October 2005
Tina Johnson
The resources in this Booklink are intended to support action on Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security. Women are currently celebrating the 5th anniversary of this landmark declaration, which mandates a number of protective and participatory rights for women in times of conflict and post-conflict reconstruction.
New Titles in the Women, Ink. Collection
• Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Conflict-Affected Settings
• Gender Mainstreaming in Conflict Transformation: Building Sustainable Peace
• Women in an Insecure World: Violence against Women - Facts, Figures and Analysis
Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Conflict-Affected Settings
American Refugee Committee (ARC) InternationalThis publication series (four booklets and a CD-Rom) was designed specifically to help communities and humanitarian workers to implement comprehensive and multi-sectoral programmes to address GBV in conflict-affected settings. A special emphasis has been given to the provision of legal aid. The toolkit includes a legal aid matrix and participatory exercises to assess the environment in regards to GBV, thus utilizing the wealth of local knowledge within the community to develop an appropriate action plan that can be implemented in a culturally-appropriate manner and prevent harmful consequences to survivors.2005. ISBN 1 5830-c26 x. 165 pages + CD-Rom. WE725. $39.95.
Gender Mainstreaming in Conflict Transformation: Building Sustainable Peace
edited by Rawwida Baksh, Linda Etchart, Elsie Onubogu and Tina Johnson
This book argues that gender equality needs to be placed on the policy and programme agenda of the entire spectrum of peace and conflict-related initiatives and activities in order to achieve conflict resolution. It is designed as an advocacy, capacity-building and advocacy tool to contribute to gender mainstreaming in all processes of conflict transformation and in building sustainable peace. Divided into two parts, it first provides a gender analysis of conflict in the Commonwealth and globally and then documents national and regional case study experiences.2005. ISBN 0 85092 754 4. 232 pages. WE726. $22.50.
Women in an Insecure World: Violence against Women &endash; Facts, Figures and Analysis
edited by Marie Vlachova and Lea Biason
This title assembles facts and figures showing not only that human security is decreasing around the world rather than increasing but that a disproportionate number of the victims of all types of violence are women. Divided into four sections, it looks not only at gender-based violence during war and post-conflict but also during times of peace. It shows the gravity of the consequences of this violence for families, communities and societies and presents evidence of women's resilience against adversity and contribution to peacemaking. It also contains valuable recommendations that aim to make the world a more secure place for women.2005. ISBN 92 9222 028 4. 335 pages. WE724. $34.95.
Other Resources
1. The Reproductive Health Response in Conflict (RHRC) Consortium has produced a number of new, free resources that will be of value to those working in humanitarian and refugee situations.
• Emergency Contraception for Conflict-Affected Settings. This distance learning module was developed to meet the need for increased awareness and knowledge of emergency contraception among health service providers working with refugee and internally displaced populations.
• Gender-based Violence Tools Manual for Assessment and Program Design, Monitoring and Evaluation in Conflict-Affected Settings. This manual and CD-Rom are aimed at improving international and local capacity to address gender-based violence in conflict-affected settings by promoting action within and communication between the constituent community, health and social services, and legal and security sectors.
• Guidelines for the Care of Sexually-Transmitted Infections in Conflict-Affected Settings. These guidelines are aimed at individuals and organizations concerned with improving the quality of care of STIs in conflict-affected settings.
• HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control: A Short Course for Humanitarian Workers Facilitator's Manual. This manual offers a 5-day course on HIV/AIDS prevention and control that aims to equip participants with the knowledge and skills needed to improve HIV/AIDS programme design and implementation in their communities.
• If Not Now, When? Addressing Gender-based Violence in Refugee, Internally Displaced, and Post-conflict Settings: A Global Overview, by Jeanne Ward. This report was one outcome of a two-year global Gender-based Violence Initiative spearheaded by RHRC and aimed at improving international and local capacity to address gender-based violence in refugee, internally displaced and post-conflict settings.
These publications are available online at www.rhrc.org as well as in print. To order print copies, email info@rhrc.org.
2. From Local to Global: Making Peace Work for Women: Security Resolution 1325 &endash; Five Years on Report
Edited by Krista Lynes and Gina Torry
This report is a call to action. Five years after the unanimous adoption of Security Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security by the United Nations, only a few people are aware of it provisions and the obligations it places on the UN and Member States. The report makes visible the strategies and developments in the implementation of the resolution and identifies key actors, institutions and processes. It offers a number of case studies as well as recommendations for ensuring women's equal participation in peace-building and conflict reconstruction processes.The NGO Working Group on Peace and Security, 2005.
For copies, contact the NGO Working Group on Peace and Security, 777 UN Plaza, New York, NY 10017.
3. Our Bodies…their battleground: Gender-Based Violence During Conflict
This CD-Rom contains a multi-media package with a wide variety of articles and reports on gender-based violence. The film, 'Our Bodies…their battleground', used the cases of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Liberia to illustrate the trauma and injustice of sexual violence and the long-term effects it has on women's lives.
Contact the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Networks (Central and Eastern Africa), P. O. Box 30218, Nairobi, Kenya. On request, versions will shortly be available in Swahili and French.
4. A Sight for Sore Eyes: Bringing Gender Vision to the Responsibility to Protect Framework, by Jennifer Bond and Laurel SherretThe international community is currently debating the Responsibility to Protect doctrine, which attempts to delineate the responsibilities of the international legal community in times of humanitarian crisis. This publication stresses that existing experience and research on gender, peace and security issues, including more general work on gender mainstreaming, can and must be incorporated into this framework.
Available from the United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW), Calle César Nicolás Penson 102-A, Santo Domingo, DN, Dominican Republic, Tel: 809-685-2111. Also available online at www.un-instraw.org
5. Must Boys be Boys? Ending Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in UN Peacekeeping Missions, by Refugees International
This new report argues that UN peacekeeping missions have a hyper-masculine culture that encourages sexual exploitation and abuse, and that a tradition of silence has evolved among UN peacekeeping operations. The common "boys will be boys" response to the behaviour must end so that peacekeepers can accomplish their goals of protecting the vulnerable.
Contact: Refugees International, 1705 N Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036, USA. Tel: 202-828-0110. Email: ri@refintl.org.
The Women, Ink. Collection of Books on Peace and Conflict
Since the website is down, we are including here short descriptions of the books in our collection on this issue area.
The Aftermath: Women in Post-Conflict Transformation
Sheila Meintjes, Anu Pillay and Meredeth Turshen (eds.)This title analyses how the transition from war to peace can be used as an opportunity for social transformation, presenting an honest accounting of what women lose and gain in wartime and why they often fail to consolidate their gains.
2001. 258 pages. WE 602. $22.50
Assault on the Soul: Women in the Former Yugoslavia
Sara Sharratt and Ellyn Kaschak (eds.)Offering both psychological and legal viewpoints, this book records women's experiences during the war in Yugoslavia and reveals the importance of women's victory in getting gender-based abuse recognized as a war crime.
1999. 176 pages. WE493. $19.95
Gender Violence: The Hidden War Crime
Women, Law and Development InternationalThis book explores which international, regional and national mechanisms protect civilian women against sexual violence as well as what improvements are needed in this regard.
1998. 133 pages. WE401. $10.00
Gender, Conflict, and Development
Tsjeard Bouta, Georg Frerks and Ian BannonIn the first book to link the World Bank's work on gender with its agenda on conflict and development, the authors explore several gender dimensions of conflict and suggest ways of mainstreaming gender in post-conflict societies.
2005. 192 pages. WE686. $20.00
Gender, Peacebuilding, and Reconstruction
Caroline Sweetman (ed.)This collection of articles examines the impact of armed conflict on women, men and gender relations. Includes case studies from India, Kosovo, Nicaragua, Sierra Leone and Uganda.
2005. 110 pages. WE700. $16.50
Liberian Women Peacemakers: Fighting for the Right to be Seen, Heard and Counted
African Women and Peace Support GroupIn this book, Liberian women describe in their own words how they organized to provide humanitarian aid, intervened with warring factions and risked their lives and livelihoods to bring peace to their country.
2004. 100 pages. WE653. $19.95
Speaking Peace: Women's Voices from Kashmir
Urvashi Butalia (ed.)This book explores the range of women's experiences in the Kashmir conflict through interviews, personal reflective pieces and extracts from books and reports.
2002. 315 pages. WE6. $20.25
States of Conflict: Gender, Violence and Resistance
Susie Jacobs, Ruth Jacobson and Jennifer Marchbank (eds.)Through case studies and articles, this fascinating and accessible book explores the gender dimension of conflict and offers insightful analyses of gendered violence.
2000. 246 pages. WE505. $25.00
Terror Counter-Terror: Women Speak Out
Ammu Joseph and Kalpana Sharma (eds.)This anthology documents women's voices across the world speaking out against terrorism, militarism and violence of all kinds as an unacceptable strategy for resolving differences and conflict.
2003. 284 pages. WE648. $22.50
Victims, Perpetrators or Actors? Gender, Armed Conflict and Political Violence
Caroline O.N. Moser and Fiona C. Clark (eds.)This book offers a broad understanding of the gendered implications of all stages of conflict (pre, during and post) and the related complex changing roles and power relations between women and men.
2001. 256 pages. WE584. $19.95
War's Dirty Secret: Rape, Prostitution and Other Crimes Against Women
Anne Llewellyn Barstow (ed.)Issues of sexual slavery and rape as weapons of armed conflict are addressed by this book, which challenges the culture of the military and also examines the UN's role in defining war crimes against women.
2001. 224 pages. WE567. $19.95
War's Offensive on Women: The Humanitarian Challenge in Bosnia, Kosovo, and Afghanistan
Julie A. MertusThis book provides analytical tools for approaching gender in humanitarian action, identifies current trends in responses to gender problems in conflict situations and offers recommendations for action.
2000. 157 pages. WE540. $19.95
What Women Do in Wartime: Gender and Conflict in Africa
Meredith Turshen and Clotilde Twagiramariya (eds.)This book describes and analyses the experiences of women in Chad, Liberia, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa and Sudan, profiling women as combatants, victims and change agents.
1998. 180 pages. WE417. $19.95
Women and Civil War: Impact, Organizations and Action
Krishna Kumar (ed.)The authors examine the redefinition of women's roles in states of war, their participation in military and political struggles and how war can redefine traditional roles and reconfigure gender relations.
2001. 264 pages. WE585. $19.95
Women and Peace building: Essays on Human Rights and Democratic Development #8.
Dyan E. Mazurana and Susan R. McKayBased on extensive research, these essays give visibility to women's roles in, and contributions to, peace-building and show how women's approaches are key elements to attaining peace and human security.
1999. 116 pages. WE476. $11.95
Women and War Reader
Lois Ann Lorentzen and Jennifer Turpin (eds.)In this reader a number of scholars address questions of ethnicity, citizenship, women's agency, policy-making, women and the war complex, peacemaking and aspects of motherhood.
1998. 382 pages. WE544. $22.50
Women on War: An International Anthology of Writings from Antiquity to the Present
Daniela Gioseffi (ed.)This volume gathers together writings by more than 150 women with first-hand experience of armed conflict as survivors, refugees, rape victims, nurses and soldiers.
2003. 375 pages. WE649. $15.96
Women, War, Peace: The Independent Experts' Assessment on the Impact of Armed Conflict
Elisabeth Rehn and Ellen Johnson SirleafThis report from UNIFEM covers the gender dimensions of violence and displacement during conflict, the role of peacekeepers and the need for women to play a central part during peace negotiations and reconstruction.
2002. pages. WE6. $22.95
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