National Commission for Lebanese Women, Sep 2001
The civil war and the recurrent Israeli aggressions have held back development and women's equality. Lebanese women face numerous obstacles in the labour market, their participation remains low, and women still tend to be regarded as the... Find out more
Institute of Development Studies UK, Nov 2013
In this issue:Feature on 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign including:Key publications on this year’s overall theme ‘Let’s challenge militarism and end violence against women.’
Updates on BRIDGE and the... Find out more
Authors: E. Isikozlu, A. S. Millard, Bonn International Center for Conversion , Sep 2010
How can donors and practitioners conduct better informed and targeted wartime rape interventions that meet the needs of impacted individuals, families and communities? This Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC) brief presents the... Find out more
Authors: J. El-Bushra, I. M. G. Sahl, Agency for Co-operation and Research in Development , Jan 2005
This book describes the ACORD research project 'Gender-Sensitive Programme Design and Planning in Conflict-Affected Situations’, which was carried out in 2000 and 2001. ACORD is an Africa-led development organisation working with poor and... Find out more
Women’s Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling, Oct 2012
The Women’s Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling has published this report bringing together fourteen testimonies that describe the day-to-day experiences of women living in the occupied Palestinian territories. The aim of the report is to... Find out more
Arry Organisation for Human Rights, Aug 2013
In a collaborative effort between the Arry Organisation for Human Rights, and Nuba Women Activists, researchers for this paper worked at considerable risk to conduct interviews with women activists, and give voice to the great hardship of... Find out more
Author: Megan Bastick, Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces , Jan 2011
A gender-responsive security sector institution is one that both meets the distinct and different security and justice needs of men, women, boys and girls; and promotes the full and equal participation of men and women. This self-... Find out more
Author: S. Bartels, Oxfam America, Jan 2010
When, where and how are women being attacked and what makes them vulnerable to sexual violence in South Kivu? How has the rape epidemic in South Kivu evolved over the last five years? This report looks at how rape was used as a strategic... Find out more
United Nations Inter-Agency Working Group on Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration, Jan 2012
High levels of violence often persist in post-conflict settings, sometimes exceeding levels during wartime. The violence stemming from the conflict period has important, often latent, gender dimensions. For example, for male ex-combatants... Find out more
Nazra for Feminist Studies, Jul 2013
In June of 2013, masses of Egyptian people once again took to the streets to demand the ouster of the President, this time the Muslim Brotherhood's Muhammed Morsi. Having taken control of the presidency, the armed forces appointed Judge... Find out more