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Women, Peace and Security

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.

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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CLAN LEADERS: MAJOR OBSTACLE TO SOMALI WOMEN’S POLITICAL PARTICIPATION

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May 14, 2013

CLAN LEADERS: MAJOR OBSTACLE TO SOMALI WOMEN’S POLITICAL PARTICIPATION

Imagine being a woman who has lived in a stateless, militarised, and violent country for over two decades.

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Imagine being a woman who has lived in a stateless, militarised, and violent country for over two decades.

Women in Colombia
May 9, 2013
No Justice? No Peace! The Women Absent from Colombia's Peace Talks

“No Justice? No Peace!” Never has this chant, which I have heard so often at anti-war rallies, felt so real to me as during the last few months observing the ongoing peace negotiations between the Colombian government and the FARC guerrillas.

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May 8, 2013
Tunisia Campaign School Helps Aspiring Politicians across the Middle East and North Africa

Wafa Bani Mustafa had already won a seat in Jordan’s parliament. But as she prepared to run for reelection, she wanted to learn more about fundraising techniques, which are not widely used in the region.

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Costing and Financing 1325 Estimating the Resources Needed to Implement Women, Peace and Security Resolutions at the National Level

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May 1, 2013

Costing and Financing 1325 Estimating the Resources Needed to Implement Women, Peace and Security Resolutions at the National Level

“[P]ublic budgets are not mere financial and economic tools, but are the basic framework within which the model of socio-economic development is shaped, criteria of income redistribution are set and political aims are prioritize

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“[P]ublic budgets are not mere financial and economic tools, but are the basic framework within which the model of socio-economic development is shaped, criteria of income redistribution are set and political aims are prioritize

Lessons from Women’s Programs in Afghanistan and Iraq

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May 1, 2013

Lessons from Women’s Programs in Afghanistan and Iraq

As Afghanistan and Iraq enter a difficult transition period, women in these countries are increasingly vulnerable to having their rights and opportunities set back at least a generation. Deteriorating securit

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As Afghanistan and Iraq enter a difficult transition period, women in these countries are increasingly vulnerable to having their rights and opportunities set back at least a generation. Deteriorating securit

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