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Themes
- General Women, Peace and Security
- Conflict Prevention
- Participation
- Protection
- Peace Processes
- Peacekeeping
- Human Rights
- Violence Against Women
- Reconstruction & Peacebuilding
- Disarmament
- Displacement
- Demobilization, Disarmament, Repatriation, Resettlement and Reintegration (DDRRR)
- Humanitarian Assistance
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Displacement
General
The displacement of civilian populations is one of the common consequences of conflict and also presents some of the greatest challenges to restoring and maintaining peace and security. Women face particular challenges as refugees and internally displaced persons (those displaced within their own country) and the Security Council has recognized and sought to address these in its resolutions on women, pace and security. Read More>>
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News
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April 8, 2013 (The Star)
SYRIA: Syrian Women Who Fled to Jordan Tell of Horrific Rapes Back Home Sexual violence against Syrian women brings fearing shame and rejection. Few women and girls are willing to admit they were raped in Syria's civil war -
April 5, 2013 (TrustLaw)
SOMALIA: Somalia and U.N. to Tackle Rampant Rape in Mogadishu Camps The Somali government plans to move displaced people to more secure camps in the capital Mogadishu and set up military courts to tackle “rampant” rape, a senior United Nations official said Thursday. -
April 4, 2013 (Voice of America News )
SOMALIA: UN - Somalia Needs Stronger Judiciary to Fight Sexual Violence Somalia's new government has to build a stronger and more transparent judicial system in order to prosecute perpetrators of sexual violence against women, according to a senior United Nations official. The call comes as Somali government officials, judges and diplomats deliberate on how to enhance the country's judiciary. -
April 4, 2013 (CBS News)
SYRIA: Syrian-American Activist Rania Kisar Braves War to Help Syrians, and Begs for Help from Home As the founder of the Women's Revolution Committee, she's doing what international aid organizations are afraid to do; traveling deep into the hardest-hit parts of war-torn Syria to deliver desperately needed food supplies. -
April 2, 2013 (Channel 4)
SYRIA: Rape and Exploitation: Fears of Syria's Women Refugees Thousands of Syrians fled to Jordan's Zataari refugee camp to escape violence at home. But now women and children live in fear of kidnap, rape and sham marriages in the camp meant to keep them safe.
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Resources
- RESOURCE: Hostages of the Gatekeepers, Human Rights Watch, March 2013 | Download PDF
- SYRIA: A Regional Crisis the IRC Commission on Syrian Refugees, International Rescue Committee, January 2013 | Download PDF
- Syria - What Women Say - Voices from Ground: Syria's Humanitarian Crisis, International Civil Society Action Network, Winter 2013 | Download PDF
- SYRIA: Syrian Women & Girls -- No Safe Refuge, Refugees International, 16 November 2012 | Download PDF
- INTERNATIONAL: New Issues in Refugee Research, UNHCR, October 2012 | Download PDF
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Initiatives
- BLOG: A Western Sahara Story, Online Dialogues & Blogs, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), March 25, 2013
- INITIATIVE: DRC Empowers Women in South Sudan , Campaigns, , March 25, 2013
- BLOG: Syrian Refugee Women Exploited in Egypt, Online Dialogues & Blogs, , January 31, 2013
- BLOG: Women and Children Hidden Victims in Mali Conflict, Online Dialogues & Blogs, Plan International, January 18, 2013
- BLOG: Women in the Holy Land - Just Like Me, Online Dialogues & Blogs, , January 4, 2013
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Organizations
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Asylum Access
Asylum Access is an innovative, US-based international nonprofit dedicated to making refugee rights a reality in Africa, Asia and Latin America. We achieve this mission by providing legal information, advice and representation directly to refugees in their first countries of refuge, and by advocating for the rights of refugees worldwide. - Liga de Mujeres Desplazadas (LMD)
- Women's Refugee Commission (WRC)
- United Nations Center for Human Settlement (UN-HABITAT)
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
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