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What should be included in the Green Climate Fund’s new Gender Policy and Action Plan?
Published in 2017
Source: CIFOR
This info brief from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) outlines the key points to be included in the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) new gender policy and action plan. The GCF is well placed to contribute toward a global vision to address gender equality and women’s empowerment in climate policy and action. The objectives […]
Illicit Financial Flows Undermining Gender Justice
Published in 2017
Source: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung,
This paper provides an introductory analysis of the ways in which Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) and gender justice are connected, with a focus on Latin America. It argues that confronting and dismantling the global enablers and secrecy jurisdictions will be beneficial not only for transparency and global equality but also for achieving greater gender equality […]
Gaining Ground – A Tool for Advancing Reproductive Rights Law Reform
Published in 2017
Source: Center for Reproductive Rights
Gaining Ground is a resource for advocates advancing law reform at the national level. It explores nine topics in reproductive rights law. Its purpose is to thematically analyze and organize advances in law reform from around the world so that they can be used to stimulate ideas for reform and assist advocates in assessing what […]
The Basics of Planning for Citizen-Centered Advocacy
Published in 2017
Source: InterAction
This chapter explains the importance of planning and the difference between planning for advocacy compared to other types of planning. It breaks down the different components of a plan, and more specifically, to achieve a citizen-centered plan for advocacy. It also considers the factors to consider in advocacy planning and how to include those factors […]
Power and Empowerment
Published in 2017
Source: InterAction
In this chapter, the authors attempt to demystify and reveal the many faces of power. It looks at power as an individual, collective and political force that can either undermine or empower citizens and their organizations. It is a force that alternatively can facilitate, hasten or halt the process of change promoted through advocacy. For […]
Politics and Advocacy
Published in 2017
Source: InterAction
The first part of this chapter helps you bring to the surface some of the misgivings about what is ‘political’ in order to establish a level of comfort with the subject. This lays the foundation for further learning and action. The exercises in this chapter are also useful for more experienced activists who may think of […]
Analysis For Policy: Evidence-Based Policy in Practice
Published in 2017
Source: Crown
This report presents findings from an investigation into the use of evidence-based policy in practice. It provides a snapshot of current practices within government departments. Evidence-based policy making has been the subject of a series of government initiatives. This report seeks to move forward the debate; to identify remaining barriers to the effective use of research and […]
Unsafe Abortion: Facts and Figures
Published in 2017
Source: Population Reference Bureau
Abortions performed under unsafe conditions claim the lives of tens of thousands of women around the world every year, leave many times that number with chronic and often irreversible health problems, and drain the resources of public health systems. Often, however, controversy overshadows the public health impact. This guide provides data and other information to […]
An Overview of Abortion Laws
Published in 2017
Source: Guttmacher Institute
Since the Supreme Court handed down its 1973 decisions in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, states have constructed a lattice work of abortion law, codifying, regulating and limiting whether, when and under what circumstances a woman may obtain an abortion. This article highlights the major provisions of these state laws.
The World’s Abortion Laws
Published in 2017
Source: Center For Reproductive Rights
Currently, 61% of the world’s people live in countries where induced abortion is permitted either for a wide range of reasons or without restriction as to reason. In contrast, 26% of all people reside in countries where abortion is generally prohibited. This is a fact sheet that illustrates the varying degrees to which countries worldwide […]