Harriette Williams Bright

Building impactful networks and movements for peace.
Secretariat Coordinator: @WPSFocalPoints | Lead: @WPSHACompact
Working with @UN_Women. Views my own.

[WPS-HA Compact @WPSHACompact]

We are deeply saddened by Mavic's passing. She was a fierce trailblazer for women's rights and the WPS agenda. Committed to action & accountability, she contributed immeasurably to the formation of the Compact and represented GNWP for two years as founding Co-Chair of the Board.

[Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP) @gnwp_gnwp]

📣 RSVP NOW

Join GNWP, the Austria Development Agency, the Permanent Missions of 🇦🇹, 🇵🇭, & 🇲🇿, the @WPSHACompact, & the @wphfund in a panel on humanitarian response, accountability, & women-led peacebuilding

📆 17 March | 11:30 AM
📍 UN HQ - CR 11
✍️ https://t.co/m94JPgjy9G

[WPS Focal Points Network @WPSFocalPoints]

🇹🇿Tanzania joins the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Focal Points Network as the 97th UN Member State, alongside 10 regional organizations.

Now 107 members strong, we’re strengthening partnerships to advance WPS worldwide.

We welcome #Tanzania to the Network.

@jamiismz

[Harriette Williams Bright @hwillbright]

Thank you @MerriamWebster. I'll take it!

[WPS Focal Points Network @WPSFocalPoints]

The Women, Peace and Security Focal Points Network extends its sincere appreciation for your steadfast collaboration and partnership throughout 2025.

#WPS #WomenPeaceSecurity #UNSCR1325

[WPS-HA Compact @WPSHACompact]

ANNOUNCEMENT: Bosnia and Herzegovina🇧🇦 has joined the WPS–HA Compact, reaffirming its leadership on the Women, Peace & Security agenda under #UNSCR1325!
The signing at UN House Sarajevo under #WomenLeadBiH also included signatories from CSOs & academia!
#StrongerTogether #WPSat25

[United Nations BiH @UN_BiH]

Proudly marked 🇧🇦’s accession to the Global @WPSHACompact at today’s event in 🇺🇳 House, organized by @UNPeacebuilding’s #WomenLeadBiH initiative and co-chaired by the Agency for Gender Equality of BiH & the 🇩🇪 Embassy.
A major step in the BiH’s commitment to the #WPS agenda 👏.

[Karama @el_karama]

As a young woman from Palestine, Amani Aruri finds herself at the intersection of different forms of oppression. She has not allowed this to deter her from becoming a vital member of international platforms like @WPSHACompact #16Days

[United Nations Geneva @UNGeneva]

In 2024, only 7% of peace negotiators were women, revealing how far we still need to go.

As UN Security Council Resolution 1325 marks its 25th anniversary, @hwillbright from @UN_Women explains how this landmark framework advances equal rights for women. ⤵️

#UNSCR1325

[ONU Genève @ONUGeneve]

En 2024, seulement 7% des négociateurs de paix étaient des femmes.

Alors que la résolution 1325 du Conseil de sécurité fête son 25e anniversaire, @hwillbright (@ONUFemmes) explique comment ce cadre historique fait progresser l'égalité des droits pour les femmes⤵️

#UNSCR1325

[WPS-HA Compact @WPSHACompact]

Thank you for joining "The Power of WPS", hosted by Namibia with UN Women, AU, & the WPS-HA Compact.

Together, we reaffirmed our shared commitment to harness collective action on #WPS across regions and generations.

Looking ahead, we remain steadfast in advancing #UNSCR1325.

[UN Peacekeeping @UNPeacekeeping]

“We are not seeing women at the peace table at the rate they should be.”- Harriette Williams Bright, @UN_Women.

31 October marks the 25th anniversary of the adoption of #UNSCR 1325 on #WomenPeaceSecurity. Yet in 2024, only 7% of peace negotiators were women. More 👇

[UN News @UN_News_Centre]

As UN Security Council Resolution 1325 marks its 25th anniversary, @UN_Women explains how this landmark framework advances equal rights for women.

Yet the numbers tell a stark story: in 2024, only 7% of peace negotiators were women, revealing how far we still need to go.

[Sima Bahous @unwomenchief]

Honored to join H.E. Emma Kantema, Minister of Gender Equality of Namibia, and #WPS-HA compact members to mark 25 years of #UNSCR1325 pioneered by #Namibia.

Together, we will work to ensure that peace is built with women, by women, for all.

[WPS-HA Compact @WPSHACompact]

As Chair of the Board of the WPS-HA Compact, Namibia, is convening an event with Compact Signatories to reaffirm women’s leadership in peace and security, celebrate progress, and drive collective action for the #WomenPeaceSecurity agenda.
 
Register here: https://t.co/z4IOpnix8O

[JAPAN Mission GENEVA @JapanMissionGE]

🇯🇵🌏Japan joined global partners in marking 25 years of #UNSCR1325 at the @WPSFocalPoints ministerial meeting. As Co-Chair, we emphasized that advancing the #WPS agenda is an important investment for sustainable peace and security, and protection for human rights for all.

[Signe Guro Gilen @SigneGuro]

Japan and Norway co-chair Women, Peace, Security Focal Points Network. Thank you UN Women, and more than 60 governments and regional organisations for your participation and strong commitment to the WPS agenda and multilateralism 🇯🇵&🇳🇴, thank you #1325 🇳🇦@NorwayMFA @NorwayUN

[WPS Focal Points Network @WPSFocalPoints]

The WPS Focal Points Network marked 25 years of #UNSCR1325 at #UNGA80. Co-hosted by 🇯🇵 & 🇳🇴 with UN Women, & welcoming more than 60 govts & regional orgs, the ministerial demonstrated strong political commitment to the WPS agenda & to multilateralism.

📄https://t.co/2CctsfDnt0

[WPS-HA Compact @WPSHACompact]

"Through the Compact, we’ve been able to reach more partners on the ground"
@LScarpitta_OSCE, Senior Adviser on Gender Issues at @OSCE—the world’s largest regional security organization & a #WPSHACompact Catalytic Member & Signatory—shares her reflections on the Compact’s impact

[WPS-HA Compact @WPSHACompact]

Young women peacekeepers like @Carynoyds, Executive Director of @advocates_hope a WPS-HA Compact Signatory, work hard to respond to conflict & crisis in their communities. They also play a key role in localizing peacekeeping efforts to ensure they meet the needs of women & girls.