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Friday, May 29, 2009
Sexual Violence in Conflict: One Year After UN Resolution 1820
Overview:The problems of sexual violence during armed conflict are multi-dimensional, whether these concern sexual torture, opportunistic sexual violence, or systematic sexual abuse institutionalized through tactics of war. In an attempt to address...
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Friday, May 29, 2009
NCCROW Summer Institute on Gender, Disasters, and Development
Food is a basic need, but its place in health and culture is complex, multidimensional and constantly evolving. Food production and preparation also have consistently been associated with gender role differentiation in history. These practices...
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Thursday, May 28, 2009
WBI Executive Development Program: Fighting Corruption through Collective Action
The World Bank Institute (WBI) is hosting a conference on anti-corruption issues and solutions. Professionals responsible for developing anti-corruption policies or managing critical government acquisitions or projects will learn about potential...
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Thursday, May 28, 2009
International Conference on Anti-Corruption, Good Governance and Human Rights
The International Conference on Anti-Corruption, Good Governance and Human Rights aims to bring together researchers, scientists, engineers, and scholar students to exchange and share their experiences, new ideas, and research results about all...
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Monday, May 11, 2009
Report / White Paper
Democratic Governance: The Missing Millennium Development Goal
This leaflet includes information about One World Action's programs in promoting women in politics and provides recommendations to governments, donors and civil society organizations on their work for promoting women in politics.
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Monday, April 27, 2009
18th Annual Conference 2009 Women, Gender and Political Spaces: Historical Perspectives
Within recent feminist scholarship considerable attention has been paid to the role of gender in constructing social space. This conference seeks to engage with this ‘spatial turn’ by considering the possibilities and constraints upon female agency...
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Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Academic Paper / Article
Promoting the Status of Women in the UN System: Experiences from an Inside Journey
This article analyzes the efforts and strategies used to make UN institutions change in a woman-friendly way. It also includes lessons learned from the strategies used to advocate for stronger women's participation within the United Nations...
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Tuesday, January 27, 2009
World Social Forum
The World Social Forum (WSF) is an opened space – plural, diverse, non-governmental and non-partisan – that stimulates the decentralized debate, reflection, proposals building, experiences exchange and alliances among movements and organizations...
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Saturday, January 24, 2009
Guide / Training Material
Manual on Globalisation and Women
This discussion guide aims at serving the community organizers and trainers of Asian rural and indigenous organizations as a tool for discussion. It aims to develop a common understanding of globalization; presents critique of globalization and its...
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Saturday, January 24, 2009
Report / White Paper
Fundamentalisms in Asia Pacific: Trends, Impact, Challenges and Strategies Asserting Women’s Rights
This book analyzes the manifestations of fundamentalisms in the Asia-Pacific region and their impact on women as well as on democracy and politics in general. It includes strategies adopted by women’s groups and progressive women’s movements to...
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Thursday, September 18, 2008
Report / White Paper
UNIFEM Annual Report 2007–2008
This report highlights UNIFEM's work to empower women in economic and public spheres, including achieving gender equality in democratic governance. Among the highlights during the year 2007–2008 were initiatives in empowering women in politics,...
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Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Expert responses
Independent Women Candidates in Local Elections in Mali
This consolidated response highlights recommendations on how to empower independent women candidates to succeed in elections. These recommendations include providing training sessions, working with civil society organizations, forming women’s...
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Monday, September 01, 2008
Young Women and Political Leadership
Welcome to the circle on Young Women and Political Leadership. In this circle, iKNOW Politics members are invited to share their ideas and experiences about the participation of young women in politics and public life. It would be interesting to...
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Monday, August 18, 2008
Call for Papers: Whatever Happened to Civil Society?
Civil society is a development buzzword that is used by many, but whose meaning has become unclear. INTRAC’s international conference will re-examine the concept and role of civil society and focus on its significance to current debates and practice...
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Monday, August 18, 2008
Peace-Making and Peace-Building: Securing the Contributions of Women and Civil Society
This session will focus on increasing the coherence and effectiveness of conflict resolution, peace-building, reconciliation and peace-keeping efforts by focusing specifically on mechanisms to increase the effective participation of civil society...
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Monday, July 07, 2008
Website / Database
MDG3 Global Call to Action Campaign
MDG3 Global Call to Action campaign focuses on the third Millennium Development Goal (MDG 3) on gender equality and women's economic empowerment. Half-way to 2015 we are still far from achieving the eight Millennium Development Goals to halve...
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Wednesday, July 02, 2008
Call for Papers: Conference on Arab-American Women
Inviting papers dealing with different issues of Arab-American Women’s lives, including immigration, history (especially the early history of Arab-American women), settlement, organizations, professions, gender issues, marriage and family, health,...
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Monday, June 30, 2008
Report / White Paper
Culture Matters – Working with Communities and Faith-based Organizations
This report provides insight into integrating cultural analysis in development programmes, especially in the critical areas of gender equity and equality and reproductive health and rights. The culmination of two years' work with UNFPA field offices...
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