4-6 February 2025 | Tokyo, Japan We, the members of the Women, Peace and Security Focal Points Network, in attendance at the Seventh Capital-Level Meeting in Tokyo, Japan from 4 to 6 February 2025, and representing Austria, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Central African Republic, Chile, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, … Continue reading 7th CAPITAL-LEVEL MEETING – JOINT COMMUNIQUE
Eighth Capital-Level Meeting | 9–10 June 2026 | Rome, Italy We, the members of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Focal Points Network, representing Afghanistan, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, … Continue reading Joint Communiqué – Eighth Capital-Level Meeting of the WPS Focal Points Network
The Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Focal Points Network concluded its Eighth Capital-Level Meeting in Rome, Italy, from 9 to 10 June 2026, with renewed commitments to strengthen implementation and accountability for the WPS agenda amid an increasingly fragmented global security environment. Hosted by Italy and the Philippines as 2026 Co-Chairs, with UN Women serving as … Continue reading WPS Focal Points Network Reaffirms Commitment to Safeguard the Women, Peace and Security Agenda and Advance its Implementation
On 24 September 2025, the WPS Focal Points Network held its annual ministerial event in New York, during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly. The event marked the 25th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (WPS), and was held under the theme: Deepening WPS Commitments for … Continue reading WPS at 25 Years: Ministerial Gathering Highlights Political Will Amid Calls for Greater Action
WPS Focal Points NetworkThematic Meeting13-14 May 2025 | Oslo, NorwayJoint Communiqué We, the members of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Focal Points Network,in attendance at the Thematic Meeting on Inclusive Peacemaking and Peacebuildingin Oslo, Norway from 13 to 14 May 2025, and representing Argentina, Austria,Bangladesh, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, theDemocratic … Continue reading Oslo Thematic Meeting – Joint Communiqué
Representatives from over 50 countries and regional organizations convened in Oslo from 13 to 14 May 2025 for the Thematic Meeting of the Women, Peace and Security Focal Points Network (WPS-FPN), hosted by Norway and Japan, the Network’s 2025 Co-Chairs. Held under the theme “Deepening WPS Commitments for Action: Innovating and Adapting to Deliver on … Continue reading Global Leaders Recommit to Women, Peace and Security at Oslo Thematic Meeting
