Department of Homeland Security Implementation Plan for the US Strategy and National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security (2024)

July 8, 2025

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Summary

The 2024 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Implementation Plan is framed within the context of the current complex threat environment, in which gendered threats can exacerbate insecurity and present significant challenges to peace and security. Examples of current and emerging risks faced by women and girls include:

• Extreme ideologies involving threats against women’s rights and safety that contribute to misogyny and gender-based violence (GBV).
• Gender biases that may be generated from lack of Artificial Intelligence (AI) oversight and testing.
• Climate-related disasters that impact women and girls disproportionately due to a lack of access to gender-specific resources.

To guide the execution of DHS WPS initiatives, the 2024 Implementation Plan is organized around the five lines of effort (LOE) of the WPS Strategy and National Action Plan. A key approach to the operationalization of WPS concepts within DHS programs, operations, exercises, and other activities is through the integration of a gender perspective, an analytical framework for understanding how factors including social norms, power imbalances, and access to resources shape human security concerns of a diverse population.

LOE 1. Participation. Seek and support the preparation and meaningful participation of women and girls in civic and political leadership, in informal and formal decision-making processes, and in institutions related to peace and security.

LOE 2. Protection. Promote the protection of the human rights of women and girls and prevent and respond to all forms of GBV, across the continuum of peace, conflict, and crisis contexts, including conflict-related sexual violence.

LOE 3. Relief, Response, and Recovery. Prioritize gender-responsive policies and programs to support the safety, participation, and leadership of women and girls in U.S. government responses to conflict, crises, and disasters, and provide safe, equitable access to humanitarian assistance.

LOE 4. Integration and Institutionalization. Integrate WPS principles across U.S. policies and programs to strengthen the institutionalization of comprehensive gender analyses and improve gender equality outcomes.

LOE 5. Partnerships. Encourage partners to mainstream WPS principles across policies and strategies and strengthen capacity to improve gender equality in processes and institutions connected to peace and security decision making.

Citation

Department of Homeland Security. “Implementation Plan for the U.S. Strategy and National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security,” January 2025.