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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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YEAR: 2019, COUNTRY: Afghanistan, COUNTRY: Democratic Republic of the Congo, COUNTRY: Iraq, COUNTRY: Libya, COUNTRY: Nigeria, COUNTRY: Somalia, COUNTRY: South Sudan, COUNTRY: Uganda, COUNTRY: Burundi, COUNTRY: Canada, COUNTRY: Syria, COUNTRY: Ukraine Eva Tabbasam YEAR: 2019, COUNTRY: Afghanistan, COUNTRY: Democratic Republic of the Congo, COUNTRY: Iraq, COUNTRY: Libya, COUNTRY: Nigeria, COUNTRY: Somalia, COUNTRY: South Sudan, COUNTRY: Uganda, COUNTRY: Burundi, COUNTRY: Canada, COUNTRY: Syria, COUNTRY: Ukraine Eva Tabbasam

GAPS Newsletter: November 2019

Updates Analysis of the 2019 Women, Peace and Security Open Debate On 29 October 2019 the annual open debate on Women, Peace and Security was held at the UN Security Council under the presidency of South Africa on the theme…

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YEAR: 2018, COUNTRY: South Sudan, COUNTRY: Myanmar, COUNTRY: Afghanistan, COUNTRY: Democratic Republic of the Congo, COUNTRY: Iraq, COUNTRY: Libya, COUNTRY: Nigeria, COUNTRY: Somalia, COUNTRY: Syria Eva Tabbasam YEAR: 2018, COUNTRY: South Sudan, COUNTRY: Myanmar, COUNTRY: Afghanistan, COUNTRY: Democratic Republic of the Congo, COUNTRY: Iraq, COUNTRY: Libya, COUNTRY: Nigeria, COUNTRY: Somalia, COUNTRY: Syria Eva Tabbasam

GAPS Newsletter: December 2018

Updates Hannah Bond, GAPS Director is an Interruptor on Women, Peace and Security! Last month, GAPS Director Hannah Bond was included on Foreign Policy Interrupted's list of "Interruptors on Women, Peace and Security"! Foreign Policy Interrupted puts these lists together…

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YEAR: 2015, COUNTRY: Afghanistan, COUNTRY: Iraq, COUNTRY: Yemen Eva Tabbasam YEAR: 2015, COUNTRY: Afghanistan, COUNTRY: Iraq, COUNTRY: Yemen Eva Tabbasam

PRESS RELEASE 14th October 2015: New UK pledges on women in conflicts get cautious welcome from Campaigners who call for better results

UN event calls for doubling of women in peacekeeping operations over next five years Charities and women’s rights campaigners have given a cautious welcome to a raft of pledges by the United Nations, the United Kingdom and other governments to…

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YEAR: 2014, THEME: CRSV (Conflict-related sexual violence), REGION: MENA, CONTENT TYPE: Campaign, COUNTRY: Afghanistan, COUNTRY: Iraq, COUNTRY: Syria, COUNTRY: Palestine, COUNTRY: Ukraine, COUNTRY: Libya Eva Tabbasam YEAR: 2014, THEME: CRSV (Conflict-related sexual violence), REGION: MENA, CONTENT TYPE: Campaign, COUNTRY: Afghanistan, COUNTRY: Iraq, COUNTRY: Syria, COUNTRY: Palestine, COUNTRY: Ukraine, COUNTRY: Libya Eva Tabbasam

At the Nato summit - where are the women?

The NATO Summit in Wales starts tomorrow against a background of instability in many parts of the world. Conflicts in Iraq, Syria, Gaza, Ukraine and Libya will be on the Summit agenda as will the withdrawal of NATO troops from Afghanistan.…

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