Manuals and toolkits
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- Integrating gender issues in humanitarian responses to conflicts and emergencies
- ( United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs , 2006)
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In the rush to provide humanitarian response when a disaster hits or a conflict erupts, paying specific attention to gender issues may seem irrelevant. This handbook sets forth standards for the in...
- Practical tools for field based humanitarian workers
- ( L. Richardson;G. Price / AID All in Diary - a practical tool for field based humanitarian workers , 2009)
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The immediate pressures of working in a disasters environment mean that humanitarian workers can struggle to access the most relevant information needed for the situation in which they are working....
- How to incorporate gender mainstreaming in disaster response and preparedness
- ( C. Pincha / Earthworm Books , 2008)
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The risks and vulnerabilities that people face from natural disasters are as much a product of their social situation as their physical environment. Vulnerabilities and capacities of individuals an...
- Incorporating gender into mine action programmes
- ( M. Nilsson / Swiss Campaign to Ban Landmines , 2008)
- The relevance of gender has taken time to impose itself clearly to anti landmine programmers, decision-makers, implementers, donors, and stakeholders working in the area of mine action.The main treati...
Protection challenges faced by women and girl refugees
- ( United Nations [UN] High Commission for Refugees , 2008)
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Today, women and girls everywhere still face greater obstacles claiming and enjoying their rights
than do men and boys. Displacement generally exacerbates these inequalities, as does a tenden... - Inter-agency Standing Committee gender handbook in humanitarian action
- ( Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre , 2006)
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Can attention be paid to gender issues when a disaster hits or a conflict erupts and humanitarian actors have to move quickly to save lives, meet basic needs and protect survivors?
This handbook aim...
- Key issues and methods for understanding the common impact of conflict on women
- ( US Agency for International Development , 2007)
- This guide describes the ways in which conflict and fragility may increase gender inequities and suggests programming approaches that address these issues while building on the strengths of women. It ...
- Creating action plans on women, peace and security
- ( K. Valasek; K. Nelson / United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women , 2006)
- In the realm of women’s rights and gender equality the commitments made at the international and national levels remain far from the day-to-day realities of women’s lives. This guide examines the form...
- Education for all in emergency situations
- ( United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization , 2006)
- This guidebook seeks to support educational authorities working to provide access to quality education for children affected by conflict and other emergencies. This guide is mainly directed at nationa...
- Tools to help address violence against women by non-state actors
- ( J. Bauer; A. Hélie / Rights and Democracy, International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development , 2006)
- This manual aims to provide tools to help further the work of activists particularly those investigating and addressing violence against women perpetrated by non-state actors. It is especially designe...
