Women Building Peace and Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict-Affected Contexts: A Review of Community-Based Approaches (2007). This study was developed to inform programming and advocacy in the areas of prevention of sexual and gender-based violence and women's participation in peacebuilding. It focuses on specific thematic areas of good practice and highlights examples of women's successful engagement in peacebuilding. read more 

Policy Briefing Paper: Gender Sensitive Police Reform in Post Conflict Societies (2007). This briefing paper reviews UNIFEM and UNDP experiences in building the capacity of police services to respond to women’s security needs. The paper stresses the importance of women’s engagement in accountability mechanisms to review police performance and support efforts to correct for poor practice. read more 

EC/UN Partnership on Gender Equality for Development and Peace (2007). This brochure introduces the EC/UN Partnership on Gender Equality for Development and Peace, a three-year programme that supports stronger action on gender equality and women's empowerment in national development processes and in cooperation programmes supported by the EC. The partnership also includes a focus on effective implementation of UN Security Council resolution 1325, adopted in 2000 to mainstream gender equality and women's empowerment in responses to conflict and post-conflict situations. read more 

CEDAW and the Human Rights Based Approach to Programming: A UNIFEM Guide (2007). This publication is a practical guide to the human rights-based approach (HRBA) to programming for UNIFEM staff as well as partners, with a particular focus on the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). It highlights concrete implications for programming of applying the HRBA and provides detailed background information on CEDAW and other human rights treaties. read more 

CEDAW and Security Council Resolution 1325: A Quick Guide (2006). This guide provides a basic introduction to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and Security Council resolution 1325 on women, peace and security, and reviews their commonalities, synergies, and potential strategic uses, particularly in the context of conflict and post-conflict reconstruction. read more