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Colombia : In spite of the conflict & continued violence, disappearances, femicide, women weave the social fabric of communities for leadership, resilience, peace

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Colombia : In spite of the conflict & continued violence, disappearances, femicide, women weave the social fabric of communities for leadership, resilience, peace

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In Colombia’s southern province of Putumayo, a group of women is stitching together social fabric despite an alarming number of ongoing threats and acts of violence against them.

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In Colombia’s southern province of Putumayo, a group of women is stitching together social fabric despite an alarming number of ongoing threats and acts of violence against them.

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Colombia see summer of surge for women in politics

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Last week, the new President of Colombia, Iván Duque, swore in his vice president, Marta Lucía Ramírez.

She is Colombia’s first female vice president.

Ramírez’s oath of office would have been a historic enough moment – but the bigger story is that half the cabinet she’ll lead are also women, in charge of ministries from Justice to Energy to Culture. It’s the first time a Colombian government has had that top-level gender parity.

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Last week, the new President of Colombia, Iván Duque, swore in his vice president, Marta Lucía Ramírez.

She is Colombia’s first female vice president.

Ramírez’s oath of office would have been a historic enough moment – but the bigger story is that half the cabinet she’ll lead are also women, in charge of ministries from Justice to Energy to Culture. It’s the first time a Colombian government has had that top-level gender parity.

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Colombia shatters glass ceiling with gender-equal cabinet

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Colombia is to get its first female interior minister with women heading other key ministries including justice and energy

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BOGOTA, July 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Half of Colombia's cabinet ministers will be women when the new government takes office next month in a first for the country and a boost for global gender equality.

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Colombia is to get its first female interior minister with women heading other key ministries including justice and energy

By Anastasia Moloney

BOGOTA, July 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Half of Colombia's cabinet ministers will be women when the new government takes office next month in a first for the country and a boost for global gender equality.

Political finance and the equal participation of women in Colombia: a situation analysis

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December 8, 2016

Political finance and the equal participation of women in Colombia: a situation analysis

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OpenDemocracy defends grassroots women crisis responders

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OpenDemocracy defends grassroots women crisis responders

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OpenDemocracy has published the following report in defense of grassroots women crisis responders.

“False claims that deny the impact of grassroots women's crisis responses are diverting much needed resources away from the very people making the best use of them.

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OpenDemocracy has published the following report in defense of grassroots women crisis responders.

“False claims that deny the impact of grassroots women's crisis responses are diverting much needed resources away from the very people making the best use of them.

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Statement by UN Women's Executive Director on the agreement between the Government of Colombia and the FARC

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Statement by UN Women's Executive Director on the agreement between the Government of Colombia and the FARC

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Yesterday’s agreement between the government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) marks a definite step on the road to peace. It is an occasion to be hopeful for the future and to strengthen our resolve to support this exemplary peace process.

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Yesterday’s agreement between the government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) marks a definite step on the road to peace. It is an occasion to be hopeful for the future and to strengthen our resolve to support this exemplary peace process.

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No Justice? No Peace! The Women Absent from Colombia's Peace Talks

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No Justice? No Peace! The Women Absent from Colombia's Peace Talks

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“No Justice? No Peace!” Never has this chant, which I have heard so often at anti-war rallies, felt so real to me as during the last few months observing the ongoing peace negotiations between the Colombian government and the FARC guerrillas. The talks began in October of last year in Oslo, Norway and have continued in Havana ever since. “No Justice?

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“No Justice? No Peace!” Never has this chant, which I have heard so often at anti-war rallies, felt so real to me as during the last few months observing the ongoing peace negotiations between the Colombian government and the FARC guerrillas. The talks began in October of last year in Oslo, Norway and have continued in Havana ever since. “No Justice?

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Violence against indigenous women and the two fold challenge, Colombia

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Violence against indigenous women and the two fold challenge, Colombia

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In many contexts, woman in Latin America face an uphill battle to maintain even the most basic human rights. This is magnified for indigenous women. There have been some significant international treaties and conventions created to address such a problem. However, due to a host of reasons they have proven to be ineffective. Though developing such a body of law is crucial in protecting indigenous women, without thorough educational programmes utilising any legal infrastructure is highly unlikely.

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In many contexts, woman in Latin America face an uphill battle to maintain even the most basic human rights. This is magnified for indigenous women. There have been some significant international treaties and conventions created to address such a problem. However, due to a host of reasons they have proven to be ineffective. Though developing such a body of law is crucial in protecting indigenous women, without thorough educational programmes utilising any legal infrastructure is highly unlikely.

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