On the 26th of September 2020 Alliance 1325 held a civil society conference in Baghdad entitled “Following up on 2nd INAP 1325 Draft in view of Women, Peace and Security Agenda and COVID-19 pandemic”. This event presented the progress made in the development of the second draft NAP 1325 and COVID-19 crisis response in national programmes, as well as the role of the civil society and local communities in the localization and implementation of the NAP 1325.