Thematic and country-level roundtables will examine specific issues pertinent to WPS, gender and IHL. Expert roundtables will enable Community of Practice participants to engage with key global experts, military and academic, and to share their own nation’s practices. 

The first expert roundtable is on 22 May 2025, examining “Integrating WPS and Gender Perspectives in Civilian Harm Mitigation Frameworks”.

Find out more in the project-dedicated factsheet: 'Advancing WPS and Gender Perspectives in IHL:Moving from Analysis to Implementation'. 

In partnership with the ICRC, the development and publication of a Compendium of successful approaches in integrating WPS commitments and gender perspective in IHL aspects of military operations, with model texts for military manuals and/or doctrine.

Find out more in the project-dedicated factsheet: 'Advancing WPS and Gender Perspectives in IHL:Moving from Analysis to Implementation'. 

On 21 May 2025, DCAF convened the side event “Where Protection of Civilians and Women, Peace and Security Meet” as part of the UN Protection of Civilians Week. The event was co-organised with the  Permanent Mission to the United Nations of Liechtenstein, and co-sponsored by the Permanent Missions of Australia, Canada, Jamaica, the Philippines and South Africa, as well as the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations, CIVIC, IPI, PAX and the Stimson Centre.

The event brought together nearly 100 participants, including diplomats and other state officials, military officers and legal, humanitarian and protection practitioners from within the UN system, regional organisations and civil society. It aimed to:

• Highlight the legal obligations under IHL for gender-responsive protection;
• Explore the gendered dimensions of civilian harm; and
• Share operational lessons and best practices for mainstreaming WPS principles into PoC policies and operations.

The report of the event is: Where protection of civilians and women, peace and security meet

DCAF provides technical advice to Troop and Police Contributing Countries (TPCCs) to help them implement the recommendations from their MOWIP reports, including in: 

• Bangladesh, where DCAF partners with the Bangladesh Armed Forces and the BIPSOT to implement the key recommendations of the MOWIP report. 
• Jordan,  where DCAF partners with the Jordanian National Commission for Women to support the Public Security Directorate’s efforts to implement and report on their commitments connected to the Jordanian National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security (JONAP II). 
• Uruguay, where DCAF partners with RESDAL to support the Ministry of Interior in conducting a Gender Self-Assessment, based on DCAF’s methodology, and by providing capacity building for the National Police. 
• Senegal, where DCAF partners with the REPSFECO and  DIRCEL to implement the Sectoral Gender Strategy of the Senegalese Ministry of the Armed Forces. 
• South Africa, where DCAF partners with the Institute for Security Studies, Department of International Relations and Cooperation within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, National Defence Force and Police Service to champion and influence efforts to enhance women´s meaningful participation.  

To learn more about how DCAF can support your institution in conducting or implementing a MOWIP and its recommendations, contact us at elsie@dcaf.ch 
 
More National Reports:

• Zambia
• Ghana
• Uruguay
• Norway