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.
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.
2019 Annual General Meeting
On Monday 21 October 2019, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Women, Peace and Security (APPG-WPS) held its Annual General Meeting.
The meeting was chaired by Baroness Fiona Hodgson of Abinger CBE, Co-Chair of the APPG-WPS.Baroness Hodgson thanked Helen Whately MP, the outgoing Chair of the APPG-WPS.
"Life in Limbo – adolescent girls in crisis and conflict"
On the week of World Refugee Day 2019, the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Women, Peace and Security partnered with Plan International UK, ActionAid UK, the International Rescue Committee (IRC), and Gender Action for Peace and Security (GAPS) to host a panel discussion on meeting the needs of adolescent girls in emergencies.
"The Global Humanitarian Landscape – How the UN is addressing crises in Yemen and across the world"
On 23 April the All-Party Parliamentary Group on the United Nations held a joint meeting with the APPGs for Yemen, on Women, Peace and Security, and on Global Security and Non-Proliferation, entitled: “The Global Humanitarian Landscape: How the UN is addressing crises in Yemen and across the world.”
“Paying the Price – women and girls in Yemen’s war”
On Monday, 18 March 2019, the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Yemen, the International Rescue Committee, Gender Action for Peace and Security (GAPS), and the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Women, Peace and Security co-hosted the event “Paying the Price: women and girls in Yemen’s war”.
WPS hosts the UK Government's annual report to Parliament in 2018
On Monday 21 January 2019 the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Women, Peace and Security (APPG-WPS) and Gender Action for Peace and Security (GAPS) co-hosted the UK government's oral Report to Parliament in 2018 on the UK National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security.