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Women Preventing Violent Extremism Thought for Action Kit Year of publication: 2015 Corporate author: United States Institute of Peace (USIP) United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 (2000) was groundbreaking in that it provided strong support for greater attention to the role of women in international peace and security. It acknowledges the inordinate impact of violent conflict on women and recognizes that women’s empowerment and gender equality are critical to international peace and security. The UN Security Council fully recognizes the critical link between the Women, Peace and Security agenda as laid out in UNSCR 1325 and the role women could and should play in preventing violent extremism. This document has three sections. The first section examines the question of gender and why it is important to consider both men and women, and the dynamics of gender roles in society when addressing violent extremism. The second section deals specifically with women and the underlying forces of extremist violence. It invites thinking about women as actors in preventative efforts as well as perpetrators of terrorist acts. Finally, the third section raises issues related to the various ways in which to engage communities, including members of the security sector. Each section opens with a brief introductory background, followed by short essays by some of the leading experts in this field. Each section also includes practical exercises that may prove useful for training and further dialogue. 
Beyond Access: Toolkit for Integrating Gender-based Violent Prevention and Response into Education Projects Year of publication: 2015 Corporate author: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) This toolkit was developed to support implementation of the U.S. Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence Globally. It provides guidance and resources for USAID technical and program officers working on education to increase understanding of GBV in the education context and strengthen integration of a gender-based violence (GBV) response into projects and activities. Because reducing school-related GBV is a high priority for USAID in all school systems globally, this toolkit includes school-related GBV, but the overall focus is GBV in the education context broadly.The Toolkit provides:The United States government definition of GBV and USAID’s definition of school-related GBVExplanation for why integrating GBV prevention and response improves education outcomes, and the evidence on the prevalence of GBV in the education sectorGuiding principles to ensure the well-being of those at risk for, and survivors of, GBVIllustrative GBV prevention and response activities by the USAID Education Strategy GoalsGuidance on how to integrate GBV prevention and response throughout theUSAID Program Cycle to be able to monitor, evaluate, learn, and adapt education projects and activities accordingly, and it includes illustrative indicators for measuringGBV prevention and response for each of the USAID Education Strategy goals. 
Student Training Manual: Dealing with and How to Avoid Gender-Based Violence in Schools Year of publication: 2009 Corporate author: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) The Doorways training program was designed by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Safe Schools Program (Safe Schools) to enable teachers, community members and students to prevent and respond to school related gender-based violence (SRGBV).1 Violence in and around schools is a worldwide problem with serious implications for the educational attainment, health and well-being of all children.2 The physical, sexual and psychological abuse suffered by both girls and boys at the hands of teachers, classmates and others drives children out of school and can leave long-lasting scars invisible to the eye. 
Genocide Timeline Year of publication: 2024 Corporate author: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) This timeline proposed by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum shows the major conceptual and legal advances in the evolution of the term "genocide" . It does not seek to detail every case that could be considered genocide, but to show how the term has entered the political, legal and ethical vocabulary from 1900 to 2016 to express threats of violence against groups. 
Report of the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization on the follow-up to the implementation of the Declaration and Program of Action on a Culture of Peace Year of publication: 2013 Corporate author: United Nations. Secretary-General, 2007-2016 (Ban, Ki-moon) | UNESCO. Director-General, 2009-2017 (Bokova, I.G.) This is a report submitted by the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, pursuant to General Assembly resolution 67/1, to follow up on the implementation of the Declaration and Program of Action on a Culture of Peace. The Director-General has reviewed an overview of the activities carried out to promote a culture of peace and non-violence, jointly with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as the lead agency in the United Nations system on this subject. 
Caring for Women Subjected to Violence: A Who Curriculum For Training Health-Care Providers Year of publication: 2019 Corporate author: World Health Organization (WHO) This curriculum draws on the work of many people around the world dedicated to preventing and responding to all forms of violence against women and girls. WHO would like to thank all of those who contributed and who shared their training exercises and experiences, many of which have been incorporated into this manual. 
Towards an integrated implementation of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in Central Asia Year of publication: 2018 Corporate author: United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) The report examines the conditions for the spread of violent extremism and terrorism in Central Asia. The report is the result of a seminar organized by the UN / UNRCCA in Astana, Kazakhstan 
A Whole School Approach to Prevent School-Related Gender-Based Violence Year of publication: 2016 Corporate author: United Nations Girls' Education Initiative (UNGEI) The limitations of data collection and monitoring mechanisms around school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV) are widely acknowledged. This guide provides a framework to guide policy makers and practitioners in designing school violence prevention programmes and strengthening response actions. The prevention model is based on eight evidence-based standards and is accompanied by a monitoring approach with a set of proposed indicators at school, district and national levels. The goal is to enable implementation strategies to be adapted and monitored in order to improve data collection and accountability around incidents of SRGBV at the school, district and national levels. 
Putting Gender at the Forefront of the COVID-19 Education Response: Common Messaging Framework Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: United Nations Girls' Education Initiative (UNGEI) Nationwide school closures as part of measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 have disrupted the education of an entire generation of children and youth. Previous health emergencies demonstrate that girls are disproportionately affected, with the effects of gender inequality and unequal power structures exacerbated in times of crisis. This Common Messaging Framework, developed with UNGEI partner and ally organisations, can be used as an advocacy tool to leverage the power of collective action to position gender at the forefront of the COVID-19 response and enhance coherence in advocacy and communications efforts. 
COVID-19: A Gender Lens; Protecting Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, and Promoting Gender Equality Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Disease outbreaks affect women and men differently, and pandemics make existing inequalities for women and girls and discrimination of other marginalized groups such as persons with disabilities and those in extreme poverty, worse. Women represent 70 percent of the health and social sector workforce globally and special attention should be given to how their work environment may expose them to discrimination, as well as thinking about their sexual and reproductive health and psychosocial needs as frontline health workers. This technical brief provides key messages and recommendations for protecting sexual and reproductive health and rights, and promoting gender equality during the COVID-19 pandemic.