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: 2007-R-PEA-GLO-GPS-WPS
Reference: Lyytikäinen, M. (2007). Gender Training for Peacekeepers: Preliminary Overview of United Nations Peace Support Operations. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 2007
Description:

This publication introduces the concept of gender training for peacekeepers and discusses the institutional and political contexts within which gender training has been implemented in United Nations missions and troop-contributing countries. This also presents a preliminary overview of gender training opportunities for peacekeepers globally.
Instraw's Mandate: Research
Theme: Peace and Security
Keywords: Conflicts , Training , Empowerment
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: English
Type of Product: Paper
Disponibility: Digital/Text
LinkToFile: PDF FILE