Global Resources

Welcome to the Global Resources Database. This library contains over 3,000 specially selected gender documents picked from over 1,500 sources. It covers longstanding concerns and debates as well as emerging issues. It provides access to research, reports and policy documents, as well as records of good practice, lessons learnt and case studies, amongst other things. Each resource has been summarised providing a brief overview, key findings and recommendations, to help you save time deciding which resources you really want to read.

The database is added to monthly with the latest resources on a particular theme and/or region. We often pick a theme which is particularly relevant, for example, linking in with the theme of a key international gender event or campaign. However some months we like to showcase work from a region or on a theme that is underrepresented to provide space for more marginalised issue and further add to the diversity of our database.

We also strive to make resources available in languages other than English. A number of resources are available in French and Spanish, as well as other languages within the database.

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Global overview 2015: people internally displaced by conflict and violence

Authors: A. Bilak, M. Caterina, G. Charron, Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre , May 2015

Since the end of the Cold War, changing geopolitical forces and the rise of non-state armed groups (NSAGs) have radically reshaped the nature and scale of the internal displacement of people around the globe. At the end of 2014, armed... Find out more

African Women’s Decade 2010-2020: 2013 annual review

Jan 2014

Since the Continental Launch of the African Women’s Decade (AWD) by the African Union (AU) in 2010, have African women’s rights advanced? Make Every Woman Count’s annual review of the AWD aims to evaluate the progress, or lack thereof,... Find out more

Violence against women in the Gaza strip: After the Isreali Military Operation Protective Edge 2014

Authors: C. Muller, B. Barhoum, ActionAid International, Oct 2015

Following the Israeli military Operation Protective Edge in summer 2014, this reports presents the findings of a study initiated by ActionAid and Alianza por la Solidaridad (Alianza) on violence against women (VAW) in the Gaza Strip,... Find out more

The impact of emergency situations on female genital mutilation

Authors: M. Ryan, A. Glennie, L. Robertson, A. Wilson, 28 Too Many, Jan 2014

There has been limited research on the impact of emergency situations on female genital mutilation (FGM), despite it being widely recognised as a harmful traditional practice (HTP) that violates the human rights of girls and women. This... Find out more

Gender-based violence tools manual for assessment, program design, monitoring and evaluation

Reproductive Health Response in Conflict Consortium , Jan 2003

This manual is aimed at improving international and local capacity to address gender-based violence (GBV) in refugee, internally displaced, and post-conflict settings. It is meant to be used by humanitarian professionals who have... Find out more

Our bodies, their battle ground. Boko Haram and gender-based violence against Christian women and children in North-Eastern Nigeria since 1999

Authors: A. Barkindo, B. Tyavkase, Nov 2013

Over the years, gender-based violence (GBV) in Nigeria has been primarily examined from cultural, traditional and socio-economic perspectives, neglecting political-religious related insurgency like that of Boko Haram. The research... Find out more

Cycles of violence: gender relations and armed conflict

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

Factsheet: The Philippines

United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, Sep 2011

This fact sheet by UN Women presents an overview of the situation women currently face in the Philippines, as well as the various ways in which UN Women has been supporting governments and civil society. Five themes are summarised in their... Find out more