The portal is designed to provide information, facilitate communication, share good practices and generate action amongst mine action stakeholders to encourage and support gender mainstreaming in mine action. The portal is:

• A comprehensive source of information on the significance of gender in mine action;

• A forum for sharing experiences, information and good practices from global and local perspectives;

• A repository for lessons learned, best practices and support resources for gender mainstreaming in mine action.

On this portal you will find diverse and detailed information on:

• The impact of land mines and explosive remnants of war (ERWs) on women, girls, boys and men;
• A wealth of information drawn from mine action stakeholders around the world that looks at why a gender perspective is important for effective and efficient mine action.

You are very welcome to explore the portal:

• Learn more about us, and about why gender mainstreaming matters for mine action;
• Read our report "Gender and Landmines - from Concept to Practice", available in three languages (English, Spanish and French), gathering context-specific and detailed information about the ways in which gender is important in the fight against landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW); Please take a few minutes to fill up our evaluation questionnaire on our report to help us improving it.
• Read our advocacy material on the need to mainstream gender in mine action
• Contribute with your own perspectives and experiences on this issue through the network;
• Request for our expertise assistance in mainstreaming gender in mine action
• Give your input on gender and mine action on our page on Wikigender
• Visit our webpage on Facebook
• Or take a look through the comprehensive library.

We welcome any suggestions on how we can make the website more userfriendly. Please contact webmasterscbl-genderch

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