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Gender mainstreaming: The new norm for development agencies

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Voices & Views

Thanks in part to awareness campaigns like She is We, gender equality has become a key issue for the development community. This is particularly evident among the national development agencies, as many of them have adopted new...

Development Policy
Gender
Gender policy
Gender Focal Persons

Gender equality programmes beyond borders

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Voices & Views

Gender equality and women’s empowerment are at the very heart of the European Union values, guiding practice both within and beyond its borders. DG DEVCO has an active, enthusiastic network of Gender Focal Persons (GFPs) who work...

Civil Society
Human rights defenders
Gender
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Gender equality - women's rights
Gender mainstreaming
Gender policy
Gender-based violence
Women's empowerment
Women's organisations
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Putting women’s empowerment at the heart of the refugee crisis in South Sudan

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Voices & Views

Since 2013, over 2.2 million South Sudanese refugees have fled to neighboring countries, while 1.76 million remain internally displaced by an ongoing and brutal conflict. The levels of humanitarian aid cover just a fraction of the...

Africa
South Sudan
Gender
Gender equality - women's rights
Gender mainstreaming
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Gender policy
Women's empowerment