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: 2004-E-PEA-GLO
Reference: Gender and Security Sector Reform: Summary of E-Discussion. (2004). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 2004
Description: The report summarizes the discussion with NGO staff, academics and government representatives held on the web from 4 October to 7 November 2004 focusing on a wide variety of topics like: gender and disarment, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) as well as delving into the issue of defining security and the security sector. Additionally, the discussion focused on the resistance to categorising women as combatants.
Instraw's Mandate: Expert group meeting
Theme: Peace and Security
Keywords: Disarmament, Demobilization, Empowerment
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: English
Type of Product: Summary
Disponibility: Digital/Text
LinkToFile: PDF FILE