Does the world have the courage to stand with Sudanese women in their call for peace?
Sudan is facing the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, resulting in more than half of the population, 30.4 million, needing humanitarian assistance. With nearly two years of conflict, 5.8 million women and girls are internally displaced, facing grave risks to their safety, health, and livelihoods. In 2024, the conflict triggered a 288% increase in demand for gender-based […]
The WPS-HA Compact welcomes Namibia as its new Board Chair
Board members of the WPS-HA Compact gathered on March 7, 2025, for the first meeting of the year to welcome Namibia as the Compact’s new Board Chair and to discuss priorities for this pivotal year for women’s rights, commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the 25th anniversary of […]
How the Compact and Signatories Advanced Change for Women and Girls in 2024
While 2024 was marked by intensifying conflicts and a pushback on women’s rights globally, the Compact also saw more collaboration and determination to deliver meaningful change to women and girls in conflict than ever before. In 2024, signatories ramped up their commitments and actions to advance the Women, Peace and Security agenda and gender-responsive humanitarian […]
Inside Look: How Compact Signatories in Iran Are Advancing Women’s Rights
On December 18, 2024, the Compact on Women, Peace and Security and Humanitarian Action (WPS-HA Compact) hosted its inaugural Inside Look series to take a deep-dive into the work of Compact signatories. The virtual session “Combatting Violence Against Women in Iran: Civil society efforts and feminist mobilization” brought together signatories along with representatives of women-led […]
Impact and Accountability: The Way Forward for the WPS-HA Compact in 2025
On December 3, 2024, the Compact on Women, Peace and Security and Humanitarian Action (WPS-HA Compact) gathered signatories and peace and security practitioners for an online Thematic Knowledge Session (TKS) exploring how the lessons learned from the 2024 WPS-HA Compact Accountability Report and signatories’ work during the past year can help inform key priorities and […]
The Compact Hosts Reception to Welcome New Signatories and Celebrate the Launch of the 2024 Accountability Report
During the 2024 UN Security Council Open Debate Week, the Compact on Women, Peace and Security and Humanitarian Action (WPS-HA Compact) – with the support of Compact Signatory, OP Global Events – hosted a reception to welcome new signatories and celebrate the launch of the 2024 Accountability Report. Over 100 participants attended the event, hosted […]
Women, Peace and Security Symposium highlights the impact of women in supporting peace and preventing conflict in East and Southern Africa
On October 3-4, 2023 the Compact on Women, Peace and Security and Humanitarian Action (WPS-HA Compact), the UN Women East and Southern Africa Regional Office, the Government of Kenya, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and Reinvent hosted a two-day regional symposium in Nairobi, Kenya to advance the implementation of the WPS agenda across the East […]
WPS-HA Compact’s Advocacy Scorecard for the Pact for the Future
On September 22 and 23, 2024, global leaders gathered in New York City for the first-ever Summit of the Future to adopt the resulting Pact for the Future, which includes key actions to accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals and a range of issues including peace and security, gender equality, and youth and future […]
Strengthening synergies between climate security and women, peace and security through the WPS-HA Compact and the Action Coalition on Feminist Climate Justice
On September 20, 2024, the Compact on Women, Peace and Security and Humanitarian Action (WPS-HA Compact) and the Action Coalition on Feminist Action for Climate Justice (FACJ) organized the event “Advancing Feminist Climate Justice and the Women, Peace and Security Agenda to Build Resilient Societies.” The event was held on the sidelines of the Summit […]
Virtual Session: Communicating the Impact of WPS-HA Compact Signatories
On Wednesday, July 24, 2024, the Women, Peace and Security and Humanitarian Action Compact (WPS-HA) hosted a practical session for its signatories on ‘How to Communicate Your Impact through the Compact.’ The virtual event kicked off with welcome remarks, mid-year updates, and upcoming engagements from the WPS-HA Compact Lead, Harriette Williams Bright. The first presentation […]