UN Women-suported workshop: Promoting policewomen can strengthen prevention of violence against women and girls
Phu Ly, Viet Nam — An international workshop to strengthen the capacities of female officers in leadership positions was held today in this city in Ha Nam province for 40 senior policewomen from northern provinces and Hanoi. The Department of Foreign Relations, Ministry of Public Security, hosted the workshop in partnership with UN Women. Promoting female […]
Cambodia receives funding from the Elsie Initiative Fund to identify barriers to the deployment of uniformed women to United Nations peace operations
New York — The Elsie Initiative Fund for Uniformed Women in Peace Operations (EIF) announced today that Cambodia will receive funding to undertake a study to identify barriers to the deployment of women in the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF), to United Nations peace operations. Cambodia, the 25th highest troop contributing country to United Nations peacekeeping, currently deploys […]
New report: To combat violent extremism in South-East Asia, the study calls to step up regional efforts to implement gender-responsive strategies
[JOINT PRESS RELEASE] Embargoed until 3:30 PM (GMT+7) on Wednesday, 6th APRIL, 2022 Jakarta, Indonesia – South-East Asian countries seeking to stem the rise in online propaganda and recruitment by violent extremists during the COVID-19 pandemic must take into account how these efforts specifically target women and the different impact on women and men in the region, […]
International Workshop to discuss high-impact models of National Action Plan (NAP) on Women, Peace, and Security – the way forward for a NAP of Viet Nam
Ha Noi, Viet Nam – An international workshop on National Action Plan (NAP) on Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) was held today in Ha Noi, hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) in partnership with UN Women. Building on the momentum and commitments from the International Conference on Women, Peace and Security which was successfully hosted […]
ASEAN Workshop on Mainstreaming the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in ASEAN Community Pillars
On 11 February 2022, Viet Nam Ministry of Foreign Affairs successfully hosted the “ASEAN Workshop on Mainstreaming the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda in ASEAN Community Pillars” as part of the ASEAN Women, Peace and Registry (AWPR) Work Plan. Sponsored and supported by the ASEAN Institute for Peace and Reconciliation, the British Embassy in […]
ASEAN develops Regional Plan of Action to advance Women, Peace and Security agenda
JAKARTA, 28 January 2022 – Recognising the transformative roles that women fulfil in building, maintaining, and fostering peace and security in the region, ASEAN is currently developing the Regional Plan of Action on Women, Peace and Security in ASEAN (ASEAN RPA on WPS). This initiative moves forward the implementation of the Joint Statement on Promoting Women, […]
Ha Noi workshop discusses progress on Women, Peace and Security, one year after the international conference
Ha Noi, Viet Nam — A workshop last month not only showed Viet Nam’s efforts in realizing its international commitments such as the Ha Noi Commitment to Action on Women, Peace and Security (WPS), but also initiated further discussion on the advancement of the WPS agenda and governmental response in times of crisis, like the Covid-19 […]
Joint Press Release ASEAN, Canada, UN Women jointly launch 5-year programme to advance Women, Peace and Security Agenda
Jakarta/Ottawa/New York, 24 February 2021 – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Canada and UN Women jointly launched today a five-year programme to expand and strengthen women’s leadership and participation in conflict prevention, resolution and recovery in South-East Asia. The CAD 8.5 million (US $6.36 million) programme, “Empowering women for sustainable peace: preventing violence and promoting […]
