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Our Search for Peace: Women in South Sudan’s National Peace Processes, 2005–2018

30/01/2020

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50 pages long

Languages: English

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South Sudanese women have played critical roles in efforts to achieve peace in South Sudan, yet their contributions have been under-recognized and under-documented. This paper contributes to remedying this by sharing women’s stories of their roles in peacemaking through the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (2005), the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan […]

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Briefing note

Born to Lead: Recommendations on increasing women’s participation in South Sudan’s peace processes

30/01/2020

1 documents

24 pages long

Languages: English

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South Sudanese women have been championing inclusive peace and demanding their meaningful participation at all levels of decision making. However, women continue to confront obstacles to maintaining and increasing space to contribute – particularly in formal decision-making arenas. This brief analyses the modalities of women’s participation and influence in South Sudan’s peace processes that culminated […]

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Briefing note

Yemen’s civilians face death and a crushing siege as fighting expands to the city of Hudaydah: Violence must end and inclusive peace talks resume

21/09/2018

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

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The Saudi and UAE-led Coalition has intensified its assault towards Hudaydah’s city and port, with devastating consequences for civilians. If fighting continues and the main roads out of the city are blocked, hundreds of thousands of people could be trapped in Hudaydah without access to adequate food, water and medical care. All sides in the […]

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Briefing paper

Displaced and Dispossessed: Conflict-affected communities and their land of origin in Kachin State, Myanmar

01/06/2018

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32 pages long

Languages: English

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People displaced by conflict (IDPs) in Myanmar’s Kachin State want to return to their land, yet it is being appropriated unfairly. Legal or administrative procedures are undermining IDP rights, ignoring the exceptional circumstances of displacement. Restrictions on movement are making the situation worse. Action is required to resolve the lack of clarity over IDP land […]

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Journal article

How women’s silence secures the peace: analysing sexual and gender-based violence in a low-intensity conflict

09/11/2016

14 pages long

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How women’s silence secures the peace: analysing sexual and gender-based violence in a low-intensity conflict

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Most studies of the gendered impact of conflict focus on sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) atrocities committed in high-intensity conflict environments. In contrast, this article focuses on the patterns of SGBV in Mindanao, Philippines – an environment of protracted low-intensity conflict within a fragile state. We examine the current Mindanao peace process to highlight the […]

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Briefing note

Our Country, Our Peace: Why women must be included in Yemen’s peace process

11/12/2015

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9 pages long

Languages: English

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The Yemen conflict has had a catastrophic effect on its people, with specific impacts on already-vulnerable women and girls. But political talks about Yemen’s future have almost exclusively been conducted by male politicians and combatants. This contrasts with the 2011 uprising, when women helped set Yemen on a path towards political reform. However, the 2011 […]

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Our Search for Peace: Women in South Sudan’s National Peace Processes, 2005–2018

Born to Lead: Recommendations on increasing women’s participation in South Sudan’s peace processes

Yemen’s civilians face death and a crushing siege as fighting expands to the city of Hudaydah: Violence must end and inclusive peace talks resume

Displaced and Dispossessed: Conflict-affected communities and their land of origin in Kachin State, Myanmar

How women’s silence secures the peace: analysing sexual and gender-based violence in a low-intensity conflict

Our Country, Our Peace: Why women must be included in Yemen’s peace process