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Women Behind Deradicalization Efforts
February 24, 2024
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Introduction Women have been involved in the rehabilitation of terrorist inmates for years in Indonesia. […]
Timor-Leste launches 2nd generation of its National Action Plan 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (NAP 1325)
February 15, 2024
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Dili, Timor-Leste — The Government of Timor-Leste, with UN Women’s support, has today officially launched the […]
Advancing Women’s Political Participation and Leadership for a Resilient, Connected and Inclusive ASEAN
February 5, 2024
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Vientiane, February 5, 2024 – The ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) and the National Assembly of Lao […]
In the words of Nongluck Yanghansirikul: “We serve as ears and eyes, a sounding board for women and the community”
January 16, 2024
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Nongluck Yanghansirikul, a 36-year-old ethnic Hmong woman with three children, lives in Kiew Doi Luang […]
ASEAN launches guidelines for member countries to adapt women, peace and security policy
December 14, 2023
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Phnom Penh, Cambodia – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) outlined today specific steps […]
Joint Statement by The ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus on Women, Peace and Security
November 16, 2023
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The 10th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) was convened in Jakarta, Indonesia on 16 November […]
Not like other girls: meet the Asian women who have enlisted as United Nations peacekeepers
September 16, 2023
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When Vu Nhat Huong, a 31-year-old army captain from Vietnam, told her parents she was going […]
War, peace and the power women wield
September 11, 2023
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Babu Wilma is not your typical lola. She wasn’t home knitting or baking cookies for […]
UN Women supports South-East Asian countries improve financing for women and security policies
September 11, 2023
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Jakarta, Indonesia – To build peaceful and secure environments for women, governments must not only […]
Take Five: “Where women are active and playing a leading role, peace is sustainable and democracy lasts”
March 16, 2023
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Amina Rasul is President of the Philippines Center for Islam and Democracy (PCID) and Chair […]
A breath of hope for Rohingya women in Myanmar’s Rakhine state
December 29, 2022
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How providing cash, piglets, and business training, as well as essential gender-based violence services, is […]
Take Five: “The contribution of women and girls to sustaining peace and security will be recognized”
November 22, 2022
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What does the adoption of ASEAN Regional Plan of Action on Women, Peace and Security […]
Indonesian women’s ‘long and difficult’ journey to deradicalisation in fight against extremism
December 11, 2022
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Nisfi Lailatin was only a teenager when she was groomed by an extremist Muslim group, […]
ASEAN-IPR-UN Workshop on Advancing Youth, Peace and Security
December 7, 2022
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Vientiane, Wednesday, 7th December 2022 – Youth experts from Southeast Asia, senior officials from ASEAN […]
ASEAN Outlines Action for Women’s Security
December 6, 2022
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By Meng Seavmey PHNOM PENH – An ASEAN action plan to promote women’s participation in society […]
ASEAN launches plan to promote women’s security in Southeast Asia
December 5, 2022
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Date: Monday, 5 December 2022 Phnom Penh, Cambodia — Today, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), […]
Philippines ‘superwoman’ smashes religious, gender stereotypes to resolve conflicts – with help from her daughter
December 3, 2022
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Hardly any women work in conflict resolution in Asia, but Connie Dumato and her daughter […]
National Counter Terrorism Agency and UN Women organize dialogue on gender-responsive policymaking to counter extremism in Indonesia
July 28, 2022
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Jakarta, Indonesia – Senior Indonesian Government officials today discussed how they could follow up on a […]
