Expats & Diplomats
UK, UNDP strengthen women's involvement in Bangsamoro region peacebuilding

A new partnership between the UK Government and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) was recently launched to support the peacebuilding, community resilience, and conflict mediation capacities of women in the Bangsamoro region.

In a virtual signing ceremony, British Embassy Manila's Charge d'Affairs Alastair Totty, and UNDP in the Philippines Resident Representative, Dr. Selva Ramachandran sealed a new partnership to bolster the Bangsamoro Regional Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security (RAP-WPS) 2020-2022 established by the Bangsamoro Women's Commission (BWC).

(Clockwise from left) British Embassy in Manila Charge d’Affairs Alastair Totty, UNDP Philippines Resident Representative Dr. Selva Ramachandran, Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Director Vanessa Vianca Pallarco, and Bangsamoro Women’s Commission Chairperson MP Bainon Karon.