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The Women, Peace and Security agenda underscores that sustainable peace is only possible when women are fully included in decision-making and peacebuilding.

Supporting Women, Peace and Security

The UN Security Council’s landmark resolution turns 25 this year.

  • feature 29 Oct 2025
Chris Coulter

Europe must lead on Women, Peace and Security

25 years since its adoption, Chris Coulter urges governments and multilateral institutions to redouble efforts to mainstream the WPS Agenda.

  • blog post 28 Oct 2025
  • Author(s) Chris Coulter
Women from our Insider Peacebuilders Network took part in a workshop in Kenya, exploring successful mediation processes and strategies to strengthen grassroots leadership and social cohesion.

Advancing women's leadership for climate and peaceGender-inclusive environmental peacebuilding in Somalia

Learn more about our approach to supporting Somali women in building inclusive peace and climate resilience.

  • blog post 17 Oct 2025
  • Author(s) Teresa Isabel Andion-Wessel
Solidarity and persistence even amid uncertainty in an ongoing journey.

Video: Integrating women from resistance and liberation movements into peace processesReflections on 25 years of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda

Watch the recording of our event to hear from women in and associated with resistance and liberation movements about their experiences.

  • event 15 Oct 2025
Facing overlapping crises, women peacebuilders in Somalia create an impact that fosters hope and sustainable peace within their communities.

International Day of Peace 2025: Listen to the stories of women peacebuilders

On Peace Day, we spotlight Somali women peacebuilders shaping resilient futures through collective action. Watch their powerful stories.

  • feature 18 Sept 2025
Demonstrators shine the lights of their mobile phones as they stand under a large European Union flag, during a pro-EU rally ahead of the second round of the presidential election redo in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, May 9, 2025.

Video: EU democracy promotion in turbulent times – a critical reflection

Why do some uprisings change the course of history, while others stall or even backfire? Watch our event recording to find out more.

  • event 17 Sept 2025
Yemen’s accountability systems have faced long-standing challenges, further strained by years of conflict.

Video: Accountability in times of warInsights from Yemen

Watch the recording of our event to learn about Yemen’s path to stronger accountability, current reforms, and insights from regional experiences.

  • event 3 Sept 2025
Volunteers clean the streets and distribute food near the site of the explosion, on the 3rd day after a huge unknown blast at the port of Beirut, Lebanon on August 7, 2020.

Still struggling to give “P” a chance?Options for integrating the peace pillar into the triple nexus

Lessons from our in-country work show that there is more we can and should do to integrate peace more effectively into nexus programming.

  • blog post 28 Jul 2025
  • Author(s) Joshua Rogers
In Sierra Leone, efforts to integrate diamond smuggling networks into formal politics during the 1996 and 1999 peace agreements entrenched corruption in the country.

Bridging the divide: How peacebuilding and anti-corruption can work together

Pursued separately, peace and anti-corruption efforts can backfire. Aligning them is crucial for building just, inclusive and lasting governance.

  • feature 24 Jul 2025
In Guatemala, participants find strength and solidarity through shared stories.

Women shaping peace after warHow networks of former combatants are driving gender-transformative peace processes

Long after peace deals are signed, women from resistance movements continue to lead. Their networks are spaces of healing, solidarity and transformation.

  • feature 10 Jul 2025
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