1. Introduction Nepal is currently undergoing the rehabilitation phase of its United Nations (UN) supported programme on the discharge and rehabilitation of Verified Minor and Late Recruit (VMLR)...
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Women with a Blue Helmet: The Integration of Women and Gender Issues in UN Peacekeeping Missions
As the mandates of peacekeeping missions have become more and more complex, there has been an increasing recognition that a gendered approach to peacekeeping is essential to adequately respond to the...
Gender-based violence represents threat to human security
[Santo Domingo, 23 November, 2009] Latin America and the Caribbean is a dangerous place for women. More than 50 percent of the women on the continent have been victims of some form of violence. In...
Liberia breaks new ground for women, peace and security
JOINT PRESS RELEASE For the first time in a post-conflict country, national governmental institutions, the United Nations, and civil society organizations have worked together to build an inclusive...
Nuevo estudio sobre la situación de poblaciones vulnerables ante desastres naturales
En la ocasión del Día Internacional para la Reducción de Desastres (8 de octubre 2008), el Instituto Internacional de Investigaciones y Capacitación de las Naciones Unidas para la Promoción de la...
UN study: Vulnerable populations and natural disasters
On the occasion of the International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction (8 October 2008), the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (UN-INSTRAW) and the United...
Salud sexual y reproductiva y violencia en personas vulnerables: La tormenta Noel en República Dominicana
Objetivos y aspectos metodológicos 1.1. Objetivos La evaluación rápida (ER) tuvo como objeto ofrecer una respuesta integral a la situación de emergencia generada por el paso de la tormenta Noel en...
Building bridges for women's empowerment in Somalia
Despite the clear mandate of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security to increase the representation of women at all decision-making levels, they have been all but...
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HIV/AIDS, women and migration in Southern Africa
Africa has a long history of migration. Persistent economic instability, fragile ecosystems, cyclical drought patterns, and civil wars and other types of conflict have propelled people from their...
Crossing Borders: Remittances, Gender and Development
This paper is INSTRAW's contribution to the current debate on the link between remittances and development. Its purpose is to present key elements for the development of a preliminary framework that...
Gender Issues and Concerns in Financing for Development
The objective of this background paper is to use a gendered approach in examining the development financing strategies endorsed in the 2002 Monterrey Consensus. The paper seeks to identify what needs...