Resources
Our resources section is where we make available useful resources such as studies, reports from the United Nations, Civil Society, NGOs, Governments, Academic Institutions and other sources related to women and specially women in Africa and other important documents such as copies of the Maputo Protocol and UNSCR 1325.
We have been able to gather together important and useful information while at the same time fostering information sharing among other organizations working for women’s rights.
It ranges from Women, Peace and Security; Political Participation; Economic Empowerment, Violence Against Women to HIV/AIDS & Reproductive and so on.
Violence against women (VAW) hinders the realization of a wide range of development goals, from the elimination of poverty to the fulfillment of human rights. In Arab countries, many forms of VAW exist and are perpetuated by the deep-rooted socio- cultural factors.
There is massive national and international pressure on Sudan to hold a peaceful referendum on independence for the south and prevent a return to decades of violence, insecurity and human rights violations.
Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR) programming has become a popular tool for returning child combatants to post-conflict societies.
United Nations under Secretary General for the UN Women Ms. Michelle Bachelet says she is in the process of developing a clear vision and plan for the first 100 days (three months) after the UN Women becomes operational on the 2nd of January 2011
Over the last months, the GEAR Campaign has collected input from civil society organizations about priorities for the first 100 days of UN Women, calls for NGO involvement in UN Women, and beyond 100 days.
The Joint Programme on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting is currently being implemented in 12 countries: Burkina Faso, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan and Uganda.
A new United Nations interagency report on the gender dimension of agricultural work says women still benefit less than men from rural employment and face new challenges due to the current economic and food crises.
Source: Global Fund for Women
Militarism is the combination of beliefs and practices that promotes a culture of fear and a continuum of violence. It is sustained through institutions, investments and structures based on the premise that the world is dangerous and armed force is the way to resolve conflicts.
Author: B. Kalanda
Source: Eldis
Sex work has increasingly become a popular means of making money for young girls in the urban areas in Malawi. This article makes reference to an intervention project in Malawi that was implemented in 2004 and sought to empower sex workers and to encourage them to insist on consistent use of condoms.
Author: Plan International
A new report, released by Plan International, examines the rights of girls throughout their childhood, adolescence and as young women.