THE NUCLEAR WEAPON BAN TREATY: A resource guide for WILPF
This resource guide is meant to help us carry on with that work, through working with governments and others in civil society to ensure the Treaty’s rapid entry-into-force and effective implementation. We provide an overview of what the Treaty includes, examples of past work, suggestions for future action, and where to find further information. […]
On “shrinking space”; a framing paper
This paper attempts to deconstruct the ‘shrinking space’ narrative by explaining what it means and unpacks some of the problems inherent in the concept. It also considers who is most affected by ‘shrinking space’, and why; where the trend is headed; how it relates to the other dominant paradigms of the 21st century; and how […]
Levels & Trends in Child Mortality Report 2018: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation
Despite progress over the past quarter-century, millions of newborns, children and young adolescents die every year, mostly of preventable or treatable causes such as infectious diseases and injuries. These deaths reflect the limited access of children and communities to basic health interventions such as vaccination, medical treatment of infectious diseases, adequate nutrition and clean water […]
Gender Mainstreaming in Urban Planning and Development
Gender-sensitive planning is a differentiated planning culture that employs a site- and group-specific approach. The added value of gender mainstreaming in planning administration becomes evident at several levels. download: [gview file=”http://afakneswiah.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/b008358.pdf”]
Supporting civil society under pressure – lessons from natural resource exploitation
This paper is a reflection of an ongoing research project of the Heinrich Böll Foundation and the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights, designed to uncover common patterns and dynamics of restrictions on and coping strategies adopted by civil society actors in the specific context of natural resource exploitation. It draws on case studies […]
Women`s Empowerment Principles
Source: UN Women These international standards illuminate a common aspiration for a life where the doors of opportunity are open to all. Where people can live free from violence, exercise legal redress and expect states to live up to their obligations to respect and protect the human rights of women, men and children and provide […]
Women in the Workplace 2018
Women in the Workplace 2018 is the largest comprehensive study of the state of women in corporate America. Since 2015, LeanIn.Org and McKinsey & Company have published this report annually to give companies and employees the information they need to advance women and improve gender diversity within their organizations. McKinsey & Company also conducted similar […]
Women’s Political Representation in the Arab Region
The objective of this study is to generate evidence-based policy recommendations for Arab States, in order to help them scale-up efforts to meet their commitments as relates to goal 5 of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), pertaining to gender equality, in particular target 5.5, which aims to ensure women’s equal opportunities for leadership […]
ILO Global Estimates on International Migrant Workers: Results and Methodology
Based on figures for 2017 provided by the United Nations/ Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN/DESA), which are adjusted for the number of refugees, there are 258 million international migrants, 234 million migrants of working age (15 and older)1 and 164 million migrant workers worldwide. download: [gview file=”http://afakneswiah.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/wcms_652001.pdf”]
MAPPING SUPPORT SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN LINE WITH THE ISTANBUL CONVENTION STANDARDS: METHODOLOGY AND TOOLS
A mapping methodology and tools were developed within the framework of the Council of Europe multi-country Project “Violence against Women” which focused on increasing the knowledge of professionals and facilitating exchanges and promising practices in the implementation of international and European standards, in particular the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against […]