Meeting Report: Second meeting of the Women, Peace and Security Working Group in the Arab States/MENA Region

This report provides a summary of the key findings of the second meeting of the WPS Working Group in the Arab States/MENA Region. The views expressed in this publication emanate from the meeting discussions and do not necessarily represent the views of the convening organizations, including the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), the United Nations or any of its affiliated organizations.

The WPS Working Group in the Arab States/MENA Region is supported by UN Women as part of the project ‘Enhancing Women’s Leadership in Peace and Transition Processes in Fragile Contexts in the MENA Region’ funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and supported by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. This initiative is also supported by the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) MENA as part of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (BMZ’s) special means fund to address core reasons of flight and migration. The initiative is further supported by the Working Group partners who contribute financially to the organization of the Group, ensuring the success and continuity of the collaborative efforts.