Comparative Study on Constitutional Processes in the Arab World A Gender Perspective
The study provides an analysis of the social, political and economic realities of the countries under inquiry. It also looks at the security and the legal environment in which the work of civil society has operated. The analysis includes the extent to which the civil society had social and legal freedom to raise, adopt, and […]
Informal Work and the Social Function of the City: A Framework for Legal Reform in the Urban Environment 2018
Urban environments are increasingly characterized by glaring wealth inequality. Slums and informal settlements exist within and around islands of comparative wealth and poverty, and large swathes of an urban population service a wealthier population in exchange for little compensation, and generally poor social and legal protections. Major implications of these urban challenges include tenuous urban […]
STORIES FROM THE GROUND: CHILD MARRIAGE IN REFUGEE CAMPS
The ongoing Syrian conflict has generated one of the largest refugee crises in recent history forcing over 5.5 million people to flee their homes and escape to neighbouring countries. Lebanon, one such neighbouring country now is home to approximately 1.5 million Syrian refugees. The situation for children, especially for girls, is of great concern as […]
Ten Acts for the Global Compact: A civil society vision for a transformative agenda for human mobility, migration and development
Human mobility and migration that is safe, by choice and with human and labor rights is an opportunity for human development, as well as an increasing and normal part of our connected world and shared humanity. Sadly, the undersigned civil society, migrant and refugee organizations daily witness first hand a different reality. Too many migrants […]
Child Widows Report
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CHILD MARRIAGE IN HUMANITARIAN SETTINGS
Millions of lives are being torn apart by conflict, disasters and displacement. Girls are hit particularly hard and face many forms of violence. Child marriage has been rising at an alarming rate in humanitarian settings. This brief summarises what we know about this issue and what needs to be done. [gview file=”http://afakneswiah.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Child-marriage-in-humanitarian-settings.pdf”]
WWP EN Child Protection Policy
WWP EN’s mission is to prevent violence in close relationships as a gender-based phenomenon and to foster gender equality. The network’s main objective is to improve the safety of women and their children and others at risk from violence in close relationships through the promotion of effective work with those who perpetrate this violence, mainly […]
Attacks and Harassment: The Impact on Female Journalists and Their Reporting
This report provides a clear examination into the professional dangers of being a female journalist in the news media today. Against a global backdrop that has changed significantly in the past five years both politically and digitally, this report provides an update to the 2014 report “Violence and Harassment Against Women in the News Media: […]
WHAT WILL IT TAKE? PROMOTING CULTURAL CHANGE TO END SEXUAL HARASSMENT
This publication aims to support efforts towards ending sexual harassment including by employers, workers, advocates, university leaders, academics, NGOs, students, policy makers, trade unions and staff associations and politicians. It draws on global experiences and knowledge to offer guidance, practical advice and support to those who are invested in lasting and deep change, in line […]
GENDER IMPLICATIONS OF COVID-19 OUTBREAKS IN DEVELOPMENT AND HUMANITARIAN SETTINGS
First detected in China’s Hubei Province in late December 2019, novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) has since spread to 141 countries or regions, and health actors had confirmed more than 156,000 cases as of March 14. Numbers are expected to continue rising exponentially in the coming days, weeks, and months. Initial research indicates that older persons […]