Advocacy brief – Cybersecurity in the context of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda

Abstract

Providing a more holistic and inclusive security framework (as stipulated by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 and subsequent resolutions) entails doing more to integrate cybersecurity considerations into the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda. Achieving context-specific, conflict-sensitive and gender-responsive cybersecurity will require adopting a WPS lens when making and operationalizing policy decisions related to online and offline spaces, particularly those concerning peacebuilding and conflict resolution.