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Women Behind Deradicalization Efforts
February 24, 2024
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Introduction Women have been involved in the rehabilitation of terrorist inmates for years in Indonesia. […]
Timor-Leste launches 2nd generation of its National Action Plan 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (NAP 1325)
February 15, 2024
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Dili, Timor-Leste — The Government of Timor-Leste, with UN Women’s support, has today officially launched the […]
In the words of Nongluck Yanghansirikul: “We serve as ears and eyes, a sounding board for women and the community”
January 16, 2024
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Nongluck Yanghansirikul, a 36-year-old ethnic Hmong woman with three children, lives in Kiew Doi Luang […]
ASEAN launches guidelines for member countries to adapt women, peace and security policy
December 14, 2023
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Phnom Penh, Cambodia – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) outlined today specific steps […]
Joint Statement by The ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus on Women, Peace and Security
November 16, 2023
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The 10th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) was convened in Jakarta, Indonesia on 16 November […]
National Consultation Workshop in Viet Nam Marks a Key Milestone in the Development of the National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security
November 6, 2023
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6th November 2023, Ha Noi, Viet Nam – Today marks a historic gathering of government leaders, […]
South-East Asian MPs map out steps to strengthen women’s leadership and participation in policy decision-making
October 29, 2023
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Author: Inggita Notosusanto Jakarta, Indonesia – The ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) has recommended a series […]
Not like other girls: meet the Asian women who have enlisted as United Nations peacekeepers
September 16, 2023
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When Vu Nhat Huong, a 31-year-old army captain from Vietnam, told her parents she was going […]
War, peace and the power women wield
September 11, 2023
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Babu Wilma is not your typical lola. She wasn’t home knitting or baking cookies for […]
UN Women supports South-East Asian countries improve financing for women and security policies
September 11, 2023
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Jakarta, Indonesia – To build peaceful and secure environments for women, governments must not only […]
Take Five: “Where women are active and playing a leading role, peace is sustainable and democracy lasts”
March 16, 2023
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Amina Rasul is President of the Philippines Center for Islam and Democracy (PCID) and Chair […]
A breath of hope for Rohingya women in Myanmar’s Rakhine state
December 29, 2022
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How providing cash, piglets, and business training, as well as essential gender-based violence services, is […]
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
July 7, 2023
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7 July 2023, Yogyakarta, Indonesia – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its […]
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
June 13, 2023
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UN Women Viet Nam conducted a two-day training on gender-responsive budgeting (GRB) to equip government […]
Viet Nam to Study National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security in Jordan and the United Kingdom
March 6, 2023
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6 March 2023, Hanoi, Viet Nam – A delegation from Viet Nam is visiting Jordan […]
In Thailand’s conflict-hit south, women community leaders are using food, education as tools for peace
December 18, 2022
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Advocates say women are key to resolving the deep south conflict, but they are still […]
Indonesian women’s ‘long and difficult’ journey to deradicalisation in fight against extremism
December 11, 2022
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Nisfi Lailatin was only a teenager when she was groomed by an extremist Muslim group, […]
ASEAN-IPR-UN Workshop on Advancing Youth, Peace and Security
December 7, 2022
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Vientiane, Wednesday, 7th December 2022 – Youth experts from Southeast Asia, senior officials from ASEAN […]
