New guidance from the IASC Gender Reference Group regarding immediate steps the humanitarian community can take to ad

In 2009/10, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolutions 1888 and 1960 establishing Women's Protection Advi

The Women's Refugee Commission completed a research mission to the Jijiga Somali refugee camps in Ethiopia in April 2

This paper is based on fieldwork conducted in Egypt with South Sudanese female refugees seeking educational, legal an

For December, in which the Russian Federation has the Security Council presidency, the MAP provides recommendations o

Ministers responsible for Gender in the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) Member States have

The 2008 Kenya National Dialogue and Reconciliation is an exceptional example of good practice in terms of the repres

Haraza Organisation for Peace and Development

Subject: Peace and Development; Darfur, Sudan.

The NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security has released the April 2011 version of our Monthly Action Points (

Globally, the rate of women's formal political participation is low, despite progress over the past few decades.

Southern Sudan has a history of gender-based violence (GBV) during times of conflict and instability.

To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Women for Women International have launc

• Five years after the formal end of the Sudanese civil war, poverty, vulnerability and insecurity remain seriou

For October, in which Uganda has the Security Council Presidency, the MAP provides recommendations on country situati

In June 2010, the Women's Refugee Commission undertook a field mission to Southern Sudan as part of its

After 20 years of displacement and war, the people of northern Uganda are leaving camps set up for internally displac

After two and a half decades of war, the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) between the Government of the Repub

During the past decade, the international community has come to recognize that girls participate in armed groups and

The NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security has released the May 2010 version of their Monthly Action Points (

This report is submitted in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 8/4.

The overthrow of President Said Barre in 1991 marked a turning point in Somali politics, economy and society.

In 2000 the UN Security Council adopted Resolution(UNSCR) 1325 on “Women, Peace and Security”.

This paper reviews and reflects on the experience of women's political engagement in contemporary Uganda after the in

In October, 2010, the international community will mark the 10th Anniversary of the adoption of 1325, the first Secur