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Dignity Journal on Sexual Exploitation & Violence – Volume 2, Issue 1

Dignity: A Journal on Sexual Exploitation and Violence is an open access, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal dedicated to publishing original articles on topics related to dignity, sexual exploitation, and violence. Current Issue: Volume 2, Issue 1 (2017) Editorials PDF Women, Migration, and Prostitution in Europe: Not . Learn More

WE RISE – Movement Building – JASS

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ILO-Gallup Report: Globally, Most Women Prefer to Be Working & The Majority of Men Agree

Towards a Better Future for Women & Work: Voices of Women & Men New landmark report clearly shows that concerns regarding gender equality and achieving a better work-family balance resonate around the world. . Learn More

EU – Making Women Safe from Fear, Safe from Violence – How the Istanbul Convention on VAW Is Helping Achieve Full Gender Equality I

Statement of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe on the occasion of the International Women's day, 8 March 2017 GREVIO seizes the occasion of International Women’s Day to recall the importance of the Istanbul Convention as the most comprehensive set of legally binding standards to ensure every woman’s right to a life free from . Learn More

Violence Is the Biggest Challenge Facing Women – UN Women Executive Director

Meanwhile, gender pay gap is "the biggest robber" of women: "No one fights for women to be paid equally." By Ellen Wulfhorst | @EJWulfhorst | Reuters NEW YORK, March 6, 2017 - (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Violence is the biggest challenge facing women around the world as progress in gender equality is erratic and at times a baffling . Learn More

European Union – Women’s Economic Empowerment

Direct Link to Full 24-Page 2017 Publication: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/PERI/2017/580867/IPOL_PERI(2017)580867_EN.pdf . Learn More

Vulnerability & Resilience-Based Approaches in Response to the Syrian Crisis: Implications for Women, Children & Youth with Disabilities

Recognizing the increased attention to resilience in the Syria response, the WRC undertook a project to examine how vulnerability and resilience-based approaches are supporting the protection and empowerment of Syrian refugee women, children, and youth with disabilities. . Learn More

Improving Space for Civil Society – Lessons from the MDG’s

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Guide to Reporting on Civic Space – Media Toolkit – Gender

According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, all people, everywhere in the world, have the right to speak out, to organise, and to take action. These rights – the freedoms of association, assembly and expression . Learn More

Syrian Young Women’s Empowerment Report

We Asked: What Do Syrian Young Women Want? Driven by Syrian young women themselves, this is the very first Syrian young women’s empowerment report. In the midst of unimaginable human suffering, bold young women in nearly 20 countries of refuge have spoken. . Learn More

Glossary on Gender Issues – IFAD

Direct Link to Full 44-Page 2017 IFAD Glossary: https://www.ifad.org/documents/10180/d6027426-91b2-48d2-bb29-0c0ebbc05f5c . Learn More

UN Refugee Agency Review of Gender Equality in Operations

Direct Link to Full 32-Page 2016 Report Summary: https://www.unhcr.org/57f3b9a74.pdf Computer can adjust type size for easier reading. . Learn More

Accessible Cities & The Needs of Women with Disabilities & Older Women – CSW 61 Panel

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Global Civil Society Calls for Renewal of the UN Mandate on Human Rights Defenders – Women Rights Defenders

The issue of sexual violence against humanitarian and development workers is increasingly being highlighted in the media, attention that is long overdue. As more stories emerge, it encourages more survivors to come forward and more humanitarian and development organisations to get behind the idea that they are obligated to prevent sexualized . Learn More

Global Civil Society Calls for Renewal of the UN Mandate on Human Rights Defenders – Women Rights Defenders

Letter to Member States of the UN Human Rights Council Re: Support Consensus Renewal of the Mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders 7 March 2017 Your Excellency, The undersigned 85 civil society organisations, coming from all regions, urge your delegation to support the renewal of the . Learn More

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