2014 International Pfeffer Peace Award

The 2014 Pfeffer Peace Prize was awarded to Dr. Widad Akrawi for her struggle against illicit arms trading and her fight for equal rights. According to the Fellowship of Reconciliation, she has created momentum in favor of a UN resolution on a strong and an effective Arms Trade Treaty to prevent the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons that might be used for acts of genocide, crimes against humanity, or terrorism, and lobbied for the UN Declaration of Commitment to End Sexual Violence in Conflict and the UN Resolution 2117 dedicated to halting illicit transfer, destabilizing accumulation, and misuse of small arms and light weapons around the world. Akrawi is an advocate for justice and peace, the first person from Kurdistan to win a Peace Prize, and the third person from Europe to

2014 International Pfeffer Peace Award

The 2014 Pfeffer Peace Prize was awarded to Dr. Widad Akrawi for her struggle against illicit arms trading and her fight for equal rights. According to the Fellowship of Reconciliation, she has created momentum in favor of a UN resolution on a strong and an effective Arms Trade Treaty to prevent the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons that might be used for acts of genocide, crimes against humanity, or terrorism, and lobbied for the UN Declaration of Commitment to End Sexual Violence in Conflict and the UN Resolution 2117 dedicated to halting illicit transfer, destabilizing accumulation, and misuse of small arms and light weapons around the world. Akrawi is an advocate for justice and peace, the first person from Kurdistan to win a Peace Prize, and the third person from Europe to