As May marks eight months of heightened bombardment and dehumanisation against the Palestinian people, we are sharing yet another newsletter with our call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and end to the brutal occupation in Palestine. Alongside many colleagues in civil society and activist spaces, GAPS has been urging the UK Government to take account of their actions which feed and legitimise the violence facing Gaza.

Read our GAPS secretariat statement on the arrest warrants sought by ICC Chief Prosecutor, Karim A.A. Khan, here.

This month, the UK Government passed the callous Rwanda Safety (Asylum and Immigration) Bill- a clear abuse of the rule of law. This Bill directly undermines the UK’s commitments to Women, Peace and Security…

On 23 April, 2024 the UK Government passed the Safety of Rwanda Bill. Please see here the GAPS Secretariat statement on Safety of Rwanda bill.

On 10 March 2024,  the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) followed-up on their review, UK aid to refugees in the UK, which was published in March 2023. Please find our full statement here: Statement on ICAI follow-up: UK aid to refugees in the UK

March 2024 marks one year of implementation for the National Action Plan (NAP) on Women, Peace and Security. To recognise this, GAPS has developed an assessment of UK Government progress on WPS in 2023. This report, informed by four case studies co-created by women’s rights organisations (WROs), women human rights activists and GAPS member organisations, considers the progress and learnings for the UK Government to take forward into the proceeding years of NAP implementation.

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…

In February, with the continuation of the genocide, GAPS continued through its feminist mandate to call for an immediate and full ceasefire in Gaza and end to the occupation in Palestine. The UK Government continually fails to uphold its commitments the protection of women and children, as outlined in the National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security, through its inconsistent and incoherent response to Gaza.

On 4 March 2024, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Pramila Patten, released her report following her visit to Israel and the occupied West Bank.

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…

Welcome to GAPS January wrap up. It has been over one week since the ICJ delivered its provisional measures orders in response to South Africa’s genocide case against Israel. Despite no measures ordered of halting military operations in Gaza, it…

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…