Protection & Access to Justice
Resources
Women and Climate Change: Impact and Agency in Human Rights, Security, and Economic Development
Library
This report comes at an important time of international observance when new commitments to action will be made, coinciding not only with the fifteenth anniversaries…
Weather Shocks and Violence against Women in Sub-Saharan Africa
Library
This study uses variation in rainfall to study how extreme shocks to income affect intimate partner violence in Sub-Saharan Africa. It finds that women experiencing…
Women's Land Rights and Africa's Development Conundrum- Which Way Forward?
Blog
How can African countries use land policies to ensure agricultural development and inclusive growth? Particularly in countries which are dominated by patriarchal land ownership systems?…
Afghanistan’s Mining Industry, Crucial for Economy, Holds Risks for Women
Blog
As Afghanistan attempts to develop its economy by attracting investment to its mining sector, the already daunting conditions for women in rural areas could worsen…
Voices from Nepal: Promoting Women's Climate Leadership
Blog
The magnitude of the problem of climate change and environmental degradation in a mountainous and developing country like Nepal is very alarming.
Rapid population growth and…
Resources and Resourcefulness: Roles, Opportunities and Risks for Women Working at Artisanal Mines in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Library
Two dominant narratives have characterized the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): (1) the horrific abuse of women through sexual violence and…
UN Security Council Resolution 2122 (2013)
Briefs & Development
Reaffirming its commitment to the continuing and full implementation, in a mutually reinforcing manner, of resolutions 1325 (2000), 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009), 1960…
Women and Natural Resources: Unlocking the Peacebuilding Potential
Briefs & Development
This report focuses on the relationship between women and natural resources in conflict-affected settings, and discusses how the management of natural resources can be used…
Mujeres y Recursos Naturales: Liberando el Potencial Para la Consolidacion de la Paz
Library
Las diversas experiencias de las mujeres en tiempos de conflicto tienen poderosas implicaciones para la consolidación de la paz. Su capacidad para recuperarse del conflicto…
Building Sustainable Peace and Prosperity through Women's Land Tenure Security: A Zambian Case Study
Library
Land security continues to be an understudied issue, despite the fact that conflicts over land have been part of human history since ancient times. Particularly…
UN Women Sourcebook on Women, Peace and Security
Library
This collection of papers is a set of resource materials to support improved implementation of the five WPS resolutions. It consists of analytical documents explaining…
Gender and Post-Conflict Governance: Understanding the Challenges
Library
Around the world, as countries undertake transitions towards peace, good governance and democracy, women have asserted their demands for participation, representation, accountability and political freedom.
As universal…
Environmental Conflicts and Women’s Vulnerability in Africa
Library
This article examines environmental conflicts and women’s vulnerability in Africa. Environmental resources are critical to poor women’s productive and reproductive lives in Africa. Environmental resources…
UN Security Council Resolution 1889 (2009)
Briefs & Development
Reaffirming its commitment to the continuing and full implementation, in a mutually reinforcing manner, of resolutions 1325 (2000), 1612 (2005), 1674 (2006), 1820 (2008), 1882…
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…
Harness Gender Empowerment to Achieve Climate Justice, Sustainability, and Equity
Library
In this Perspective, we argue that ending discrimination against girls and women is vital for climate action and inclusive sustainable development. Grave gender inequality persists…
Afghanistan: UN Warns Rapid Urbanization Is Deepening Gender Inequality in Afghanistan
International
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) has announced that the rapid pace of urbanization in Afghanistan, driven by internal displacement, forced returns, and economic…
Del colonialismo a la seguridad humana: abordar las implicaciones de género en el cultivo de palma de aceite y el despojo de las comunidades indígenas de Papúa Occidental
Spotlight
Este artículo se basa en el artículo completo en inglés Greasing the Wheels of Colonialism: Palm Oil Industry in West Papua, publicado en Global Studies…
From Colonialism to Human Security: Addressing the Gendered Costs of Palm Oil and the Dispossession of West Papua’s Indigenous Communities
Spotlight
This spotlight is based on the full article Greasing the Wheels of Colonialism: Palm Oil Industry in West Papua published in Global Studies Quarterly. As…
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…