By NOPPAW
From www.afronline.org
Published on 6 August 2010
MOGADISHU – Civilians, especially women, tend to bear the brunt of armed conflicts across the world, particularly in Somalia, where Islamist insurgents are fighting a weak government propped up by African Union forces. Several women in Mogadishu told IRIN about the day-to-day reality of living [...]
By NOPPAW
Press release
From: http://crisisgroup.org
Published on 28 June 2006
Nairobi/Brussels - Countries in crisis and the wider international community must do much more to support women’s involvement in solving Africa’s deadliest conflicts.
Beyond Victimhood: Women’s Peacebuilding in Sudan, Congo and Uganda, the latest Crisis Group report, assesses what [...]
By NOPPAW
From: http://womenpeacesecurity.org
“At a fundamental level, integrating a gender perspective in security sector reform means asking questions such as: How is security defined by people? Whose security are we talking about? Who should legitimately participate in decision-making within the security sector? Why are women not involved? How are they affected by [...]