After a conflict, disarming individuals and making the land safe again is a hard mission. What happens to small arms, light weapons and landmines is decisive, as the ninth part of the Toolkit shows (by IA and WWP).
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“Ending poverty means helping women” (UN Population Fund, taipeitimes.com,13/10/05)
The UN says the Millennium Goal won’t be achieved unless the international community focuses more on women’s rights.
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Marian’s Blog
Marian Douglas, a black feminist, blogs about 1325 and women around the world
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From our archive: “Iraq’s war on women” (Lesley Abdela, openDemocracy.net, 18/07/05)
Lesley Abdela drops the veil on conditions for women in Iraq.
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