Publications and Reports
Report on Refugee and Stateless Women across the Arab Region Stories of: The Dream of Return, the Fear of Trafficking and Discriminatory Laws
A number of international conventions provide for the protection of refugees’ rights. These include: the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its Protocol of 1967, the Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Declaration on the Protection of Women and Children in emergency and Armed Conflicts, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which calls for international protection for refugee women and their children. The need to address the dire situation of female refugees in Arab states is prompted by the aggravated suffering which they endure, and which calls for the evocation of three fundamental rights derived from the principles of international humanitarian law: the right of refugees to return to their original homeland, the right to be compensated for their material losses and psychological trauma, and the right to have their property restored.
Policy Paper: Toward an Enhanced Participation of Women in Decision-Making Positions in the Arab World
This policy paper was prepared by Karama, an initiative of women leaders from nine countries of the Middle East and North Africa committed to ending violence gainst women and girls, for the 53rd Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), held in New York, March 2-13, 2009. At this Session, the Commission evaluates progress made by governments on the implementation of the agreed conclusions "Equal participation of women and men in decision-making processes at all levels" adopted at the 50th Session of CSW.
This paper aims to:
• Provide recommendations to governments, the international community, non-governmental organizations and the private sector to accelerate women’s equal participation with men at all levels of decision-making;
Fact Sheet: Women and Decision-Making in the Arab World
Karama prepared this Fact Sheet on women as decision-makers in the Arab World as part of its presentation at the UN's 53rd session of the Commission on the Status of Women. For more information click here.
Publication: Karama issues technical report on women's participation in the public domain
In partnership with the Women&Society Association, Karama has produced a technical report surveying NGOs in Egypt working towards literacy, life skills and adult education for women.
Click here for the English translation.