Why involving women in peace deals reduces the chance of a conflict restarting by up to 37%

Author The Conversation
UN-backed research shows women-led peacebuilding slashes the risk of relapse in a civil war

Why It Matters

Despite 25 years of global commitments, women remain sidelined in peace negotiations—undermining the very strategies proven to prevent renewed conflict. With UN leadership and grassroots women’s involvement, peace agreements are significantly more likely to endure, but funding shortfalls threaten this progress.

Our research, supported by the United States Institute of Peace, has found that on average, the incorporation of measures to include women in post-conflict society in a peace agreement reduces the probability of conflict recurrence by 11%. Even more significantly, if this process occurs alongside UN leadership, the probability of conflict recurrence is reduced by 37%.

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