July 16

Addressing Conflict-Related Sexual Violence

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Co-published by the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations, and the UN Action against Sexual Violence in Conflict, Addressing Conflict-Related Sexual Violence: an Analytical Inventory of Peacekeeping Practice highlights best practices and emerging elements for a more effective response by peacekeepers to women’s security concerns.

This publication is downloadable in English.

 

From UN Pulse: Permanent Link: Addressing Conflict-Related Sexual Violence
April 17

War, Women And Survival Exhibition

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War, women and survival exhibition
The War, Women and Survival website is based on an exhibition curated by the University of Nottingham's Manuscripts and Special Collections department, in partnership with the Midland East Region of Soroptimist International, from September - December 2005. This online version of the exhibition reproduces material originally shown on the display boards in 2005, along with images of some of the exhibits. The material here covers a range of conflicts, from the English Civil War to 21st-century conflicts in Rwanda, Afghanistan and the former Yugoslavia. The exhibition is divided into themes, including: 'Propaganda aimed at women'; 'Women in modern wars'; 'Supporting the troops'; 'Food rationing'; and 'Women survivors of recent conflicts'. Each section is illustrated with images and quotes from women (often from several different countries or time periods) highlighting themes common to all conflicts. The exhibition is an interesting and poignant look at the ways in which wars affect women all over the world, and would be of interest to those in the field of women's studies and social or cultural historians. Intute.ac.uk
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/mss/online/online-exhibitions/exhib_wws/