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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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AUTHOR: GAPS INGO Network Members, THEME: Shadow Reports, AUTHOR: GAPS, AUTHOR: GAPS CSOs & WROs Network, THEME: UK WPS National Action Plan, THEME: UK Policy, REGION: UK, CONTENT TYPE: Report, YEAR: 2024 Eva Tabbasam AUTHOR: GAPS INGO Network Members, THEME: Shadow Reports, AUTHOR: GAPS, AUTHOR: GAPS CSOs & WROs Network, THEME: UK WPS National Action Plan, THEME: UK Policy, REGION: UK, CONTENT TYPE: Report, YEAR: 2024 Eva Tabbasam

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…

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AUTHOR: GAPS, AUTHOR: GAPS CSOs & WROs Network, AUTHOR: GAPS INGO Network Members, THEME: Shadow Reports, REGION: UK, THEME: UK WPS National Action Plan, THEME: UK Policy, REGION: Africa, REGION: Europe, CONTENT TYPE: Report, REGION: MENA, CONTENT TYPE: Case Study, YEAR: 2024, COUNTRY: Ukraine, COUNTRY: Palestine, COUNTRY: Sudan, COUNTRY: Afghanistan, COUNTRY: Democratic Republic of the Congo Eva Tabbasam AUTHOR: GAPS, AUTHOR: GAPS CSOs & WROs Network, AUTHOR: GAPS INGO Network Members, THEME: Shadow Reports, REGION: UK, THEME: UK WPS National Action Plan, THEME: UK Policy, REGION: Africa, REGION: Europe, CONTENT TYPE: Report, REGION: MENA, CONTENT TYPE: Case Study, YEAR: 2024, COUNTRY: Ukraine, COUNTRY: Palestine, COUNTRY: Sudan, COUNTRY: Afghanistan, COUNTRY: Democratic Republic of the Congo Eva Tabbasam

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…

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REGION: South America, REGION: UK, CONTENT TYPE: Report, REGION: Europe, REGION: MENA, YEAR: 2025, COUNTRY: Iraq Eva Tabbasam REGION: South America, REGION: UK, CONTENT TYPE: Report, REGION: Europe, REGION: MENA, YEAR: 2025, COUNTRY: Iraq Eva Tabbasam

Together, across difference: recommendations for supporting transnational movements from women peacebuilders in Northern Ireland, Colombia and Iraq

Women’s movements are critical in driving transformative change and preventing conflict. They are made up of frontline defenders; experts of their communities; prevention actors; and deliver critical services at times of crisis and conflict. Recent cuts in funding globally are…

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THEME: Shadow Reports, REGION: UK, THEME: UK Policy, THEME: UK WPS National Action Plan, CONTENT TYPE: Report, YEAR: 2024, COUNTRY: Afghanistan, COUNTRY: Ukraine, COUNTRY: Sudan, COUNTRY: Palestine, COUNTRY: Uganda Eva Tabbasam THEME: Shadow Reports, REGION: UK, THEME: UK Policy, THEME: UK WPS National Action Plan, CONTENT TYPE: Report, YEAR: 2024, COUNTRY: Afghanistan, COUNTRY: Ukraine, COUNTRY: Sudan, COUNTRY: Palestine, COUNTRY: Uganda Eva Tabbasam

Assessing UK Government Action on Women, Peace and Security in 2023

Read our report: Assessing UK Government Action on Women, Peace and Security in 2023.   One year on from the launch, GAPS analyses the UK Government’s implementation of the fifth National Action Plan (NAP) on Women Peace and Security (WPS) undertaken…

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CONTENT TYPE: Statement, REGION: UK, THEME: UK Policy, REGION: MENA, YEAR: 2024, COUNTRY: Palestine Eva Tabbasam CONTENT TYPE: Statement, REGION: UK, THEME: UK Policy, REGION: MENA, YEAR: 2024, COUNTRY: Palestine Eva Tabbasam

The UK must demand that Israel immediately stops its offensive into Rafah and call for a ceasefire now.

Dear Prime Minister, Subject: The UK must demand that Israel immediately stops its offensive into Rafah and call for a ceasefire now We write to you as international humanitarian, peacebuilding and human rights organisations. Many of us have worked in…

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AUTHOR: GAPS Secretariat, REGION: UK, THEME: UK Policy, CONTENT TYPE: Statement, YEAR: 2023 Eva Tabbasam AUTHOR: GAPS Secretariat, REGION: UK, THEME: UK Policy, CONTENT TYPE: Statement, YEAR: 2023 Eva Tabbasam

GAPS Statement on the International Development White Paper

On 20 November 2023, the UK Government published International development in a contested world: ending extreme poverty and tackling climate change, its International Development White Paper. GAPS welcomes the publication of the White Paper and we are pleased to see…

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AUTHOR: GAPS, CONTENT TYPE: Statement, THEME: Global WPS Policy, REGION: UK, THEME: UK Policy, THEME: UK WPS National Action Plan, YEAR: 2023 Eva Tabbasam AUTHOR: GAPS, CONTENT TYPE: Statement, THEME: Global WPS Policy, REGION: UK, THEME: UK Policy, THEME: UK WPS National Action Plan, YEAR: 2023 Eva Tabbasam

GAPS response to the launch of the UK’s International Women and Girls Strategy

GAPS welcomes the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office’s (FCDO) publication of the International Women and Girls strategy on the 8th March 2023 . This strategy is an opportunity to meaningfully implement commitments to women’s rights and gender equality across the triple nexus of development, peacebuilding and humanitarian response.

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THEME: Shadow Reports, AUTHOR: GAPS INGO Network Members, AUTHOR: GAPS CSOs & WROs Network, REGION: UK, THEME: UK Policy, THEME: UK WPS National Action Plan, YEAR: 2022, COUNTRY: Afghanistan Eva Tabbasam THEME: Shadow Reports, AUTHOR: GAPS INGO Network Members, AUTHOR: GAPS CSOs & WROs Network, REGION: UK, THEME: UK Policy, THEME: UK WPS National Action Plan, YEAR: 2022, COUNTRY: Afghanistan Eva Tabbasam

Assessing UK Government Action on Women, Peace and Security in 2021: GAPS Shadow Report

In this shadow report, GAPS assesses the 2021 Annual Report to Parliament by the UK Government and focuses on how the UK Government has used, and could have used, the penultimate year of implementation for this National Action Plan (NAP) to…

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