This study analyses the relationship between sexual and gender-based violence and hegemonic masculinities in the conflict zone of North Kivu province in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. … Read More»

CALL FOR PROPOSALS - 2010 FUNDING FOR GLOBAL PROGRAMS TO PREVENT & RESPOND TO GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE - REFUGEE & CONFLICT POPULATIONS Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration … Read More»

The question tackled by this paper is: are the current micro-finance models and ways of thinking about micro-finance and women's empowerment adequate and accurate? … Read More»

UN-INSTRAW launched its new web resource on 'Gender Training for Peacekeepers'. The interactive resource fills a gap in the documentation of gender training opportunities for peacekeepers and aims to facilitate gender mainstreaming in peacekeeping operations. It presents an overview of pre-deployment and in-mission gender training provided to uniformed and civilian peacekeeping personnel and includes information and resources for institutions interested in incorporating gender issues onto their training … Read More»