Civil Society and NGO Reports, Papers and Statements

The Invincible Invisibles: Ethiopian Women in Conflict and Peacemaking
Mulugeta Tefera, E., University for Peace, January 2005
This review highlights women's roles in conflict, both historically and recently in Ethiopia.

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Ethiopia: Government Attacks Women Lawyers
Human Rights Watch, Letter, New York, 17 October 2001

National Report on the Implementation of the African and Global Platform for Action for the Advancement of Eritrean Women
National Union of Eritrean Women, 1999

Gender, conflict and development: Volume II: Case studies: Cambodia; Rwanda; Kosovo; Algeria; Somalia; Guatemala and Eritrea
Bridget Byrne, Rachel Marcus and Tanya Powers-Stevens, BRIDGE, Report, No 35, December 1995 (revised July 1996)
This report was prepared at the request of the Netherlandsí Special Programme on WID, Ministry of Foreign Affairs on a conference on gender, conflict and development of the Vrouwenberaad Ontwikkelingssamenwerking.

UN Documents

United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE)
Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), website

UNMEE Participates in Women's Day Discussion in Addis Ababa
Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), 8 March 2003

UNMEE Celebrates International Women's Day with Eritreans
Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), 8 March 2003

African Women and Gender Website
African Centre for Gender and Development, UN Economic Commission for Africa

The Special Needs of Women and Children in Conflict Work: Training for Peacekeeping Staff 
UNITAR for UNMEE, Asmara, 17-19 June and Addis Ababa, 24-26 June 2002

Concluding Observations on the Report of the Ethiopian Government on Implementation of CEDAW
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, A/51/38, paras. 134-163, 9 May 1996

Government Statements and Reports

Declaration of the 4th Regular Meeting of IGAD Ministers in charge of Gender/Women Affairs
Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), February 21-22, 2006

Proceedings of the 3rd Regular Meeting of Ministers in Charge of Gender Affairs
Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), July 15, 2004
The specific objectives of the meeting were: to develop an IGAD Gender Policy framework with the view to facilitate the mainstreaming of Gender perspectives into all activities of IGAD in order to make them gender responsive and contribute to the achievement of economic integration, food security and environment protection, peace and Security and Humanitarian affairs in the region; to review a draft modalities of creating and IGAD women for Peace and Development Forum and to discuss the process and needs for improved Gender Budgeting in the region.

CEDAW Report: First and Second Periodic Reports of Eritrea
Eritrean government, CEDAW/C/ERI/1-2, 3 February 2004

Summary Proceedings of the Workshop on engendering CEWARN (Conflict Early Warning and Response Mechanism)
Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), November 25 – 26, 2002
This workshop was organized with the following objectives focusing gender issues within the framework of CEWARN:
• Broaden participants knowledge on engendering CEWARN as well as perception of the participants and deepening the analysis of the concept and recommend innovative ideas on engendering CEWARN
• Provide a forum for floating and testing ideas, which can later be formulated to logical framework and integrated to the CEWARN activities
• Assure presentation of Women in CEWARN and CEWERUs (In-state Conflict Early Warning and Conflict Management Unit)
• Develop Institutional Link between Gender Desk, CEWARN/CEWERUs and national machineries

CEDAW Report: Fourth and Fifth Periodic Reports of Ethiopia
Ethiopian government, CEDAW/C/ETH/4-5, 28 October 2002

Report of the 2nd Regular Meeting of Ministers in Charge of Women’s Affairs
Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), July 4-5, 2002
The objectives of the meeting included reporting on the progress made since the First Regular Meeting of Ministers in charge of Gender and presenting a training program on Advanced Negotiation & Mediation Training for Women in Peace Making, Leadership & Development.

Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People's Rights and on the Rights of Women in Africa Disponsible en français [pdf]
Government Experts, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 16 November 2001

Seminar on Gender Mainstreaming of IGAD Peace Building and Conflict Resolution Programme
Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), October 15-16, 2001
The objectives of the Seminar were:
- To share experiences and enhance the participants capacity and women’s involvement in peace making and peace building.
- To review the current peace initiatives of IGAD in relation to the involvement of women.
- To review the IGAD Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution and Humanitarian Affairs programmes and identify gender gaps.
- To map out a strategic action plan for onward submission to the First Regular Meeting of the IGAD Ministers In-charge of Women’s Affairs.

Gender Mainstreaming Summary Report
Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), July 3-4, 2000

Books, Journals and Articles

Storm and Sanctuary: The Journey of Ethiopian and Eritrean Women
Helene Moussa. Ontario, Canada: Artemis, 1993

Women, Peace and Development in Ethiopia
Bogaletch Gebre, Founder/Director of Kembatti Mentti Gezzima –Tope (KMG), September 1991