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Breaking the chains - eliminating slavery, ending poverty
Department for International Development, UK, 2006Today people are still suffering from forms of slavery and human trafficking.DocumentChange, choice and power: young women, livelihoods and HIV prevention
United Nations Population Fund, 2007The urgency of addressing the vulnerability of young women and adolescent girls of all backgrounds, but particularly the poor, cannot be over stated. Innovative, far-reaching and rapid responses are needed to impact whole generations so that the Millennium Development Goals to reduce poverty can be within reach.DocumentEnding violence against women: programming for prevention, protection and care
United Nations Population Fund, 2006Violence against women manifests itself in different ways in different societies - from psychological abuse and physical harm to early marriage and ritual slavery - and the pathways to success vary.DocumentThe health risks and consequences of trafficking in women and adolescents: findings from a European study
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 2003This report presents the findings of a two-year multi-country study on women's health and trafficking to the European Union. It is an initial inquiry into an area about which little research has previously been conducted. Interviews were conducted by researchers in Albania, Italy, the Netherlands, Thailand, and the United Kingdom with women who had been trafficked.DocumentThe elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child: report of the Expert Group meeting
United Nations [UN] Division for the Advancement of Women, 2006This document reports on the 2006 meeting of an Expert Group which aimed to feed into to the deliberations of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) on “The elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child” conducted from 26 February to 9 March 2007.Drawing on wide-ranging research, the report identifies the main issues facing girls, especially those most at rDocumentWomen, 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 violenceDocumentHope for the girl child: a briefing paper to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women at its 51st session
World Vision, 2007This briefing paper was prepared as a contribution to the meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) on “The elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child”, conducted from 26 February to 9 March 2007.DocumentProgramming to address violence against women: 10 case studies
United Nations Population Fund, 2006Violence against women is slowly becoming more and more an issue for public debate and action. This report documents 10 case studies from dirferent developing countries that provide examples and lessons informing best practice that can be used to confront the problem on an international scale.DocumentSocio-economic factors contributing to child abuse in Botswana
Child Rights Information Network, 2005This study investigates girl-child abuse, especially sexual abuse, and identifies the major economic, social, and situational factors that contribute to the problem in Botswana, with the goal of lobbying government to protect children.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.Pages