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“Do Our Voices Matter?”: An analysis of women civil society representatives’ meaningful participation at the UN Security Council

17/12/2020

2 documents

34 pages long

Languages: English

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Peace is made at home, in the streets, in our communities – and on the world stage. In all these spaces, women in all their diversity work to forge the conditions that make peace possible. Perhaps nowhere is this clearer than in conflict-affected countries, where diverse women’s organizations draw attention to human rights violations happening […]

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Discussion paper

Feminist Peace and Security in the Middle East and North Africa

21/09/2020

1 documents

22 pages long

Languages: English

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In her essay, Zeynep Kaya observes the tensions within the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda in the Middle East and North Africa region. Given that the agenda emerged from UNSCR 1325, the framework and structures cannot help but replicate the ‘hard power’ and agendas of the member states. Kaya identifies that the UN Security […]

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Briefing note

The World Must Back Peace, Not War, to Put an End to Civilian Suffering in Yemen

05/07/2018

1 documents

10 pages long

Languages: English

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Hudaydah’s residents are already some of the worst affected in the country by hunger and malnutrition. They now face a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation, despite a reported pause in the military advance to the sea port and city, and a recent reduction in the fighting. Most areas have no electricity. Whole neighbourhoods have no water, […]

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Briefing note

The Fighting Must Stop – to Create a Space for Peace: Attacking Hodeida city, after its airport, would be a far greater threat to Yemeni civilians

20/06/2018

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

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On 13 June 2018, the Saudi- and UAE-led coalition launched an attack on Hodeida, Yemen’s lifeline port. One week on, the Coalition has ignored all warnings and combined forces have pressed ahead to take Hodeida airport. The advance must now stop and efforts be refocused on peace. Taking the battle to a densely-populated city will […]

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Briefing note

The World Needs a New Strategy to Protect Hodeida and Avoid Catastrophe

15/06/2018

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

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The Saudi- and UAE-led Coalition’s assault on Hodeida – Yemen’s lifeline port – threatens hundreds of thousands of civilians in that city, and around 20 million more who rely on its imports of food, fuel, medicine and other supplies. The strategy to prevent this assault through quiet diplomacy – by the Coalition’s international partners including […]

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Briefing paper

Joint NGO Briefing: Brussels Syria Conference

22/03/2017

1 documents

7 pages long

Languages: English

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Today more than ever, the international community must share responsibility and stand firmly in support of Syria’s civilian population. It is clear however that the aid response, as vital as it is, will only go so far and cannot fully address the needs of Syrian communities to be free from violence and the violations of […]

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Briefing paper

Fuelling the Fire: How the UN Security Council’s Permanent Members are undermining their own commitments on Syria

11/03/2016

5 documents

36 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Italian, Spanish

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March 2016 marks five years of upheaval and conflict in Syria – conflict that has reduced lives to shadows and cities to rubble. The Syrian government and its allies, as well as armed opposition and extremist groups, bear the primary and direct responsibility for the horrific reality that Syria’s civilians face on this grim anniversary. […]

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Briefing note

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

11/12/2015

1 documents

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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Briefing paper

Failing Syria: Assessing the impact of UN Security Council Resolutions in protecting and assisting civilians in Syria

12/03/2015

4 documents

30 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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The unanimous adoption of UN Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 2139 at the end of February 2014 brought with it much needed hope for people in Syria and across the Middle East. In it, the UNSC called for an urgent increase in access for humanitarian aid in Syria and demanded that all parties immediately cease attacks […]

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Briefing paper

On the Home Stretch: Why Australia must use its final months on the UN Security Council to advance the rights and safety of civilians

16/04/2014

1 documents

25 pages long

Languages: English

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This report reflects on Australia’s achievements on the UN Security Council to date and the areas on which Australia should focus over the next 8 months in order to leave a positive and lasting impact. It focuses particularly on Australia’s efforts in advancing the protection of civilians and promoting the control of small arms and […]

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