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Guns and roses: gender and armed violence in Africa/Fusils et Roses: le genre et la violence armee en Afrique.(Resources)
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September 1, 2007
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The report focuses specifically on the nature and extent of armed violence, including sexual violence, both during and after armed conflict as well as within the family set up, thereby illustrating the linkages between the various forms of gender violence. Studies both in Africa and elsewhere show that it is not always possible nor desirable to separate women's experience of armed violence from other forms of violence, such as physical assault and sexual abuse--both in times of armed conflict and in the home. The report also describes some of the interventions aimed at addressing the issue, ranging from UN resolutions to local community-based programmes. Although policy makers ...
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Writethru: UN condemns continued use of children in armed conflict
Xinhua News Agency;
November 29, 2006 ;
474 words
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Xinhua News Agency;
November 20, 2001 ;
436 words
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Council, voicing concern at impact of armed conflict on children,...
M2 Presswire;
August 14, 2000 ;
787 words
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U.N. SECRETARY GENERAL BAN KI-MOON DELIVERS REMARKS ON THE PROTECTION OF...
Political Transcript Wire;
November 20, 2007 ;
787 words
......REMARKS ON THE PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS IN ARMED CONFLICT, NEW YORK CITY, AS RELEASED BY THE...debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. Today is a fitting day for such a...atrocities committed against civilians in armed conflict. They underlined that, even in war...
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Africa. Chad. 1978. Armed Conflict. (NYC25891)
Magnum Photos;
January 1, 1978 ;
Susan Meiselas;
203 words
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SECURITY COUNCIL STRONGLY CONDEMNS CONTINUED USE OF CHILDREN IN ARMED...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
November 28, 2006 ;
787 words
......recruitment and use of children in armed conflict in violation of international law...to address the widespread impact of armed conflict on children and its determination to...previous resolutions on children and armed conflict, as it held a day-long debate on the...
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U.N. SECRETARY GENERAL BAN KI-MOON U.N. SECRETARY GENERAL BAN KI-MOON...
Washington Transcript Service;
November 20, 2007 ;
787 words
......REMARKS ON THE PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS IN ARMED CONFLICT, NEW YORK CITY, AS RELEASED BY THE...debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. Today is a fitting day for such a...atrocities committed against civilians in armed conflict. They underlined that, even in war...
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SECURITY COUNCIL ISSUES STATEMENT ON PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS IN ARMED...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
June 22, 2007 ;
268 words
......statement on the protection of civilians in armed conflict was delivered today by Council President...discussion on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. They heard a briefing by the Under-Secretary-Gen...relating to the protection of civilians in armed conflict. Members of ...
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The Law of Armed Conflict: Constraints on the Contemporary Use of Military...
The Australian Journal of Politics and History;
September 1, 2007 ;
Enemark, Christian;
671 words
...The Law of Armed Conflict: Constraints on the Contemporary...cultural objects in the event of armed conflict; an analysis of alternative scholarly...and detainees during periods of armed conflict; an assessment of the implications...
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UN Security Council urges protection of civilians in armed conflict
Xinhua News Agency;
June 22, 2007 ;
204 words
......Council urges protection of civilians in armed conflict UNITED NATIONS, June 22 (Xinhua...over the casualties of civilians in armed conflict and called for measures to ensure their...majority of casualties in situations of armed conflict." "They reaffirmed that parties to...
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World must do more to protect civilians in armed conflict: UN official
Xinhua News Agency;
June 21, 2005 ;
231 words
......must do more to protect civilians in armed conflict: UN official UNITED NATIONS, June 21...of civilians and relief workers in armed conflict without the political will to tackle...Council on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. Indeed, with the numbers of killings...
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SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE SAYS 2006 'A TERRIBLE YEAR' FOR CHILDREN IN ARMED...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
October 12, 2006 ;
787 words
......been a terrible year for children in armed conflict, as the world had entered a dangerous...Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, told the Third Committee (Social...standards for children affected by armed conflict, further efforts were needed to ensure...
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U.S. DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE U.N. ALEJANDRO WOLFF DELIVERS...
Political Transcript Wire;
February 19, 2008 ;
787 words
......WOLFF DELIVERS REMARKS ON CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT, NEW YORK CITY, AS RELEASED BY THE...very important subject of children and armed conflict as we have heard today from the statements...Machel's report on children affected by armed conflict. The strong and committed response...
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UNOFFICIAL ACCOUNTABILITY: A PROPOSAL FOR THE PERMANENT WOMEN'S TRIBUNAL...
Texas Journal of Women and the Law;
October 1, 2005 ;
Terrell, Fleming;
787 words
......adequately address sexual violence during armed conflict: "When I heard Chin Sung Chung [describe...happening now."2 Though the effects of armed conflict touch everyone, women have been recognized...commonplace" in both intra- and international armed conflict.4 Although men are also ...
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