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To conclude the #WPS debate on the PeaceLab blog, @MConiZimmer & @sonjakathar summarize the key messages of 40 authors in 28 articles: what specific measures and goals should 
include in its new #NAP? A thread. https://peacelab.blog/2020/08/frauen-frieden-sicherheit-in-deutschland-zeit-zu-handeln
include in its new #NAP? A thread. https://peacelab.blog/2020/08/frauen-frieden-sicherheit-in-deutschland-zeit-zu-handeln
1. Focus on existing objectives: many authors emphasized that primarily needs to implement the goals of the #WPS agenda more effectively & concretely - even if challenges arise. Two examples:
primarily needs to implement the goals of the #WPS agenda more effectively & concretely - even if challenges arise. Two examples:
1.a. Women’s organizing at the grassroots are often the prime responders to communities’ needs during times of unrest, write Daniel Wegner & @RosebellK. DE should realize their potential as political partners & support them accordingly. Read more 
https://peacelab.blog/2020/03/harnessing-the-power-of-womens-organizations-at-the-grassroots
https://peacelab.blog/2020/03/harnessing-the-power-of-womens-organizations-at-the-grassroots
1.b. At the same time, women human rights defenders are exposed to the risks of gender-specific harms, explain @ToniHaastrup & @MiriamMonaMue. The next German #NAP should close the gaps in their protection & ensure their meaningful #participation: https://peacelab.blog/2020/03/protecting-women-human-rights-defenders-leveraging-the-german-african-union-partnership
2. Pursue new approaches: a number of articles argued for the inclusion of intersectional challenges into the #WPS agenda. E.g. @UNICEF & @UNICEFgermany say girls are the key to sustainable change – and need to be involved when it comes to #WPS. Read more https://peacelab.blog/2020/07/girls-peace-and-security-the-key-for-sustainable-change
https://peacelab.blog/2020/07/girls-peace-and-security-the-key-for-sustainable-change
3. #WPS in Germany: several authors criticized the missing domestic component in the #NAP. @Beth_Ferris writes that #WPS should not only matter in far-away conflict zones, but also when it comes to the rights & realities of #refugee women in : https://peacelab.blog/2020/04/seeing-refugee-women-as-resources-not-as-victims
: https://peacelab.blog/2020/04/seeing-refugee-women-as-resources-not-as-victims
