Women Peace and Security 2020 Webinar Series

2020 marks the:

• 20th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325,
• 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA),
• 5th anniversary of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and
• 75th anniversary of the United Nations (UN).

In a year of so many anniversaries, campaigns and consultations, and changing climate, bushfires and pandemics, it is critical that gender equality and feminist peace remain front and centre of all discussions and actions in 2020 and beyond. This means ensuring that the diversity of women’s voices – in Australia, in our region and globally – as well as civil society organisations and individuals with interest in women, peace and security (WPS) – can be heard, and meaningfully integrated into debates, policy and practice.

WILPF Australia’s WPS 2020 Webinar Series seeks to have an open conversation about the:

• progress and gaps in the implementation of the WPS agenda;
• identify priorities for WPS commitments;
• strengthen the meaningful engagement of civil society; and
• develop strategies to move on a holistic approach to the implementation of the WPS agenda.

Event Details

29 September 2020, 5:30-6:30 (AEST)
Women, Peace and Security: Civil Society’s Role in Building UNSCR 1325
Register: https://wpswebinarseries1.eventbrite.com.au

Recording

8 October 2020, 5:30-6:30pm (AEST)
Australia’s National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security (2012-19):
Gender Equality, Human Security and Sustainable Development
Register: https://wpswebinarseries2.eventbrite.com.au

Recording

27 October 2020, 5:30-6:30pm (AEST)
Redefining understandings of security and the WPS agenda: crises, climate and pandemics
Register:https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/women-peace-and-security-webinar-3-tickets-124224194911

The WPS Coalition’s 2020 Federal Budget Statement

As the world prepares to commemorate 20 years of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda globally, alongside other global anniversaries, the Australian Civil Society Coalition on Women, Peace and Security is concerned that Australia has taken a backwards step in announcing its largest ever defence budget.

Read the statement

The Australian Foreign Policy White Paper, gender and conflict prevention: ties that don’t bind

In this article, Christina Agius and Anu Mundkur argue that the neglect of gender and conflict prevention in Australia’s Foreign Policy White Paper has implications for its stated aspirations about peace and security. This is striking considering the attention that gender—particularly in the context of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda—has received in other policy areas and documents.

UNSCR 1325 at 20 Years: Perspectives from Feminist Peace Activists and Civil Society

In this report, WILPF assesses what the implementation of Resolution 1325 practically looks like on the ground for its original owners and partners–feminist peace activists, peacebuilders, and civil society members.

Working Together for Equality: NGO Beijing +25 Review 2019 (Australia)

Australia is part of the ongoing Australian Civil Society monitoring and evaluation of women’s rights commitments made by the Australian Government and Civil Society for the advancement of women through the use of agreed strategies from the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPFA) and the Beijing +5 Outcomes Document. The purpose of this document is to measure Australia’s progress in the last 5 years (2014-2019) against the BPFA.

Statement by a WPS Coalition Member

WILPF has drafted a statement for Global Days of Action on Military Spending (GDAMS) which takes place in mid-April every year. The statement highlights the need to increase investment in human security and well-being.