Conflict and emergencies
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- Syrian women and girls: fleeing death, facing ongoing threats and humiliation. A gender-based violence rapid assessment
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 2012
- At the time this assessment was written, estimates suggested that up to 90,000 Syrian refugees had crossed the border into Lebanon. The International Rescue Committee conducted a rapid assessment on the situation faced by Syrian women...
- Sparks of hope: grassroots women organise self help efforts to restore communities after the Haiti disaster
- 2010
- Six months after the January 12th earthquake in Haiti, We were present in the tent camps in Port au Prince and Leogane to listen to women in affected communities, on their evaluation of their daily lives and the involvement of institu...
- Forgotten peace builders
- S. Ortoleva 2010
- Women worldwide are working to end political exclusion. More must be done to ensure that ALL women participate in building the rule of law, strengthening democracy and have a voice in decision making processes. Sustainable peace requi...
- Gender and disaster risk reduction: a training pack
- M. C. Ciampi / Oxfam, 2011
- Understanding how gender relations shape women’s and men’s lives is critical to disaster risk reduction (DRR). This is because women’s and men’s different roles, responsibilities, and access to resources influence ...
- Women's views from the frontline
- Huairou Commission, 2012
- The Huairou Commission initiated the action-research ‘Women’s Views from the Frontline’ to complement ‘Views from the Frontline’ to ensure that the voices of grassroots women are included in the civil soc...
- Leading resilient development - grassroots practices & innovations
- United Nations Development Programme, 2011
- This publication—firmly grounded in the research and practices of its contributors— is a practical source document of ideas for readers studying and working on resilience issues. In presenting a set of grassroots women’...
- Women, gender and the hyogo framework for action
- Gender and Disaster Network, 2012
- Gender is a cross-cutting concern requiring attention throughout the planning, implementation and evaluation phases of the activities adopted to implement the Hyogo Framework for Action. Toward this end, the need for sexdifferentiated...
- An absolute must: gender-aware responses to natural disasters
- AWID News, 2010
- Hurricane Katrina, the recent earthquakes in Haiti and Chile, and the 2005 Asia tsunami in have all been stark reminders of the fact that natural disasters – like human-made ones – have a gendered impact. Whether it is becau...
- Women tough it out in post-disaster situations
- L. Bacalla / Southeast Asian Press Alliance, 2010
- Women are known to bear the brunt of disasters. No sooner after a calamity hits does their workload increase significantly as their traditional role of being caregivers is stretched to accommodate the heightened needs of others. Yet a...
- Gender mainstreaming in emergency management: facilitator notes
- E. Enarson 2012
- This manual supports a half- day workshop, but is easily adapted to shorter or longer periods. It can also be used as a self-study guide. It is designed to be highly participatory, with a range of suggested activities that invite dial...
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