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Path To Ottawa -- Call for Proposals

May 26, 2025 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association & University of Ottawa

In the lead-up to the Fourth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding–taking place in June 2026 in Ottawa, Canada–the Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx®) and Conference partners…

Liberia: Men, Tradition Denying Women’s Rights to Land

May 16, 2025 | Esau Farr and Harry Browne
Front Page Africa

JORPOLU CLAN, Bong County – In 2018, Liberia passed the Land Rights Act. The historic legislation grants communities and women customary ownership of ancestral land, putting an end…

The Environment-Care Nexus: How Environmental Degradation Amplifies Gender Inequalities in Unpaid Work

May 15, 2025 | Maryruth Belsey Priebe

According to an insightful new study, the meaningful inclusion of women in planning for both climate adaptation and mitigation strategies is crucial to building future…

Kenya: Vihiga County Embarks Gender Based Violence Policies

May 8, 2025 | Rose Wasike and Walter Blessing
Kenya News Agency

Vihiga County government in collaboration with Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), the National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC) and other stakeholders, is working on policies to guide…

Myanmar: ‘She Cries in her Sleep’: Deeper Crisis Looms Beneath Devastation from Myanmar Quake

May 8, 2025 | UN News
UN News

“I hate earthquakes. Earthquakes took my mother and my aunt away,” five-year-old Khin Yadanar told the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), after both her mother and aunt were…

Kenya: Consultant, Terms of Reference Gender-Responsive Alternatives to Climate Change Project Evaluation

May 8, 2025 | ActionAid
ReliefWeb

About ActionAid International Kenya (AAIK)
For over 50 years, ActionAid International Kenya (AAIK) has had operations in Kenya as a non-religious, non-partisan development organization to end…

Brazil: Consultoria Nacional Sênior para a Promoção da Agenda de Gênero e Clima

May 7, 2025 | UN Women
UN Women

Antecedentes/Contexto 

A ONU Mulheres, com base na visão de igualdade consagrada na Carta das Nações Unidas, trabalha para a eliminação da discriminação contra mulheres e meninas;…

Mexico: With Innovations, They Protect Maize Biodiversity

May 7, 2025 | Fernando Morales Garcilazo
Cimmyt

Rural women in Quintana Roo have been guardians of maize for generations. Today, with sustainable innovations and the support of technicians like Esmeralda Andrade, they are strengthening their role in food…

East Africa: Consultant, Gender, Displacement and Durable Solutions in East Africa and the Great Lakes

Apr 29, 2025 | Danish Refugee Council
ReliefWeb

1. Who is the Regional Durable Solutions Secretariat?ReDSS is a secretariat working on behalf of 14 international and national NGOs working on forced displacement in…

Zambia: Sowing Knowledge, Reaping Impact: Lydia’s Journey from Trial Farmer to Community Leader in Monze, Zambia

Apr 29, 2025 | Kudzanai Chimhanda
Cimmyt

An early morning walk across the fields in Zambia’s Southern province, one is met with maize fields infested with fall armyworm. In contrast to last season’s El Nino…

Liberia: Senator Nuquay Rallies Margibi Women to Lead and Empower at MARWAPD Induction

Apr 28, 2025 | FPA Staff Reporter
Front Page Africa

Senator James Emmanuel Nuquay has called on women in Margibi County to stand together, support one another, and actively seek leadership roles across various sectors. 

Delivering…

EnPAx Launches New Website

Apr 25, 2025 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) is pleased to announce a major upgrade of the Environmental Peacebuilding Knowledge Platform (www.environmentalpeacebuilding.org).

Over the last thirteen years, the Environmental…

International: Empowering Women and Youth for Gender Equality and Social Inclusion in Agri-Food systems

Apr 24, 2025 | Anastacia Wanjiru
Alliance Biodiversity & CIAT

At the 2025 CGIAR Science Week, a dialogue unfolded around the crucial intersection of gender equality, youth, and social inclusion within agri-food systems. This conversation, hosted…

International: IWPG Global Region 5 Champions Women’s Peace Education at UN CSW69

Apr 22, 2025 | Press Release
Front Page Africa

The International Women’s Peace Group (IWPG) Global Region 5, led by Regional Director Sujin Park, took center stage at the 69th session of the United…

International: How Gender Inequality and Climate Change are Interconnected

Apr 21, 2025 | UN Women
UN Women

The climate crisis is one of the most pressing issues of our times. It threatens to reverse progress on human rights and sustainable development and…

Regeneration and Care: A Paradigm Shift

Apr 15, 2025 | Abigail Robinson and Emilia Stark

Interlocking Crises and Old Paradigms

A growing number of communities worldwide are affected by a changing climate, widespread harm to the environment, and the risks of…

Last Call: 2025 Gender Interest Group Survey

Apr 15, 2025
EnPax Gender Interest Group

Fill out our 2025 Gender Interest Group Survey here! Deadline: April 30th

Bridging Policy and Practice: Key Insights from the Water, Peace and Climate Conference in Kenya

Apr 14, 2025 | Daisy Kosgei

Have you heard the tale of a hummingbird saving a huge forest from a fire? While all other animals fled in fear and panic, the…

E T Consultant, Gender and Economic Inclusion, Brazil

Apr 10, 2025 | IFC — a member of the World Bank Group

IFC — a member of the World Bank Group — is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets. We…

Fiji: Coordinator, Women in Leadership Program

Apr 9, 2025 | Pacific Community
ReliefWeb

The Pacific Community (SPC) is the principal scientific and technical organisation in the Pacific region, supporting development since 1947. We are an international development organisation owned and…

For Lasting Peace in Sudan, Women Must Lead Peace Efforts

Apr 9, 2025 | UN Women

More than half of the 12 million people displaced by the two-year conflict in Sudan are women. In 2024, there was a staggering 288 per cent increase in…

Coordinator – Women in Leadership Programme

Apr 9, 2025 | Pacific Community

DescriptionThe Pacific Community (SPC) is the principal scientific and technical organisation in the Pacific region, supporting development since 1947. We are an international development organisation owned and…

Liberia: Access to Land Limits Women's Participation in Agriculture

Apr 7, 2025
New Dawn

Women's participation in agriculture is being severely hindered by limited access to land, according to Agnes Fred, Program Coordinator at Women in Agriculture and Sustainable…

Feminist LHL Research and Advocacy Lead - MENA

Apr 4, 2025 | Oxfam

JOB PURPOSE: The primary focus of the role is to deliver a regional project aimed as promoting women leaders and local women led organisations’ influence over…

Myanmar Earthquake 2025: what It Means for Women and Girls

Apr 3, 2025 | UN Women

On 28 March 2025, Myanmar was struck by two powerful earthquakes, a 7.7 magnitude quake near Mandalay and Sagaing, followed by a 6.4 magnitude quake further…

Stakeholders Urged to Heighten Women’s Empowerment in Procurement

Apr 1, 2025 | Fatma Said

The Principal Secretary (PS), State Department for Gender and Affirmative Action, Anne Wang’ombe, has called on stakeholders to implement concrete strategies that will empower women…

Follow “Environment and Security” and Engage!

Apr 1, 2025 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

“Environment and Security” has new accounts on Bluesky and LinkedIn. Please follow us and learn, share, and engage! 

“Environment and Security” is the leading global outlet for peer-reviewed…

Afghanistan: Ghor Farmer Women - From Flooding to Greenhouses Revival

Mar 27, 2025 | Nasrin Sayedi
Pajhwok Afghan Reflecting the Truth

Some women farmers in western Ghor province have begun efforts to restore their flood- affected agricultural lands and gardens in spring.

Last year, hundreds of acres…

Ethiopia: Gender and Inclusion Technical Expert

Mar 27, 2025 | International Rescue Committee
ReliefWeb

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated…

USA: Junior Professional Officer - Ethics Analyst

Mar 27, 2025 | UNFPA

IMPORTANT: This JPO Position is funded by the Government of Finland and open only to nationals of Finland. For detailed information on the JPO Programme and…