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    <title>Declaration by Burundian Women&#039;s Rights Organisations</title>
    <link>http://www.international-alert.org/resources/publications/declaration-burundian-womens-rights-organisations</link>
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        Integrating women&amp;#039;s priorities into Burundi&amp;#039;s poverty reducation strategy  &lt;/div&gt;
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         &lt;p&gt;This declaration was prepared for the Conference of Burundi Development Partners in Geneva on 29th-30th October 2012. It puts forth concrete policy recommendations on development, gender equality, economic empowerment and peacebuilding priorities for Burundi. Burundi&amp;rsquo;s second Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper outlines the Government&amp;rsquo;s commitments for the country&amp;rsquo;s economic growth and development from 2012 to 2016 and was prepared in consultation with development partners and other stakeholders. Following the successful advocacy of these women&amp;rsquo;s rights organisations in Burundi over the past few years, the PRSP II document reflects concerns and priorities outlined by a broad cross-section of Burundian women. It is now crucial to ensure that these written commitments are translated into concrete and tangible actions that will benefit women and girls, and contribute to durable peace and reconciliation for all Burundians&lt;/p&gt;
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     <category domain="http://www.international-alert.org/category/location/africa">Africa</category>
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 <pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:28:13 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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    <title>Gender in peacebuilding</title>
    <link>http://www.international-alert.org/resources/publications/gender-peacebuilding</link>
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        Taking stock  &lt;/div&gt;
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         &lt;p&gt;This report reflects the findings of the preparatory phase of a three-year research project exploring the role of gender in peacebuilding. Whilst addressing key research questions, the report identifies three approaches to gender that are evident in peacebuilding: gender-blind, those based on UN Security Council Resolution 1325, and gender-relational. The third &amp;ndash; and hitherto unexplored &amp;ndash; approach, is based on a strategy of benefit-sharing and solidarity-building between men and women, and uses a context-specific gendered power analysis as its starting point. The report calls for further exploration of the validity of this approach as an effective strategy for both analysing conflict and designing peacebuilding interventions, and it is this that will be the focus of the remaining two years of the project.&lt;/p&gt;
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        978-1-906677-99-2  &lt;/div&gt;
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 <category domain="http://www.international-alert.org/category/theme/gender">Gender</category>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:05:55 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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    <title>A la conquête de la parole</title>
    <link>http://www.international-alert.org/resources/publications/la-conqu%C3%AAte-de-la-parole</link>
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        La participation des femmes dans la transition démocratique au Burundi  &lt;/div&gt;
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         &lt;p&gt;Ce rapport examine la participation des femmes dans le processus de paix d&amp;rsquo;Arusha pour le Burundi, en particulier la manière dont les femmes Burundaises sont parvenues, malgré leur faible représentation à la table des négociations, à faire inclure un certain nombre de dispositions favorables aux droits des femmes et au&amp;nbsp; principe de l&amp;rsquo;égalité des sexes dans le texte de l&amp;rsquo;Accord de paix signé en 2000. Le rapport fait également le bilan de cinq années d&amp;rsquo;application d&amp;rsquo;un système de quotas de 30% de représentation féminine dans les institutions politiques de prise de décision. Il conclut que malgré que les quotas aient accrues de manière significative le nombre des femmes dans les instances de prise de décision, y compris dans la gouvernance locale, ceci ne s&amp;rsquo;est pas traduit par une représentation féminine substantielle et efficace, ni par une réduction significative des inégalités entre les hommes et les femmes. Néanmoins, la représentation accrue des femmes dans les institutions étatiques serait en train d&amp;rsquo;avoir, progressivement, des effets positifs sur les transformations sociales au Burundi. Les femmes auraient une plus grande confiance en elles ce qui se traduirait, entre autres, par leur plus grand accès à la parole dans l&amp;rsquo;espace public, ainsi qu&amp;rsquo;un plus grand respect social à leur égard.&lt;/p&gt;
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        978-1-906677-26-8  &lt;/div&gt;
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     <category domain="http://www.international-alert.org/category/location/africa">Africa</category>
 <category domain="http://www.international-alert.org/category/location/africa/burundi">Burundi</category>
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 <category domain="http://www.international-alert.org/category/theme/gender">Gender</category>
 <pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 14:21:37 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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    <title>Women&#039;s political participation and economic empowerment in post-conflict countries</title>
    <link>http://www.international-alert.org/resources/publications/womens-political-participation-and-economic-empowerment</link>
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        Lessons from the Great Lakes region in Africa  &lt;/div&gt;
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         &lt;p&gt;One of the positive outcomes of recent peace processes in Africa&amp;rsquo;s Great Lakes region has been the increased involvement of women in the public sphere, primarily thanks to the adoption of quota systems for female representation. Women have had some success in influencing official peace processes in the region, ensuring provisions for women&amp;rsquo;s rights were made. They have been actively engaged as both voters and candidates in elections, but few are elected. Masculine political systems, lack of gender expertise and gender norms and stereotypes remain obstacles to equal representation of women in political and public life. Post-conflict reconstruction has provided economic opportunities for women, but these advances have not necessarily led to more prominent roles in political decision making. This report makes recommendations for civil society, governments and the international community to strengthen women&amp;rsquo;s political participation and economic empowerment in these post-conflict countries. &lt;span class=&quot;hps&quot;&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.international-alert.org/resources/publications/participation-politique-et-renforcement-du-pouvoir-economique-des-femmes-dans&quot;&gt;Français&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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        978-1-906677-28-2  &lt;/div&gt;
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     <category domain="http://www.international-alert.org/category/location/africa">Africa</category>
 <category domain="http://www.international-alert.org/category/location/africa/burundi">Burundi</category>
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 <category domain="http://www.international-alert.org/category/theme/gender">Gender</category>
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 <category domain="http://www.international-alert.org/category/location/africa/uganda">Uganda</category>
 <pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 11:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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    <title>Post-war economic opportunities in northern Uganda</title>
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        Implications for women’s empowerment and political participation  &lt;/div&gt;
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         &lt;p&gt;This report sets out to examine and understand the position of women in the peace economy and politics, and the interaction between their increased economic power and their participation in political and public life in northern Uganda. Women have played a key role in the region&amp;rsquo;s economic recovery after the war, enabling them to increase their income significantly; however, not at a level which would allow them to achieve economic security, and break free from the cycle of economic survival and merely meeting practical needs. Development and reconstruction policies in northern Uganda have not taken into account the important contribution made by women in the building of a peace economy. Furthermore, very little attention has been paid by development planners to the high levels of sexual violence against women and the way in which unequal gender relations continue to affect the economic recovery. All this explains, to a large extent, women&amp;rsquo;s poor participation in politics in northern Uganda, even though their increased income has allowed many of them to play a more central role in decision making within the household and to acquire greater mobility and influence in decision-making bodies in communities.&lt;/p&gt;
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        978-1-906677-27-5  &lt;/div&gt;
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     <category domain="http://www.international-alert.org/category/location/africa">Africa</category>
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 <category domain="http://www.international-alert.org/category/theme/gender">Gender</category>
 <category domain="http://www.international-alert.org/category/location/africa/uganda">Uganda</category>
 <pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 14:31:05 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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    <title>La participation des femmes dans les processus de paix et la prise de décision politique en République Démocratique du Congo</title>
    <link>http://www.international-alert.org/resources/publications/la-participation-des-femmes</link>
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         &lt;p&gt;Ce rapport fait le bilan de la participation des femmes dans le Dialogue Inter-Congolais (DIC) et dans les élections générales de 2006. Le rapport montre que malgré leur faible représentation au Dialogue Inter-Congolais (DIC) à Sun City en Afrique du Sud, les femmes Congolaises sont quand même parvenues à faire inclure des dispositions favorables aux droits des femmes et au&amp;nbsp; principe de l&amp;rsquo;égalité des sexes dans l&amp;rsquo;Accord global et inclusif pour la RDC signé à Pretoria en 2002. Cependant aucune de ces dispositions n&amp;rsquo;ont été mises en œuvre. De même les mécanismes pour la mise en application de la parité inscrite dans la constitution adoptée en 2006, n&amp;rsquo;ont jamais adoptés. Ceci explique la faible représentation des femmes dans les institutions politiques, malgré leur participation active dans les élections générales de 2006. Le rapport montre comment la nature anti-démocratique et conservatrice des systèmes politiques et des institutions sociales et religieuses&amp;nbsp;ainsi que les normes et stéréotypes sexospécifiques qui structurent les rapports sociaux de sexe, continuent &amp;nbsp;de constituer les principaux obstacles à une représentation équitable des femmes dans la vie politique et publique.&lt;/p&gt;
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        978-1-906677-24-4  &lt;/div&gt;
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     <category domain="http://www.international-alert.org/category/location/africa">Africa</category>
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 <category domain="http://www.international-alert.org/category/theme/gender">Gender</category>
 <pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 10:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
 <guid isPermaLink="false">4596 at http://www.international-alert.org</guid>
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    <title>Promouvoir l’égalité des sexes dans les processus de décentralisation et dans la gouvernance locale</title>
    <link>http://www.international-alert.org/resources/publications/promouvoir-legalite-des-sexes</link>
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        Leçons du Rwanda  &lt;/div&gt;
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         &lt;p&gt;Ce rapport analyse l&amp;rsquo;intégration d&amp;rsquo;une perspective genre dans le&amp;nbsp; processus de décentralisation au Rwanda et son impact sur la participation des femmes au niveau de la gouvernance locale et sur le plan national. Le rapport montre que &amp;nbsp;le principe de l&amp;rsquo;égalité des sexes n&amp;rsquo;est pas encore effectivement intégré dans le processus de décentralisation malgré le fait que l&amp;rsquo;adoption d&amp;rsquo;un système de quotas ait permis une plus large représentation&amp;nbsp; des femmes dans les instances décentralisées.&amp;nbsp; Les femmes continuent d&amp;rsquo;être sous représentées dans les positions clé en charge de la conception et de l&amp;rsquo;élaboration des politiques et des programmes. En outre, les entités décentralisées manquent de moyens techniques et financiers, ainsi que d&amp;rsquo;expertise en analyse de genre et en budgétisation sexospécifique pour mettre en œuvre une politique d&amp;rsquo;égalité des sexes authentique. Les femmes sont également marginalisées dans les espaces de participation citoyenne, conçus pour permettre aux populations de participer aux discussions sur les priorités de développement et la mise en œuvre des programmes. La recherche conclut que&amp;nbsp; le processus de décentralisation au Rwanda offre néanmoins des possibilités pour réduire l&amp;rsquo;écart entre les sexes afin d&amp;rsquo;arriver à une plus grande égalité. Cependant, ceci est subordonné à un renforcement du pouvoir de prise de décision des entités locales et des communautés de base, afin qu&amp;rsquo;elles puissent s&amp;rsquo;approprier le processus de décentralisation.&lt;/p&gt;
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        978-1-906677-25-1  &lt;/div&gt;
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     <category domain="http://www.international-alert.org/category/location/africa">Africa</category>
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 <category domain="http://www.international-alert.org/category/location/africa/rwanda">Rwanda</category>
 <pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 14:08:46 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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    <title>Participation politique et renforcement du pouvoir économique des femmes dans les pays sortant d&#039;un conflit</title>
    <link>http://www.international-alert.org/resources/publications/participation-politique-et-renforcement-du-pouvoir-%C3%A9conomique-des-femmes-dans</link>
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        Leçons de la région des Grands Lacs en Afrique  &lt;/div&gt;
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         &lt;p&gt;L&amp;rsquo;un des résultats positifs des processus de paix et des transitions politiques dans la région des Grands Lacs en Afrique ces dix à quinze dernières années, a été la représentation et la participation accrues des femmes dans l&amp;rsquo;arène politique et dans la sphère publique. Cette avancée majeure pour les femmes a été obtenue essentiellement par l&amp;rsquo;adoption de systèmes de quotas et par la cooptation. Les femmes sont parvenues, au moins dans une certaine mesure, à influer sur les processus de paix officiels et à s&amp;rsquo;assurer que les questions relatives à l&amp;rsquo;égalité des sexes soient prises en considération. Les femmes ont également joué un rôle actif dans les processus politiques en tant qu&amp;rsquo;électrices et candidates, même si peu d&amp;rsquo;entre elles ont été élues à des positions de responsabilité. Les périodes de reconstruction post-conflit ont également offert des opportunités pour la promotion économique des femmes, mais les avancées faites par ces dernières dans le domaine économique n&amp;rsquo;ont pas nécessairement conduit à leur plus grande participation dans la prise de décision politique. La nature masculine des systèmes politiques, les normes et stéréotypes sexo-spécifiques ainsi que le manque d&amp;rsquo;expertise technique en matière de programmation genre, restent des obstacles majeurs à une représentation égalitaire des femmes dans la sphère politique et la vie publique. Ce rapport fait des recommandations aux gouvernements, à la communauté internationale et aux organisations de la société civile, pour soutenir la partition politique des femmes et renforcer leur pouvoir économique dans les pays qui sortent d&amp;rsquo;un conflit. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.international-alert.org/resources/publications/womens-political-participation-and-economic-empowerment&quot;&gt;English&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
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        978-1-906677-29-9  &lt;/div&gt;
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     <category domain="http://www.international-alert.org/category/location/africa">Africa</category>
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 <category domain="http://www.international-alert.org/category/location/africa/uganda">Uganda</category>
 <pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:06:06 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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    <title>Emerging Voices: Young Women in Lebanese Politics</title>
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         &lt;p&gt;Although Lebanon is known in the Middle East for its relative political openness and for the degree of freedom Lebanese women enjoy, it paradoxically has one of the lowest rates of women&amp;rsquo;s political engagement in the region. This report examines the extent to which women are currently involved in politics in Lebanon, as well as the opportunities for increasing their involvement, by drawing on Alert&amp;rsquo;s work with the youth wings of Lebanese political parties and a conference Alert held on the topic of promoting gender equality in political parties. The first part of this report presents diverse perspectives from Lebanese and international experts within their conference speeches, and the second part includes an analysis of interviews with Lebanese youth, in which they reflect on their hopes, concerns and ideas for improving gender equality in Lebanese politics in the future.&lt;/p&gt;
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        978-1-906677-10-7  &lt;/div&gt;
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 <category domain="http://www.international-alert.org/category/location/middle-east-and-north-africa/lebanon">Lebanon</category>
 <category domain="http://www.international-alert.org/category/theme/gender">Gender</category>
 <category domain="http://www.international-alert.org/category/location/middle-east-and-north-africa">Middle East and North Africa</category>
 <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:34:37 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>chandani</dc:creator>
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    <title>Breaking Patterns of Sexual and Gender-based Violence</title>
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        Security and Justice Provision in Post-Conflict Nepal  &lt;/div&gt;
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         &lt;p&gt;Sexual and gender-based violence is one of five key security challenges currently facing Nepal. Left untackled, such violence, plus the increase in armed groups; proliferation of small arms and light weapons; rises in crime and political strikes pose a serious risk to the peace process. This paper provides insight into how to strengthen security and justice responses to the principle risk for women in post-conflict Nepal, sexual and gender-based violence. Three broad recommendations are proposed to international donors, particularly the EU.&lt;/p&gt;
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        NA  &lt;/div&gt;
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 <category domain="http://www.international-alert.org/category/location/south-and-south-east-asia/nepal">Nepal</category>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 10:36:36 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>chandani</dc:creator>
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    <title>Women, Elections and Violence in West Africa</title>
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        Assessing Women&amp;#039;s Political Participation in Liberia and Sierra Leone  &lt;/div&gt;
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         &lt;p&gt;Despite notable positive developments in many post-conflict countries in Africa, women&amp;rsquo;s representation in the parliaments of Liberia and Sierra Leone remains low and elections are still a considerable source of tension. This paper draws on local views to provide a largely qualitative assessment of the current state of women&amp;rsquo;s political participation in the two countries ahead of their forthcoming elections. It initially identifies the expanding opportunities for women that have emerged since conflict ended and shows how accompanying trends affect their greater participation. The paper then highlights the key issues on women&amp;rsquo;s minds ahead of the forthcoming elections, before proposing a set of recommended actions to advance women&amp;rsquo;s political participation further in the two countries.&lt;/p&gt;
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        978-1-906677-82-4  &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.international-alert.org/resources/publications/women-elections-and-violence-west-africa&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:37:01 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>paul</dc:creator>
 <guid isPermaLink="false">309 at http://www.international-alert.org</guid>
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    <title> Implementing Resolution  1325 in Liberia</title>
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        Reflections of Women’s Associations  &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.international-alert.org/resources/publications/implementing-resolution-1325-liberia&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <category domain="http://www.international-alert.org/category/theme/gender">Gender</category>
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 <pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:13:15 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>paul</dc:creator>
 <guid isPermaLink="false">2252 at http://www.international-alert.org</guid>
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    <title>La guerre n&#039;est pas encore finie</title>
    <link>http://www.international-alert.org/resources/publications/la-guerre-nest-pas-encore-finie</link>
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        Perceptions communautaires des violences sexuelles et leurs fondements a l&amp;#039;est de la RDC  &lt;/div&gt;
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         &lt;p&gt;Ce rapport cherche à déterminer si les violences sexuelles peuvent toujours être considérées comme une arme de guerre dans l&amp;rsquo;est de la République démocratique du Congo et se penche sur les raisons pouvant expliquer de tels niveaux de violence. Malgré la signature d&amp;rsquo;un accord de paix global en 2003 (accords de Lusaka), l&amp;rsquo;organisation d&amp;rsquo;élections en RDC en 2006 et la signature de divers accords de paix locaux avec les groupes armés congolais du Nord et du Sud-Kivu en 2008 et 2009, la guerre n&amp;rsquo;est pas encore finie dans l&amp;rsquo;est de la RDC. Du point de vue de la population, avant même les autres formes d&amp;rsquo;insécurité physique, comme les raids, enlèvements, pillages des biens et du bétail, incendies des habitations et meurtres, l&amp;rsquo;un des principaux indicateurs de cette situation est la persistance des violences sexuelles.&lt;/p&gt;
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        978-1-906677-76-3  &lt;/div&gt;
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 <pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 12:23:21 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>War is Not Yet Over</title>
    <link>http://www.international-alert.org/resources/publications/war-not-yet-over</link>
    <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-subtitle&quot;&gt;
        Community Perceptions of Sexual Violence and its Underpinnings in Eastern DRC  &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;field field-executivesummary&quot;&gt;
         &lt;p&gt;Sexual violence continues unabated in Eastern DRC, despite the signing of various peace accords from 2003 onwards and the promulgation of the 2006 Laws sanctioning sexual violence. This report focuses on community perceptions of sexual violence in Eastern DRC and shows that the persistence of sexual abuse against women but also increasingly against grown men and children is considered by communities in Eastern DRC as one the primary indicator that war is not yet over. The study examines whether the &amp;ldquo;rape as the weapon of war&amp;rdquo; analysis for sexual violence, which has become one of the main building-blocks of the international community&amp;rsquo;s response, is sufficient to explain the persistence of sexual violence, for even though military forces and rebels groups remain the primary perpetrators, sexual violence is also increasingly committed by civilians. The report argues that although it is still valid to describe sexual abuse as a weapon of war in certain circumstances in Eastern DRC, we should look at additional underlying structural factors such as poverty and scarcity of land, weakness of state structures, physical and economic insecurity. The study also examines the part played by ethnic and gender identities, gender norms and discourses as well as changing gender roles. The report proposes a number of policy recommendations to policy-makers in DRC and the wider region.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div class=&quot;field field-isbn&quot;&gt;
        978-1-906677-75-6  &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.international-alert.org/resources/publications/war-not-yet-over&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 12:36:51 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>paul</dc:creator>
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    <title>Planning for Action on Women and Peace and Security</title>
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    <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-subtitle&quot;&gt;
        National-Level Implementation of Resolution 1325 (2000)  &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;field field-executivesummary&quot;&gt;
         &lt;p&gt;This report reviews different approaches to the implementation of international Women, Peace and Security frameworks, focusing particularly on UN Security Council Resolution 1325. It focuses on how the resolution can be incorporated into concrete policy guidelines and programmatic initiatives and highlights good practices and lessons learnt over the last decades. It is expected that the information and examples contained in the review will support and advance the formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of more and stronger Women, Peace and Security action plans that will turn Resolution 1325 into a living reality to improve the situation of women affected by conflict.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div class=&quot;field field-isbn&quot;&gt;
        978-92-1-130287-5  &lt;/div&gt;
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 <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:31:45 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Implementing Resolution 1325 in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone</title>
    <link>http://www.international-alert.org/resources/publications/implementing-resolution-1325-guinea-liberia-and-sierra-leone</link>
    <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-subtitle&quot;&gt;
        Charting a Way Forward  &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;field field-executivesummary&quot;&gt;
         &lt;p&gt;This briefing note seeks to contribute to the knowledge on Resolution 1325, building on International Alert&amp;rsquo;s work in the MRU region during the last few years. The first section briefly discusses the need to adjust the approach to implementing Resolution 1325 in challenging contexts such as post-conflict Sierra Leone and Liberia and conflict-prone Guinea. Based on a brief discussion of salient issues and thematic priorities across the three countries, the subsequent section sketches the contours of a comprehensive agenda for implementing Resolution 1325 in the MRU region. The three components of this agenda are addressing women&amp;#39;s security needs, enhancing their political participation, and implementing gender equality legislation and policies. The briefing note ends with the following four broad recommendations to sustain and enhance work on Resolution 1325 in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone:&lt;br /&gt;
1. Working (better) with what exists: Engage custodians of the customary justice system.&lt;br /&gt;
2. Address sexual and gender-based violence: Mobilise communities through change agents.&lt;br /&gt;
3. Economics matters: Address the economic dimension of gender, peace and security.&lt;br /&gt;
4. From plans to action: Make smart investments in civil society.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div class=&quot;field field-isbn&quot;&gt;
        978-906677-70-1  &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.international-alert.org/resources/publications/implementing-resolution-1325-guinea-liberia-and-sierra-leone&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:37:47 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>chandani</dc:creator>
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    <title>Mise en Oeuvre de la Résolution 1325 en Guinée, au Libéria et en Sierra Leone</title>
    <link>http://www.international-alert.org/node/301</link>
    <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-subtitle&quot;&gt;
        Élaborer des Solutions d’Avenir  &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;field field-executivesummary&quot;&gt;
         &lt;p&gt;Cette note de synth&amp;egrave;se a pour but de faire conna&amp;icirc;tre plus amplement la R&amp;eacute;solution 1325, en se fondant sur le travail de International Alert dans la r&amp;eacute;gion de l&amp;rsquo;URM au cours de ces derni&amp;egrave;res ann&amp;eacute;es. Le premier chapitre expose bri&amp;egrave;vement la n&amp;eacute;cessit&amp;eacute; d&amp;rsquo;adapter la mise en oeuvre de la R&amp;eacute;solution 1325 &amp;agrave; des contextes particuliers, comme la Sierra Leone et le Lib&amp;eacute;ria en situation de post-conflit, et la Guin&amp;eacute;e souvent expos&amp;eacute;e &amp;agrave; des situations de conflit. Apr&amp;egrave;s avoir examin&amp;eacute; les questions essentielles et les th&amp;egrave;mes prioritaires sur l&amp;rsquo;ensemble des trois pays, le chapitre suivant esquisse les grandes lignes d&amp;rsquo;un programme de mise en oeuvre de la R&amp;eacute;solution 1325 dans la r&amp;eacute;gion de l&amp;rsquo;URM. Les trois volets composant ce programme abordent les besoins des femmes en mati&amp;egrave;re de s&amp;eacute;curit&amp;eacute;, leur participation politique et la mise en &amp;oelig;uvre d&amp;rsquo;une l&amp;eacute;gislation et de politiques visant l&amp;rsquo;&amp;eacute;galit&amp;eacute; des genres. Cette note de synth&amp;egrave;se se termine par les quatre recommandations suivantes pour p&amp;eacute;renniser et mettre en valeur le travail effectu&amp;eacute; autour de la R&amp;eacute;solution 1325 en Guin&amp;eacute;e, au Lib&amp;eacute;ria et en Sierra Leone.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;1. (Mieux) tirer parti de ce qui existe : engager le dialogue avec les responsables du syst&amp;egrave;me juridique coutumier.&lt;br /&gt;
2. Considerer les violences sexuelles et li&amp;eacute;es au genre : mobiliser les communaut&amp;eacute;s par l&amp;rsquo;interm&amp;eacute;diaire d&amp;rsquo;agents de changement.&lt;br /&gt;
3. Questions &amp;eacute;conomiques : aborder la dimension &amp;eacute;conomique du genre, de la paix et de la s&amp;eacute;curit&amp;eacute;.&lt;br /&gt;
4. Passer de la th&amp;eacute;orie &amp;agrave; l&amp;rsquo;action : investir intelligemment dans la soci&amp;eacute;t&amp;eacute; civile.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Working (better) with what exists: Engage custodians of the customary justice system.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Address sexual and gender-based violence: Mobilise communities through change agents.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Economics matters: Address the economic dimension of gender, peace and security.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;From plans to action: Make smart investments in civil society.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
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&lt;div class=&quot;field field-isbn&quot;&gt;
        978-1-906677-86-2  &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.international-alert.org/node/301&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 12:19:35 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Human Security in the Mano River Union</title>
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    <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-subtitle&quot;&gt;
        Empowering Women to Counter Gender-based Violence in Border Communities  &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;field field-executivesummary&quot;&gt;
         &lt;p&gt;Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) has been one of the major legacies of the 14-year (1989-2003) regional conflict in the Mano River Union (MRU). In response, in 2008 International Alert and its partners designed an initiative targeting war-affected communities in nine border areas of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. This Human Security in the MRU project has challenged knowledge, attitudes and practices concerning SGBV in order to reduce perpetration and the stigmatisation of survivors, and provided information, counselling and advocacy in order to guide men and women through prevention and redress actions. This report aims to capture the experiences of the project in the context of work in three interlinked but quite specific country contexts. It looks at the extent of SGBV and domestic violence as experienced in the target communities, details the challenges and best practices of project staff in their attempts to raise awareness and change attitudes and practices, and analyses the particular challenges of providing security and accessing justice (statutory or customary) in the various target communities. It concludes with a series of recommendations for the improved provision of security and justice for women, girls and other vulnerable groups within the MRU.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div class=&quot;field field-isbn&quot;&gt;
        978-1-906677-84-8  &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.international-alert.org/resources/publications/human-security-mano-river-union&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 14:33:58 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>chandani</dc:creator>
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    <title>Sécurité Humaine Dans l&#039;Union du Fleuve Mano</title>
    <link>http://www.international-alert.org/node/826</link>
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        Autonomisation des Femmes Pour Répondre à la Violence Basée Sur le Genre Dans les Communautés Frontalières  &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;field field-executivesummary&quot;&gt;
         &lt;p&gt;La violence sexuelle et sexo-sp&amp;eacute;cifique (sexual and gender-based violence : SGBV) est l&amp;rsquo;une des principales s&amp;eacute;quelles du conflit r&amp;eacute;gional qui a d&amp;eacute;chir&amp;eacute; pendant quatorze ans (1989-2003) les pays de l&amp;rsquo;Union du Fleuve Mano (UFM). En r&amp;eacute;ponse, International Alert et ses partenaires ont con&amp;ccedil;u en 2008 une initiative ciblant les communaut&amp;eacute;s affect&amp;eacute;es par la guerre dans neuf r&amp;eacute;gions frontali&amp;egrave;res en Guin&amp;eacute;e, Lib&amp;eacute;ria et Sierra Leone. Ce projet de &amp;lsquo;S&amp;eacute;curit&amp;eacute; humaine dans l&amp;rsquo;UFM&amp;rsquo; a remis en cause les connaissances, attitudes et pratiques locales en mati&amp;egrave;re de violence sexuelle et sexo-sp&amp;eacute;cifique afin de r&amp;eacute;duire la fr&amp;eacute;quence de ces actes et la stigmatisation des victimes. Le projet a aussi mis &amp;agrave; disposition des hommes et des femmes de la r&amp;eacute;gion une base solide d&amp;rsquo;information, d&amp;rsquo;assistance et de plaidoyer pour les guider vers des actions de pr&amp;eacute;vention et de r&amp;eacute;paration. Le pr&amp;eacute;sent rapport se propose de cerner les exp&amp;eacute;riences du projet dans le cadre du travail effectu&amp;eacute; dans les contextes respectifs li&amp;eacute;s, mais assez sp&amp;eacute;cifiques, des trois pays. Il examine l&amp;rsquo;ampleur de la SGBV et de la violence familiale telles que v&amp;eacute;cues dans les communaut&amp;eacute;s cibles, expose en d&amp;eacute;tail les d&amp;eacute;fis et les meilleures pratiques du personnel du projet dans ses efforts visant &amp;agrave; sensibiliser et &amp;agrave; changer les attitudes et les pratiques, puis il analyse les d&amp;eacute;fis particuliers qu&amp;rsquo;il faut relever pour assurer l&amp;rsquo;acc&amp;egrave;s &amp;agrave; la s&amp;eacute;curit&amp;eacute; et &amp;agrave; la justice (statutaire ou coutumi&amp;egrave;re) dans les diff&amp;eacute;rentes communaut&amp;eacute;s cibles. Il conclut par une s&amp;eacute;rie de recommandations en vue de l&amp;rsquo;am&amp;eacute;lioration de l&amp;rsquo;acc&amp;egrave;s &amp;agrave; la s&amp;eacute;curit&amp;eacute; et &amp;agrave; la justice pour les femmes, les filles et autres groupes vuln&amp;eacute;rables au sein de l&amp;rsquo;UFM.&lt;/p&gt;
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        978-1-906677-85-5  &lt;/div&gt;
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