{"id":53660,"date":"2025-12-03T15:07:49","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T14:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/livenewsmalta.com\/?p=53660"},"modified":"2025-12-03T15:07:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T14:07:49","slug":"malta-launches-its-second-national-action-plan-on-women-peace-and-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/livenewsmalta.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/03\/malta-launches-its-second-national-action-plan-on-women-peace-and-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Malta launches its Second National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Malta launches its Second National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><strong>Ensuring that the voices of women are amplified \u2013 Deputy Prime Minister Ian Borg <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Ian Borg, launched Malta\u2019s Second National Action Plan (NAP) on Women, Peace and Security (WPS), on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>The National Action Plan 2025-2030 reaffirms Malta\u2019s commitment to gender equality, peacebuilding, and the protection of women and girls in all spheres of society, locally and internationally.<\/p>\n<p>Building on the achievements of the first NAP launched in 2020, the second NAP sets out a holistic agenda aligned with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 and subsequent resolutions. The Resolution recognises that women and girls are disproportionately affected by conflict, including conflict-related sexual violence. At the same time, it affirms that women have a critical role in conflict prevention, peacebuilding, mediation, security and governance. In this regard, Malta\u2019s second National Action Plan introduces inclusive and transformative measures designed to strengthen Malta\u2019s role in implementing the WPS agenda, as it prioritises four key pillars &#8211; the promotion of the agenda, prevention, participation, and relief and recovery.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Prime Minister Borg noted that building on the lessons learnt of the first NAP, Malta is setting itself an ambitious, yet implementable agenda to meet its global commitments and ensure a more just, equitable and peaceful future. \u201cMalta\u2019s Second NAP ensures that the voices of diverse women are amplified, and that meaningful change is rooted in inclusive partnerships between government branches, academia, civil society actors, youth advocates, and NGOs, reflecting our collaborative whole-of-government and a whole-of-society approach,\u201d he affirmed.<\/p>\n<p>The Foreign Ministry developed the Second NAP through broad consultations with government entities, disciplined forces, civil society organisations and academia, who also participated in Wednesday\u2019s launch event.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Alexandra Schaerrer, Research Support Officer at the University of Malta, explained that key targets of the Second NAP include strengthening efforts to prevent and respond to gender-based violence, supporting women\u2019s participation in the field of peace and security, and fostering strategic collaborations with international organisations and civil society. It also addresses emerging challenges such as technology-facilitated gender violence, the recognition of intersectional vulnerabilities, and the empowerment of youth and migrant women.<\/p>\n<p>The Second National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security is available on <a href=\"https:\/\/foreign.gov.mt\/publication-wps-actionplan-2025-2030\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/foreign.gov.mt\/publication-wps-actionplan-2025-2030\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1764856931499000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2_WtIYi9-qgfsro_gd0eL_\"> https:\/\/foreign.gov.mt\/publication-wps-actionplan-2025-2030\/<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_53660\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"53660\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.0\" viewBox=\"0 0 502 315\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\"><g transform=\"translate(0,332) scale(0.1,-0.1)\" fill=\"\" stroke=\"none\"><path d=\"M2394 3279 l-29 -30 -3 -207 c-2 -182 0 -211 15 -242 39 -76 157 -76 196 0 15 31 17 60 15 243 l-3 209 -33 29 c-26 23 -41 29 -80 29 -41 0 -53 -5 -78 -31z\"\/><path d=\"M3085 3251 c-45 -19 -58 -50 -96 -229 -47 -217 -49 -260 -13 -295 52 -53 146 -42 177 20 16 31 87 366 87 410 0 70 -86 122 -155 94z\"\/><path d=\"M1751 3234 c-13 -9 -29 -31 -37 -50 -12 -29 -10 -49 21 -204 19 -94 39 -189 45 -210 14 -50 54 -80 110 -80 34 0 48 6 76 34 21 21 34 44 34 59 0 14 -18 113 -40 219 -37 178 -43 195 -70 221 -36 32 -101 37 -139 11z\"\/><path d=\"M1163 3073 c-36 -7 -73 -59 -73 -102 0 -56 133 -378 171 -413 34 -32 83 -37 129 -13 70 36 67 87 -16 290 -86 209 -89 214 -129 231 -35 14 -42 15 -82 7z\"\/><path d=\"M3689 3066 c-15 -9 -33 -30 -42 -48 -48 -103 -147 -355 -147 -375 0 -98 131 -148 192 -74 13 15 57 108 97 206 80 196 84 226 37 273 -30 30 -99 39 -137 18z\"\/><path d=\"M583 2784 c-38 -19 -67 -74 -58 -113 9 -42 211 -354 242 -373 16 -10 45 -18 66 -18 51 0 107 52 107 100 0 39 -1 41 -124 234 -80 126 -108 162 -133 173 -41 17 -61 16 -100 -3z\"\/><path d=\"M4250 2784 c-14 -9 -74 -91 -133 -183 -95 -150 -107 -173 -107 -213 0 -55 33 -94 87 -104 67 -13 90 8 211 198 130 202 137 225 78 284 -27 27 -42 34 -72 34 -22 0 -50 -8 -64 -16z\"\/><path d=\"M2275 2693 c-553 -48 -1095 -270 -1585 -649 -135 -104 -459 -423 -483 -476 -23 -49 -22 -139 2 -186 73 -142 361 -457 571 -626 285 -228 642 -407 990 -497 242 -63 336 -73 660 -74 310 0 370 5 595 52 535 111 1045 392 1455 803 122 121 250 273 275 326 19 41 19 137 0 174 -41 79 -309 363 -465 492 -447 370 -946 591 -1479 653 -113 14 -422 18 -536 8z m395 -428 c171 -34 330 -124 456 -258 112 -119 167 -219 211 -378 27 -96 24 -300 -5 -401 -72 -255 -236 -447 -474 -557 -132 -62 -201 -76 -368 -76 -167 0 -236 14 -368 76 -213 98 -373 271 -451 485 -162 444 86 934 547 1084 153 49 292 57 452 25z m909 -232 c222 -123 408 -262 593 -441 76 -74 138 -139 138 -144 0 -16 -233 -242 -330 -319 -155 -123 -309 -223 -461 -299 l-81 -41 32 46 c18 26 49 83 70 128 143 306 141 649 -6 957 -25 52 -61 116 -79 142 l-34 47 45 -20 c26 -10 76 -36 113 -56z m-2057 25 c-40 -58 -105 -190 -130 -263 -110 -324 -59 -707 132 -981 25 -35 42 -64 37 -64 -19 0 -241 119 -326 174 -188 122 -406 314 -532 468 l-58 71 108 103 c185 178 428 349 672 473 66 33 121 60 123 61 2 0 -10 -19 -26 -42z\"\/><path d=\"M2375 1950 c-198 -44 -350 -190 -395 -379 -18 -76 -8 -221 19 -290 114 -284 457 -406 731 -260 98 52 188 154 231 260 27 69 37 214 19 290 -38 163 -166 304 -326 360 -67 23 -215 33 -279 19z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"http:\/\/livenewsmalta.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Malta launches its Second National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security\u00a0 \u00a0Ensuring that the voices of women are amplified \u2013 Deputy Prime Minister Ian Borg Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Ian Borg, launched Malta\u2019s Second National Action Plan (NAP) on Women, Peace and Security (WPS), on Wednesday morning. 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