Policy

The Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Act of 2017

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Read through this public law that "ensures the United States promotes the meaningful participation of women in mediation and negotiation processes seeking to prevent, mitigate, or resolve violent conflict."

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Description

Programs advanced under this law:

  1. Integrate the perspectives and interests of affected women into conflict-prevention activities and strategies;
  2. Encourage partner governments to adopt plans to improve the meaningful participation of women in peace and security processes and decision-making institutions;
  3. Promote the physical safety, economic security, and dignity of women and girls;
  4. Support the equal access of women to aid distribution mechanisms and services;
  5. Collect and analyze gender data for the purpose of developing and enhancing early warning systems of conflict and violence;
  6. Adjust policies and programs to improve outcomes in gender equality and the empowerment of women; and
  7. Monitor, analyze, and evaluate the efforts related to each strategy.

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