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Women, girls, boys and men, different needs - equal opportunities
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2006Can 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 aims to provide actors in the field with guidance on gender analysis, planning and actions to ensure that the needs, contributions and capacities of women, girls, boys and men are considered in all aspecDocumentGAPS report on involving men in the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security
Womankind, 2007How can men play and integral role in the Security Council Resolution (SCR)? This report is based on a discussion held in conjunction with GAPS (gender action for peace and security) and the High Commission for Canada on involving men in the implementation of SCR 1325. It focuses on how and why SCR 1325 is relevant to men, as well as broader efforts to build sustainable peace.DocumentWomen and conflict: an introductory guide for programming
US Agency for International Development, 2007This 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.DocumentTargeting women: the forgotten victims of the conflict
Amnesty International, 2007This Amnesty International (AI) report reveals the horrifying extent of sexual violence against women and girls taking place in the context of the current conflict in Cote d'Ivoire and points out that the scale and brutal nature of the attacks are vastly underestimated.The report points out that many women and girls are the victims of gang rape or are abducted and forced into sexual slavery byDocumentUnited Nations reform: improving peace operations by advancing the role of women
Stanley Foundation, 2006Why are there so few women in influential positions within the UN peace operations? This paper discusses the recruitment and retention of women for United Nations (UN) peace operations - as heads of mission, military personnel, civilian police, and international and national civilian staff.DocumentWomen, violence and war: invisible victims
Eldis News Weblog, 2007Violence against women (VAW) is being seen increasingly as the biggest obstacle to gender equality and quality of life for women on a global scale. Several new publications highlight the issue of VAW, with a specific emphasis on ways in which the problem is often exacerbated in the context of conflict and the often hidden nature of the violenceDocumentWhere are the girls? girls in fighting forces in Northern Uganda, Sierra Leone and Mozambique: their lives during and after war
Rights and Democracy, International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development, 2004Girls in fighting forces have suffered major human rights violations, especially gender-based violence.DocumentThe shame of war: sexual violence against women and girls in conflict
Integrated Regional Information Networks, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), 2007This IRIN publication is a reference book and photo essay of portraits and testimonies of the sexual violence women suffer when men go to war.DocumentPromising democracy, imposing theocracy: gender-based violence and the US war on Iraq
MADRE, 2007This report released by MADRE examines the incidence, causes, and legalisation of gender-based violence in Iraq since the US-led invasion.