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Gender and Disaster Risk Reduction: A training pack
Oxfam, 2011Deepening poverty, environmental degradation, urbanisation, and the effects of climate change are making more women and men vulnerable to disasters than ever before. But some groups within society experience higher levels of vulnerability to the effects of extreme events.DocumentChanging their world 2nd edition
Association for Women's Rights in Development, 2011This selection of four new case studies are an addition to the well received ‘Changing Their World’, publication from 2008, which contained ten case studies and considered what we mean by women’s movements, what makes a movement feminist, and the key issues facing women’s and feminist movements today. These further four case studies focus on:DocumentRight Now! Women with Disabilities Build Peace Post-Conflict
Center for Women Policy Studies, 2011The main focus of this paper, part of the series of Barbara Faye Waxman Fiduccia papers on women and girls with disabilities, is to makes the argument for better inclusion of women with disabilities in peace building and reconciliation processes.DocumentProgress of the World's Women: In Pursuit of Justice
UN Women, 2011What are the legal frameworks in place to ensure women’s rights and access to justice? How do these laws translate into equality in practice? What interventions are needed to make justice a reality rather than an aspiration for women? These are some of the questions considered in this first major UN Women report.Document2010 DRC report: Amplifying the voices of women in Eastern Congo
Women for Women International, 2011As part of its survey series ‘Stronger Women, Stronger Nations’, Women for Women International (WfWI) conducted an extensive study in 2009 on the needs of women in the Kivus region of Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).DocumentThe State of World Population 2010: From conflict and crisis to renewal
United Nations Population Fund, 2010This report coincides with the 10th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325, the first formal attempt of this body to redress the absence or low level of women’s participation in peace and reconstruction efforts.DocumentWomen count for peace: the 2010 open days on women, peace and security
United Nations [UN] Peacekeeping Operations, 2010In the summer of 2010, female peace activists and senior United Nations (UN) leaders in conflict affected countries met for 25 special meetings: the ‘Open Days on Women, Peace and Security’. These aimed to ensure that women’s voices and leadership guide the work of the UN, improving its efforts to promote peace and protect women.DocumentPakistan floods 2010; Rapid gender needs assessment of flood affected communities
United Nations Development Fund for Women, 2010What gender issues emerged from the Pakistan Floods of 2010? The purpose of this United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) Rapid Gender Assessment Needs Report is to substantiate the findings of the preliminary report (4 September 2010).Document10th Anniversary of UN SC Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security
Inter Press Service, 2010The 10th anniversary of United Nations (U.N.) Security Council Resolution 1325 calls for equal representation and special protection of women in the resolution of armed conflict. However, it is not a secret that implementation of the important United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 has been disappointing.DocumentGlobal burden of armed violence
United Nations [UN] High Commission for Refugees, 2008The report brings into focus the wide ranging costs of war and crime on development and seeks to provide a solid evidence base to shape effective policy, programming, and advocacy to prevent and reduce armed violence.Pages