Implementing gender-based responses to Covid-19 The United Nations Development Programme has released a guidance note for national parliaments outlining their responsibility to address the gendered impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. The document explains the problem …
In this episode, The Strategist’s Brendan Nicholson speaks with Samantha Crompvoets, founder and director of Rapid Context, who carried out a review that uncovered claims that Australian special forces soldiers had committed war crimes in …
As the nature of war has changed in recent decades to involve proportionally more civilians, and internal conflicts continue to tear nations apart, we cannot achieve sustainable peace without involving women more closely in preventing …
Scoring the US on WPS The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security has published an index evaluating the status of women’s rights, opportunities and wellbeing across the US. The results show great differences among …
WPS and the response to Covid-19 The United Nations Development Programme and UN Women recently launched the ‘Covid-19 global gender response tracker’. It examines more than 2,500 pandemic-related measures across 206 countries and territories, looking …
Women building peace during Covid-19 and beyond A new report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies looks at the role of women peacebuilders and peacekeepers in educating local communities on responding to and …
Rules, culture and money key for progress in WPS agenda In her conclusion to ASPI’s annual women, peace and security series, Laura J. Shepherd explores the lessons learnt from the past two decades of research …
Gender, conflict and climate change A new UN report explores the latest research on the compounding effects of crises caused by conflicts, climate change and pandemics, and how they affect people differently based on gender …
This article concludes ASPI’s 2020 series on women, peace and security. As we celebrate 20 years of the women, peace and security agenda, many—if not most—of the conversations I have with practitioners, advocates and activists …
This article is part of ASPI’s 2020 series on women, peace and security. With 2020 marking the 20-year anniversary of the United Nations Security Council’s adoption of resolution 1325, it had long been anticipated that …
This article is part of ASPI’s 2020 series on women, peace and security. The advancement of women’s rights and gender equality through the United Nations is under threat. Last year, the 63rd session of the …
This article is part of ASPI’s 2020 series on women, peace and security. The unanimous adoption of resolution 1325 by the United Nations Security Council two decades ago constituted a landmark achievement for gender equality …