On Thursday, 30 November 2023, COP28 begins in Dubai, which will be chaired by an oil chief executive. The GAPS Secretariat statement on what COP28 needs to achieve is clear: what has been called for since the very first COP…
On 20 November 2023, the UK Government published International development in a contested world: ending extreme poverty and tackling climate change, its International Development White Paper. GAPS welcomes the publication of the White Paper and we are pleased to see…
Read our GAPS secretariat statement on the defeated UK vote for a ceasefire in Gaza and the Supreme Court's ruling on the Rwanda asylum policy here.
On Tuesday 31st October, the fifth Roundtable on WPS with leads from Embassies and High Commissions was held at the Canadian High Commission. Although organised by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Women, Peace and Security (APPG-WPS) in collaboration with the Canadian…
GAPS calls for an immediate and full ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and Occupied Palestinian Territories, which have been subjected to Israel's violent occupation since the forced expulsion of Palestinians in 1948. GAPS stands in solidarity with the Palestinian people…
GAPS Management Board recruitment Deadline: Monday 4th December, at 09.00 UK time GAPS is recruiting for five new members to join our Management Board. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to be involved in the governance and future direction…
The Beyond Feminist Foreign Policy briefing series explores the linkages between Feminist Foreign Policy and Women, Peace and Security and how to understand and realise a vision of what FFP could perhaps entail across thematic and geographical contexts. The series…
Read our updated GAPS secretariat statement on the violence in Palestine and Israel here: GAPS Updated Statement on Palestine and Israel Our previous secretariat statement can be read here: GAPS Statement on Palestine and Israel Read our statement on Gaza…
Welcome to the GAPS September wrap-up. On the 16th of September it was one year since the murder of Mahsa Jina Amini, which sparked widespread protests and continued resistance across Iran. The strict system of gender-based segregation, which a group…
Welcome to the GAPS August wrap-up. August marks two years since the Taliban retook control of Afghanistan. The human rights violations faced by women and girls, as well as other targeted communities based on ethnicity, religion, disability and sexual orientation,…