Amid conflict, funding cuts and the rollback of women’s rights in Iraq, the need for locally driven, gender-responsive interventions has become increasingly urgent. The NISAAM (‘Nisaa wa Al Salam’) project, a UK-Government funded initiative delivered by Women for Women International…
October 2025 marks 25 years since the signing of the landmark United Nations Resolution 1325. This milestone should have been a moment of reflection, recommitment and collective mobilisation to advance the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda; however, the current…
Statement from GAPS Network in response to the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office Equality Impact Assessment of ODA for 2025-2026 The GAPS Network has released a statement regarding the recently published and updated Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) Annual…
Assessing UK Government Action on Women, Peace and Security in 2024 In this Shadow Report Assessing UK Government Action of Women Peace and Security in 2024, GAPS assesses the UK Government’s implementation of its fifth National Action Plan (NAP) on…
This set of Case Studies - Assessing UK Government Action on Women Peace and Security in 2024 complements GAPS’ 2024 Shadow Report by grounding its analysis in the lived experiences of women and girls in conflict-affected contexts. Focusing on Ukraine, the…
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…
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,…
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…