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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
- Health
Displacement
In this section, PeaceWomen classifies information by Theme- Displacement, which forms part of PeaceWomen’s framework to organize our women, peace and security resources for ease of reference and understanding. It is important to note that themes and sub-themes are interlinked and mutually reinforcing.
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>>
Displacement - Basics
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News
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September 2, 2010 (Reuters)
PAKISTAN: Women, Children Most Vulnerable in Pakistan Flood Crisis Pakistan's displaced flood victims say a lack of clean water and high temperatures are causing illnesses sweeping through relief camps with children most at risk. -
August 30, 2010 (Thaindian News)
AFGHANISTAN: Away from Tyranny, Afghan Women Dream of Freedom Living in a middle-class neighbourhood in Bhogal in south Delhi, Hussain runs a tuition centre for Afghan nationals who like her have made the national capital their home away from home. “Life was difficult there. Restrictions brought immense fear. The conflict made things worse,” the 21-year-old English literature student and an aspiring entrepreneur told IANS. She came to India when she was six years old. -
August 27, 2010 (Examiner)
PAKISTAN: 148 Balochistan Women, 168 Kids Disappeared by Force, U.N. Told In a written submission to the United Nations Human Rights Council ahed of the 15th session in September, the A.L.R.C.said Pakistan is beset by grave and widespread human rights violations by various State-agencies and institutions, notably by the notorious Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and the military. -
August 26, 2010 (Human Rights Watch)
COTE D'IVOIRE/NIGERIA: Combat Trafficking for Prostitution Authorities in Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria should investigate and close down networks that traffic Nigerian women and girls to Côte d'Ivoire for forced prostitution, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch also called for collaboration among regional neighbors to improve border efforts to combat trafficking. -
August 25, 2010 (The Nation)
IRAQ: Trafficking of Iraqi Women Rampant Despite U.S. Commitment To End It Unable to support themselves or their households, thousands of Iraqi women have been preyed on by sex traffickers.
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Resources
- Gender-based Violence Towards Colombian Uprooted Women in the Northern Borderland of Ecuador: A Case of Human Security and Securitization, Ana Cristina Andreetti Vélez, 2009 | Download PDF
- Gender Dimensions of Displacement, Srilakshmi Gururaja, Forced Migration Online, 2000 | Download PDF
- War, Gender and Culture: Mozambican Women Refugees, 2003 | Download PDF
- Forced Displacement in Colombia: Public Policy, Gender and Initiatives for Reconstruction, Donny Meertens, Conference on African Migration in Comparative Perspective, June 2006 | Download PDF
- Reducing the Risks of Gender-Based Violence: Moving From Theory to Practice, Dale Buscher, July 20, 2010
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Initiatives
- VIDEO: Cynthia Enloe Speaks on Women in Iraq, Multi-Media, , June 24, 2010
- CALL FOR PROPOSALS: 2010 Funding for Global Programs to Prevent & Respond to Gender-Based Violence--Refugee and Conflict Populations , Other, , June-July 2010
- Call for Papers: Gender & Development: Migration, Research, Oxfam International (OXFAM), May 26, 2010
- Campaign to Bring the East Timorese Refugees Home, Campaigns, April 6, 2010
- International Rescue Committee Campaign: Help Iraqi Families, ;Campaigns, International Rescue Committee (IRC), January 1, 2010
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Organizations
- United Nations (UN)
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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. - International Rescue Committee (IRC)
- Bonn International Centre for Conversion (BICC)
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International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC)
The ICRC is very conscious of the multi-faceted ways in which women experience armed conflicts and has recently initiated activities to better identify the ways in which women are affected by armed conflicts and war.
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