Report: The AI Peace Nexus - Elevating WPS Agenda in Yemen’s Digital Future

The Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen (OSESGY), in collaboration with the United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC) and the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, convened a workshop on the sidelines of the AI Action Summit in Paris to explore the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda in Yemen. The workshop brought together Yemeni women leaders, peacebuilders, and human rights defenders and aimed to address the challenges and opportunities of integrating the WPS agenda within the realm of AI, focusing on the key pillars of participation, protection, prevention, and relief and recovery. It explored how AI can be utilized to promote women’s meaningful participation in peace processes and decision-making while recognizing and addressing risks such as perpetuating inequalities through biased algorithms and exclusionary technologies. This report captures the outcomes, insights, and forward-looking recommendations to leverage AI in advancing gender-responsive peacebuilding efforts in Yemen