With 8,000 women deployed in peacekeeping missions as of 2018, women comprised only 4 percent of peacekeeping soldiers and 10 percent of peacekeeping police.
Key takeaways from OSF’s newest publication which compiles 30 years of research on the effectiveness of the WPS agenda in the fields of governance, peacebuilding, peace and security operations, and countering violent extremism and counterterrorism.
Just the Facts: A Selected Annotated Bibliography to Support Evidence-Based Policymaking on Women, Peace and Security, is dedicated to answering one critical question: How does implementing the Women, Peace and Security agenda make international peace and security efforts more effective?
As we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day this year, we are reminded of this quote and the many ways that Women, Peace and Security is both a goal and the means by which we arrive at peace.
With the United Nations’ Universal Periodic Review on Yemen (UPR) starting January 23rd, Yemeni women peace activists are making a vital request: Listen to Yemeni women.
“All around the world, women want to work and get paid for it.”- International Labor Organization
Gender parity at work is essential to the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. This video lays out how we can get there.
