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NGOs Participation on Arms Trade Treaty
On behalf of 15 Asian and African non-governmental organisations (NGOs), we welcome the decision at the 4th Conference of States Parties (CSP4) to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) that the administration of the ATT sponsorship programme should be entrusted to the ATT Secretariat from the CSP4. Our members have been closely involved in supporting the …
The Gender Dimensions of Social Conflict, Armed Violence And Peace Building
There is a general belief there is a connection between gender and war-making. In trying to analyse this and come up with concrete evidence to affirm or dispel this assumption, a team of researchers came together in this project to investigate the link between gender and (violent) social conflict from an interdisciplinary perspective, drawing on…
Shining Hope for Communities
By Kennedy Odede, Founder & CEO of Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO), a non-profit grassroots organisation combating extreme poverty and gender inequity in Kenya. A decade ago, with just a 20-cent soccer ball and a group of young people that demanded change, I created a movement. I did not have a formal education, a fancy…