Take Five: “Women started to understand that their roles are not confined to household work”
Lidia Lopes de Carvalho is Director of the National Directorate for Community Conflict Prevention of Ministry of Interior, Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste has adopted its second national action plan on women, peace and security, for 2024-2028. UN Women is supporting Timor-Leste in developing and implementing its plan. During 24-28 June 2024 Ms. Lopes de Carvalho attended a […]
South-East Asian officials study how their countries can realize region’s goals on women and security
Joint Press Release 26 June 2024 Bangkok, Thailand – Government officials from seven ASEAN Member States, along with Timor-Leste, are taking part in a training on how to translate ASEAN’s women and peace goals into national policies. More than 60 government officials from Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam, as […]
The Asia Foundation Announces New Regional Initiative to Amplify Women’s Peace Actions in ASEAN
Bangkok, March 22, 2024 — The Asia Foundation announces its partnership with the New Zealand Government on a significant 5-year regional program initiative, AMPLIFY: Amplifying women’s peace actions in ASEAN. The AMPLIFY project aims to address the underlying problem that armed conflicts and human security threats disproportionately impact women living in ASEAN. The Women, Peace and […]
Pemerintah Indonesia Serukan Pentingnya Percepat Kemajuan Kesetaraan Gender dan Perdamaian
JAKARTA, 14 MARET 2024 – Kementerian Koordinator Bidang Pembangunan Manusia dan Kebudayaan (Kemenko PMK) dan Kementerian Pemberdayaan Perempuan dan Perlindungan Anak (Kementerian PPPA) bekerja sama dengan badan Perserikatan Bangsa-Bangsa (PBB) untuk kesetaraan gender dan pemberdayaan perempuan (UN Women) meluncurkan “Laporan Pelaksanaan Rencana Aksi Nasional Perlindungan dan Pemberdayaan Perempuan dan Anak dalam Konflik Sosial (RAN P3AKS) […]
Timor-Leste launches 2nd generation of its National Action Plan 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (NAP 1325)
Dili, Timor-Leste — The Government of Timor-Leste, with UN Women’s support, has today officially launched the second-generation National Action Plan (2024-2028) for implementing the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (“NAP 1325”). The NAP 1325, spanning five years, serves as a holistic and multi-stakeholder national strategy to ensure that gender equality […]
Joint Statement by The ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus on Women, Peace and Security
The 10th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) was convened in Jakarta, Indonesia on 16 November 2023. The Meeting adopted the Joint Statement by the ADMM-Plus on Women, Peace and Security, which can be downloaded here.
ASEAN Member States and Partners Reaffirm Commitments to Implement the Regional Plan of Action on Women, Peace and Security at High-Level Dialogue Hosted by Indonesia
7 July 2023, Yogyakarta, Indonesia – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its partners articulated commitments to implement the ASEAN Regional Plan of Action on Women, Peace and Security (RPA WPS) to promote women’s participation and leadership in preventing conflicts and sustaining peace at ASEAN WPS Summit convened in Yogyakarta, Indonesia on 6-7 […]
UN Women Viet Nam conducts training on gender-responsive budgeting for the development of a National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security in Viet Nam
UN Women Viet Nam conducted a two-day training on gender-responsive budgeting (GRB) to equip government officials and related stakeholders with necessary knowledge for the development of a National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security (NAP WPS) in Viet Nam. Gender Responsive Budgeting is an essential tool that enables governments to promote gender equality and […]
Viet Nam to Study National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security in Jordan and the United Kingdom
6 March 2023, Hanoi, Viet Nam – A delegation from Viet Nam is visiting Jordan and the United Kingdom from 6 March to 10 March to study the National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security with support from the Governments of the United Kingdom and Canada. The delegation, led by the Vietnamese Ministry of […]
