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Women, Peace and Security

Established international norms and standards promote the protection of women during armed conflict and their participation in peace and security decision-making. The UN Security Council resolution 1325 on women, peace and security (UNSCR 1325) is one of the critical tools for moving the gender equality agenda forward in conflict and postconflict situations.

Unpacking Gender: The Humanitarian Response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis in Jordan

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October 19, 2016

Unpacking Gender: The Humanitarian Response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis in Jordan

With no political solution on the horizon to end the conflict in Syria, it is clear that humanitarian agencies must continue to prepare for a protracted conflict.

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With no political solution on the horizon to end the conflict in Syria, it is clear that humanitarian agencies must continue to prepare for a protracted conflict.

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War disproportionately affects women, so why so few female peacekeepers?

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War disproportionately affects women, so why so few female peacekeepers?

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As atrocities mount in South Sudan, with reports of government and non-government soldiers killing and raping, the UK is preparing to send peacekeeping troops there.

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As atrocities mount in South Sudan, with reports of government and non-government soldiers killing and raping, the UK is preparing to send peacekeeping troops there.

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ISIS Terror Against Women: Trauma expert on mission to record ISIS horror stories

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ISIS Terror Against Women: Trauma expert on mission to record ISIS horror stories

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Abu Chiad boasted about beheading infidels, raping women and children and slaughtering in the name of Islam. Speaking from a prison in the city of Kirkuk, in northern Iraq, he told Dr. Jan Kizilhan that these acts would get him to heaven.

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Abu Chiad boasted about beheading infidels, raping women and children and slaughtering in the name of Islam. Speaking from a prison in the city of Kirkuk, in northern Iraq, he told Dr. Jan Kizilhan that these acts would get him to heaven.

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Second Annual Cora Weiss Fellowship for Young Women Peacebuilders

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Second Annual Cora Weiss Fellowship for Young Women Peacebuilders

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The Global Network of Women Peacebuilders is pleased to announce its second annual Cora Weiss Fellowship for Young Women Peacebuilders.

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The Global Network of Women Peacebuilders is pleased to announce its second annual Cora Weiss Fellowship for Young Women Peacebuilders.

The Iraqi Women Network Report on Iraqi Women in Armed Conflict and Post-conflict Situation

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September 14, 2016

The Iraqi Women Network Report on Iraqi Women in Armed Conflict and Post-conflict Situation

The report’s chapters were built in

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The report’s chapters were built in

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Sexual Violence Against Women Aggravated in Times of Conflict

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Sexual Violence Against Women Aggravated in Times of Conflict

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After Amira’s husband was killed in the Syrian war, she found herself adrift in Lebanon. Barred from working and with two young children to feed, she resorted to marrying off her nine-year-old daughter and putting her 12-year-old son to work.

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After Amira’s husband was killed in the Syrian war, she found herself adrift in Lebanon. Barred from working and with two young children to feed, she resorted to marrying off her nine-year-old daughter and putting her 12-year-old son to work.

The Making of a Good Law, or How Good Laws become Good Practices

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September 9, 2016

The Making of a Good Law, or How Good Laws become Good Practices

The UN Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and practice (WGDAW) was created by the Human Rights Council in 2010, and consists of five independent expert members from different regions of the world.&nbs

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The UN Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and practice (WGDAW) was created by the Human Rights Council in 2010, and consists of five independent expert members from different regions of the world.&nbs

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