Civil Society Consultations for the WPS Focal Points Network

In August 2020, the Women, Peace and Security Network-Canada (WPSN-C) hosted three virtual consultations with women peacebuilders to develop recommendations for the WPS Focal Points Network. Held in Arabic, French, Spanish and English, the consultations brought together 50 feminist voices from around the world, including women’s rights organizations and organizations working on WPS issues in … Continue reading Civil Society Consultations for the WPS Focal Points Network

Race, Justice and New Possibilities: 20 Years of the WPS agenda

As the international community celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda, New Directions reflects on its past (and future) and the assumptions inherent within the global normative framework. We argue that the WPS agenda is illustrative of a practice of global politics that can be rooted in exploitative patterns of interaction between … Continue reading Race, Justice and New Possibilities: 20 Years of the WPS agenda