The Women, Peace and Security Network – Canada (WPSN-C)’s latest publication, WPS at 25 and Canada’s CNAP3: Feminist Reflections on Progress and Gaps is edited by Katrina Leclerc, Sandra Biskupski-Mujanovic and Sarah Keeler
Today’s #16Days reading comes from Ellen Woodsworth and Tamara Lorincz: Canada’s Rising Military Spending Undermines Women, Peace and Security .
Ellen presented highlights from the chapter at the publication launch.
When women’s organizations came together over twenty-five years ago to lay the groundwork for the United Nations
Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (WPS), they called for disarmament and a reduction of military spending. They appealed to governments to financially support women’s participation in conflict prevention and peacebuilding.…
However, since the adoption of Resolution 1325 in 2000, Western governments, including Canada, have dramatically
increased their military budgets to record levels, which defies their commitment to WPS. According to the Stockholm
International Peace Research Institute’s 2024 report, global military expenditures have increased to over $2.7 trillion USD
The views in this blog are those of the author only and do not necessarily represent those of the WPSN-C or its membership.
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