Assessing UK government Action on Women, Peace and Security in 2023

On 22 January 2026 we wrote to the Prime Minster, Kier Starmer, and Foreign Secretary, Yvette Cooper to demand the government use all of its’ power and influence to support the peace process in Gaza. Please use this letter as a template for your own. 

Gender Action for Peace and Security (GAPS) – a network of which we are a part of – analyses the UK Government’s implementation of the fifth National Action Plan (NAP) on Women Peace and Security (WPS) undertaken in 2023. The report uses four case studies (WPS focus countries of Afghanistan and Ukraine, and the non-focus countries of Sudan and the Occupied Palestinian Territories) to assess the progress and provide recommendations for the UK Government. Read the report below and learn more here.

On Tuesday 26th March, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Women, Peace and Security (APPG-WPS) and GAPS hosted the Oral Report to Parliament, “Assessing UK Government Progress on Women, Peace and Security in 2023”, which we attended. The event, co-chaired by Baroness Fiona Hodgson and Julie Marson MP, provided an opportunity for dialogue between Government Officials, Parliamentarians and Civil Society on the implementation of the National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security, one year on. Read more about the event here.