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UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women
The United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UN Trust Fund) today kicked off its 16th year announcing more than US$8 million in grants to 12 local initiatives in 18 countries. In ten countries, funds will be used … Continue reading
Posted in Child Protection, Fragile States, Human Rights, International Development, Peace Education, Peacebuilding, Women
Tagged Child Protection, Education, Fragile States, Girls' education, Human Rights, International Development, peace education, UN Women, United Nations, Violence against women, Women
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Gender in Peacebuilding: new International Alert report
To be effective, peacebuilders need to respond to the power dynamics and norms that influence peace and violent conflict at the household, community, national and international levels. This means that they need to be aware of the diversity of gender … Continue reading
The Global Gender Gap Report 2012: persisting gender gap divides
The Global Gender Gap Report 2012 has just been released: it emphasizes persisting gender gap divides across and within regions… Based on the seven years of data available for the 111 countries that have been part of the report since its … Continue reading
UN Women Sourcebook on Women, Peace and Security
Cross-posted from UN Women This brief sourcebook is a collection of cutting-edge resources intended to raise awareness, provoke policy, support training, advocacy and share lessons learned on implementation of the women, peace and security (WPS) agenda, including the UN Security … Continue reading
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The Missing MDG Target: Violence against Women
UN Women: Tragically, up to three quarters of women and girls worldwide experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime. And the effect on the millions of girls and women who are abused is devastating — not just on them … Continue reading
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Tagged MDG, Security, UN Women, UNIFEM, United Nations, Violence, Violence against women, Women
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A girl with a book…
Still thinking of Malala Yousafzai in Pakistan, a schoolgirl recently shot by the Taliban after advocating education for girls in her blog… Hope she will recover. If you want to know more about her, you can take a look at … Continue reading
“Largest global study on violence against women finds feminist movements hold the key to change”
“The Civic Origins of Progressive Policy Change: Combating Violence against Women in Global Perspective, 1975–2005” by MALA HTUN and S. LAUREL WELDON. A new study on violence against women conducted over four decades and in 70 countries reveals the mobilization … Continue reading
Half the Sky: Turning oppression into opportunity for women worldwide | Brown University News and Events
Nicholas Kristof, the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the New York Times, visited Brown University on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012, to give an evening lecture on his book Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, which he co-authored … Continue reading
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Tagged Development, Education, Girls' education, Half the Sky, Human Rights, Women
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Tina Robiolle, PhD 