In February 2023 GAPS welcomed the UK Government’s latest, fifth, National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security. GAPS is launching the GAPS Response to the UK's 5th NAP, our response to the 2023-2027 UK NAP. The response outlines GAPS'…
GAPS welcomes the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office’s (FCDO) publication of the International Women and Girls strategy on the 8th March 2023 . This strategy is an opportunity to meaningfully implement commitments to women’s rights and gender equality across the…
GAPS released a statement with a call to action for Governments attending COP27 in Egypt on Monday 7th November 2022.
Following the UN Security Council’s 2022 Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security, GAPS, as part of LEAP4Peace Consortium, has published a summary report titled Pillars for Peace. This summary report follows a report of the same title that was…
This joint policy report written by Dr Zeynep Kaya at the University of Sheffield, Dr Ilham Makki, and Gender Action for Peace and Security will be officially launched in Parliament on 10th October 2022 at an event of the All-Party…
In this shadow report, GAPS assesses the 2021 Annual Report to Parliament by the UK Government and focuses on how the UK Government has used, and could have used, the penultimate year of implementation for this National Action Plan (NAP) to…
GAPS released a statement on the UK Government's Rwanda Plan and first deportation flight on 14th June 2022.
GAPS have written a response to reports of possible UK aid cuts to key areas such as conflict prevention, climate change and global health. While we welcome the Foreign Secretary's prioritisation of women and girls, our response outlines how all…
The Women, Peace and Security: Pillars for Peace paper has been published as part of The LEAP4Peace Consortium, a five-year project run by a consortium consisting of the Burundi Leadership Training Program (BLTP), the Gender Equality Network Myanmar (GEN), Gender…
On Wednesday 10th November, Gender Action for Peace and Security (GAPS) and United Nations Association – United Kingdom (UNAUK) hosted an event titled “Climate Change and Women, Peace and Security: Defending the Future” chaired by Eva Tabbasam at GAPS. This…