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Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women and Girls in the UK: Meeting the Challenge of the Sustainable Development Goals Year of publication: 2016 Author: Holly Dustin | Helen Mott | Nicola Waterworth | Gillian Cowell | Janet Veitch Corporate author: British Council This research provides the first stocktake of gender equality in the UK from the perspective of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the 17 goals adopted by world leaders in 2015 in order to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all.It focuses on the UK’s successes towards achieving gender equality, as well as gaps and priorities for further action in five key areas: participation, power and leadership; education; economy; justice and violence against women and girls and culture (including arts, sports and technology). There are many examples of good practice from the UK, such as strong legislation, data gathering and structures. However, the research also concludes that women and girls continue to lag behind men and boys on key rights, opportunities and well-being, with men over-represented in almost all positions of power and decision-making. It also explores the impact of international linkages and collaboration to determine whether as the UK’s cultural relations organisation, there is a role for the British Council in this. 
COVID-19: Policy Brief and Recommendations; Strengthening Efforts to Prevent and Respond to School-Related Gender-Based Violence as Schools Reopen Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative (UNGEI) This policy brief is targeted at policymakers and practitioners working in gender, education and child protection fields. It draws from emerging evidence on the gendered implications of COVID-19 on violence as well as research from previous health emergencies regarding the impacts of school closures on gender-based violence. Working on the principle of ‘Build Back Better’, this brief may be used to advocate for improved attention to school- related gender-based violence (SRGBV). 
Education as a Tool for Prevention: Addressing and Countering Hate Speech (Expert Meeting: 13-18 May 2020) Year of publication: 2021 Corporate author: UNESCO Addressing and countering hate speech is a multi-layered endeavour, which includes tackling its root causes and drivers, preventing it from translating into violence and dealing with its wider societal consequences.Within the framework of the Education 2030 Agenda, and more specifically target 4.7 of Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4), as well as the United Nations Strategy and Plan of Action on Hate Speech – which places specific emphasis on the role of education as a tool for addressing hate speech – UNESCO and the United Nations Office on the Prevention of Genocide and the Responsibility to Protect (OSAPG) convened a series of virtual meetings of experts from 13 to 18 May 2020. This report highlights some of the key discussion areas and unpacks the role of education as a preventive tool. It argues that strengthening educational responses to build the resilience of learners to exclusionary rhetoric and hate speech is paramount for sustainable development and peace for all. 
Gender Training Manual: INEE Guidance Note on Gender; Gender Equality in and Through Education Year of publication: 2021 Corporate author: Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) This training manual outlines 4-8 hours of training activities and materials related to gender-responsive education in emergencies. These training materials include guidance for facilitators (including key concepts, activity instructions, and discussion guides), presentation slides, and activity handouts for participants. Facilitators are encouraged to first review the instructions prior to training, which provides guidance for contextualization of the training resources. 
Monitoring Report: Gender Equality in Malaysia Year of publication: 2020 Author: Tan Beng Hui Corporate author: Asian-Pacific Resource & Research Centre for Women (ARROW) | Federation of Reproductive Health Associations, Malaysia (FRHAM) The Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW), together with the Federation of Reproductive Health Associations Malaysia (FRHAM) and Justice For Sisters (JFS) organised the Gender Equality Initiative, a project aimed to monitor and support the Malaysian government to implement their commitment towards the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). This two-year project is funded by the European Union, dedicated to working with stakeholders, in particular governmental bodies, civil society organisations, media, women and young girls in Perak, Terengganu and at the national level.In the third UPR Cycle, Malaysia has received several recommendations on gender equality, sexual and reproductive health, access to comprehensive sexuality education and protection of women and girls from violence. Malaysia is urged to accede to relevant Optional Protocols and withdraw reservations to the Convention which hinder the rights of women and girls in Malaysia. As a result, FRHAM was commissioned to conduct a research on the Baseline Monitoring Report containing four thematic areas, namely, a) ending all forms of discrimination against women and girls; (b) eliminating violence against women and girls; (c) eliminating harmful practices against women and girls; and (d) ensuring universal access to SRHR. 
School-Related Gender-Based Violence Measurement Toolkit Year of publication: 2020 Author: Dexis Consulting Group Corporate author: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) This toolkit delivers practical guidance and resources for measuring the prevalence and extent of students’ experiences of school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV), and provides methods for assessing key risk factors and drivers of SRGBV. This toolkit contains a conceptual framework for measuring SRGBV, a school- based survey for measuring experiences of SRGBV, risk factors, and drivers, as well as practical guidance for implementing the survey. 
Belonging to the Homeland and Its Impact on Protecting Young People from Delinquency Year of publication: 2018 Author: Alla Aldeen Mohammed Corporate author: Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University The file is a paper on belonging to the homeland and its impact on protecting young people from delinquency. This paper was presented at the conference entitled "The Role of Saudi Universities and Its Impact on Protecting Young People from Groups, Parties and Deviance". 
[Podcast] Back to Srebrenica Year of publication: 2022 Corporate author: Doctors without Borders Since its creation in 1971, Médecins Sans Frontières has been providing medical assistance to populations in need in numerous extremely complex situations. Its staff has often witnessed various types of crimes and abuses. In this podcast, we will take a closer look at one of these crises: the siege of the city of Srebrenica and the massacre that followed the fall of this city during the Bosnian War in the 1990s. 
Violence in Schools: Thematic Report Year of publication: 2023 Corporate author: Higher Council for Education, Training, and Scientific Research (CSEFRS) | United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) This report presents the results of an assessment of violence in school settings conducted by the Higher Council for Education, Training and Scientific Research, through the National Evaluation Authority, in partnership with UNICEF. This report highlights the importance of a safe, violence-free school environment to ensure quality education.The main objective of this evaluation is to provide a detailed diagnosis of the situation of violence in the school environment in Morocco. Accordingly, the study focuses on measuring the extent of the spread of this phenomenon and identifying its various forms and manifestations in the school environment, as well as the actors involved in it. It does not only target the perpetrators of violence, but also its victims, including students and educational staff. 
Instructional Strategies for Learning Conflict Resolution Skills in School (Mustansiriyah Journal of Humanities; Vol. 1-1, Special Issue) Year of publication: 2023 Author: Haider Kareem Sukar Corporate author: Mustansiriyah University The school is a community tool that achieves its educational goals through all behavioral habits that provide students with sound and integrated growth, as well as preparation and adaptation for the future after obtaining success and involvement in government institutions and the economy. In the civilizational scale, so the school must achieve all means of education and an educational philosophy based on foundations with educational entertainment Adolescent children may seek more freedom, power, and complete liberation later on from the authority of parents and others represented by the school, as it is the broader environment after the family that embraces the person, so we see these children doing actions such as abuse of others, violation of order and law, harshness in dealing with others, or rudeness in their behavior with them They may make mistakes and misbehave on purpose even though they know what is right and are able to act well. Therefore, the increasing manifestations of violence, disagreement and conflict in schools have led to an increase in the interest of educators of all positions in the process of learning and teaching students the concepts of human rights and the attitudes of tolerance in general and the skills of resolving differences and conflicts in constructive and positive ways and means.