First Regional Forum Advancing the Women, Peace and Security Agenda (WPSA)

First Regional Forum “Advancing the Women, Peace and Security Agenda (WPSA)” under the patronage of H.E. Wafaa Bani Mostafa, Jordan’s Minister of Social Development and Head of the Inter-Ministerial Committee for Women’s Empowerment EuroMed Feminist Initiative (EFI), under the patronage of H.E. Ms. Wafaa Bani Mostafa, Jordan’s Minister of Social Development and the Head of the Inter-Ministerial Committee for Women’s Empowerment, held the first Regional Forum, “Advancing the Women, Peace and Security Agenda (WPSA),” on 6-7 May 2025 in Amman, Jordan. The event was organised within the framework of the regional project “Strengthening Feminist CSOs for the Implementation of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine,” funded by the Support Fund for Feminist Organisations of the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs. The project is implemented in partnership with EFI member organisations in the four countries. The Forum marked a key step in advancing regional collaboration among feminist civil society organisations (CSOs) and women-led community-based organisations (CBOs). It aimed to follow up on progress made in the implementation of the WPSA, identify existing gaps and barriers, and address both country-specific and shared regional challenges, particularly regarding the role and engagement of women-led CSOs in the implementation and monitoring processes. The 2024 Regional Index on Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) and the Regional Guidelines on the implementation of the WPSA served as tools to assess achievements and inform recommendations for concrete actions.