Report of the Secretary-General on women and peace and security 2024
A systematic review of mental health of women in fragile and humanitarian settings of the Eastern Mediterranean Region
TOOLKIT FOR YOUTH ON ADVOCATING AND ACHIEVING GENDER EQUALITY BY 2030
Source: UN Women This toolkit is about how youth can advocate strategically for gender equality and empowerment of young women. It highlights ways in which youth can influence decision-making at community, local and national levels to achieve gender equality. An important running thread through the toolkit is on engaging young men as gender equality advocates. […]
STRATEGY FOR GENDER EQUALITY AND THE EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN (2018–2021)
The present Strategy for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (2018–2021) establishes the first institutional framework on gender equality for the United Nations Office at Vienna/United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNOV/UNODC). One of its aims is ensuring that United Nations standards to promote and achieve gender equality are met. It provides a […]
YOUNG PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES: GLOBAL STUDY ON ENDING GENDER -BASED VIOLENCE, AND REALISING SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS
The study seeks to contribute to the strengthening of state laws and policies that foster social inclusion and gender equality for the benefit of young persons with disabilities, especially young women and girls with disabilities; to eliminate discrimination against them, particularly with regard to access to and enjoyment of SRHR and GBV prevention and response […]
Women, Peace and Security: The Role of Institutions in Times of Peace and War in the Arab Region
This study examines the role of the institutions in the Arab region in response to the Women, Peace and Security agenda inspired by Security Council resolution 1325 wich affirmed that gender equality and the empowerment of women are central to global peace and security, and vice versa. download: [gview file=”http://afakneswiah.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/women-peace-security-institutions-war-arab-english_0.pdf”]
Missing Figures: The Cybersecurity Gender Gap
Considering that modern society depends on cybersecurity for nearly every aspect of daily life in the digital age—to work, shop, travel, communicate, form relationships, protect our health, keep ourselves safe from terrorist attacks, natural disasters and other calamities, etc—it is surprising that women, who represent 50 percent of the global workforce, comprise only 11 percent […]
Gender based Violence and Poverty in Europe 2019
Gender-based violence is a silent disease. It affects women and girls of all ages but is particularly hard with those who live in poverty and face social vulnerability. In this report, we analyse the context, the typology and the features of this grave human rights violation, which has a big social and economic impact in […]
REDEFINING PEACE: Biplabi Shrestha INTERLINKAGES OF CONFLICT, GENDER, AND SRHR
Conflict prevention,1 conflict resolution and peace-building are critical issues that need to be addressed to achieve sustainable development and global peace. The unprecedented and repeated crises, the scale of destruction and innumerable casualties as a result of conflicts, not only pose demanding challenges, but also expose the deep-rooted structural inequalities and violence in the world. […]
Global Food Policy Report 2020: Building inclusive Food Systems
The 2020 Global Food Policy Report focuses on the need to build inclusive food systems, both to ensure that marginalized and vulnerable people enjoy the benefits and opportunities that food systems can bring and to support sustainable development. download: [gview file=”http://afakneswiah.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/133857.pdf”]