Maureen  Olyaro, Irene Muchomba are discussing the shift to online discourse also risks narrowing the space for women’s civil society organizations to operate and to undertake urgent advocacy and service delivery in support of women’s rights. Security Council resolution 2242 (2015) was in fact one of the first Council resolutions to recognize health pandemics as part of the peace and security landscape, and highlight the need for the principles of prevention, protection, and equal participation and leadership of women to be part of all responses.