Zimbabwe’s election to the United Nations Security Council is a significant diplomatic milestone that provides an opportunity for the country to champion the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda from an African perspective. It enables Zimbabwe to advocate for women’s meaningful participation in peace and security processes, strengthen efforts to prevent and respond to gender-based violence, and promote gender-responsive peacebuilding initiatives. To advance the WPS Agenda, critical issues requiring attention include the underrepresentation of women in peace processes, persistent gender-based violence, inadequate funding for WPS programmes, weak institutional coordination, climate change impacts, limited inclusion of young women in peacebuilding, data and accountability gaps, and the need to strengthen grassroots women’s peacebuilding networks.