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  • WPS National Action Plan Academy

    In 2005, the UN Secretary General Special Report called on member states to create Women, Peace and Security (WPS) National Action Plans detailing how they will fulfill the mandate, to ensure that countries follow through with their commitments. The Our Secure Future WPS National Action Plan Academy is focused on engaging countries and key policymakers to create and implement high-impact WPS National Action Plans.

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    WPS National Action Plan Academy

    In 2005, the UN Secretary General Special Report called on member states to create Women, Peace and Security (WPS) National Action Plans detailing how they will fulfill the mandate, to ensure that countries follow through with their commitments. The Our Secure Future WPS National Action Plan Academy is focused on engaging countries and key policymakers to create and implement high-impact WPS National Action Plans.

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  • The Women, Peace and Security Congressional Caucus

    In 2020, Our Secure Future spearheaded the establishment of a bipartisan Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Congressional Caucus. The WPS Caucus seeks to ensure that the WPS goals stated in U.N. Security Council Resolution 1325 and in the Women, Peace and Security Act (Public Law No: 115-68) are actively considered national security and foreign policy priorities for the United States in our bilateral and multilateral relations, discussions, and agreements.

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    The Women, Peace and Security Congressional Caucus

    In 2020, Our Secure Future spearheaded the establishment of a bipartisan Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Congressional Caucus. The WPS Caucus seeks to ensure that the WPS goals stated in U.N. Security Council Resolution 1325 and in the Women, Peace and Security Act (Public Law No: 115-68) are actively considered national security and foreign policy priorities for the United States in our bilateral and multilateral relations, discussions, and agreements.

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  • Mobilizing Men as Partners for Women, Peace and Security

    The full and meaningful leadership, empowerment, and participation of women is essential to resolving deadly conflict and building stable, prosperous, and just post-conflict societies. To help fulfill this vision, Mobilizing Men as Partners for Women, Peace and Security (MAWPS) is bringing global leaders—including prominent men from the defense, diplomacy, development, and business arenas—more fully into the campaign, along with the courageous women leaders who have long driven this advocacy, including grassroots advocates from war-affected countries.

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    Mobilizing Men as Partners for Women, Peace and Security

    The full and meaningful leadership, empowerment, and participation of women is essential to resolving deadly conflict and building stable, prosperous, and just post-conflict societies. To help fulfill this vision, Mobilizing Men as Partners for Women, Peace and Security (MAWPS) is bringing global leaders—including prominent men from the defense, diplomacy, development, and business arenas—more fully into the campaign, along with the courageous women leaders who have long driven this advocacy, including grassroots advocates from war-affected countries.

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  • Project Delphi

    Project Delphi was launched to apply the Women, Peace and Security framework to the emerging digital ecosystem. The project seeks to identify systemic gender problems, analyze implications for peace and security, and develop more inclusive ways to approach technology norms and policies in the coming years.

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    Project Delphi

    Project Delphi was launched to apply the Women, Peace and Security framework to the emerging digital ecosystem. The project seeks to identify systemic gender problems, analyze implications for peace and security, and develop more inclusive ways to approach technology norms and policies in the coming years.

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About Our Secure Future

Our Secure Future (OSF) works to strengthen the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda to build a more peaceful world through ensuring women’s full participation in governance.

OSF works to amplify women’s voices and perspectives.

OSF strives to strengthen the global network of Women, Peace and Security stakeholders.

OSF promotes action by multiple stakeholders to turn policy into practice.

OSF connects women peacebuilders to the larger policy and practitioner community.

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Our Goals

Improve WPS Implementation
Directly engaged with countries on WPS National Action Plan development
Turn Policy into Practice
Spearheaded bi-partisan WPS Congressional Caucus established by OSF
Increase Policymakers' Capacity
Facilitated WPS trainings and technical assistance for policy decision makers

What is Women, Peace & Security?

Women, Peace and Security recognizes the critical role women play in conflict prevention, resolution, and peacebuilding.

Watch Women, Peace & Security Explained on YouTube.
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The video is part of the materials produced in partnership with the Dallaire Centre of Excellence for Peace and Security and is made possible through a grant from the Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS) program in the Canadian government.

 

Our Work

The Role of the Private Sector in Advancing Women, Peace and Security

Exploring the intersection of Women, Peace and Security (WPS) and the private sector, this brief highlights policy frameworks for private sector engagement, women’s contributions to economic development, and the potential to achieve a greater global GDP when women fully participate in their nations' economies.

May 13, 2025

Making the Case for Women, Peace and Security

This guide, complete with key evidence and country examples, illustrates the necessity of the Women, Peace and Security agenda and the critical role that women play in peace and security efforts around the world.

July 25, 2024

Our Partners

Our Secure Future partners with organizations like UN Women and International Peace Institute to advance the policy and practice of Women, Peace and Security.

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Atlantic Council - Shaping the global future together
The Atlantic Council
Georgetown University, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS)
Georgetown University, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS)
International Peace Institute
International Peace Institute
McCain Institute for International Leadership
McCain Institute for International Leadership
National Defense University (NDU)
National Defense University
UN Women
UN Women - The global champion for gender equality

Let's Talk WPS

Check out our WPS messaging guide, featuring training videos, social media campaigns, polling projects, fact sheets, and more. 

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Women, Peace and Security Focal Points Network OSF Event

 

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