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The Rush for Critical Minerals Is Reshaping Communities. Gender Analysis Helps Show Who Pays the Cost.
May 21, 2026
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Maryruth Belsey Priebe
There are troubling trends at both ends of the minerals supply chain. On one end, communities across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Lithium…
Global: AI’s Environmental Footprint is a Gendered Security Risk
May 12, 2026
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Tamara Bah
New Security Beat
The infrastructure powering artificial intelligence (AI) has become both a political flashpoint and a signal for strategic warfare with significant military, geopolitical, and international security…
Register Now for "Law, Policy and Science in Environmental Peacebuilding Training" (12 Oct - 16 Oct 2026 in Slovenia) [DEADLINE: May 30, 2026]
May 11, 2026
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Geneva Water Hub
Call for Application: Join the Geneva Water Hub in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from October 12 to October 16, 2026, for a transformative training course on Law,…
Global: Indigenous Leaders Call for Global Recognition of Peacebuilding Role as UN Forum Echoes Summit Outcomes
May 6, 2026
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E-Pao
E-Pao
Indigenous leaders, diplomats and United Nations officials convened in New York for the Second Global Summit on Indigenous Peacebuilding, issuing a call to reframe global…
Global: UNDRR Expands Sendai Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism to LGBTIQ+ Persons Constituency
May 5, 2026
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United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) has formally added an LGBTIQ+ Persons constituency to the Sendai Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism (SEM), marking an…
From Ancient Goddesses to Modern Peace Activists − Mother’s Day Celebrates Women’s Political Power
May 5, 2026
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Marie-Claire Beaulieu
The Conversation
On Mother’s Day, Americans go all out with gift-buying and dining out to honor the women in their lives. In fact, according to some estimates,…
East Africa: “We Are Facing Increased Violent Land Dispossessions and Climate Injustices” – African Women
May 5, 2026
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Witnessradio.org
Witnessradio.org
Stories of displacement, land loss, and resilience filled the room as 45 women from six African countries gathered for the East Africa Women’s Land and…
Call for Applications: Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security 2026 Gala Scholarship
May 1, 2026
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Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security
Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security
Women of Color Advancing Peace, Security, and Conflict Transformation (WCAPS) is awarding scholarship grants to mid-career women of color who are engaged in research that…
Global: Women Deliver 2026: Voices from The Pacific on Feminist Leadership and Resourcing
Apr 28, 2026
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Alliance Magazine
Alliance Magazine
Across the Pacific, women’s and feminist movements are leading transformative change in the face of climate pressures, shrinking civic space, fragile economies, and limited access…
South Africa: Climate Change Hits South African Women Unevenly: Why Race, Class, Age and Power Matter
Apr 28, 2026
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Petra Holden, Gina Ziervogel, and Leigh Stadler
The Conversation
As heat, floods and drought intensify, governments, donors and cities rely on climate risk assessments to decide who gets support and where money goes. A…
Global: African Women Push for Reparations and Environmental Accountability after Landmark Climate Justice Day
Apr 25, 2026
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Witnessradio.org
Witnessradio.org
Women’s community organizations and grassroots movements across Africa are intensifying calls for climate reparations and environmental accountability following the inaugural African Women’s Climate Justice Day,…
Global: Indigenous Leaders from 80 Countries to Convene in New York for Historic Global Peace Summit
Apr 24, 2026
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Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network
Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network
At a time of escalating global conflicts, more than 150 Indigenous peacebuilders, elders, spiritual leaders, mediators, women leaders and youth from 80 countries will gather…
Taking Out the Trash: Tourism Waste, Women’s Environmental Insecurity, and the Foundations of Community Fragility in Coastal Asia-Pacific
Apr 14, 2026
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Maryruth Belsey Priebe
Environmental Peacebuilding Association
It’s August in Boracay, Philippines. The beach bars, restaurants and luxury resorts are packed with revellers and tourists — up to 2.1 million visiting in…
DRC: Goma: Women Trained on Their Role in Peacebuilding
Apr 13, 2026
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Aubin Mukoni
MONUSCO
Around thirty women, members of village savings and loan associations, took part on April 8 in Goma (North Kivu) in a training workshop focused on…
Global: OSCE Tackles Gender and Climate Change Nexus
Apr 11, 2026
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National Today
National Today
A major OSCE conference in Vienna brought together experts to examine the gendered dimensions of climate change and associated security risks across the organization's 57…
Lebanon: Conflict Drives Mental Health Crisis for Displaced Women: “We Hear, See and Feel Pain Constantly”
Apr 9, 2026
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UN Women
UN Women
The escalation in Lebanon, now in its sixth week, has stoked fear across the country and led to a mass displacement crisis, with women and…
Niger: How Community Shelters Protect Children and Help Women Restore Degraded Lands in Niger
Apr 4, 2026
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World Bank Group
Global News Network Liberia
Washington, USA, 03 April 2026 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Community-built shelters in Niger are enabling mothers to participate in land restoration work by providing shaded…
Liberia: New, Community-Led Conservation Delivering Promises
Apr 3, 2026
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Varney Kamara
allAfrica
Years ago, women in Wedjah and Jaedae Districts in Sinoe County processed cassava with their bare hands. Their story has changed for the better. They…
South Sudan: UNMISS Strengthens Capacity of Women-Led Organizations to Combat Climate Shocks
Mar 30, 2026
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UNMISS - United Nations Mission in South Sudan
United Nations
Every year, communities across South Sudan are devastated by severe flooding, due to climate change and inadequate infrastructure to cope with the impact. Those most…
EnPAx Launches New Member Directory
Mar 30, 2026
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) is pleased to announce that it has launched a new online Member Directory. The directory is streamlined and searchable. It…
Emphasize Gender Equality in Water Management Elsewhere
Mar 23, 2026
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The Global New Light of Myanmar
The Global New Light of Myanmar
Only three per cent of the world’s water is freshwater. However, 2.5 per cent of all the world’s water is locked in glaciers, ice-capped polar…
How CIMMYT is Advancing Women-centered Agriculture in Africa
Mar 23, 2026
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Mariana Callejas
CIMMYT
Across Africa, women play a central role in producing food, managing farms, and sustaining household nutrition and incomes. Yet their contributions are still too often…
Canada: PBI-Canada Notes Concerns about Risk of Violence to Indigenous Land Defenders, Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA People near Major Projects
Mar 22, 2026
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Brent Patterson
PBI-Canada
Peace Brigades International-Canada expresses concern that proposed major extractive projects brings an increased risk of violence against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA people in communities…
Uganda: How Women are Still Walking Miles for Water and Paying the Price
Mar 22, 2026
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Ronald Musoke
The Independent
In the vast, sun-scorched plains of Uganda’s northeastern region of Karamoja, the search for water begins before the day has properly broken. In scattered homesteads…
Latin America: From the Amazon to Mesoamerica - Women, Science, and Policy are Shaping Resilient Agri-food Systems in Latin America
Mar 19, 2026
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Mariana Callejas
CIMMYT
Across Latin America, the transformation of agri-food systems is being driven by a powerful convergence: science, public policy, and the leadership of women farmers and…
Los cuidadores de pacientes con leishmaniasis visceral (kala-azar), en Kenia, resisten la lucha contra una enfermedad mortal que no distingue entre tribus ni niños
Mar 19, 2026
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Faith Kathambi Mutegi
Environmental Peacebuilding Association
Marzo de 2026, Pokot Occidental: Durante tres días, la lluvia ha caído sin cesar. El camino que lleva al Hospital del Subcondado de Sigor, normalmente…
The Kenyan Kalaazar Caregivers Holding the Line Against a Deadly Disease That Chooses No Tribe and No Child
Mar 19, 2026
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Faith Kathambi Mutegi
Environmental Peacebuilding Association
March 2026, West Pokot: For three days, the rain has fallen without pause. The road leading to Sigor Subcounty Hospital, usually a lifeline for families…
Uganda: Alupo Launches African Pastoralist Women Network to Boost Land Rights
Mar 17, 2026
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Eddy Enuru
Nile Post
Vice President Jessica Alupo has officially launched the African Pastoralist Women Network (ARPWN) and a Learning Centre aimed at advancing gender justice, climate resilience, and…
Request for Proposals to Host the Sixth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding
Mar 17, 2026
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
The Board of Directors of the Environmental Peacemaking Association® (EnPAx®) invites proposals to host the Sixth International Conferences on Environmental Peacebuilding in 2030.
This RFP provides…
Women-led Peacebuilding
Mar 16, 2026
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Carlito G. Galvez Jr.
Manila Bulletin
When President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. stood before the United Nations General Assembly in New York City last March 10, he carried with him a clear…