Updates & Stories
National Consultation Workshop in Viet Nam Marks a Key Milestone in the Development of the National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security
November 6, 2023
Story
6th November 2023, Ha Noi, Viet Nam – Today marks a historic gathering of government leaders, […]
South-East Asian MPs map out steps to strengthen women’s leadership and participation in policy decision-making
October 29, 2023
Story
Author: Inggita Notosusanto Jakarta, Indonesia – The ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) has recommended a series […]
Not like other girls: meet the Asian women who have enlisted as United Nations peacekeepers
September 16, 2023
Story
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
Story
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
Story
Jakarta, Indonesia – To build peaceful and secure environments for women, governments must not only […]
ASEAN Member States and Partners Reaffirm Commitments to Implement the Regional Plan of Action on Women, Peace and Security at High-Level Dialogue Hosted by Indonesia
July 7, 2023
news
7 July 2023, Yogyakarta, Indonesia – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its […]
UN Women helps strengthen women and peace plan in the Philippines’ Bangsamoro region
September 22, 2022
Story
Zamboanga City, Philippines – Women peacebuilders from groups with sometimes-clashing interests have joined together in identifying […]
UN Women co-hosts hybrid Forum on developing Viet Nam’s plan on women and peacebuilding
August 16, 2022
Story
Hanoi, Viet Nam — The Viet Nam Women’s Union discussed with Government, social organizations and international […]
Take Five: “It is our responsibility as the generation for future, as the generation for today, to hold people in power accountable.”
July 25, 2022
Story
Mallika Iyer, 26, an Indian-American, served until July 2022 as Director of Asia and the […]
In the words of Aileen U. Hualde: “Development efforts come in when peace and humanitarian actions are practiced on the ground”
July 5, 2022
Story
Interviewer: Carol Dawonlay vda Bello Aileen U. Hualde, 47, is based in Maguindanao Province in the […]
In an Indonesian province, the people devise a gender-responsive action plan for peace
May 10, 2022
Story
Author: Xinyue Gu Palu, Indonesia – Supported by UN Women and its project partner, the Asian […]
In the words of Sittie Janine M. Gamao: “To overcome my own fears, I think of myself not as babae lang (just a woman) or bata pa (too young) but as a peace officer doing her work.”
April 27, 2022
Story
Interview by Carol Dawonlay vda Bello As a younger woman compared to others doing peacebuilding work, […]
UN Women works with the Government and civil society on training to protect women and children from conflicts in Aceh, Indonesia
July 15, 2022
news
Banda Aceh, Indonesia – Government officials and members of civil society groups in Indonesia’s Aceh province […]
UN Women supports Viet Nam’s MPS officials in capacity building for United Nations peacekeeping and international policing
July 12, 2022
news
Nha Trang, Viet Nam – Twenty-six Vietnamese police officials started receiving training today on international policing and […]
UN Women-suported workshop: Promoting policewomen can strengthen prevention of violence against women and girls
June 13, 2022
news
Phu Ly, Viet Nam — An international workshop to strengthen the capacities of female officers in […]
Cambodia receives funding from the Elsie Initiative Fund to identify barriers to the deployment of uniformed women to United Nations peace operations
April 28, 2022
news
New York — The Elsie Initiative Fund for Uniformed Women in Peace Operations (EIF) announced today that Cambodia […]
New report: To combat violent extremism in South-East Asia, the study calls to step up regional efforts to implement gender-responsive strategies
April 5, 2022
news
[JOINT PRESS RELEASE] Embargoed until 3:30 PM (GMT+7) on Wednesday, 6th APRIL, 2022 Jakarta, Indonesia – South-East […]
International Workshop to discuss high-impact models of National Action Plan (NAP) on Women, Peace, and Security – the way forward for a NAP of Viet Nam
March 28, 2022
news
Ha Noi, Viet Nam – An international workshop on National Action Plan (NAP) on Women, Peace, and […]
