Women, Peace and Security Helpdesk
The Women, Peace and Security Helpdesk is a call-down facility that provides high-quality, evidence informed analysis and expertise on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) and gender issues to different UK government teams. Specifically, the helpdesk can support the gender sensitivity of, and integration of gender transformation into, conflict and national security-focused policy and programming, and boost UK capacity to advance its Women, Peace and Security National Action Plan.
The Women Peace and Security Helpdesk, currently managed by Saferworld in partnership with Conciliation Resources, Gender Action for Peace and Security (GAPS UK), University of Durham, Geneva Centre for Security Sector Reform (DCAF) and Researchers without Borders (Rewib), was established in December 2021 to increase capability across the UK Government on WPS policy and programming in order to make its work on security and conflict more effective.
The type of support offered can vary depending on need, but examples include:
Gender and conflict analyses at a local, national or regional level to inform policy and programming
Research exploring the links between gender and a range of conflict and security issues
Training sessions on gender and conflict analysis, and gender and conflict-sensitive monitoring, evaluation and learning
Reviewing plans, strategies and documentation
The WPS Helpdesk website has been set up to share the research reports and other materials developed by experts via the helpdesk call-down facility, making them available to the UK government and the broader public.
The helpdesk management team can be contacted at enquiries.wpshelpdesk@saferworld.org.uk or using the contact form on the helpdesk website.
