Policy Briefs

Sudan’s ongoing conflict, which erupted in April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has brought unprecedented suffering to the population, with devastating consequences...

This policy brief examines the critical implications of MONUSCO’s mandate renewal and transition on the implementation of the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda in the Democratic Republic of Congo...

This report presents key insights from Dutch Feminist Foreign Policy (FFP) initiatives in South Sudan and Afghanistan, synthesising challenges and opportunities. It begins by defining and exploring the concept of...

Post-conflict recovery and peacebuilding require innovative, diverse approaches to ensure sustainable peace and socioeconomic development. Despite frameworks like CEDAW and the Beijing Declaration, the gendered impacts of conflicts and women’s...

In 2019, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) underwent its third Universal Periodic Review (UPR) by the United Nations Human Rights Council, receiving a series of recommendations aimed at...

On 23rd February 2023, the African Union Peace and Security Council (AU PSC) met with civil society organizations, think tanks and faith-based organizations (FBOs) in Juba, South Sudan, to discuss...

In April 2022, the Government of South Sudan launched public consultations for the establishment of the Commission for Truth, Reconciliation and Healing (CTRH). The process was welcomed by government officials,...

This policy brief is based on the the findings of the assessment on young refugee women’s participation in peacebuilding processes (The Peace Centre, 2021). The analysis reveals low participation of...

The Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS) in Chapter VI-Parameters of a Permanent Constitution sets out the guidelines on the permanent constitution-making process (PCMP).

This study identifies key achievements in line with the advancement of the women, peace and security agenda, the challenges and recommended actions for future intervention in relation to the promotion...

The Peace Centre with the support of Womankind Worldwide and Gender Action for Peace and Security (GAPS) undertook a research in Uganda to better understand the context-specific and global gender,...

Women’s participation in peace processes is critical for sustaining peace. Notwithstanding, women face several barriers that limit their effective representation and influence in peace processes. Research shows that the political...

Women are recognized signatories to the Revitalised Agreement for the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS). South Sudan has also put in place policy frameworks and institutions in support...

Local women-led organisations (WLO) and women’s rights organisations (WRO) play critically important roles in crisis response, but their efforts often lack both political and financial support. On 16th July, the...