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January 27, 2026
British High Commission Pakistan Recognizes Women as Central to Security, Justice, and National Resilience
The British High Commission in Pakistan reaffirmed its leadership in advancing inclusive and effective security by convening the national conference Women as Architects of Resilience: Empowering Women in Security and Counterterrorism, in collaboration with the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA), Global Affairs Canada, and with support from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Pakistan
January 27, 2026
MI6 appoints, Blaise Metreweli, first woman chief in 116-year history
The appointment of Blaise Metreweli as chief of MI6 marks a historic milestone for the security sector, with the organisation now led by a woman for the first time in its 116-year history
January 26, 2026
Strengthening Policing Institutions for a Safer Somalia
In 2025, Somalia recorded improved civilian–police relations and strengthened institutional accountability through the Joint Police Programme Phase II (JPP II), anchored in the New Policing Model and supported by the European Union and the United Kingdom
January 17, 2026
Women at the Center of Rwanda’s Peacebuilding and Recovery
Women have been central to Rwanda’s peacebuilding trajectory since the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, a period marked by extreme violence, including the systematic use of sexual violence as a tool of genocide
January 13, 2026
Pentagon orders review on ‘effectiveness’ of women in combat arms jobs
The Pentagon’s decision to commission a review of the “effectiveness” of women in combat arms roles marks a significant moment nearly ten years after these positions were formally opened to women
January 7, 2026
WPS in Peacekeeping: Gender Perceptions and Gaps in Mandate Integration
A recent Women Peace and Security (WPS) Office of Military Affiars (OMA) staff survey shows that while awareness of the WPS agenda is high, gender is still not fully understood as part of core peacekeeping mandates
