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| New Resources |
Research and policy discussions on gun violence have historically treated the issue as if it only affected men. But a growing body of work takes note of women and includes gendered approaches to addressing the problem. Please take note of these great new resources – and pass the word along!
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It's In Our Hands — Stop Violence Against Women |
A 122-page campaign report by Amnesty International details how “from the battlefield to the bedroom, women are at risk,” and states that governments “are failing to address the real 'terror' of our world that millions of women face every day." Campaign goals include working to fight impunity for perpetrators of violence against women, seeking the abolition of laws that discriminate against women and holding states accountable under international and domestic laws to prevent and punish all acts of violence against women, during peacetime or conflict.
Amnesty International
March 2004
More information: Amnesty website
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| Guns In The Borderlands: Reducing The Demand For Small Arms |
Guns In The Borderlands: Reducing The Demand For Small Arms
Monograph examining local peace building and small arms demand reduction work in Kenya. Includes several references to gender implications of demand-side approaches and women’s groups involved in such efforts.
Taya Weiss, ISS Monograph Series: No 95: January 2004
More information here
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| United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Gender Briefing |
| At a recent presentation on "Gender Mainstreaming in Peacekeeping Operations" UN DPKO said it had developed a gender resource package – a practical field manual on integrating gender issues into peacekeeping work. DPKO’s Gender Advisor also reported on her work planning for missions in Sudan, Cote d’Ivoire, Burundi, Haiti and Cyprus, as well as coordinating the participation of Gender Advisors in various inter-agency assessment missions.
31 March 2004
More information:
http://www.peacewomen.org/un/pkwatch/Events/C34/2004
http://www.peacewomen.org/news/1325News/issue39.html
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