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Take Five: “Women started to understand that their roles are not confined to household work”
August 15, 2024
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Lidia Lopes de Carvalho is Director of the National Directorate for Community Conflict Prevention of […]
UN Women welcomes the launch of Viet Nam’s first National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security
August 8, 2024
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Da Nang, Viet Nam – The Government of Viet Nam has launched the country’s first […]
Take Five: We hope to create lasting change by embedding women, peace and security principles into national policies and leadership programmes
June 28, 2024
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Luong Thu Hien is Vice Director of the Institute for Human Rights at Ho Chi […]
South-East Asian officials study how their countries can realize region’s goals on women and security
June 26, 2024
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Joint Press Release 26 June 2024 Bangkok, Thailand – Government officials from seven ASEAN Member […]
Healthy relationship is foundation of peace
May 3, 2024
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Việt Nam News reporter Khánh Dương speaks to Nguyễn Vân Anh, director of the Centre […]
The Asia Foundation Announces New Regional Initiative to Amplify Women’s Peace Actions in ASEAN
March 22, 2024
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Bangkok, March 22, 2024 — The Asia Foundation announces its partnership with the New Zealand Government […]
Reporting Peace: ASEAN Journalists on the Frontlines of the WPS Agenda
The ASEAN Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Media Award 2025 concluded on a successful note.…
[Winner Announcement] ASEAN WPS Media Award
We are excited to announce the winners of the ASEAN WPS Media Award 2025! Their…
What Ambassadors Say: Why Women Matter in Diplomacy
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
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
Jakarta, Indonesia – In the heart of Jakarta, the second National Action Plan (NAP) Women,…
Two new initiatives launched on gender equality and peacebuilding in Thailand’s Southern Border Provinces
Bangkok and Narathiwat, Thailand — Two new community-based initiatives were launched during a recent mission to…
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 […]
