Projects supported through the Rapid Response Window (RRW) of the United Nations Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) will focus on increasing women’s meaningful influence in peace processes.
- A peace process is understood as a political process to resolve violent conflict through peaceful means — usually a mixture of politics, diplomacy, negotiations, advocacy, mediation, and dialogue in different areas.
The WPHF RRW supports women’s participation in track 1 and track 2 negotiations and in the implementation of peace agreements:
- Track 1: High-level decision-making process involving country leadership or national governments, often led by the UN or multilateral regional organizations through a committee or special envoy. For example: ceasefire, national dialogues, peace treaty negotiations, political transition, Constitution writing, and international mediation.
- Track 2: Usually convened in parallel to – or to work toward – a track 1 peace process. Track 2 processes influence or advise a track 1 process and/or raise awareness to strengthen community buy-in. They may take the form of a conference, a workshop, or a forum involving women peacebuilders, civil society, community leaders, and other experts and mediators.
- Implementation of a peace agreement: An agreement has been reached and signed at the international, national and subnational level (e.g., a political settlement, a ceasefire, etc.). Women peacebuilders and civil society work to hold decision-makers accountable on the commitments made through, for example, monitoring mechanisms or committees, parliamentary processes, truth and reconciliation commissions, reporting, and shadow reporting.
