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    Gender and ICTs for development: a global sourcebook

    Royal Tropical Institute, 2005
    Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) can have profound implications for women and men in terms of employment, education, health, environmental sustainability, and community development. Because of systemic gender biases in ICTs and their applications, however, women are far more likely than men to experience discrimination in the new information society.
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    Institutional Change and Accountability: Notes on a Strategy

    2003
    Why is accountability to women important in relation to human security? In order for organisations to achieve true human security they need to redress gender inequity and support women's rights. To realise women's rights, they must ensure the active participation of women and also work on changing institutions (i.e. families, communities, markets and the state).
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    Preventing and coping with HIV/AIDS in post conflict situations: gender-based lessons

    Linking Complex Emergency Response and Transition Initiative, 2000
    The number and nature of violent conflicts in Africa, coupled with the HIV/AIDS pandemic, are negating many of the development gains achieved in Africa over the last 50 years. This briefing note summarises the rationale behind a symposium held in Pretoria, South Africa, on March 27-29 2001 on 'Preventing and coping with HIV/AIDS in post conflict situations: gender-based lessons'.
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    Our Common Interest, Report of the Commission for Africa

    Commission for Africa, 2005
    This year promises to be a decisive one for Africa. In 2005, the United Nations (UN) will conduct a five-year review of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which aim to halve world poverty (most of which is in Africa) by 2015.
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    Gender Assessment Sudan ISP: 2003-2005

    2003
    As Sudan emerges from decades of internal conflict, this report outlines the status of women in Sudan, with a particular emphasis on the differing challenges faced by women in Northern and Southern Sudan. Gender relations in Sudan must be examined through the lens of a range of ecological, ethnic, cultural and socio-economic differences.
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    Sudan

    United Nations Development Fund for Women, 2005
    This gender profile of Sudan provides an overview of the situation of women in light of over 40 years of conflict. It begins with an overview of the history of conflict in Sudan, highlighting in particular those historical events, including instances of increased rape and violence against women as new fighting broke out between groups, which increased violations of women's human rights.
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    Worldwide Joint Submission to the Commission for Africa

    United Kingdom Gender and Development Network, 2004
    This short report is a submission to the consultation process of the UK's Commission for Africa. In February 2004 British Prime Minister Tony Blair set up the Commission, aimed at providing a new focus and a comprehensive set of policies for a strong and prosperous Africa.
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    Assessing the Gender Impact of the Community based Animal Health Programme in Southern Sudan

    Veterinaires sans Frontieres, Belgium, 2002
    How does the position of women in the Nuer Community affect the division of labour in livestock activities? In southern Sudan many communities are chronically food insecure with little access to livestock and its products (e.g. milk and blood meat).
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    Baseline Study on the Status of Women in the New Sudan: Report for Mundri and Yei Counties, Western Equatoria, Southern Sudan

    Joint Assessment Mission in the Sudan, 2004
    The roles and responsibilities of South Sudanese women underwent a considerable shift due to the civil war. As a result of the conflict women were forced to perform non-traditional tasks such as securing shelter for their families, participating in combat activities and supplying fighting forces with food and other necessities.
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    Sudanese women’s priorities and recommendations to the Oslo Donors’ Conference on Sudan

    United Nations Development Fund for Women, 2005
    This statement was issued at the Oslo Donor's Conference on Sudan in April 2005. Its authors comprise Sudanese women delegates from all regions, including representatives from the Government of Sudan, the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A), civil society and academic institutions.

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