APPG-WPS Events.

The APPG-WPS holds meetings and events with civil society, INGOs, Parliamentarians and Governments.

Events by the APPG-WPS allow civil society, INGOs, Parliamentarians and Governments to have dialogue on Women, Peace and Security issues and open up access for collaborative efforts to eliminate gender inequality. Public events by the APPG-WPS are free to attend and there is always a Q&A section for the audience to ask questions.

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An important event in the APPG-WPS calendar is the NAP Report to Parliament. At this annual event, the UK Government orally present their progress on the UK National Action Plan (NAP) on Women, Peace and Security to Parliament. This includes Ministers from the UK Departments who implement the UK NAP which is the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the Ministry of Defence. GAPS will review this Annual Report and present its own Shadow Report, written by civil society. Civil society use this event to ask questions to the UK Government and give feedback on its progress on the NAP, read the report from the latest Report to Parliament here.

Events by the APPG-WPS are chaired by Baroness Fiona Hodgson of Abinger CBE, co-chair of the APPG-WPS.

For any questions on events run by the APPG-WPS, or to request to be added to the database to receive event invitations, please contact the coordinator at appg-wps@gaps-uk.org.

For more information contact the APPG coordinator on appg-wps@gaps-uk.org

Disclaimer: The views expressed during APPG-WPS meetings are those of the speakers, not those of the APPG-WPS.

Events Report Archive.

COUNTRY: Iraq, YEAR: 2024 Eva Tabbasam COUNTRY: Iraq, YEAR: 2024 Eva Tabbasam

10 Years of the Yazidi Genocide - The Past, the Present, and the Future

Yazidi Human Rights Advocates Address The UK Parliament Before The 10th Anniversary Of The Yazidi Genocide

On 21 May 2024, Yazidi human rights defenders, Hewan Omer, Free Yezidi Foundation, Country Director, and Khalida Nawaf Ilyas, Free Yezidi Foundation, Livelihoods Manager, addressed the UK Parliament before the 10th anniversary of the Yazidi genocide.

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COUNTRY: Iraq, YEAR: 2022 Eva Tabbasam COUNTRY: Iraq, YEAR: 2022 Eva Tabbasam

How the UK can help to ensure Women’s Rights in Iraq

On Monday 10th October, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Women, Peace and Security (APPG-WPS) hosted an event in collaboration with Gender Action for Peace and Security and the University of Sheffield to launch a report titled Listening to Women’s Rights Organisations: The UK’s Gender and Women Peace and Security Practice in Iraq.

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COUNTRY: Iraq, YEAR: 2020 Eva Tabbasam COUNTRY: Iraq, YEAR: 2020 Eva Tabbasam

The Past, Present and Future of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda

On Tuesday 20 October 2020, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Women, Peace and Security (APPG-WPS), together with GAPS hosted an event titled “20th Anniversary of UNSCR 1325; the Past, Present and future of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda”. To mark the 20th anniversary of UNSCR 1325, the landmark resolution on the Women, Peace and Security agenda, this event was hosted to provide a valuable and important dialogue to explore challenges and opportunities as well as to identify the future of the agenda.

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