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GAPS Briefing on the Conflict in Ukraine
GAPS has developed a briefing in response to the conflict in Ukraine as we witness the devastating developments and the increase of violence towards women and girls. The briefing lays out five priorities that the UK Government and the international…
GAPS Newsletter: February 2022
Welcome to the GAPS February wrap up. In February, GAPS continued to work alongside members including holding a meeting this month to discuss upcoming priorities. GAPS also met with the various teams within the FCDO and wider Government, will be…
Statement of Solidarity with our BPOC colleagues in Action Aid UK
GAPS released a statement of solidarity with BPOC collegues at ActionAidUK on 23rd February 2022.
GAPS Newsletter: January 2022
Happy New Year to all our subscribers, and welcome to our January wrap-up! We are excited to start off 2022 by welcoming a new member into the GAPS network: Christian Aid. Christian Aid works primarily in countries affected by conflict…
GAPS Newsletter: December 2021
Welcome to both our December newsletter and 2021 wrap up. It has been an eventful year for the GAPS Team, and as we come to the end of 2021, our team and members are looking forward to taking a break…
LEAP4PEACE Consortium Paper Launch - Women, Peace and Security: Pillars for Peace
The Women, Peace and Security: Pillars for Peace paper has been published as part of The LEAP4Peace Consortium, a five-year project run by a consortium consisting of the Burundi Leadership Training Program (BLTP), the Gender Equality Network Myanmar (GEN), Gender…
GAPS November Newsletter
Welcome to our November wrap-up. This month, all eyes were on COP26 as global leaders, civil society and climate change activists gathered in Glasgow to discuss solutions to the climate crisis. As part of an effort to integrate the women, peace and security and climate…
Post-Event: Climate Change and Women, Peace and Security: Defending the Future
On Wednesday 10th November, Gender Action for Peace and Security (GAPS) and United Nations Association – United Kingdom (UNAUK) hosted an event titled “Climate Change and Women, Peace and Security: Defending the Future” chaired by Eva Tabbasam at GAPS. This…
Policy Brief - Defending the Future: Gender, Conflict and Environmental Peace
As we mark the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, GAPS, the Women's International Peace Centre and the LSE Centre for Women, Peace and Security have published a policy brief titled Defending the Future: Gender, Conflict…
GAPS October Newsletter
October was women, peace and security month at the UN. Ahead of the UN Open Debate on the 21st of the month, GAPS called on the international community to reaffirm its commitments to the women, peace and security agenda including but not limited to issues around; gender equality; women’s political…
Event: Climate Change and Women, Peace and Security: Defending the Future
We are delighted to invite you to join us at GAPS and UNA-UK's upcoming event Climate Change and Women, Peace and Security: Defending the Future. The event will take place virtually on Zoom, on Wednesday 10th November, 14:15 - 15:45…
GAPS September Newsletter
Welcome to our September Wrap-Up! As you may have seen this month, the cabinet reshuffle saw the appointment of a new Foreign Secretary, Liz Truss. GAPS, along with other organisations, met with the new Foreign Secretary and Minister Wendy Morton,…
Urgent Follow Up Letter to the Prime Minister and Secretaries of State on the Afghanistan Response
On 23rd September 2021, GAPS sent a follow up letter to the Prime Minister and Secretaries of State for the Home Department, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, and Defence on the need for continued urgent action to support the evacuation…
GAPS Newsletter August 2021
Updates Response to the Crisis in Afghanistan On Monday 17th August, GAPS wrote to the Prime Minister, and the Secretaries of State for the Home Department, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, and Defence about the life-threatening situation facing women and…
Letter to the Prime Minister and Secretaries of State with an Urgent Request for Advocacy on Afghan Women and Girls
On 17 August 2021, GAPS sent a letter to the Prime Minister and Secretaries of State for the Home Department, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, and Defence on the urgent and life-threatening situation in Afghanistan and the serious risk of…
GAPS Newsletter June and July 2021
Updates Women, Peace and Security and Humanitarian Action (WPSHA) Compact GAPS has been a vocal part of the global push for the WPSHA Compact and is proud to be both a signatory and a catalytic member in the movement for…
Post-Event Recording: Climate Justice & Conflict: Gender, Peace and Environmental Rights
On Tuesday 6th July, Gender Action for Peace and Security (GAPS) held a panel event titled Climate justice & conflict: Gender, peace and environmental rights. The event explored the links between women’s rights and environmental peace, with brilliant speakers including…
GAPS Newsletter May 2021
Updates Feminist Peace Series Magazine. The first edition of the Feminist Peace Series from Women’s International Peace Centre provides various understanding of Feminist Peace with perspectives from practitioners, partners and colleagues in the field of peace building. Feminist Peace is…
Event: Climate justice & conflict: Gender, peace and environmental rights
We are delighted to invite you to join us at GAPS's upcoming event Climate justice & conflict: Gender, peace and environmental rights. The event will take place virtually on Zoom, on Tuesday 6th July at 13.00 – 14.00 BST. The…
GAPS Newsletter: April 2021
Updates UK Government’s Annual Report to Parliament in 2020 & GAPS Shadow Report Launch On Thursday 29th April, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Women, Peace and Security (APPG-WPS) and GAPS hosted the UK Government’s Oral Report to Parliament in 2020…