This report takes stock of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda 25 years after its formation, highlighting persistent challenges and new global trends that undermine women’s security, rights, and participation. To do this, we delve into six contexts: Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, Syria and Ukraine.
Grounded in the work of Kvinna till Kvinna’s 140 partner organisations in 20 countries, this report is a sobering read for the WPS community in 2025; in many places where our partners work, things are not better than they were just five years ago. The WPS experts interviewed share both insights and recommendations about how to meet this moment, to revitalise the WPS agenda for a different world.