From Global Promise to National Action: Advancing Women, Peace, and Security in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Philippines, Serbia, and Sierra Leone
Key Findings
In each country studied, there was broad consensus that the NAP increased awareness of priorities relating to women, peace, and security, and contributed to improved dialogue among policymakers, civil society, and the security sector.
NAPs in each of the four countries developed as part of a broadly inclusive process, but lost momentum when it came to implementing the NAP.
Persistent gender discrimination can prevent states from achieving objectives they set out in NAPs.
Many NAPs fail to include a human security dimension that would make the plan responsive to unanticipated peace and security challenges, such as illustrated by the Ebola crisis.
A NAP’s objectives and leaders must get beyond the national level to the provincial and municipal levels in order to implement plans most effectively.
Allocating and disbursing sufficient funds was a common challenge, making the case that financial planning should begin in the development phase.
Monitoring, evaluation, and communication of results is widely lacking and should be improved in order to understand what is working and what is not for each NAP.
