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A New Resource: "Unfolding Women's Engagement with Development and the UN: Pointers for the Future"

"This article reveals how the engagement of women with development ideas and approaches within the orbit of the United Nations challenged mainstream views and programmes, and reclaimed agency – that is, the power to define the agenda.

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A New Resource: "The Body of War: Media, Ethnicity and Gender in the Break-up of Yugoslavia"

How was feminist rhetoric affected by the war in Yugoslavia? This book questions the media attention on women directly involved in the conflict - most notably the protesters. It argues that the media representation of the female protesters shaped the language of how women were perceived.

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A New Publication: FRIDE: "Justice for women: seeking accountability for sexual crimes in post-conflict situations"

This paper discusses the key points of debate discussed at a meeting [May 13-14, 2008 in Brussels] held to explore justice for women. It also highlights proposals relating to the pending challenges of the issue.

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A New Resource: UNDP: "The Eight Point Agenda: Practical, positive outcomes for girls and women in crisis"

In addition to helping stop violence against women, this agenda includes: providing justice and security for women; advancing the role of women as decision-makers; involving women in all peace processes; helping women and men build back better; promoting women as leaders of recovery; and including women's issues on the national agenda.

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A New Resource: UN Paper on Gender Equality Architecture and Gear Campaign Analysis

The UN Deputy Secretary General (DSG) recently circulated a paper in the General Assembly that explored and analyzed the four options that are being considered as possibilities to strengthen the UN's work on gender equality and the empowerment of women.

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