INSTRAW Library

Welcome to the INSTRAW LIBRARY, a compilation of around 600 publications produced by the former UN International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (UN-INSTRAW), which served as the leading UN institute devoted to research, training and knowledge management to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment. INSTRAW, along with DAW, OSAGI and UNIFEM, came together in 2010 to establish the present UN Women.

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The Legacy of INSTRAW

In addition to the INSTRAW Library, the UN Women Training Centre presents the publication “The legacy of INSTRAW in promoting the rights of women. A historical record of the Institute between 1976 and 2010”, which intends to pay tribute to the story of INSTRAW as well as to the women’s movements and governments which supported it.

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ID: 2005-R-PEA-GLO
Reference: Seguridad para todas: La violencia contra las mujeres y el sector seguridad. (2005). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 2005
Description:

Esta publicación analiza la situación de violencia contra las mujeres en América Latina y plantea la reforma del sector de seguridad, y otras medidas encaminadas a fomentar una cultura institucional más sensible al género y por lo tanto más efectiva en la respuesta a las demandas de seguridad de las mujeres.
Instraw's Mandate: Research
Theme: Peace and Security
Keywords: Governance and Planning, Gender and peace, Empowerment
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: Spanish
Type of Product: Report
Disponibility: Digital/Text
LinkToFile: PDF FILE