DKI APCSS and Women, Peace and SecurityDKI APCSS prioritizes the US Government’s NationalAction Plan on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) as animperative component of inclusion in the security sector.We are at the forefront of US Department of Defenseefforts to further its objectives.

Women, Peace and Security is a global initiative topromote gender inclusive strategies in response toevolving national and transnational threats. e genderedinnovations in policy formulation reflect the shift in thetraditional understanding of state security in view of itsrelationship with community security. WPS is anemergent peace and security agenda advancing the criticalrole women play in defining, understanding and

addressing complex securitychallenges alongside men, asequal stakeholders. Inacknowledging theimportance of women’sparticipation in advancingthese objectives, the UnitedNations Security Council(UNSC) unanimouslyadopted its landmarkresolution 1325 onWomen, Peace and

Security in October 2000. Since then, tensupporting resolutions have been adopted to promote the

role of women in:conflictprevention andresolution, peacenegotiations,peacekeepingandpeacebuilding.Notably, theUN resolutions alsohighlight the important role men play inenabling the inclusive agenda across the tiers ofgovernment, civil society and grassroots communities.

National Action Plans on Women, Peace andSecurity: Around the World and in the US

As signatories of UNSCR 1325, all 193 member states ofthe United Nations are legally obligated to advance itsobjectives. Over 70 states have National Action Plansaligned with this effort and more are being crafted. eUnited States unveiled its first National Action Plan in2011 with the enduring and foundational principle thatstates and societies are more peaceful and prosperous whenwomen are empowered to realize their full potentialthrough full and equal rights and opportunities. InOctober 2017, the passage of the Women, Peace andSecurity Act demonstrated the US government’scommitment to gender inclusion as a pathway to globalpeace and stability through a legislative framework.

Advancing Securitythrough Gender Inclusion

WPS Milestones

United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR)1325 on Women, Peace and Security

dated 31 Oct 2000, and related resolutions: 1820 (2008); 1888 (2009); 1889 (2009); 1960

(2010); 65/283 (2011); 2106 (2013); 2122 (2013);2242 (2015); 2272 (2016); and 2331 (2016)

National Action Plans on Women,Peace and Security in the Asia-Pacific region:

Afghanistan (2015), Australia (2012), Canada (2010),Chile (2009), Indonesia (2014), Japan (2015), Nepal

(2011), New Zealand (2015), Philippines (2010,2017), Republic of Korea (2014), Solomon Islands(2017), Timor Leste (2016), U.S.A. (2011, 2016)

United States Department of DefenseImplementation Guide for the U.S. National Action

Plan on Women, Peace and Security (2013)

United States Women, Peace and Security Act of 2017

For more information on theDKI APCSS WPS program, contact us:

Saira Yamin, PhD | yaminS@dkiapcss.netBill Wieninger, PhD | wieningerW@dkiapcss.net

2058 Maluhia RoadHonolulu, Hawaii 96815-1949

Front cover: Top right: DKI APCSS Fellow listening to a presentationduring the Advanced Security Cooperation course (ASC 17-2) Center:Group of female Fellows attending the Comprehensive Security Responsesto Terrorism course (CSRT 17-1) Bottom left: DKI APCSS Fellow, givingthe commencement speech in the Comprehensive Crisis Managementcourse (CCM 17-1)

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Top right: A DKI APCSS alumna from the Advanced Security Cooperation course (ASC 14-2) at the UN Headquarters in Vienna, Austria.Top left: DKI APCSS alumna from Comprehensive Security Responses to Terrorism course (CSRT 17-1) being interviewed by the media in thePhilippines. Above: DKI APCSS alumnus from Comprehensive Security Responses to Terrorism course (CSRT 17-1) distributing aid tovulnerable communities in Tumaco, Colombia.

DANIEL K. INOUYEASIA-PACIFIC CENTER FOR SECURITY STUDIES

Our Women, Peace and Securityefforts include:

1. Increasing the percentage of female courseparticipants

Since 2012, DKI APCSS has taken robust steps to achieveat least 25% enrollment of women in its courses andworkshops. e results show a notable rise in ourenrollment trends by gender (refer to graph) inspiring us toincrease female participation to 33% or one-third. eincreased attention to and participation of women havecreated greater awareness in course attendees of the value ofinclusion in security sector institutions. Participants leaveour engagements with an increased appreciation of thesecurity imperatives for and contributions of women,creating more opportunities, assisting in their careerprogression, and enhancing national and internationalsecurity. Senior male leaders around the Asia-Pacific regionin military, justice, law enforcement and other securityprofessions have actively increased female recruitment andare placing women in a broader variety of positions.

2. Integrating WPS in the curriculum

Course offerings include a special emphasis on Women, Peaceand Security as a core theme in plenary settings and electiveofferings. WPS is integrated in teaching a wide range of topicssuch as humanitarian assistance and disaster response, terrorismand transnational crime, governance, and global climate change.

3. Facilitating the development of Fellow’s Projectsspecific to WPS

A Fellow’s Project is a key component of our in-residentcourses. It is an opportunity for course participants to useknowledge gained at DKI APCSS to develop strategies toaddress security challenges in their countries and regions. AFellow’s Project may be designed by course participantsindividually, or collaboratively by country-specific inter-agency and regional cohorts. Examples of recent Fellow’sProjects designed for implementation in the region include:

- Building the capacity of women in grassrootsde-radicalization programsProblem: e roots of radicalization are sometimes tracedwithin the home and community environment. Outcomes and impact: Create awareness and give mothersin vulnerable communities the tools to partake in family-based de-radicalization efforts to counter the spread ofextremist narratives.

- Deployment of women border security guardsProblem: Absence of women security guards at bordercheck points prevents adequate security screening offemale refugees, enabling the flow of illicit materials bytransnational criminal groups and terrorists.Outcomes and impact: Improved security screening ofrefugees, including females, mitigates trafficking ofweapons, drugs, and humans across the border, reducingterrorist and criminal activity.

- Advancing mixed gender teams inpeacekeeping operations Problem: International peacekeepingtroops that are predominantly male aresometimes perceived as a threat by thecommunities they are mandated toprotect. Service delivery andoperational effectiveness is deterred bylimited capacity to engage with thelocal communities.Outcomes and impact: Gain greateraccess to and build better relationshipswith local communities by havingmixed gender teams; provide access to healthcare forwomen and children with respect to local customs; womenin local communities are more likely to report gender-basedsexual violence to female peacekeepers; conflict with localcommunities is reduced during disarmament operationsrequiring peacekeepers tosearch their homes.

- Developing National Action Plans on WPSProblem: Country does not have a policy framework ongender inclusion in security sector governance.Outcomes and impact: Design a policy framework alignedwith UN norms to advance greater inclusion of women inthe security sector through civilian and military inter-agency cooperation, promote awareness and importance ofcommunity security as a fundamental element of statesecurity, create plans for creating a pool of women in

security sector institutions, building their capacityand policies to retain and advance them to leadershippositions.

4. Conducting workshops and dialogues on WPS

DKI APCSS organizes multilateral workshops in theAsia-Pacific region to highlight the value of inclusion formore effective security sector governance, and thedevelopment of regional norms and networks.

5. Integrating WPS into our research

Faculty and alumni research on the role of gender in a widerange of areas including counterterrorism, humanitarianassistance and disaster response, national security policyformulation, and state-building in post-conflict environments.

Average % of women attending DKI APCSScourses each Fiscal Year (FY)

FY00 FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17

5

12 12 1214 14 1517

19 21 2224

10 10 10 118 8

DKI APCSS Fellows attending a plenary lecture during the AdvancedSecurity Cooperation course (ASC 17-1)

DKI APCSS Fellows being welcomed on the first day of the AdvancedSecurity Cooperation course (ASC 17-2)

DKI APCSS Fellows posing for a group photo during the Advanced SecurityCooperation course (ASC 16-2)

DKI APCSS Fellows participating in a negotiation exercise in the AdvancedSecurity Cooperation course (ASC 16-2)