Purpose: This ninth edition of the Policy Papers by Women of Color focuses on and provides a platform for Pipeline Fellowship Program participants’ relevant insights and recommendations on their respective fields.

Key content: The WCAPS Pipeline Fellowship Program provides an opportunity for college and university students, as well as young adults and early career professionals, to develop a broad understanding of the different dimensions of peace, security ,and foreign policy through engagement with WCAPS members, to include young, mid-career and senior-level women and men.

Purpose: Emerging experts and professionals who are women of color in providing timely recommendations for issues in their respective fields.

Key content: The culmination of these five policy recommendations written by women of color covers a variety of issue areas that are relevant and researched and most importantly the passion areas for WCAPS members. Topics include Bridging digital accessibility for Rural Bluefields, Nicaragua; African Students at US Colleges and Universities; The Hyper-Militarization of Law Enforcement Agencies in the United States; Preserving Human Rights amidst conflict in the Digital Age; and The Rise of Suburbanization and Food Security.

Purpose: To explore the topics of colonial legacies in international development and humanitarian aid work, from staffing and institution building to food aid and global tourism.

Key content: Exploring these topics and seeking to deconstruct the systems and structures that impede success in development and humanitarian efforts is critically important in ensuring that we ultimately meet global goals and restore integrity to our sector.

Purpose: The intent behind this article is to empower girls from a young age and strengthen the pipeline of these girls and women as they mature. This publication provides a platform for emerging Gen-Z practitioners in the field to share their insight and opinions on a variety of timely issues.

Key content: This publication discusses a return to individual rights, increasing diversity of voices in an increasingly globalized world, understanding the need of human security, and understanding the current context of national security and the need to redefine it.

Purpose: The fifth edition of Policy Papers by Women of Color aims to bring awareness to the clear pattern of economic, social and cultural discrimination faced by people of color in France.

Key content: This policy paper focuses on racial, socio-economic, and cultural discriminations Racialized and minority groups (RMGs) ensure in accessing quality health care in France; and the inadequate response to their health needs as a result. It explores how racism and intersectional discrimination contribute to the deterioration of both health status and quality of life for RMGs.

Purpose: To hear from women of color with expertise in the field of national security who aim to intentionally engage with and redefine current language in national security.

Key content: Many issues traditionally included in the definition of national security do not reflect those that are most challenging and that have a more negative impact on diverse populations, particularly women of color. The articles in the edition discuss redefining security, health, human rights and the role of the state, immigration, terrorism and counterterrorism, as well as multilateralism and bilateralism.

Purpose: Recognizing the importance of young adults being heard on issues that affect them, this compilation of papers by women of color features Women of Color Advancing Peace, Security and Conflict Transformation members gives early career practitioners a space to publish their first articles.

Key content: The First Time Publishers Edition offers policy recommendations on a variety of subjects by WCAPS Young Ambassadors and young women of color who are emerging voices within their respective fields.

Purpose: The Global Health Security and Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Security WCAPS working groups have collaborated to put forth emerging challenges that the world faces from Weapons of Mass Destruction and infectious disease.

Key content: This edition features articles on actionable policy recommendations from two WCAPS working groups regarding prominent issues arising from weapons of mass destruction and infectious diseases.

Purpose: In the wake of COVID-19 in combination with the public and traumatizing murder of George Floyd, the Black community experienced immeasurable suffering. This publication is meant to amplify the voice and sentiments of affected communities.

Key content: How We Feel: Voices of Women of Color showcases poignant quotes and statements expressed by members of WCAPS immediately following the killing of George Floyd. It is vital that we come together as one nation to defeat systemic racism in all its forms.

Purpose: WCAPS believes global issues demand a variety of perspectives. This first edition Policy Papers by Women of Color series ensures that women practitioners of color have their perspectives regarding current events and recommendations in their respective fields are acknowledged.

Key content: The topics in this first publication of policy papers examine several issues in the peace, security and conflict transformation fields ranging from religion to food and water security, from cybersecurity and emerging technologies to weapons of mass destruction and more. Some have a clear focus on issues of equity that WCAPS believes should be a part of all matters of peace and security.