 1924-1971