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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What Ambassadors Say: Why Women Matter in Diplomacy
June 24, 2025
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On the International Day of Women in Diplomacy, four Southeast Asian Ambassadors reflect on their […]
ASEAN representatives reconvene to discuss ways to promote women and peace agenda in Member States
May 16, 2025
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Jakarta, Indonesia – A second multi-nation workshop has been convened to support Member States of the […]
Strengthening capacities of government and CSO actors to advance Women, Peace and Security in ASEAN through the second “NAP Academy” training workshop
April 11, 2025
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Jakarta, Indonesia – In the heart of Jakarta, the second National Action Plan (NAP) Women, […]
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Timor-Leste Launches National Action Plan to Prevent and Counter Trafficking in Persons (2026-2030), and Commemorates World Day against Trafficking in Persons
July 30, 2025
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Dili, Timor-Leste – The Commission to Combat Trafficking in Persons (KLATU), with support from UN […]
Viet Nam Hosts High-Level Forum to Promote Women’s Participation in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
June 13, 2025
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Ha Noi, Viet Nam – 12 June 2025 – Today, the Ministry of Public Security […]
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 […]
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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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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!
Call for Civil Society Organizations in Indonesia to Strengthen Knowledge Visibility on Women, Peace, and Security
August 7, 2025
Undangan untuk Organisasi Masyarakat Sipil di Indonesia untuk Memperkuat Visibilitas Pengetahuan tentang Women, Peace and […]
Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Convening of Practitioners: ASEAN-WPS “Empowering Women for Sustainable Peace: Preventing Violence and Promoting Social Cohesion in ASEAN” Project Culmination
August 6, 2025
The event will bring together the network of Women, Peace and Security (WPS) practitioners for […]
Launch of National Action Plan to Prevent and Counter Trafficking in Persons 2026-2030
July 29, 2025
Through the leadership of Ministry of Justice of Timor-Leste, the Commission to Combat Trafficking in […]
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