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    Review of the Implementation of the BPfA Outcome Documents of the Special Session of the General Assembly: Report of the SG

    United Nations [UN] Division for the Advancement of Women, 2004
    Questionnaire responses from Member States provide the basis for this United Nations ten-year-on review of the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA).
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    The Tsunami's Impact on Women

    Oxfam, 2005
    Up to four times as many females as males may have been killed in the tsunami. This review of the evidence available in Aceh (Indonesia), India and Sri Lanka reveals that more women appear to have been killed by the tsunami for a variety of reasons. These include women staying behind to look for their children and women being less likely to know how to swim or climb palm trees.
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    Women2000 and Beyond: Making Risky Environments Safer: Women Building Sustainable and Disaster-Resilient Environments

    United Nations [UN] Division for the Advancement of Women, 2004
    When women and men confront natural or environmental disasters such as forest fires, droughts, earthquake and volcanic eruption, their responses tend to mirror their role and position in society.
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    Report of the Secretary-General on the Situation of Women and Girls in Afghanistan

    United Nations [UN] Commission on the Status of Women ., 2004
    What is the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban? There has been marked progress in the condition of Afghani women and girls, particularly those living in the capital Kabul, in recent years.
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    Gender, Conflict and Development

    World Bank, 2005
    This book highlights the gender dimensions of conflict, organised around major relevant themes such as female combatants, sexual violence, formal and informal peace processes, the legal framework, work, the rehabilitation of social services and community-driven development.
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    Coping with Disrupted Lives: A Study of Afghan Girls

    2002
    This study explores the practical and emotional ways in which a generation coped with the war in Afghanistan and exile in Peshawar, Pakistan. It describes the daily lives of a number of young girls and their families during the various phases of war in Kabul, and in exile across the border.
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    Focus on Gender and Peace-building: Empowerment, Gender and Peace Promotion

    2004
    This newsletter examines gender-sensitive empowerment and how it can be applied to resolve conflicts. Empowerment is a much-used expression that is deployed in different contexts. It is understood as a power-building process that aims to release people from relationships that are based on violence and dominance - including relationships between men and women - and widen their scope of action.
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    Report of the Secretary-General on the Situation of and Assistance to Palestinian Women

    United Nations [UN] Commission on the Status of Women ., 2004
    This report summarises the situation of Palestinian women between October 2003 and September 2004. It reviews the unfolding humanitarian and socioeconomic crisis in the situation of women and provides an overview of the assistance provided to Palestinian women by various bodies of the United Nations (UN).
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    Sexual violence and its consequences among displaced persons in Darfur and Chad

    Human Rights Watch, 2005
    Rape and sexual violence against women and girls are a prominent feature of the ?ethnic cleansing? campaign carried out by government forces and militia in Darfur, Sudan. Human Rights Watch (HRW) took two research missions to camps in Chad and South Darfur in February 2005 in order to research patterns of sexual and gender-based violence and the response of local and international actors.
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    Gender-Based Violence in Populations Affected by Armed Conflict: A Field Guide for Displaced Settings

    2004
    Gender-based violence (GBV) is violence that is inflicted upon someone because of their gender - it includes rape, domestic violence, sexual slavery, intentional HIV infection and female genital mutilation. The violence and power struggles of armed conflict can exacerbate gender-based violence including in situations such as refugee camps where large numbers of people are displaced.

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