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A joint appeal from several humanitarian organisations asking the African Union to take action to stem the violence in Burundi.
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An invitation for papers and participants to contribute to a workshop and conference interrogating masculinities being held in Northern Ireland.
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An open letter to the permanent representatives to the UN.
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How the AU is progressing towards making Africa’s Agenda 2063 a reality.
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Approximately 45 human rights defenders from local and regional Ugandan NGOs meet to share their insights with the UN.
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Sonke is at the “Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict” in London – it is described as the largest ever gathering on this subject. Today, together with Promundo-US, we launch or new IMAGES study in the eastern Democratic …
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Sonke’s International Programmes Manager appeared on “Talking Africa”, a show on London’s Resonance FM, to bring attention to the importance of addressing sexual violence in conflict. Last week, she was in London at the Summit to End Sexual Violence in …
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This is the largest global gathering on this subject. Sonke is coordinating a number of events at the summit, and today we release our IMAGES survey from the DRC. See our full programme at the summit, below.
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Sonke and Promundo have released the complete results from the International Men and Gender Equality Survey (IMAGES) in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which reveal high levels of gender-based violence and the continuing effects of conflict on couple …
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We are very pleased to announce the release of a 12-minute video highlighting the main takeaways from “The Missing Peace: Sexual Violence in Conflict and Post-Conflict Settings” symposium which Sonke co-hosted in Washington DC late last year together with Promundo, …
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Sonke has joined the call for action at the 57th CSW by the International Campaign to Stop Rape and Gender Violence in Conflict, of which Sonke is a member. Sonke and the campaign call for progressive agreed conclusions and express “alarm that …
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An article by Sonke Director Dean Peacock has been featured on the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom’s 16 Days blog. The blog features one article every day in the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and …
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Join the International Campaign to Stop Rape & Gender Violence in Conflict now. More than ever, this campaign is vitally important – with war in Syria and Gaza, and in the DRC, where the rebel forces now in control of Goma are …
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Sonke staff Bafana Khumalo and Micheline Muzaneza attended the Disarmament, Demobilisation, and Reintegration (DDR) Gender course in Oslo from the 16th to the 22nd of September 2012. The purpose of the course was for participants to acquire skills and learn how to …
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On Friday 15 June, The Stop Rape in Conflict Campaign issued a press release supporting Fatou Bensouda in her new role as the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. To Support Fatou and ensure she has a strong mandate …
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEB_nVkAJ30
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May 9th, 2012: Press Statement by members of the UN Secretary General’s Network of Men Leaders for immediate release to celebrate launch of Nobel Women’s Initiative International Campaign to Stop Rape and Gender Violence in Conflict. As members of the …
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Introduction I would like to start by thanking the Vienna Institute for International Dialogue and Cooperation for the invitation to speak at this seminar on men, masculinities, and violence in conflict and post-conflict settings. It is a tremendous honour to …
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