National Action Plan United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) on Women, Peace And Security (2024 -2028)
In 2016, Timor-Leste became the third country in the region to officially launch its first National Action Plan (NAP) 1325 (2016-2020) for the implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325), despite having been implemented elements of the Resolution even before restoring its independence in 2002 and had advocated for the development of […]
Localisation Toolkit and Guidelines for the ASEAN Regional Plan of Action on Women, Peace and Security
South-East Asia has a long history of innovative national and local approaches to peace and security, often led by women. The Regional Plan of Action on Women, Peace and Security of the Association of Southeast Asian States (ASEAN), launched in 2022, builds on consolidating the past and ongoing work of the region on pertinent issues […]
Philippine National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security 2023-2033
This 10-year NAPWPS spanning from 2023 to 2033 represents the Philippines’ renewed commitment to recognizing the dynamic and complex roles played by women of diverse and intersecting identities before, during, and after conflict. These roles encompass active participation as peace agents, leaders, survivors, and vulnerable sectors. Anchored in the insights gleaned from comprehensive national-level evaluations […]
Discomfort Zone
In 2000, not a single woman from the Asia-Pacific countries served in UN peacekeeping forces. Today, women from across the region pursue careers thousands of kilometres from home and family. This story features women peacekeepers from Indonesia, Viet Nam and Cambodia. It was originally published on the South China Morning Post. Click download to read […]
Annual Report 2022: Empowering Women for Sustainable Peace
With generous support from Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Development, the Government of the Republic of Korea and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, the regional project, Empowering Women for Sustainable Peace: Preventing Violence and Promoting Social Cohesion in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) aims at advancing the implementation of […]
Gender and Security Toolkit
This toolkit focuses both on advancing gender equality within security and justice institutions and how the security and justice sector can help to achieve gender equality and women, peace and security goals within society. Drawing on the past decade of policy innovation and best practices, the tools highlight what success looks like and how it can be […]
UN Women Sourcebook on Women, Peace and Security
This collection of papers is a set of resource materials to support improved implementation of the five WPS resolutions. It consists of analytical documents explaining gender issues in a number of peace and security areas, both normative and operational, and of guidance material to support operational work. It is a second and significantly revised and […]
Integrating Women, Peace and Security (WPS), Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) and Humanitarian Action across Southeast Asia
The Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP) prepared this policy brief based on the findings and recommendations from the virtual consultations held from October to December 2021, and continued desk and field research throughout 2022. GNWP wishes to express appreciation to the Asian in Youth Peace Network (AYPN), the Feminist Humanitarian Network (FHN), the United […]
The Making of the ASEAN Regional Plan of Action on Women, Peace and Security: Insights and Lessons Learned
The adoption of the ASEAN Regional Plan of Action on Women, Peace and Security (RPA WPS) on 16 November 2022 at the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits marks a significant milestone and achievement for the ASEAN region. Those working on WPS are eager to get results and rightly so—not only are the lives of women […]
