The Women, Peace and Security Agenda: Critical Partnerships with Civil Society
The Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda has long been championed as a pathway for designing and implementing polices that improve women’s inclusion in all facets of peacebuilding — from protecting women and girls amid violent conflict to securing them a seat at the negotiating table. And as this year’s co-chair of the WPS Focal Points Network, which helps coordinate WPS efforts across U.N. member states, the United States is hosting a set of capital-level meetings to strengthen crucial partnerships between governments and civil society in pursuit of the WPS agenda.
On June 6 2023, USIP hosted international attendees of the 2023 WPS Focal Points Network for a discussion on how WPS can be applied to diverse policy initiatives and how partnership with civil society can enhance adaptability, inclusivity and effective implementation of this framework for democratic change.
Comotion Founder, Rachel Firth, spoke to the devastating lack of funding for gender-focused initiatives globally and the critical importance of strong partnerships with civil society and funding feminist movements in order to make the impact we seek, weaving in her experience working with clients over the years.
Watch the video below.
