This publication is in honour of women around the world who pursue peace, and whose efforts to reconcile communities, insist on accountability, and sustain their families in times of crisis require…
The last five years of democratic governance in Nigeria have witnessed an alarming rate of violent conflicts in several parts of the country. Communal conflicts have increased in Nigeria in both nu…
With the adoption of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women Peace and Security in October 2000, women's peace and security issues became hype at all levels and in all sectors.…
Individuals can make a difference working for peace worldwide. That is the message of People Building Peace II, an inspiring collection of stories of how ?ordinary? men and women have played a cruc…
During and after armed conflict, the different interests, needs and priorities of women, men, girls and boys in a host country (i.e., the various gender issues) need to be understood and taken into…
Reaffirming also the resolve expressed in the 2005 World Summit Outcome Document to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls, including by ending impunity and by ensuring the prote…
Uganda Media Women’s Association undertook a study on women’s experiences during war and documented these findings in order to make people aware of what women have to endure during war. This is…
UAF-Africa structures itself organizationally into three programs: grant making, collaborative initiatives and communications. Grants UAF-Africa grants rapid response funding up to $5,000 to init…
Urgent Action Fund-Africa (UAF-Africa) is a Pan-African non-profit organization (NPO) focused on women and founded in Nairobi in 2001. UAF-Africa is the sister organization of the global NPO Urgent…
This is the first book to describe and analyze the experience of women in African civil wars. A mixture of reportage, testimony and scholarship, the book includes contributions from women in Chad, …
From the Social Watch national reports it emerges clearly that in industrialised or developed countries the main obstacle to human security is linked to the economic dimension. The main problems a…
RIVONINGO is published quarterly by African Spirit Media Ltd, on behalf of the Ministry of Police. Opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of African Spirit Media Ltd, the …
This document has been prepared to serve as an introductory resource material, to provide users with some understanding of what is involved in and required of education for tolerance. It provides a…
This simplified version of the study on conflicts in Kenya is drawn from the main publication, National Conflict Mapping and Analysis: Peace and Conflict Trends in Kenya. The search to find new an…
This book concentrates on gender issues in military and civil strife, and examines the effects of armed conflict on women's lives and the appalling situation of many women refugees and displaced. W…
This report provides an analysis of the extent to which post conflict reconstruction efforts have implemented national commitments for women’s participation in conflict management, post-conflict …