Yesterday, Switzerland joined partners to mark the 1st anniversary of the #UNSG’s #CommonPledge on Women’s Participation in Peace Processes, reaffirming that women mediators and negotiators must become the norm, not the exception, to shape transformative, inclusive peace.

Reflecting on yesterday's @undppa.bsky.social meeting on the Secretary General's #CommonPledge on women's participation in #PeaceProcesses, our Executive Director @doctorchris.bsky.social shares takeaways from #NewYork.

Her insights highlight the urgency of turning commitments into concrete action.

"Peace cannot be sustained without women. Nothing has ever shown us that excluding women leads to better outcomes."

Our Executive Director @doctorchris.bsky.social spoke at @undppa.bsky.social's high-level meeting on the Secretary General's #CommonPledge on women's participation in #PeaceProcesses.

Join us at UNHQ on 28 October for a High-Level meeting on the Secretary-General’s Common Pledge on Women’s Participation in Peace Processes!

🎤 Hear from women leaders & adopters of the #CommonPledge
🌍 Drive action on #WPS & inclusive peace
🔗 Register: forms.office.com/e/0jazWKYwXP

To hear more about advancing women’s leadership and partnerships, tune in at 15:00 EDT to watch our @doctorchris.bsky.social speak at @undppa.bsky.social's High Level event on the Secretary-General's #CommonPledge to increase women’s participation in #PeaceProcesses.

📺: webtv.un.org/en

Today’s High-Level Meeting at UNHQ on the #CommonPledge brings together adopters—Member States, regional and civil-society partners—working to ensure women’s full, equal and meaningful participation in peace processes.

📺 Watch live today from 3 PM EDT: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1d...

“This Week in DPPA”: Security Council discusses #Sudan; Adopters of the Secretary-General’s #CommonPledge share commitments and action;
UNAMI discuss election preparations and more: https://dppa.un.org/en/week-dppa-24-31-october-2025

It was a full house as countries backing the Secretary-General’s #CommonPledge on Women’s Participation in Peace Processes showcased on Tuesday at #UNHQ how they are moving from commitment to action — advancing women’s meaningful participation in peace and mediation efforts. #WPS

Yesterday, Switzerland joined partners to mark the 1st anniversary of the #UNSG’s #CommonPledge on Women’s Participation in Peace Processes, reaffirming that women mediators and negotiators must become the norm, not the exception, to shape transformative, inclusive peace.