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WPS National Action Plan Academy
In 2005, the UN Secretary General Special Report called on member states to create Women, Peace and Security (WPS) National Action Plans detailing how they will fulfill the mandate, to ensure that countries follow through with their commitments. The Our Secure Future WPS National Action Plan Academy is focused on engaging countries and key policymakers to create and implement high-impact WPS National Action Plans.

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WPS National Action Plan Academy
In 2005, the UN Secretary General Special Report called on member states to create Women, Peace and Security (WPS) National Action Plans detailing how they will fulfill the mandate, to ensure that countries follow through with their commitments. The Our Secure Future WPS National Action Plan Academy is focused on engaging countries and key policymakers to create and implement high-impact WPS National Action Plans.

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The Women, Peace and Security Congressional Caucus
In 2020, Our Secure Future spearheaded the establishment of a bipartisan Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Congressional Caucus. The WPS Caucus seeks to ensure that the WPS goals stated in U.N. Security Council Resolution 1325 and in the Women, Peace and Security Act (Public Law No: 115-68) are actively considered national security and foreign policy priorities for the United States in our bilateral and multilateral relations, discussions, and agreements.

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The Women, Peace and Security Congressional Caucus
In 2020, Our Secure Future spearheaded the establishment of a bipartisan Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Congressional Caucus. The WPS Caucus seeks to ensure that the WPS goals stated in U.N. Security Council Resolution 1325 and in the Women, Peace and Security Act (Public Law No: 115-68) are actively considered national security and foreign policy priorities for the United States in our bilateral and multilateral relations, discussions, and agreements.

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Mobilizing Men as Partners for Women, Peace and Security
The full and meaningful leadership, empowerment, and participation of women is essential to resolving deadly conflict and building stable, prosperous, and just post-conflict societies. To help fulfill this vision, Mobilizing Men as Partners for Women, Peace and Security (MAWPS) is bringing global leaders—including prominent men from the defense, diplomacy, development, and business arenas—more fully into the campaign, along with the courageous women leaders who have long driven this advocacy, including grassroots advocates from war-affected countries.

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Mobilizing Men as Partners for Women, Peace and Security
The full and meaningful leadership, empowerment, and participation of women is essential to resolving deadly conflict and building stable, prosperous, and just post-conflict societies. To help fulfill this vision, Mobilizing Men as Partners for Women, Peace and Security (MAWPS) is bringing global leaders—including prominent men from the defense, diplomacy, development, and business arenas—more fully into the campaign, along with the courageous women leaders who have long driven this advocacy, including grassroots advocates from war-affected countries.

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Project Delphi
Project Delphi was launched to apply the Women, Peace and Security framework to the emerging digital ecosystem. The project seeks to identify systemic gender problems, analyze implications for peace and security, and develop more inclusive ways to approach technology norms and policies in the coming years.

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Project Delphi
Project Delphi was launched to apply the Women, Peace and Security framework to the emerging digital ecosystem. The project seeks to identify systemic gender problems, analyze implications for peace and security, and develop more inclusive ways to approach technology norms and policies in the coming years.

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About Our Secure Future

Our Secure Future (OSF) works to strengthen the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda to build a more peaceful world through ensuring women’s full participation in governance. Our Secure Future’s purpose is to ensure the effective incorporation of gender perspectives into peace and security decision-making at the international and national level because this leads to better security outcomes for everyone.

Amplify

OSF works to amplify women’s voices and gender perspectives.

Strengthen

We strive to strengthen the global network of Women, Peace and Security stakeholders.

Promote

We promote action by multiple stakeholders to turn policy into practice.

Connect

Connect women peacebuilders to the larger policy and practitioner community.

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Our Goals

Improve WPS Implementation

41 countries directly engaged on WPS National Action Plan development

Turn Policy into Practice

Spearheaded bi-partisan WPS Congressional Caucus established by OSF

Increase Policymakers' Capacity

55 WPS trainings and technical assistance given to policy decision makers

What is Women, Peace & Security?

Women, Peace and Security recognizes the critical role women play in conflict prevention, resolution and peacebuilding.

The video is part of the materials produced in partnership with the Dallaire Centre of Excellence for Peace and Security and is made possible through a grant from the Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS) program in the Canadian government.

Our Work

Making the Case for Women, Peace and Security

This guide, complete with key evidence and country examples, illustrates the necessity of the Women, Peace and Security agenda and the critical role that women play in peace and security efforts around the world.

July 25, 2024

Institutionalizing Women, Peace and Security

This brief assesses the United States government’s progress on advancing the Women, Peace and Security agenda through the work of Women, Peace and Security Advisors and Gender Advisors.

April 08, 2024

WPS Message Guide: Women, Peace and Security and Technology

This message guide outlines the key gender blindspots within the technology space and the opportunities to create a safer and more equal digital ecosystem through the application of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda.

May 15, 2024

Our Partners

Our Secure Future partners with organizations like the Atlantic Council and the McCain Institute for International Leadership to advance the policy and practice of Women, Peace and Security.

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