WPS-ASEAN

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.

Initiatives

ASEAN Regional Plan of Action on Women, Peace and Security

Latest
News and Stories

Our
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! 

Women, Peace and Security Training Programme of ASEAN-IPR

April 28, 2025
Since 2021, ASEAN-IPR initiated the development of training modules specifically aimed at equipping relevant government […]

Second Round of WPS Community of Practice Consultation Meeting – ASEAN-IPR

April 28, 2025
Following the first Community of Practice (CoP) consultation held in 13 March 2025, the second […]

Regional Symposium and Capacity Building: Her Stories, Our Peace

March 27, 2025
In the past year, ASEAN-IPR and ASEAN Women for Peace Registry (AWPR) have been collaborating […]