Pressure Test Failure: How the M23 Conflict in the DRC Showed that the WPS Agenda Does Not Hold Up in Times of War

.Pressure Test Failure: How the M23 Conflict in the DRC Showed that the WPS Agenda Does Not Hold Up in Times of War

by Natalie Domaas

ABSTRACT
“The article by Natalie Domaas explores one of the most horrific genocide of times, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), through the lense of the WPS Agenda. Recent events in the region of Goma and Bukavu in 2025 have further complexified and escalated a protracted conflict, where women have been experiencing multiple crises and high levels of insecurities. The M23 rebel group’s offensive launched in January of 2025 has deepened the appalling The author recounts how the war has provoked the death of more than 7,000 people, and the displacement of more than 40,000. In the midst of this violence, women experience multiple forms of violent attacks, with increasing insecurities and vulnerabilities such as sexual violence, forced displacement, loss of access to their home or food insecurities

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