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25 years of UN promises to elevate and strengthen Palestinian women’s voices in peacebuilding have failed, says Oxfam Cass Hebron Sun, 11/23/2025 - 23:00 Off UN member states have wasted 25 years of potential by largely ignoring the crucial role that Palestinian women and girls should have played in building peace in the occupied Palestinian territory (OPT), says Oxfam. In a new report, ‘ Arming Injustice with Impunity ' , published in the wake of the October 31 anniversary marking 25 years since the UN Security Council Resolution  1325  was adopted and the Women, Peace and Security (WPS)  Agenda , Oxfam says that the UN’s initiative has not only failed Palestinian women, but has reinforced the status quo by failing to confront the root causes of violence: Israel’s illegal occupation and militarization, and the international community’s complicity in selling arms and failing to hold Israel to account. The WPS Agenda calls for women’s full participation in peace processes, protection from violence, and gender-responsive approaches to conflict prevention and recovery.