This paper identifies an initial set of considerations to ensure that gender equality is central to the aid effectiveness agenda. It is intended for policy makers currently adjusting to the new aid modalities; women's rights advocates at the national, regional and international levels; and bilateral and multilateral development actors.

This report illustrates how Sudanese women are defining the development agenda for their country. It examines the role women have played in the Sudanese peace process and lists recommendations for accelerating achievement of the Millennium Development Goals with, and for, women. It serves as a permanent record of some of the historic actions by Sudanese women on the agenda for peace and development.

This handbook, intended as a reference tool, provides practical examples of a parliament's active engagement in the budgetary process. It seeks to advance a parliament's own institutional capacity to make a positive impact on the budget, and to equip a parliament, its members and parliamentary staff with the necessary tools to examine the budget from a gender perspective.

This publication highlights UNIFEM's efforts to ensure that the international commitments made in Security Council Resolution 1325, as well as the Beijing Platform for Action and the Convention to Eliminate All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), are translated into action. Four sections address particular issues specific to peace and security: prevention, protection and assistance, peace building, and post-conflict reconstruction and reconciliation.

This handbook calls upon participants and decision-makers to consider the needs of women and girls in disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) processes. It provides the insight, knowledge and tools that will allow policy makers and practitioners to achieve the objectives set out in Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security.