Inclusive Governance
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South Sudan Food Security and Land Governance Factsheet
Briefs & Development
Food security depends of secure access to land and water (rainfed or irrigated). In South Sudan most farmers rely on customary tenure systems, but which…
Peacebuilding Through a Gender Lens and the Challenges of Implementation in Rwanda and Côte d'Ivoire
Library
With the hypothesis in mind that discrimination against women increases the likelihood that a state will experience internal conflict, this article contends that considering gender…
Land in Return, Reintegration, and Recovery Processes: Some Lessons From The Great Lakes Region of Africa
Library
The chapter describes some of the political challenges involved in managing the transition from emergency activities to longer-term 'developmental' policies in Rwanda and Burundi. In…
UN Security Council Resolution 1888 (2009)
Briefs & Development
Reaffirming its commitment to the continuing and full implementation of resolutions 1325 (2000), 1612 (2005), 1674 (2006), 1820 (2008) and 1882 (2009) and all relevant…
Land Politics and Conflict in Nepal: Realities and Potentials for Agrarian Transformation
Briefs & Development
Land has not only been one of the most contentious topics in the
political economy of Nepal over the last fifty years, but it has also
become…
Fiji: Indigenous Women Defend Community and Environment
Blog
In September of 2005, women from rural and urban areas throughout the Macuata Province, Fiji, met to create a strategic, ten-year sustainable development plan. The…
Indigenous Peoples, Gender, and Natural Resource Management
Briefs & Development
It is generally assumed that both gender and ethnicity are decisive factors in natural resource management and that changes in access to natural resources have…
Women in War and Peace: Grassroots Peacebuilding
Briefs & Development
The United States Institute of Peace strives, through research, education, and training, to understand this role of nongovernmental entities in bringing about a stable peace…
Global Water Security Forum: Water Governance - Challenges from a Gender Perspective
Event
The UNESCO Chair on Sustainable Water Security in the FIU Institute of Environment & the Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs invite…
What Has Happened to Gender Provisions in Peace Agreements?
Blog
The world seemed to be making slow but steady progress on the inclusion of gender sensitive provisions in peace agreements. References to women and gender had…
Day 9: Feminism and Food Sovereignty
Blog
Food sovereignty offers opportunities to advance women’s rights within the food system, but we must also work to restore gender relations within rural families and…