Tag Archives: Violence

Afghan Women’s Inclusion in the Peace Process: exceptional conference on June 18

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Tina Robiolle

In a context of contested negotiations with the Taliban and to discuss the social situation, geopolitics, development, security and governance in Afghanistan, this conference will bring together around fifteen high level Afghan Women Leaders: Mr. Staffan de Mistura, Former United Nations Special Envoy … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, Conflict Management, Elections, Fragile States, Gender, Gender Based Violence, Human Rights, International Development, Peace, Peacebuilding, Women | Tagged Afghanistan, AfghanWomenLeaders, Conference, Geopolitics, OmarSamad, PeaceProcess, politics, StaffandeMistura, Taliban, UNSCR 1325, Violence, Women | 1 Comment

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 | Leave a comment

Women, Men, and Peace: new issue of the Alliance for Peacebuilding online publication

Posted on March 30, 2014 by Tina Robiolle

The Alliance for Peacebuilding just released the third issue of their free semi-annual online publication, Building Peace: A Forum for Peace and Security in the 21st Century. This last issue, Women, Men, and Peace, explores questions of gender and peace through the … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, Fragile States, Gender Based Violence, Peace, Peace Education, Peacebuilding, Women | Tagged Afghanistan, Africa, Alliance for Peacebuilding, Azra Jafari, Building Peace, Conflict, Don Steinberg, Fragile States, Gender Equality, Gender Gap, Kristen Gresh, Peace, Peacebuilding, Policy, Research, Security, UN Security Council Resolution 1325, United Nations, USAID, Valerie M. Hudson, Violence, Women Men and Peace, Women's Empowerment, World Learning | Leave a comment

Education Under Attack: 2014 Report

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Tina Robiolle

The Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack just released a study that identifies 70 countries where attacks occurred between 2009 and 2012, including 30 where there was a pattern of deliberate attacks: Education Under Attack 2014 is a global study that charts the … Continue reading →

Posted in Child Protection, Conflict Management, Education, Fragile States, Gender Based Violence, Girls' Education, Human Rights, International Development, Peace, Peacebuilding | Tagged Afghanistan, Africa, Bahrain, ban ki moon, Because I am a girl, Côte d’Ivoire, Central African Republic, Child Protection, Colombia, Conflict, Council for Assisting Refugee Academics, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Development, Education, Education First, Education For All, Education Under Attack, Egypt, Ethiopia, Fragile States, GCPEA, Girls' education, Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack, Human Rights, Human Rights Watch, I am Malala, India, Indonesia, Institute of International Education, International Development, Iran, Iraq, Israel/Palestine, Kenya, Libya, Lucens Guidelines, Malala Yousafzai, Mali, Mexico, Millenium Development Goals, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Russia, Save the Children, Scholars at Risk Network, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Thailand, The Philippines, Tides Center, Turkey, UNESCO, UNHCR, United Nations, Violence, Yemen, Zimbabwe | Leave a comment

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 | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Child Protection, Education, Fragile States, Gender Based Violence, Girls, Girls' Education, Human Rights, International Development, Peace, Women | Tagged Alice Albright, ban ki moon, Because I am a girl, Central African Republic, Child Protection, conflict-affected countries, Democratic Republic of Congo, displacement, early pregnancy, Education, Education First, Education For All, education in emergencies, forced marriage, Fragile States, Gender Gap, Girls' education, Global Partnership for Education, Gordon Brown, high-intensity conflicts, Human Rights, human rights violations, I am Malala, INEE, International Development, Irina Bokova, Malala Yousafzai, out of school children, Peacebuilding, Plan International, post-2015 development agenda, Protect, Save the Children, sexual violence, Syria, UN Global Education First, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNICEF, United Nations, Violence, Violence against women, Women's Empowerment | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Child Protection, Education, Fragile States, Gender Based Violence, Girls' Education, Human Rights, International Development, Women | Tagged Child Protection, Collective Advocacy, Coordinated Action, Education, Education First, Education For All, EFA, Evidence-based Solutions, Fragile States, Gender Equality, Gender Gap, Girls' education, Human Rights, I am Malala, International Development, learning outcomes, MDGs, Millenium Development Goals, Millennium Development Goals, Peacebuilding, post-2015 development agenda, Research, school-related gender-based violence, Sharing of Good Practice, transformative education, UNGEI, United Nations, United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative, Violence, Violence against women, Women's Empowerment | Leave a comment

Children and Armed Conflict: annual report of U.N. Secretary-General

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Tina Robiolle

Created in 1998, the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict (OSRSG-CAAC) recently released the 2012 Annual Report of U.N. Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict. The Office has secured political and diplomatic engagement of Member … Continue reading →

Posted in Child Protection, Conflict Management, Education, Fragile States, Gender Based Violence, Girls' Education, Human Rights, International Development, Peace, Peacebuilding | Tagged Child Protection, Education, Fragile States, Girls' education, Human Rights, International Development, Peacebuilding, United Nations, Violence | Leave a comment

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 | Leave a comment

One Billion Rising today: Ending Violence Against Women

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Tina Robiolle

A film by Eve Ensler and Tony Stroebel One billion women violated is an atrocity. One billion women – and men — dancing is a revolution. More information at http://www.onebillionrising.org ONE IN THREE WOMEN ON THE PLANET WILL BE RAPED OR BEATEN … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender Based Violence, Peace, Women | Tagged Child Protection, Gender Equality, Gender Gap, Girls' education, Human Rights, one billion rising, Peace, peace education, V-Day, Violence, Violence against women, Women's Empowerment | Leave a comment