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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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 […]
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 […]
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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!
High-Level Dialogue on Women, Peace and Security “Enhancing Women’s Leadership in Diplomacy, Peace and Security”
July 14, 2025
Cambodia has made significant strides in advancing the WPS agenda, recognizing the vital role of […]
ASEAN Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Media Award
July 3, 2025
English | Bahasa Indonesia | Thai | Khmer | Tetum | Vietnamese The Women, Peace […]
Advancement of Community-based Women Peace and Security (WPS) Implementation Mechanisms in Thailand: Launch of Women’s Empowerment and Learning (WE) Centres and WPS Network Meeting
July 3, 2025
UN Women Thailand and the Department of Women’s Affairs and Family Development under the Ministry […]
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