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GAPS Response to the International Development Committee Report on Women, Peace and Security
GAPS Response to the International Development Committee Report on Women, Peace and Security
GAPS Statement on ODA Allocations: Commitment to women and girls welcome, but at risk amid cuts
GAPS Statement on ODA Allocations: Commitment to women and girls welcome, but at risk amid cuts
GAPS Network statement in response to the Home Secretary’s recent announcement on migration
GAPS Network statement in response to the Home Secretary’s recent announcement on migration

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GAPS Network Response to FCDO Equality Impact Assessment and Accounts
GAPS Network Response to FCDO Equality Impact Assessment and Accounts
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: 2020, COUNTRY: Syria, COUNTRY: Yemen, COUNTRY: Lebanon, COUNTRY: South Sudan, COUNTRY: Democratic Republic of the Congo Eva Tabbasam YEAR: 2020, COUNTRY: Syria, COUNTRY: Yemen, COUNTRY: Lebanon, COUNTRY: South Sudan, COUNTRY: Democratic Republic of the Congo Eva Tabbasam

GAPS Newsletter: June 2020

Research & Resources The Shadow Pandemic: Gender-Based Violence among Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar This report by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) used data collected from their women’s centres and health programme sites in 19 camps across Cox’s Bazar to…

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YEAR: 2020, COUNTRY: Democratic Republic of the Congo, COUNTRY: Libya, COUNTRY: Syria, COUNTRY: Yemen, COUNTRY: Afghanistan Eva Tabbasam YEAR: 2020, COUNTRY: Democratic Republic of the Congo, COUNTRY: Libya, COUNTRY: Syria, COUNTRY: Yemen, COUNTRY: Afghanistan Eva Tabbasam

GAPS Newsletter: May 2020

Research & Resources Creating lasting impact: The power of women-led localised responses to COVID-19 ActionAid's policy brief highlights why COVID-19 poses a significant threat to women’s rights, and makes a series of practical recommendations for COVID-19 response efforts to be…

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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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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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