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The purpose of SecurityWomen is to act as an advocacy organisation for the inclusion of more women in security sector institutions, including the military and police services. SecurityWomen operates on a global basis.

SecurityWomen aims to highlight news items, academic papers, publications and reports on the subject of Women Peace and Security, and to monitor progress in the development of gender equality in security institutions, in particular, the increase of women in decision-making positions and advances towards a 50:50 gender balance.

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February 12, 2026

Africa Recommends Women’s Policing Inclusion in UN Security Strategy

The African Union’s A3 members on the UN Security Council - Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia, and Liberia - have placed women’s policing at the center of their vision for more effective peacekeeping

January 30, 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 30, 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 27, 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

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