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Advocacy on Gender-based violence (GBV)

All welcome to comment on effective stategies for increasing advocacy and information-sharing on how women and men politicians can translate knowledge on GBV into policy and law.

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Video: Gender quotas in numbers and figures in Lebanon

The clips aim at building understanding among Lebanese stakeholders, and especially political decision-makers, on the range of possible temporary special measures that can be adopted to encourage and increase women’s participation in elections, including but not limited to quota.It was prepared and...

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“Women in Politics” forum held at the University of Findlay, Ohio

Findlay Mayor Lydia Mihalik was the lone Republican participant in a panel discussion on “women in politics” on 23 March 2017, but she was excited by the idea that some of the female Democrats present might join her in city government.“I’m really excited about the opportunity to have more women on...

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International Women's Day 2017 Theme: “Women in the Changing World of Work: Planet 50-50 by 2030”

International Women’s Day is a time to reflect on progress made, to call for change and to celebrate acts of courage and determination by ordinary women who have played an extraordinary role in the history of their countries and communities.The idea of this theme is to consider how to accelerate...

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First Human Rights Forum Focuses on Role of Youth in Public Decision-Making

Hundreds of youth activists, representatives from youth organizations, UN and government officials gathered at the United Nations Office in Geneva on November 21-22 to attend the first-ever Forum on Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law. The Forum, established by Human Rights Council...

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Song on Gender Equality: In My Hand - بئيدي

The Institute for Women’s Studies in the Arab World (IWSAW) at the Lebanese American University focuses on advancing women’s empowerment and gender equality. As part of its efforts to engage youth as champions for gender equality, IWSAW released an animated song – “In My Hand”, Bi Ideh in Arabic,...

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ICAN Better Peace Tool

The Better Peace Tool explores the history and evolution of peacemaking in modern times. It considers six common barriers to inclusion and how to overcome them. And it presents a practical four-part framework for the inclusion of women peacebuilders, offering proactive steps to broaden...

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Policy Brief "Confronting Violence Against Women: The Power of Women's Movements"

UNRISD Research and Policy Briefs aim to improve the quality of development dialogue. They situate the Institute’s research within wider social development debates, synthesize its findings and draw out issues for consideration in decision-making processes. With the SDGs, UN member states have...

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Online Course: Advocacy 101

Jan/12 08:00 - Jan/12 09:30Advocacy 101 is an online course that starts with an overview of the policy-making process at the local and state legislative levels of government in the United States. The course then covers the basic forms of advocacy, messaging, base building, effective...

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Leveraging UNSCR 1325 National Action Plans for Local Change: Civil society opportunities in the MENA region

Despite almost 15 years of commitments on the Women Peace and Security (WPS) agenda, there are still major gaps in moving from commitments to actions. In November 2013, Iraq became the first country in the MENA region to adopt a National Action Plan (NAP). Iraq’s NAP is a good example for MENA...

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The Change Maker’s Toolkit: For raising awareness on gender roles and women’s political participation in the MENA region

This toolkit is intended for the use of Change Makers working with men and women from their communities to support change in knowledge and attitudes on gender equality and women’s political participation. It provides them with a series of tools for facilitating discussion during one-on-one...

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