Resources

Women’s role in improving security in Egypt, Libya and Yemen

Saferworld held a regional conference as part of the 'Strengthening women’s public voices in Egypt, Libya and Yemen' project, in Tunis from 3 to 5 March 2014, looking at women’s role in improving security.

“It’s dangerous to be the first”: security barriers to women’s public participation in Egypt, Libya, and Yemen

‘Our Voice, Our Strength’ - Cairo conference

In March 2013 Saferworld held a meeting to facilitate networking between women activists across the Arab world on the issue of women, peace and security.

Women, Security and Participation - policy roundtable

This summary covers the results of a roundtable discussion held in Cairo in March 2013, bringing together a diverse group of women's rights activists, policymakers, academics and policy analysts and advisors from Egypt, Libya and Yemen.

Enshrining Impunity: A decade of international engagement in Libya

Joint statement: Time to review and remedy EU cooperation policies facilitating abuse of refugees and migrants in Libya

Partners in crime? The impacts of Europe’s outsourced migration controls on peace, stability and rights

Building inclusive peace: gender at the heart of conflict analysis

Violence against women in Egypt: prospects for improving police response

During celebrations for Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s victory in the presidential race in June 2014, at least nine women were violently sexually assaulted by mobs of men in Cairo’s Tahrir Square.