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    Gender-based Violence in Palestine : A Case Study

    Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue and Democracy, 2006
    A recent study by the Women's Empowerment Project in Gaza shows that 60 percent of women participants had experienced physical and verbal violence in the home. Drawing on evidence such as this, this report looks at the rising incidence of gender-based violence in Palestinian society.
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    Resolution on The Situation of and Assistance to Palestinian Women

    2005
    In December 2004, the United Nations' Secretary-General produced a report on the situation of, and assistance to, Palestinian women. This paper outlines the response of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
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    UN CEDAW Issues Concluding Observations on Israel, Emphasising 14 Areas of Concern Regarding Israeli Violations of Rights of Palestinian Women

    Legal Centre for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, 2005
    In July 2005, members of the Working Group on the Status of Palestinian Citizens of Israel and delegates of Non-Governmental Organisations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), submitted data and reports on the situation of Palestinian women living in Israel to the United Nations Committee on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).
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    Bringing Gender Back into Canada's Engagement in Fragile States: Options for CIDA in a Whole-of-Government Approach

    North-South Institute, 2005
    In April 2005, the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) produced an International Policy Statement (IPS) which sets out CIDA's policy on fragile states. Fragile states are those which are unable or unwilling to guarantee the provision of basic human security, health care, education and livelihoods such as Afghanistan, Haiti, Iraq and Sudan.
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    Engendering Peace: How the Peacebuilding Commission Can Live Up to UN Security Council Resolution 1325

    2006
    What opportunities does the proposed United Nations (UN) Peacebuilding Commission (PC) present for women? This document recommends ways in which the planned Peacebuilding Commission can comply with Security Council Resolution 1325, a UN resolution which promotes women's involvement in peace building initiatives.
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    Women, Peace and Security: The Canadian NGO Experience

    Gender and Peacebuilding Working Group, 2007
    United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security calls for the participation of women in peace processes, gender training in peace operations, and the overall protection of women and girls and respect of their rights, particularly in conflict situations.
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    Women, girls, boys and men, different needs - equal opportunities

    Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2006
    When a disaster hits or a conflict erupts, humanitarian actors move quickly to save lives, meet basic needs and protect survivors. In this rush, the appeal to ?pay attention to gender issues? often falls on deaf ears and may seem irrelevant. This handbook argues that it is not!
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    A Place at the Table: Afghan Women, Men and Decision Decision-making Authority

    Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, 2005
    What constitutes gender issues in the Afghan context? What opportunities exist for improving gender-sensitive programming, policy formulation and indicators of success? This briefing paper acknowledges that Afghan women have made certain gains in the post-Taleban era, particularly in national-level legal and political arenas but also at the local level of development interventions.
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    Gender-based Violence Legal Aid: A Participatory Toolkit - ARC GBV in Conflict-affected Settings

    Reproductive Health Response in Conflict Consortium, 2005
    This toolkit provides three tools and a step-by-step process to support field staff in the design of gender-based violence (GBV) services in conflict-affected settings that incorporate adequate, appropriate, and comprehensive prevention and response strategies with a multisectoral approach.
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    United Nations reform: improving peace operations by advancing the role of women

    Stanley Foundation, 2006
    In November 2006, over 75 experts gathered in New York and Washington to discuss barriers to women's advancement and consider concrete ways to improve the recruitment and selection of women for United Nations (UN) peace operations - as heads of mission, military personnel, civilian police, and international and national civilian staff. Their discussions revealed several trends.

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