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…

On Thursday, 30 November 2023, COP28 begins in Dubai, which will be chaired by an oil chief executive. The GAPS Secretariat statement on what COP28 needs to achieve is clear: what has been called for since the very first COP…

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…

Read our GAPS secretariat statement on the defeated UK vote for a ceasefire in Gaza and the Supreme Court's ruling on the Rwanda asylum policy here.

Read our updated GAPS secretariat statement on the violence in Palestine and Israel here: GAPS Updated Statement on Palestine and Israel Our previous secretariat statement can be read here: GAPS Statement on Palestine and Israel Read our statement on Gaza…

GAPS released a response to the 2023 G7 Leaders Communique on Friday 26th May 2023. GAPS is a W7 advisor, whose communique on feminist demands for building an equal, just and peaceful future can be found here.

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.

GAPS released a statement with a call to action for Governments attending COP27 in Egypt on Monday 7th November 2022.

GAPS released a statement on the UK Government's Rwanda Plan and first deportation flight on 14th June 2022.

GAPS has written a response to the FCDO's International Development Strategy (IDS) that was released last week outlining concerns that the Government’s ‘three E’s’ of education, empowerment, and ending violence silos efforts to tackle gender inequality under a ‘women and girls’ approach rather than addressing its root causes.

GAPS have written a response to reports of possible UK aid cuts to key areas such as conflict prevention, climate change and global health. While we welcome the Foreign Secretary's prioritisation of women and girls, our response outlines how all…

GAPS released a statement of solidarity with BPOC collegues at ActionAidUK on 23rd February 2022.