WPS on the agenda at the United Nations Women, peace and security was in focus at the United Nations in January, with a number of high-profile events and new developments. The UN Security Council held …
‘New authoritarians’ undermine women’s rights The Atlantic has examined how leaders including US President Donald Trump, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte have manipulated the role and position of women in society …
What’s so important about WPS? The fact that women make up at least half the population should be reason enough to include them in peace and security processes, but the ‘emphasis on women’ continues to …
The security challenge of conflict-related sexual violence The UN Security Council (UNSC) debated strategies for preventing and reducing conflict-related sexual violence in its annual debate on the issue last month. Speakers addressed structural discrimination and …
This article is the first in a series on ‘Women, Peace and Security’ that The Strategist will publish over coming weeks in recognition of International Women’s Day 2018. Eds. Women and children suffer disproportionately in wars and …