Through a literature mapping exercise, this paper examines how gender and national security are and can be linked. It focuses specifically on the utility of
This review focuses on the implementation of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DR Congo) second-generation National Action Plan (NAP) of United Nations Security Council Resolution
This report aims to inform future international support to community-based disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration (DDR) and stabilisation support in eastern DRC that supports the women,
The evidence demonstrates that placing gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls at the heart of our conflict, peace and security work is
Preventing and responding to conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) is an international priority. The UK Government has committed to advancing this goal, primarily through its policy
The Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda has significant relevance to defence, yet tensions remain between defence and the normative foundations of the agenda drawn
This report focuses on understanding how drivers of conflict, instability and violence within and between Afghanistan and Pakistan, and India and Pakistan, are gendered; how
The report assesses the evidence that gender equality/sensitivity measures within uniformed security forces leads to greater gender responsive security, greater trust from the population, uptake
The report provides a summary of the women in policing situation in Turks and Caicos Islands, exploring key risks and barriers, including social and political
This report provides an evidence review summary of gender-based online hate speech in conflict contexts, exploring published evidence available to the issue in order to
The Women Peace and Security Helpdesk, currently managed by Saferworld in partnership with Conciliation Resources, Gender Action for Peace and Security (GAPS UK), University of Durham, Geneva Centre for Security Sector Reform (DCAF) and Researchers without Borders (Rewib), was established in December 2021 to increase capability across the UK Government on WPS policy and programming in order to make its work on security and conflict more effective.
