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-WOM
Reference: Women and Armed Conflicts: New Challenges. Beijing at 10: Putting Policy into Practice. (2005). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 2005
Description:

This publication examines the new internation legislation regarding women and armed conflicts and makes recommendations to increase the participation of women in conflict resolution at decision-making levels and protect women living in situations of armed and other conflicts or under foreign occupation.
Instraw's Mandate: Research
Theme: Peace and Security
Keywords: Violence based on gender , Empowerment , Beijing Platform for Action
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: English
Type of Product: Policy brief
Disponibility: Digital/Text
LinkToFile: PDF FILE