Other Publications
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Women Count for Peace: The 2010 Open Days on Women, Peace and Security (2010). This report provides an account of an extraordinary set of 25 meetings held in the summer of 2010 between women peace activists and senior United Nations leaders in conflict-affected countries. It details women’s perspectives on resolving conflict and building peace more effectively, identifies issues of common concern across different contexts — as well as areas of divergence — and makes proposals for improving international, regional and national efforts to protect women and promote peace. read more
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Evaluation Report: UNIFEM’s Work on Gender-Responsive Budgeting (2010). The evaluation, split into three sets of reports, provides critical lessons on what conditions and mechanisms enable or hinder UNIFEM’s work in increasing gender equality in budget processes and practices. It also analyses UNIFEM’s overall approach to gender-responsive budget programming. read more
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Mapping Aid Effectiveness and Gender Equality: Global Findings and Key Messages (2008). This report provides an overview of the issues and trends that emerged from mapping studies on aid effectiveness, gender equality and women's empowerment in 12 countries. It examines to what extent national gender equality priorities are reflected in national development strategies, donor country strategies and mechanisms for implementing the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness at country level. It also analyses the implementation of UN Security Council resolution 1325 on women, peace and security. read more
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Baseline Survey on Sexual and Gender Based Violence in Rwanda (2008). This assessment sheds light on the magnitude of sexual and gender-based violence in Rwanda and determines its underlying causes and consequences. Carried out in four districts in Rwanda, this study gives, for instance, data on cases of violence and assaults experienced by women and girls in public spaces as well as in marital and family relationships. It explores the subsequent actions that survivors have taken, and evaluates the role of various stakeholders in preventing and fighting sexual and gender-based violence. The quantitative and qualitative information will enable UNIFEM and its partners to develop targeted strategies and interventions to prevent and fight this type of violence in Rwanda. read more et aussi
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Making Democracy Work for Women: Initial Experiences from 10 UNDEF Funded Projects (2008). This document presents UNIFEM-executed projects funded by the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) from its first round of grants disbursed in 2006. A common factor among the projects that are being implemented across the globe is the creation of an enabling environment that provides an opportunity for women to participate in reform policies, agendas and decentralization processes. read more
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