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  A guide to indigenous women’s rights under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)

  Forest Peoples Programme, 2004

  This guide aims to provide practical information for indigenous peoples and organizations to support their use of rights-based arugments under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).The guide covers:general information on the CEDAW and its monitoring body, the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Agains
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  Gender and armed conflict: cutting edge pack

  BRIDGE, 2003

  This briefing document focuses on gender and armed conflict. It contains three documents: Overview report:explores the impact of armed conflict on gender relations, analysing the distinct ways that both women and men are affected.
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  Violent response: protecting African schoolgirls from sexual abuse

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003

  Why is sexual violence so prevalent in Africa’s schools? Why is predatory aggressive masculinity condoned? What are the links between abuse in schools, lack of information and poverty? How should schools tackle abuse and intimidation of female students?
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  Women's political presence and empowerment: women in the institutions of local government in Orissa after the 73rd amendment to the Indian Constitution

  World Movement for Democracy, 2002

  This article asks whether the 33% reservation for women in the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRI) introduced through the 73rd Amendment to Indian Constitution in 1992 lead to women's empowerment.
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  Gendering AIDS: women, men, empowerment, mobilisation

  Voluntary Service Overseas, 2003

  This report examines how national and international policy implementation of HIV/AIDS can be strengthened.
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  Men and reproductive health programs: influencing gender norms

  Synergy Project, USAID, 2003

  This review outlines programs in Central America, Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia that are designed to change social norms related to entrenched gender roles. It explains the methodologies each program employed to achieve this goal and presents findings from evaluations conducted to assess their efficacy.
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  No security without food security: no food security without gender equality

  Association of World Council of Churches related Development Organisations in Europe, 2003

  This report is the outcome of the APRODEV GOOD Conference which looked at tracing the linkages between food security, gender and trade liberalisation.
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  The contribution of sexual and reproductive health services to the fight against HIV/AIDS: a review

  Reproductive Health Matters, 2003

  This article looks at the major contribution of sexual and reproductive health programmes to the fight against the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
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  Major activities and actors in energy, poverty, and gender

  Energy, Poverty and Gender, 2003

  This report lists and details projects focused on energy, poverty and gender. Initiatives and programmes are described from the following organisations:United NationsNGOs: subdivided in gender and energy networks; regional and national NGOs subdivided by region; and international NGOsBilateral, other donors including DFID, CIDA, SIDA, and World Bank programs
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  Enabling equitable access to rural electrification: current thinking on energy, poverty,and gender

  Energy, Poverty and Gender, 2003

  This briefing paper reviews the current thinking on energy, poverty, and gender. It focuses on rural electrification and renewable energy as an initial attempt to conceptualize linkages and needs in this area.The paper looks at:the relationships between energy, poverty, and gender relationships.

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