Statement from GAPS Network Members on the UK Government’s Deprioritisation of Gender Equality in Aid Spending Members of the GAPS Network have issued a joint statement expressing deep concern at the UK Government’s deprioritisation of gender equality and the rights…
On April 1st 2025, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Women, Peace and Security organised a screening of the award-winning documentary, Devi, about Nepali conflict related sexual violence campaigner, Devi Khadka. The film addresses Khadka’s battle for justice for thousands of…
Welcome to the GAPS March Wrap-Up Friday’s devastating earthquakes in Myanmar not only caused mass casualties and widespread destruction, they also deepened long-standing gender inequalities – leaving millions of women and girls at heightened risk. With at least 1,600 people…
Women’s movements are critical in driving transformative change and preventing conflict. They are made up of frontline defenders; experts of their communities; prevention actors; and deliver critical services at times of crisis and conflict. Recent cuts in funding globally are…
Read GAPS's secretariat statement in response to the recent UN Commission of Inquiry (COI) report on Israel's systematic use of sexual, reproductive and other forms of gender-based violence since 7 October 2023. The COI report explicitly states that Israel has…
Bénédicte Aboul-Nasr, Senior Programmes Officer, Great Lakes- Peace Direct The first two months of 2025 have been bleak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Following the resurgence of the Mouvement du 23 mars (M23)/Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) in 2021,…
In honour of International Women’s Day, on Thursday, March 6th, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Women, Peace and Security organised an event in collaboration with the New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on International Law,…
On Monday 10th February, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Women, Peace and Security (APPG-WPS) organised a briefing to Parliamentarians on advancing women’s rights in conflict through the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda. The event welcomed Professor Christine Chinkin, Professor…
Welcome to the GAPS February Wrap-Up The UK has announced cuts to the aid budget while increasing defence spending. CARE’s recent report revealed that UK aid for gender equality fell from £6.3bn in 2019 to £3.4bn in 2022—the lowest on record since reporting began…
The Labour government’s decision to further slash the aid budget while increasing defence spending is a stark reinforcement of militarism at the expense of those most vulnerable. Despite performative claims that women and girls are at the heart of UK…