611. Progress and Challenges to Implementing Women, Peace and Security in Southeast Asia
- Author:
- Jennifer Howe
- Publication Date:
- 01-2022
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- Pacific Forum
- Abstract:
- October 2020 marked 20 years since the adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325), which is a cornerstone of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda. To commemorate the 20th anniversary of its passage, this paper assesses the implementation of UNSCR 1325 across Southeast Asia. It provides an in-depth analysis of progress and challenges to realizing core WPS commitments and achieving gender equality in Indonesia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam. These countries were selected because each has endured recent or ongoing conflict and instability. In addition, five of these states are members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), allowing the study to explore the institutionalization of WPS within regional forums and how this shapes national-level WPS implementation.
- Topic:
- Security, Women, Inequality, Peace, and Gender
- Political Geography:
- Asia and Southeast Asia