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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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