Luanda: Participants at the 2nd International Women's Forum for Peace and Democracy recommended on Friday (10), in Luanda, the budgetary decentralization of policies to strengthen the implementation of the women, peace, and security agenda in Africa. According to Angola Press News Agency, the recommendation is contained in the event's final communiqué, read out by the Angolan President's secretary for Social Affairs, Marilene Laureano, at the closing ceremony of the two-day meeting. The event was held under the theme "Transforming Africa: Empowering Women in Leadership for Peace and the Continent's Inclusive Growth." Among the main conclusions, participants called on African Union Member States to accelerate the ratification of the African Convention on the Ending of Violence Against Women and Girls, through the adoption of national plans, adequate budgetary allocations, and monitoring mechanisms. They further proposed the creation of an annual monitoring panel by the African Union Commission. Participants also suggested the formal integration of traditional authorities and religious communities into the implementation of the Women, Peace, and Security agenda, with specific funding and recognition within institutional peacebuilding mechanisms. They argued for the integration of community-based women's networks into national and regional early warning systems, in order to link local community knowledge with the African peace and security architecture. Another recommendation focuses on strengthening funding for young women's networks, particularly African Women Leaders Network and FemWise-Africa, with a view to training new mediators and community leaders. The forum also proposed the sustainable funding of statistical monitoring instruments, with a special focus on the African Union Gender Barometer and its 69 indicators, to reinforce government accountability. Participants further advocated for the preservation and promotion of the historical memory of African peacebuilding experiences led by women, as well as the replication in other regions of the continent of the multi-level cooperation model adopted in the Great Lakes Region. The 350 participants at the event also requested the creation of a binding intergovernmental framework for the 2026-2030 period, accompanied by a memorandum of understanding to consolidate civil society participation and establish common evaluation indicators. The 2nd International Women's Forum for Peace and Democracy brought together participants from various African countries and formed part of the preparations for the 4th Edition of the Luanda Biennale. The meeting resulted from an initiative by the Government of Angola, in partnership with the Office of the Special Envoy of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission on Women, Peace, and Security.