Twenty years since the adoption of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSC 1325) on Women, Peace and Security (WPS), women remain underrepresented in peace processes. This underrepresentation has far-reaching consequences for the lives of many women and girls in post-conflict countries.
On the 15th of April 2021, ACCORD participated in a meeting with Gender Development Partners Group aimed at learning and reflecting about the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in South
The interview is part of ACCORD’s partnership with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) which seeks to document the experiences of African women peacebuilders.
Event highlighting that programming in a COVID-19 context must be alive to the contextual reality we find ourselves in and account for the gendered dimensions.
Panellists discuss how UNSCR 1325 was meant to increase women’s participation in the decision-making processes as well as preventing violence.
Malian women leaders presented on the current situation in the country, their ongoing mediation efforts, and the actions they have taken and plan to take.
Take Five With Ambassador Liberata Mulamula: Placing Women at the Front And Center of Africa’s Peace and Security Agenda Source: UN Women UN Women conducted an interview with Ambassador Liberata
Demonstrate commitment to Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment with Actions; Meeting with Civil Society Organisations Emphasises Source: AfricaNews The speedy implementation of commitments to Gender Equality and Women Empowerment (GEWE)
Trump Administration’s Women, Peace and Security Plans: Blueprint for Action or Empty Promises? Source: Just Security / Ambassador Donald Steinberg The release of the plans of four U.S. government agencies
New Report: Assessing UK Government Action on Women, Peace and Security in 2019 Source: Gender Action for Peace and Security (GAPS) UK In this shadow report, GAPS assesses the 2019