Women, Peace and Security Agenda in Mali: Birthday Blues or Renewed Hope?

Aug 2, 2021 | Maelle Salzinger
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Mali’s past efforts to implement the Women, Peace and Security Agenda have been criticized for their lack of implementation and failure to reach women in remote communities, but a new National Action Plan provides the opportunity for more inclusion. 

The 20th anniversary of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda last year was an opportunity to assess its shortcomings. Many of these are visible in Mali. Mali’s new National Action Plan on UNSCR 1325, launched in November 2020, has great potential. Can it set the WPS Agenda on a new path in Mali?