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Women Building Peace

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May 6, 2014

Women Building Peace

This volume looks back at a wealth of women’s peacebuilding practice documented by Accord since 1998. Case studies from Cambodia,  Sierra Leone, northern Uganda, Papua New Guinea–Bougainville, Northern  Ireland, Angola, Sudan, Indonesia–Aceh and Somalia (presented in the  chronological order in w

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This volume looks back at a wealth of women’s peacebuilding practice documented by Accord since 1998. Case studies from Cambodia,  Sierra Leone, northern Uganda, Papua New Guinea–Bougainville, Northern  Ireland, Angola, Sudan, Indonesia–Aceh and Somalia (presented in the  chronological order in w

Austerity Measures in Developing Countries: Public Expenditure Trends and the Risks to Women and Children

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May 6, 2014

Austerity Measures in Developing Countries: Public Expenditure Trends and the Risks to Women and Children

This study examines how austerity measures may have adversely affected children and women in a sample of 128 developing countries in 2012.

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This study examines how austerity measures may have adversely affected children and women in a sample of 128 developing countries in 2012.

Our Motherland, Our Country: Gender Discrimination and Statelessness in the Middle East and North Africa

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May 2, 2014

Our Motherland, Our Country: Gender Discrimination and Statelessness in the Middle East and North Africa

Gender discrimination in nationality laws occurs when women cannot acquire, change, retain or pass on their nationality to their children and/or non-national spouses on an equal basis as men.
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Gender discrimination in nationality laws occurs when women cannot acquire, change, retain or pass on their nationality to their children and/or non-national spouses on an equal basis as men.

Discrimination Against Women in Bahraini Society and Legislation

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May 2, 2014

Discrimination Against Women in Bahraini Society and Legislation

The attached report was submitted by the Bahrain Center for Human Rights to the CEDAW (Convention for the Eliminatin of Discrimination Against Women) Committee.

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The attached report was submitted by the Bahrain Center for Human Rights to the CEDAW (Convention for the Eliminatin of Discrimination Against Women) Committee.

Only Until the Rice is Cooked? The Domestic Violence Act, Familial Ideology, and Cultural Narratives in Sri Lanka

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May 2, 2014

Only Until the Rice is Cooked? The Domestic Violence Act, Familial Ideology, and Cultural Narratives in Sri Lanka

In August 2005, the Sri Lankan Parliament unanimously passed the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act No 34 (PDVA), marking the culmination of a legal advocacy process initiated by a coalition of women’s NGOs in 1999.
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In August 2005, the Sri Lankan Parliament unanimously passed the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act No 34 (PDVA), marking the culmination of a legal advocacy process initiated by a coalition of women’s NGOs in 1999.

Women Members of the Constituent Assembly: A summary of a study on contribution of women in constitution making in Nepal

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May 2, 2014

Women Members of the Constituent Assembly: A summary of a study on contribution of women in constitution making in Nepal

This publication reveals stories of leadership, struggle and achievement of the 197 women in the Constituent Assembly in Nepal.

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This publication reveals stories of leadership, struggle and achievement of the 197 women in the Constituent Assembly in Nepal.

Promoting Women: Transforming Women into Leaders

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April 24, 2014

Promoting Women: Transforming Women into Leaders

This edition of 'The Parliamentarian' by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association focuses on women in parliaments.

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This edition of 'The Parliamentarian' by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association focuses on women in parliaments.

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