Women Peace and Security
in ASEAN
The regional project, ‘Empowering Women for Sustainable Peace: Preventing Violence and Promoting Social Cohesion in ASEAN (2021-2025)’, supports efforts by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its 10 Member States to promote gender equality and to respond to an increasingly widespread call across the globe for women to be empowered to lead and participate in peace and development.
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Ministry of Public Security and UN Women to Advance the Implementation of Viet Nam’s Women, Peace and Security National Action Plan
February 21, 2025
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Ninh Binh, Viet Nam –– The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) of Viet Nam, in […]
She Regrets Her Past With ISIS. Now She’s Reclaiming Her Future
February 5, 2025
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Clad in a flowery hijab of pastel and dark hues, Mawar*, 49, sorts packages of […]
Take Five: “Indonesia must share more experiences on Women, Peace and Security with fellow stakeholders in ASEAN countries.”
December 11, 2024
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Asril is Assistant Deputy Minister on Disaster Mitigation and Social Conflict, Coordinating Ministry of Human […]
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Empowering Vietnamese Policewomen: An International Conference on Strengthening Capacity of Women in Law Enforcement
March 6, 2025
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English | Vietnamese [For immediate release] 7 March 2025 Hanoi, Vietnam –– In celebration of […]
Women in Leadership and Diplomacy Forum 2025: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.
January 23, 2025
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Dili, Timor-Leste – This evening, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, the Secretariat of State […]
Take Five: “Women started to understand that their roles are not confined to household work”
August 15, 2024
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Lidia Lopes de Carvalho is Director of the National Directorate for Community Conflict Prevention of […]
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Here we gather policies, analyses, assessments, research, case studies, policy briefs, reports and other materials on women, peace and security in the ASEAN region. Search below:
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Impact
KEY RESULTS | 2021 – 2022
1,858
people trained on WPS implementation while 599 (492 women, 103 men, and 3 non-binary) reported increased knowledge and skills on WPS out of 779 respondents
15
members of ASEAN sectoral bodies and institutions reported enhanced knowledge on WPS
Upcoming
Events
Stay tuned for upcoming events on Women, Peace and Security in Southeast Asia!
WPS Training for PCW Reviewers, NSCWPS Agencies, and RGADC
March 11, 2025
In 2024, Office of Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU), in collaboration with […]
Strengthening Implementation and Localisation of the ASEAN Regional Plan of Action on Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) at the National Level
March 5, 2025
In June 2024, ASEAN IPR and UN Women held a strategic regional training workshop to […]
Reflection Workshop and Seventh Meeting of the ASEAN Advisory Group on Women, Peace and Security
March 5, 2025
In recent years, ASEAN has shown its commitment to promote the inclusive, equitable, and effective […]
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