GAPS Statement on the application for arrest warrants by the ICC against Israel and Hamas
Read our GAPS secretariat statement on the arrest warrants sought by ICC Chief Prosecutor, Karim A.A. Khan, here.
GAPS Newsletter: April 2024
Welcome to GAPS April wrap up. This month, the UK Government passed the callous Rwanda Safety (Asylum and Immigration) Bill- a clear abuse of the rule of law. This Bill directly undermines the UK’s commitments to Women, Peace and Security…
GAPS Secretariat Statement on Safety of Rwanda Bill
On 23 April, 2024 the UK Government passed the Safety of Rwanda Bill. Please see here the GAPS Secretariat statement on Safety of Rwanda bill.
GAPS Statement on ICAI follow-up: UK aid to refugees in the UK
On 10 March 2024, the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) followed-up on their review, UK aid to refugees in the UK, which was published in March 2023. Please find our full statement here: Statement on ICAI follow-up: UK aid…
APPG on Women, Peace and Security: Assessing UK Government Progress on Women, Peace and Security in 2023
On Tuesday 26th March, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Women, Peace and Security (APPG-WPS) and GAPS hosted the Oral Report to Parliament, “Assessing UK Government Progress on Women, Peace and Security in 2023”. The event, co-chaired by Baroness Fiona Hodgson…
Assessing UK Government Action on Women, Peace and Security in 2023
Read our report: Assessing UK Government Action on Women, Peace and Security in 2023. One year on from the launch, GAPS analyses the UK Government’s implementation of the fifth National Action Plan (NAP) on Women Peace and Security (WPS) undertaken…
GAPS Secretariat Statement on UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict’s report on visit to Israel and the occupied West Bank
On 4 March 2024, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Pramila Patten, released her report following her visit to Israel and the occupied West Bank. Please find our full statement here: GAPS Secretariat Statement…
APPG on Women, Peace and Security: Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Ukraine: Lessons from Bosnia
On Wednesday, February 7th, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Women, Peace and Security organised an event in collaboration with the New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy and the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Prevention of Genocide and Crimes Against…
The UK must demand that Israel immediately stops its offensive into Rafah and call for a ceasefire now
Dear Prime Minister, Subject: The UK must demand that Israel immediately stops its offensive into Rafah and call for a ceasefire now We write to you as international humanitarian, peacebuilding and human rights organisations. Many of us have worked in…
GAPS Newsletter: January 2024
Welcome to GAPS January wrap up. It has been over one week since the ICJ delivered its provisional measures orders in response to South Africa’s genocide case against Israel. Despite no measures ordered of halting military operations in Gaza, it…