Tag Archives: Violence against women

“Victories over Violence, Ensuring Safety for Women and Girls,” a practitioners’ manual

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Tina Robiolle

Women’s Learning Partnership just released an interesting practitioners’ manual Victories over Violence: Ensuring Safety for Women and Girls (authors: Mahnaz Afkhami, Haleh Vaziri). Women’s Learning Partnership is a nonprofit organization consisting of 20 autonomous national partner organizations based in the Global … Continue reading →

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Re-thinking gender in peacebuilding: new International Alert report

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Tina Robiolle

International Alert just released a new report, Re-thinking gender in peacebuilding by Henri Myrttinen, Jana Naujoks, Judy El-Bushra. This report calls for a more nuanced understanding of the role gender plays in peacebuilding. This report is part of a three-year research … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Conflict Management, Fragile States, Gender, Gender Based Violence, Peacebuilding | Tagged access to justice, Burundi, Colombia, continuum of violence, economic recovery, GBV, Gender & Peacebuilding, Gender in Peacebuilding, Gender-Based Violence, Henri Myrttinen, International Alert, Jana Naujoks, Judy El-Bushra, Nepal, post-conflict, sexual violence, Uganda, Violence, Violence against women, Women and Men

Unlearning Violence: Evidence and Policies for Early Childhood Development and Peace

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Tina Robiolle

The World Peace Foundation is organizing an exciting conference on February 13 & 14, 2014, at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy – Tufts University. There is no cost to attend, registration is filling fast: interested individuals can obtain more … Continue reading →

Posted in Child Protection, Conflict Management, Education, Fragile States, Gender Based Violence, Girls, Girls' Education, Human Rights, Human Rights Education, International Development, Peace, Peace Education, Peacebuilding | Tagged Because I am a girl, Child Protection, Conflict, Early Childhood, Education, Education First, Education For All, Fragile States, Girls' education, Human Rights, I am Malala, International Development, Millenium Development Goals, Peace, peace education, Peacebuilding, Violence, Violence against women

UN Education First Initiative one year on: Education cannot wait

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Tina Robiolle

Today, we are celebrating the first-year anniversary of the UN Global Education First initiative launched by UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon in September 2012. Around the same time last year, over 20 government and global humanitarian, development and education leaders representing … Continue reading →

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All Girls Achieving and Learning: UNGEI Policy Advocacy Agenda

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Tina Robiolle

The United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative (UNGEI) just issued its latest policy advocacy agenda, available here: The United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative (UNGEI) is a multi-stakeholder partnership committed to improving the quality and availability of girls’ education and contributing to … Continue reading →

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Violence against women: a problem of epidemic proportions around the world

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Tina Robiolle

“There is one universal truth, applicable to all countries, cultures and communities: violence against women is never acceptable, never excusable, never tolerable.” – United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon (2008, SG/SM/11437 WOM/1665) This report, developed by the World Health Organization, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Child Protection, Education, Gender Based Violence, Girls' Education, Human Rights, International Development, Women | Tagged Child Protection, Education, Gender Equality, Gender Gap, Girls' education, Human Rights, International Development, United Nations, Violence against women, WHO, Women's Empowerment, World Health Organization

10 things men can do to prevent gender violence

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Tina Robiolle

Domestic violence and sexual abuse are often called “women’s issues.” But in this TED talk, Jackson Katz points out that these are intrinsically men’s issues — and shows how these violent behaviors are tied to definitions of manhood. A call … Continue reading →

Posted in Child Protection, Education, Gender Based Violence, Human Rights, Peace Education, Women | Tagged Child Protection, Education, Gender Equality, Human Rights, Men, peace education, Violence against women, Women's Empowerment

Malala’s UN address: Education for all is the only solution

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Tina Robiolle

Malala Yousafzai marked her 16th birthday, on Friday, 12 July 2013 at the United Nations, by giving her first high-level public appearance and statement on the importance of education. Malala became a public figure when she was shot by the Taliban … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Child Protection, Education, Fragile States, Gender Based Violence, Girls' Education, Human Rights, Peace Education, Peacebuilding, Women | Tagged Child Protection, Development, Education First, Gender Equality, Girls' education, Human Rights, I am Malala, Malala Yousafzai, peace education, Peacebuilding, United Nations, Violence against women, Women's Empowerment

U.N. Security Council new resolution on conflict-related sexual violence

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Tina Robiolle

The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a new resolution on conflict-related sexual violence on June 24, 2013. Here is a statement by Lakshmi Puri, Acting Head of UN Women: “UN Women welcomes the unanimous adoption of Security Council resolution … Continue reading →

Posted in Conflict Management, Gender Based Violence, Peace, Peacebuilding, Women | Tagged Conflict, Fragile States, Gender Equality, Peace, Peacebuilding, UN Women, United Nations, Violence, Violence against women, Women, Women's Empowerment

Working to end gender-based violence at school: new report

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Tina Robiolle

Worldwide, 66 million girls are missing out on an education. This new Plan International report, A girl’s right to learn without fear, focuses on one of the major barriers girls face: gender-based violence – sexual, physical and psychological –in and … Continue reading →

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