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This article is from the “Women, peace, and inclusive security” edition of PRISM—a top defense and security studies j
This article is from the “Women, peace, and inclusive security” edition of PRISM—a top defense and security studies j
This Special Report from the United States Peace Institute is written by Paula M.
The 60th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW60) took place at United Nations (UN) Headquarters in N
Since the early 1990s, DDR programmes (Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration of former combatants and other p
This report examines the state of women’s leadership in Afghanistan.
The international community should better involve women in peace processes to help achieve sustainable peace and more
This case study explores the trajectory of women’s empowerment in Colombia over the past 20 years in the context of c
In many ways, UN peace operations have become more professional and capable over the past decade but significant chro
This paper provides an analysis on how to deal with Boko Haram by utilizing the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agend
The 58th session of the Commission on the Status of Women took place at United Nations Headquarters in New York from
To mark the three-year anniversary of the uprising in Syria, the International Women's Human Rights Law Clinic at the
With no political solution on the horizon to end the con- flict in Syria, it is clear that humanitarian agencies must
The Syrian civil war has had a devastating impact on women and girls.
This book demonstrates that gender is a key component of conflict and peace discourse.
In this paper, Saferworld and Conciliation Resources set out a vision for including
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The effective participation of women and attention to women's rights issues is a critical element in achieving a just
Published jointly by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations Entity for Gender Equity and
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This conference was run in association with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Australian Civil-Military Cent
Summary
There are encouraging signs that the new push for peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) can succeed, Ma
The last decade has seen a dramatic increase in peacebuilding and reconciliation efforts.
For a very long time women and gender issues remained outside the formal peace forums.
Colombia's laws on violence against women are not adequately protecting victims displaced by the armed conflict, Huma
Internationally supported statebuilding processes offer an opportunity to address engrained gender inequalities and d
This report reflects the findings of the preparatory stage of a three-year research project exploring the role of gen
Researchers from the Development Research Centre on Citizenship, Participation and Accountability spent a decade work
The last part of Africa to be decolonised, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, remains one of t
Violent conflict, a pervasive feature of the recent global landscape, has lasting impacts on human capital, and these
According to UNHCR there are over 15 million refugees throughout the world.
Health is essential to the economy, well-being, national security, and future of the Middle East region.
One of the positive results of peace processes and political transitions in the Great Lakes region in Africa during t
Today security issues are no longer simply state- and military-centric issues.
Not a day goes by that conflict does not rage in some part of the world.
Peace matters to everyone living in con¬flict regions.
The purpose of the project is to strengthen the capability and commitment of state and non-state actors in Somali Reg
This paper examines truth and reconciliation commissions that have made reference to a longer-term role for education
This research sought to understand the role of education in peacebuilding in postconflict states.
An analysis of gendered fighter constructions in the liberation movements in Eritrea and southern Sudan (EPLF and SPL
This working paper is a contribution to understandings of peace-building among pastoralists.
"This important report showcases the voices and work of a large but forgotten group of women - those working loc
The Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute for International Relations and Strategic Studies (LKIIRSS) will convene the Nation
At the recently concluded OpenForum, held in Cape Town South Africa, I was asked to speak to the question of whether