
Gender Action for Peace and Security (GAPS)
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The UK’s civil society network advancing Women, Peace, and Security and women & girls’ rights worldwide through collaborative advocacy, policy & research.
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http://gaps-uk.org/ 17-06-2010 11:13:33
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A report by United Nations Commission of Inquiry confirms that Israel deliberately & systematically commits sexual, reproductive & #GBV against Palestinian women & girls. We stand by Gender Action for Peace and Security (GAPS)'s statement in calling for a permanent #ceasefire. The UK must act! 🔗bit.ly/3DPIdsi


Our next panel contributor is Detmer Kremer from Gender Action for Peace and Security (GAPS), our event co-sponsor and a close partner in all our #WPS work. Detmer highlights 2025 as key year for WPS, stressescurrent context of uncertainty@growing conflict is adding urgency for effective international action.


Attending Women's Platform #CSW69 side event on Women Building Peace with great speakers Avila Kilmurray Gender Action for Peace and Security (GAPS) Dr. Daniela Suárez Vargas Avila said that peacebuilding work went on both during/after the conflict espc community based at women's centres on common areas like poverty/health


Check out Episode 5 of our podcast! We're diving into how peacebuilding can be truly inclusive in Northern Ireland with Julia Fitzpatrick Migrant Centre NI & Risa Basselin. Don’t miss it! Tap the link in our bio to listen now. 🎙️💛 #MakingRightsReal #Podcast #WomensPlatformni



Really enjoyed todays Women's Platform event at the fabulous Shankill Shared Women's Centre on Women & Peacebuilding. Fascinating insights from Avila Kilmurray Social Change Initiative on our own local experiences & from Gender Action for Peace and Security (GAPS) on the experiences from women in Iraq & Colombia Northern Ireland Office Irish Foreign Ministry


International movements of women peacebuilders are critical in achieving sustainable peace & resisting the anti-gender movement Together with Women's Platform we brought diverse peacebuilders together to outline how to support these movements, especially now gaps-uk.org/together-acros…




How can the UK Government provide innovative and genuine leadership on issues of gender justice to move the Women, Peace and Security agenda forwards? Listen to Saferworld's Lewis Brooks and Shelagh Daley on the Mind the GAPS podcast from Gender Action for Peace and Security (GAPS) open.spotify.com/episode/3iQVbM…

Our recent report with Gender Action for Peace and Security (GAPS) shows that across Northern Ireland, Iraq, and Colombia, being connected and included in decision-making is a recurring focus. You can read the full findings here: bit.ly/women-peacebui… #WomenPeacebuilders #GAPSNetwork #WomensPlatformNI



Chair, Sarah Champion, responds to Minister Baroness Chapman’s appearance before the committee.

In our inquiry session Alice Macdonald MP asked Minister if she’ll cut programmes that tackle violence against women & girls. Jenny Chapman responds “I can’t promise to protect every good programme”. Cuts have consequences w&g always seem to bear the brunt International Development Committee APPG on Global SRHR


🚨Threatened UK funding cuts will endanger women and girls and make the UK + world less safe, aid organisations in Gender Action for Peace and Security (GAPS) warn Months after Anneliese Dodds said she would put women + girls 'at the heart of everything she did', a real U-turn: middleeasteye.net/news/british-o…


“The UK government’s proposed rollback on dedicated funding for gender equality is beyond concerning – it’s dangerous... the fight to protect the rights of women and girls is more important than ever." Halima Begum PhD Oxfam CEO READ: bit.ly/4dwwRqv
