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Established international norms and standards promote the protection of women during armed conflict and their participation in peace and security decision-making. The UN Security Council resolution 1325 on women, peace and security (UNSCR 1325) is one of the critical tools for moving the gender equality agenda forward in conflict and postconflict situations.

Not Just a Numbers Game: Increasing Women’s Participation in UN Peacekeeping

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August 26, 2013

Not Just a Numbers Game: Increasing Women’s Participation in UN Peacekeeping

In 2000, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 1325 on women, peace, and security. This stressed the need to integrate a gender perspective into the maintenance and
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In 2000, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 1325 on women, peace, and security. This stressed the need to integrate a gender perspective into the maintenance and

A Place at the Table: Safeguarding Women’s Rights in Afghanistan

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August 16, 2013

A Place at the Table: Safeguarding Women’s Rights in Afghanistan

Ten years after the start of the western intervention in Afghanistan, Afghan women are facing an uncertain future.

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Ten years after the start of the western intervention in Afghanistan, Afghan women are facing an uncertain future.

July 1, 2013
Egypt Tahrir Square Sexual Assaults Widespread, Women's Groups Warn

Operation Anti-Sexual Harassment, an Egyptian women's group set up in the wake of numerous sex attacks during Egypt's first round of protests, said it had 44 reported ca

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July 1, 2013
Rights group: 46 cases of harassment in Tahrir on 30 June

Injy Ghozlan, a member of Op Anti-Sexual Harassment/Assault, said the group has detected 46 incidents of sexual assault on protesters in Tahrir on Sunday, describing the assaults as "major and shocking."

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June 24, 2013
Security Council Meeting: Women and peace and security
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UN Security Council resolution 2106

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June 23, 2013

UN Security Council resolution 2106

UN Security Council resolution 2106, adopted in 2013, adds greater operational details to previous resolutions on this topic, reiterates that all actors, including not only the Security Council and parties to armed conflict, but all Member States and United Nations entities, must do more to imple

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UN Security Council resolution 2106, adopted in 2013, adds greater operational details to previous resolutions on this topic, reiterates that all actors, including not only the Security Council and parties to armed conflict, but all Member States and United Nations entities, must do more to imple

May 20, 2013
Elections 2013: ‘Dir women disenfranchised for security reasons’ , Pakistan

 

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May 17, 2013
Yemen's women make their voices heard from revolution to constitution

Yemeni women are some of the fiercest women I have ever met.

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