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GAPS Network statement in response to the Home Secretary’s announcement of new UK asylum and returns policy
GAPS Network statement in response to the Home Secretary’s announcement of new UK asylum and returns policy

GAPS is deeply concerned by last week's announcement of new UK asylum and returns policy by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood. The proposals focus on restricting rights rather than ensuring safety and protection and mark an alarming shift in the UK's…

Call to Action: Reclaiming the WPS Agenda at 25
Call to Action: Reclaiming the WPS Agenda at 25

October 2025 marks 25 years since the signing of the landmark United Nations Resolution 1325. This milestone should have been a moment of reflection, recommitment and collective mobilisation to advance the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda; however, the current…

Assessing UK Government Action on Women, Peace and Security in 2024
Assessing UK Government Action on Women, Peace and Security in 2024

In this Shadow Report Assessing UK Government Action of Women Peace and Security in 2024, GAPS assesses the UK Government’s implementation of its fifth National Action Plan (NAP) on…

Case Studies: Assessing UK Government Action on Women, Peace, and Security 2024
Case Studies: Assessing UK Government Action on Women, Peace, and Security 2024

This set of Case Studies - Assessing UK Government Action on Women Peace and Security in 2024 complements GAPS’ 2024 Shadow Report by grounding its analysis in the lived experiences of women and girls in conflict-affected contexts. Focusing on Ukraine, the…

2025: A Year for Gender Equality - Not Cuts. The GAPS Network Responds to UK Deprioritisation of Gender
2025: A Year for Gender Equality - Not Cuts. The GAPS Network Responds to UK Deprioritisation of Gender

Statement from GAPS Network Members on the UK Government’s Deprioritisation of Gender Equality in Aid Spending Members of the GAPS Network have issued a joint statement expressing deep concern at the UK Government’s deprioritisation of gender equality and the rights…

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CONTENT TYPE: Newsletter, COUNTRY: Palestine, COUNTRY: Nigeria, YEAR: 2024, COUNTRY: Canada, COUNTRY: Afghanistan, COUNTRY: Sudan, COUNTRY: Libya Eva Tabbasam CONTENT TYPE: Newsletter, COUNTRY: Palestine, COUNTRY: Nigeria, YEAR: 2024, COUNTRY: Canada, COUNTRY: Afghanistan, COUNTRY: Sudan, COUNTRY: Libya Eva Tabbasam

GAPS Newsletter: July 2024

The UK Government has been elected and new Prime Minister Keir Starmer has appointed his new cabinet with David Lammy as Foreign Secretary and Anneliese Dodds as a Minister in the FCDO as well as a Minister for Women and Equalities in the Department of Education.

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CONTENT TYPE: Newsletter, YEAR: 2024, COUNTRY: Palestine, COUNTRY: Sudan, COUNTRY: Democratic Republic of the Congo, COUNTRY: Syria, COUNTRY: Libya, COUNTRY: Nigeria Eva Tabbasam CONTENT TYPE: Newsletter, YEAR: 2024, COUNTRY: Palestine, COUNTRY: Sudan, COUNTRY: Democratic Republic of the Congo, COUNTRY: Syria, COUNTRY: Libya, COUNTRY: Nigeria Eva Tabbasam

GAPS Newsletter: December 2023

This newsletter edition reflects on the past year and GAPS's priorities moving ahead. With the violence in Gaza and the occupied Palestinian Territories escalating into 2024, states and the wider international community must act on their commitments to uphold international…

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CONTENT TYPE: Newsletter, AUTHOR: GAPS, YEAR: 2023, COUNTRY: Yemen, COUNTRY: Canada, COUNTRY: Iraq, COUNTRY: The Kurdistan Region, COUNTRY: Lebanon, COUNTRY: Libya, COUNTRY: Nigeria, COUNTRY: Syria Eva Tabbasam CONTENT TYPE: Newsletter, AUTHOR: GAPS, YEAR: 2023, COUNTRY: Yemen, COUNTRY: Canada, COUNTRY: Iraq, COUNTRY: The Kurdistan Region, COUNTRY: Lebanon, COUNTRY: Libya, COUNTRY: Nigeria, COUNTRY: Syria Eva Tabbasam

GAPS Newsletter: August 2023

Welcome to the GAPS August wrap-up.   August marks two years since the Taliban retook control of Afghanistan. The human rights violations faced by women and girls, as well as other targeted communities based on ethnicity, religion, disability and sexual orientation,…

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CONTENT TYPE: Newsletter, YEAR: 2023, COUNTRY: Afghanistan, COUNTRY: Iraq, COUNTRY: Nigeria, COUNTRY: Palestine, COUNTRY: Sudan, COUNTRY: Ukraine, COUNTRY: Yemen Eva Tabbasam CONTENT TYPE: Newsletter, YEAR: 2023, COUNTRY: Afghanistan, COUNTRY: Iraq, COUNTRY: Nigeria, COUNTRY: Palestine, COUNTRY: Sudan, COUNTRY: Ukraine, COUNTRY: Yemen Eva Tabbasam

GAPS Newsletter: May 2023

Welcome to GAPS May wrap-up.  GAPS attended the 2023 Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development organised by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). This year's theme focused on ‘Seeking Solutions for Turbulent Times’ and explored lessons and experiences from past…

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CONTENT TYPE: Newsletter, COUNTRY: Iraq, YEAR: 2022, COUNTRY: Ukraine, COUNTRY: Afghanistan, COUNTRY: Democratic Republic of the Congo, COUNTRY: Palestine, COUNTRY: Nigeria, COUNTRY: South Sudan, COUNTRY: Yemen, COUNTRY: Myanmar, COUNTRY: Lebanon, COUNTRY: Somalia Eva Tabbasam CONTENT TYPE: Newsletter, COUNTRY: Iraq, YEAR: 2022, COUNTRY: Ukraine, COUNTRY: Afghanistan, COUNTRY: Democratic Republic of the Congo, COUNTRY: Palestine, COUNTRY: Nigeria, COUNTRY: South Sudan, COUNTRY: Yemen, COUNTRY: Myanmar, COUNTRY: Lebanon, COUNTRY: Somalia Eva Tabbasam

GAPS Newsletter: December and 2022 Wrap Up

Welcome to our December and 2022 wrap-up. It has been an eventful and busy year for the GAPS Team, and as we draw an end to 2022, GAPS is looking forward to celebrating the holidays with friends and family, and…

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CONTENT TYPE: Newsletter, YEAR: 2022, COUNTRY: Afghanistan, COUNTRY: Sudan, COUNTRY: Yemen, COUNTRY: Nigeria, COUNTRY: Iraq, COUNTRY: Syria, COUNTRY: Myanmar Eva Tabbasam CONTENT TYPE: Newsletter, YEAR: 2022, COUNTRY: Afghanistan, COUNTRY: Sudan, COUNTRY: Yemen, COUNTRY: Nigeria, COUNTRY: Iraq, COUNTRY: Syria, COUNTRY: Myanmar Eva Tabbasam

GAPS Newsletter: November 2022

Welcome to our November wrap-up. November has been a busy month as COP27 in Egypt came to a close, and GAPS took part in the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative (PSVI) Global Conference happening in London. Ahead of COP27, GAPS released a…

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CONTENT TYPE: Newsletter, COUNTRY: Afghanistan, YEAR: 2022, COUNTRY: Libya, COUNTRY: Yemen, COUNTRY: South Sudan, COUNTRY: Nigeria, COUNTRY: Uganda, COUNTRY: Burundi, COUNTRY: Iraq, COUNTRY: Myanmar Eva Tabbasam CONTENT TYPE: Newsletter, COUNTRY: Afghanistan, YEAR: 2022, COUNTRY: Libya, COUNTRY: Yemen, COUNTRY: South Sudan, COUNTRY: Nigeria, COUNTRY: Uganda, COUNTRY: Burundi, COUNTRY: Iraq, COUNTRY: Myanmar Eva Tabbasam

GAPS Newsletter: October 2022

Welcome to our October wrap-up. This month, the GAPS Director headed to Berlin for the W7 conference, and to New York for Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Week at the United Nations. Ahead of the Open Debate, GAPS signed onto…

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CONTENT TYPE: Newsletter, YEAR: 2021, COUNTRY: Nigeria, COUNTRY: Afghanistan Eva Tabbasam CONTENT TYPE: Newsletter, YEAR: 2021, COUNTRY: Nigeria, COUNTRY: Afghanistan Eva Tabbasam

GAPS October Newsletter

October was women, peace and security month at the UN. Ahead of the UN Open Debate on the 21st of the month, GAPS called on the international community to reaffirm its commitments to the women, peace and security agenda including but not limited to issues around; gender equality; women’s political…

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YEAR: 2021, COUNTRY: Burundi, COUNTRY: Democratic Republic of the Congo, COUNTRY: South Sudan, COUNTRY: Uganda, COUNTRY: Nigeria, COUNTRY: Syria, COUNTRY: Yemen Eva Tabbasam YEAR: 2021, COUNTRY: Burundi, COUNTRY: Democratic Republic of the Congo, COUNTRY: South Sudan, COUNTRY: Uganda, COUNTRY: Nigeria, COUNTRY: Syria, COUNTRY: Yemen Eva Tabbasam

GAPS Newsletter: April 2021

Updates UK Government’s Annual Report to Parliament in 2020 & GAPS Shadow Report Launch On Thursday 29th April, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Women, Peace and Security (APPG-WPS) and GAPS hosted the UK Government’s Oral Report to Parliament in 2020…

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CONTENT TYPE: Newsletter, YEAR: 2020, COUNTRY: Afghanistan, COUNTRY: Nigeria, COUNTRY: Somalia, COUNTRY: South Sudan, COUNTRY: Syria, COUNTRY: Uganda, COUNTRY: Yemen Eva Tabbasam CONTENT TYPE: Newsletter, YEAR: 2020, COUNTRY: Afghanistan, COUNTRY: Nigeria, COUNTRY: Somalia, COUNTRY: South Sudan, COUNTRY: Syria, COUNTRY: Uganda, COUNTRY: Yemen Eva Tabbasam

GAPS Newsletter: January 2020

Updates 2020 - A big year for Women, Peace and Security 2020 marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women and adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995). The Generation Equality Forum, a civil society-led global gathering…

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