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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.

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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September 13, 2016
Sexual Violence Against Women Aggravated in Times of Conflict

After Amira’s husband was killed in the Syrian war, she found herself adrift in Lebanon.

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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

September 8, 2016
Syrian Women in Refugee Camps Receive Information of their Rights

Turkey, host to the world's largest Syrian refugee population, which swelled after a civil war broke out in the country five years ago, is looking to improve the liv

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September 8, 2016
Civic Rights Organizations in Egypt Propose Amendments to FGM Provision

Local rights groups criticized on Tuesday the legal provision on female genital mutilation (FGM) in its current format, proposing several amendments besides those pu

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September 7, 2016
Center for the Holistic Development of Aymara Women

Womankind Worldwide explains the importance of the CDIMA, Center for the Holistic Development of Aymara Women (

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August 26, 2016
Zambia elections: the missing voices of women

It is election time in Zambia, with citizens going to the polls today to elect the President, Members of Parliament and Councillors, and to vote in a constitutional

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August 26, 2016
Community in Siiqqee (Ethiopia) to help women escape violence and support themselves

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