Report of the Sierra Leone National Consultation on Women and Men in Partnership for Post-conflict Reconstruction held in Freetown, Sierra Leone, 21-24 May 2001 /

Report of the Sierra Leone National Consultation on Women and Men in Partnership for Post-conflict Reconstruction held in Freetown, Sierra Leone, 21-24 May 2001 /

Following a decade of armed conflict that led to the virtual collapse of the country's social, economic, legal and political fabric, the National Consultation brought together 250 people from governmental and non-governmental organizations to discuss ways in which the war had impacted different...

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Corporate Authors: Sierra Leone National Consultation on Women and Men in Partnership for Post-conflict Reconstruction Freetown, Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children's Affairs, British Council, Commonwealth Secretariat, UNICEF, United Nations Development Programme
Other Authors: Baksh-Soodeen, Rawwida, Etchart, Linda
Format: Conference Proceeding Book
Language:English
Published: London, U.K. : Commonwealth Secretariat, [2002], ©2002
London, U.K. : c2002
London, U.K. : [2002]
Subjects:
1961-
Since 1961
Postwar reconstruction > Sierra Leone > Congresses
Women and war > Sierra Leone > Congresses
Women in development > Sierra Leone > Congresses
Women in development > Sierra Leone
Femmes dans le développement > Sierra Leone > Congrès
Femmes et guerre > Sierra Leone > Congrès
Politics and government
Social conditions
Women and war
Women in development
Wiederaufbau
Sierra Leone > Politics and government > 1961- > Congresses
Sierra Leone > Politics and government > 1961-
Sierra Leone > Social conditions > 1961- > Congresses
Sierra Leone > Social conditions > 1961-
Sierra Leone > Conditions sociales > 1961- > Congrès
Sierra Leone > Politique et gouvernement > 1961- > Congrès
Freetown <2001>
Sierra Leone
Post conflict reconstruction
Conference papers and proceedings
Freetown (2001)
Kongress
Table of Contents:
  • The challenge of democracy in Sierra Leone / Joe Pemaghi (p.27-38).
  • Gender equality in political and public decision-making / Elizabeth Lavallie (p.39-46).
  • Gender equality in security and peace-building / Andrew Pope (p.47-58).
  • Promoting gender equality through legal reform / Valerie Nicol (p.59-74).
  • Gender and human rights in post-conflict reconstruction / Florence Butegwa (p.75-80).
  • Violence against women and children / Augusta Taqi (p.81-94).
  • The role of the police in the prevention of violence against women and children / Farmata Kamara (p.95-100).
  • The resettlement of displaced civilians and resettlement / rehabilitation of ex-combatants / Sao Kpato Max-Kyne (p.101-112).
  • The government's commitment to poverty alleviation / J.D Rogers (p.113-120).
  • The need for good governance / Claudius Thomas (p.121-136).
  • The national HIV / AIDS control programme / Ibrahim Tejan Jalloh (p.137-142).
  • HIV / AIDS : a strategy for Sierra Leone / Jebbeh Forster (p.141-156).
  • Gender issues in education, training and employment / Alpha Wurie (p.157-166).
  • The role of young women and men in post-conflict reconstruction / Steve Mokwena (p.167-174).
  • Capacity-building, coordination and networking / Iyesha Josiah (p.175-182)

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