A list of selected Key Texts, Further Reading and Key Websites for reference.
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1979 Convention on the Prevention of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)Â
www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/cedaw/
1995 Report of the Fourth World Conference on Women, BeijingÂ
www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/beijing/fwcwn.html
1998 Rome Statute of the International Criminal CourtÂ
untreaty.un.org/cod/icc/statute/99_corr/cstatute.htm
31 October 2000 UNSCR 1325 addresses the impact of war on women, and womenâs contributions to conflict resolution and sustainable peace
www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/RES/1325(2000)
19 June 2008 UNSCR 1820 addresses the issue of widespread sexual violence in conflict
www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/RES/1820(2008)
30 September 2009 UNSCR 1888 asks for greater efforts to address conflict-related sexual violence including more effective monitoring and reporting within the UN systemÂ
www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/RES/1888(2009)
5 October 2009 UNSCR 1889 calls for increased participation of women at all levels of the peace process, particularly as high-level mediators and on mediation teams
www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/RES/1889(2009)
September 2010 Report of the Secretary-General to the 65th session of the UNGA on womenâs participation in peacebuildingÂ
www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/documents/ga65.htm
11 November 2010 Report of the Secretary-General on the protection of civilians in armed conflict
http://daccess-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N10/617/64/PDF/N1061764.pdf?âŠ
16 December 2010 UNSCR 1960 highlights the slow progress made with regards promotion of womenâs rights and the continued use of violence against women and children
www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/RES/1960(2010)
22 May 2012 Report of the Secretary-General on the protection of civilians in armed conflict
http://daccess-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N12/328/94/PDF/N1232894.pdf?OpenElement
General
Anderlini, S. âPeace Negotiations and Agreementsâ in Inclusive Security, Sustainable Peace: A Toolkit for Advocacy and Action (International Alert and Inclusive Security, 2004), at www.huntalternatives.org/download/37_peace_negotiations.pdfÂ
Anderlini, S. & Tirman, J. (eds). What the women say: participation and UNSCR 1325 (Massachusetts: International Civil Society Action Network and MIT Center for International Studies, 2010)
Anderlini, S. Women Building Peace: What They Do, Why It Matters (Lynne Rienner, 2007)
Barnes, K. Women, Peace and Security: Translating Policy into Practice (Routledge, 2010)
Bouta, T., Frerks, G. & Bannon, I. Gender, conflict and development (Washington: The World Bank, 2005)
Caprioli, M. âPrimed for violence: the role of gender inequality in predicting internal conflictâ, International Studies Quarterly, Vol. 49, No. 2 (2005) 161â178
CARE. From resolution to reality: Lessons learned from Afghanistan, Nepal and Uganda on womenâs participation in peacebuilding and post-conflict governance (London, CAREÂ International UK, 2010)
Castillejo, C. âBuilding a state that works for women: integrating gender into post-conflict state buildingâ, Working Paper no. 107 (FRIDE: Madrid, 2011)
Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue. From clause to effect: including womenâs rights and gender in peace agreements (Geneva: Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, 2012) www.hdcentre.org/uploads/tx_news/24ClausereportwebFINAL.pdfÂ
Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue. Peacemaking in Asia and the Pacific: womenâs participation, perspectives and priorities (Geneva: Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, 2011)
Charlesworth, H. âAre women peaceful? Reflections on the role of women in peacebuildingâ, Feminist Legal Studies No. 16, (2008) 347â61
Cockburn, C. âGender Armed Conflict and Political Violenceâ, Background Paper (The World Bank, 1999)
Cockburn, C. & Zarkov D. (eds).âWomenâs organisation in the rebuilding of postwar Bosnia-Herzegovinaâ, The postwar moment: militaries, masculinities and international peacekeeping (London: Lawrence and Wishart, 2000)
Cohen, D .K., Green, A. & Wood, E.J. Wartime Sexual Violence Misconceptions, Implications, and Ways Forward (United States Institute of Peace, 2013) www.usip.org/publications/wartime-sexual-violence-misconceptions-implications-and-ways
El Bushra, J. & Sahl I. M.G. Cycles of Violence: Gender Relations and Armed Conflict (Nairobi/London: ACORD, 2005)
El Bushra, J. Gender in Peacebuilding: Taking Stock (London: International Alert, 2012)
El Bushra, J. Women building peace: sharing know-how (London: International Alert, 2003)
Elshtain, J.B. Women and War (University of Chicago Press, 1995)
EPLO. UNSCR 1325 in Europe: 21 case studies of implementation (EPLO, 2010) http://eplo.org/assets/files/2.%20Activities/Working%20Groups/GPS/EPLO_GPS_WG_Case_Studies_UNSCR_1325_in_Europe.pdfÂ
Goldstein, J. War and Gender: How Gender Shapes the War System and Vice Versa (Cambridge University Press, 2001)
Human Security Report Project, Human Security Report 2012: Sexual Violence, Education, and War: Beyond the Mainstream Narrative (Vancouver: Human Security Press, 2012)
http://hsrgroup.org/docs/Publications/HSR2012/2012HumanSecurityReport-FullText-LowRes.pdfÂ
International Alert. âWomenâs political participation in countries emerging from conflict in the Great Lakes Region of Africaâ, Report of the Consultation Workshop, Kampala, Uganda, 28â30 August 2007 (International Alert, 2007)
Kvinna till Kvinna. Engendering the peace Process â A Gender Approach to Dayton and Beyond (Kvinna till Kvinna, 2000) http://old.kvinnatillkvinna.se/en/engendering-the-peace-processÂ
Mazurana, D. & McKay, S. Women and peacebuilding (Montreal: International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development, 1999)
OECD. âSupporting Statebuilding in Situations of Conflict and Fragility: Policy Guidance, DAC Guidelines and Reference Series (OECD Publishing, 2011)
Page M., Whitman T. & Anderson, C. Strategies for Policymakers: bringing women into peace negotiations (Institute for Inclusive Security, 2009)
Potter, A. G is for gendered: taking the mystery out of gendering peace agreements (Geneva: Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, 2011)
Potter, A. Gender-sensitivity: necessity or nicety in peace process management? (Geneva: Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, 2008)
Potter, A. We the women: why conflict mediation is not just a job for men (Geneva: Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, 2005)
Schoofs, S., Nagarajan, C. & Abebe, L. Implementing Resolution 1325 in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone: charting a way forward (London: International Alert, 2010)
Theidon, K. & Phenicie, K. Gender, Conflict, and Peacebuilding (United States Institute of Peace, 2011) www.usip.org/publications/gender-conflict-and-peacebuildingÂ
UN WOMEN. âWomenâs Participation in Peace Negotiations: Connections between Presence and Influenceâ, UN WOMEN Resources on Women, Peace and Security (New York: UNÂ WOMEN, 2012)
UNIFEM. Getting it right, doing it right: gender and disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (New York: UNIFEM, 2004)
UNIFEM. Securing the Peace: guiding the international community towards womenâs effective participation throughout peace processes (New York: UNIFEM, 2005)Â
Whitman, T. & Gomez, J. Strategies for Policymakers: bringing women into government (Institute for Inclusive Security, 2009)
Case study reading
Accord 23. Consolidating peace: Liberia and Sierra Leone, (Conciliation Resources, 2012)
Accord 8. Striking a balance: the Northern Ireland peace process (Conciliation Resources, 1999)
Aciro, K. âChild mothers in the Northern Uganda conflictâ in ACORD. A lost generation: young people and conflict in Africa (Nairobi, ACORD and DCI, 2007)
Fearon, K. Womenâs Work â The Story of the Northern Ireland Womenâs Coalition (The Blackstaff Press, 1999)
Frederike Bubenezwer & Orly Stern (eds). Hope, Pain and Patience â the lives of women in South Sudan, (Fanele, 2011)
Frieson, K. The Role of Womenâs Organisations in Post-Conflict Cambodia (Center for Development Information and Evaluation: USAID, 1998) [http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNACP049.pdf]
Gardner, J. & El Bushra, J. (eds). Somalia â The Untold Story: the war through the eyes of Somali women (CIIR/ Pluto Press, 2004)
Hakena, K. Peace in Bougainville and the Work of the Leitana Nehan Womenâs Development Agency (2001)
http://wri-irg.org/nonviolence/nvse08-en.htm
Kabahesi , P. âAn Exploration Of Peace-Building Challenges Faced By Acholi Women In Gulu, Northern Ugandaâ, MPhil dissertation (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2009)
Mazurana, D. & Carlsen, K. âFrom Combat to Community: Women and Girls of Sierra Leoneâ Women Waging Peace, Policy Commission (The Hunt Alternatives Fund, 2004)Â
McCartney, C. âSuspending Judgement: the politics of peacebuilding in Northern Irelandâ, Accord 8 supplement (Conciliation Resources, 2003)
McGrew, L., Frieson, K. & Chan, S. âGood Governance from the Ground Up: Womenâs Roles in Post-Conflict Cambodiaâ, Women Waging Peace, Policy Commission (The Hunt Alternatives Fund, 2004)
Regan, A.J. âThe Bougainville Conflict: Political and Economic Agendasâ in Ballentine, K. & Sherman, J. (eds). The Political Economy of Armed Conflict: Beyond Greed and Grievance, (Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2003)
Siapno, J.A. âThe Politics of Reconstruction, Gender, and Re-Integration in Post- Tsunami Acehâ, in de Alwis, M. & Hedman, E-L. Tsunami in a time of War- Aid, Activism and Reconstruction in Sri Lanka and Aceh (South Focus Press, 2009)
Sirivi, J.T. & Havini, M. (eds). As Mothers of the Land: The Birth of the Bougainville Women for Peace and Freedom (Pandanus Books, 2004)
Small Arms Survey. âNo standing, few prospects â How peace is failing South Sudanese female combatants and WAAFGâ Sudan Issue Brief, Human Security Baseline Assessment (Small Arms Survey, 2008)Â
www.smallarmssurveysudan.org/pdfs/HSBA-SIB-13-no-standing-few-prospects.pdf
USIP. Gender and statebuilding in South Sudan (United States Institute of Peace, 2011) www.usip.org/publications/gender-and-statebuilding-in-south-sudan
USIP. Understanding Sudan and South Sudanâs cooperation agreements through a gender lens (United States Institute of Peace, 2012)
www.usip.org/publications/understanding-sudan-and-south-sudans-cooperation-agreements-through-gender-lens
Warsame, A.M. âQueens Without Crowns â Somaliland Womenâs Changing Roles and Peace Buildingâ, Horn of Africa Series 4 (Kenya: Life & Peace Institute/ Somaliland Womenâs Research and Action Group, 2001)
Warsame, F. âThe Role of Women in Rebuilding Puntland, in Rebuilding Somalia: Issues and Possibilities for Puntlandâ, War Torn Societies Project, Somali Programme (London: Haan Associates & WSP, 2001)
Global Network of Women Peacebuilders
NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and SecurityÂ
Pathways to womenâs empowerment (IDS)
www.pathwaysofempowerment.org/index.html
Peacewomen guide to UNSCRs
www.peacewomen.org/portal_resources_resource.php?id=992Â
The PeaceWomen ProjectÂ
UN Women
UN Women: Women, war and peace
www.unifem.org/gender_issues/women_war_peace/Â
Women Waging Peace network
www.huntalternatives.org/pages/82_women_waging_peace_network.cfm