Local Women at the Center
Perspectives on the implementation of the humanitarian , Development and Peace Nexus in Conflict and Crisis Affected Communities .Women are crucial in driving humanitarian, peacebuilding and development responses in local contexts during conflict and crisis. However, in too many cases, they remain marginalized in the design and implementation across these sectors. A Triple Nexus (humanitarian-development-peace) approach aims to synergize the comparative advantages of humanitarian, peace and development acto
rs to achieve collective outcomes toward inclusive and sustainable peace. Many women’s civil society organizations (CSOs) operating locally have long utilized innovative cross-sectoral methods to respond to the urgent needs of their communities. Given local CSOs’ closeness to their communities and lack of complex bureaucratic structures, they can quickly identify and respond to their communities’ evolving needs amid crises.
During the 23rd Anniversary of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP), the Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations in New York and the Women, Peace and Security and Humanitarian Action (WPS-HA) Compact held a panel discussion to amplify the voices and expertise of local women humanitarian, peace and development actors from Kenya, Moldova and Ukraine to share best practices and actionable recommendations for gender-responsive triple nexus programming at different phases of conflict, crisis, recovery and reconstruction. Local Women at the Center. United Nations Building New York 4th October 2023 #unitednationsheadquarters #gnwp #StoptheConflict.
