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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

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

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

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

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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Assessing UK Government Action on Women, Peace and Security in 2020: GAPS Shadow Report

In this shadow report, GAPS assesses the 2020 Annual Report to Parliament by the UK Government and focuses on how the UK Government has used, and could have used, the third year of implementation for this National Action Plan (NAP) to lay a…

Eva Tabbasam 01/04/2021 Eva Tabbasam 01/04/2021

GAPS Newsletter: March 2021

Updates New GAPS Briefings! GAPS' Now and the Future - Pandemics and Crisis: Gender Equality, Peace and Security in a COVID-19 World and Beyond: Briefing follows the earlier launched Now and the Future - Pandemics and Crisis: Gender Equality, Peace…