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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #4 – June 20, 2019 |
EventsFor more upcoming events on gender, natural resources, climate, and peace, please visit our online calendar of events. First International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding October 23, 2019 - 2019-10-25 Environmental Peacebuilding Association University of California, Irvine The Environmental Peacebuilding Association is proud to announce that the First International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding will be held October 23-25, 2019 at the University of California Irvine.High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2019 July 9, 2019 - 2019-07-18 United Nations New York, NY The meeting of the high-level political forum on sustainable development in 2019 convened under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council, will be held from Tuesday, 9 July, to Thursday, 18 July 2019;…June 20, 2019 Environmental Law Institute Washington, DC As ELI celebrates “Gender and the Environment” month in June as part of its 50th Anniversary, join us for a panel discussion of how women have shaped environmental law and policy in the United… |
LibraryIn the past month, 18 new publications were added to our online library of materials on gender, natural resources, climate, and peace. Here is a sampling of the new additions: January 1, 2019 The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development carries huge transformative potential.United States Strategy on Women, Peace, and Security January 1, 2019 The United States is unapologetic in championing the principles upon which our country was founded: individual liberty, free enterprise, equal justice under the law, and the dignity of every human life.January 1, 2019 As situations of conflict and violence persist around the globe, the number of people forcibly displaced from their homes is surging.Mujeres y Recursos Naturales: Liberando el Potencial Para la Consolidacion de la Paz January 1, 2013 Las diversas experiencias de las mujeres en tiempos de conflicto tienen poderosas implicaciones para la consolidación de la paz. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. June 12, 2019 | Tetra Tech Tetra Tech International Development Services, headquartered in Arlington, VA is currently accepting expressions of interest from qualified candidates for a Gender and Women’s Empowerment Specialist position on a USAID and PepsiCo co-funded program in…DRC: Women Protection & Empowerment Program Coordinator-Ebola Response June 6, 2019 | International Rescue Committee The International Rescue Committee is a global humanitarian aid, relief, and development nongovernmental organization.Iraq: Gender and Protection Manager June 6, 2019 | CARE About CARE: CARE International (CARE) is a non-religious and non-political international humanitarian aid organization dedicated to fighting global poverty, through diverse public and private partnerships with other development actors. |
International NewsIn the past month, 9 international news items on gender, natural resources, climate, and peace were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Liberia: Liberia’s New Land Rights Law Hailed as Victory, but Critics Say It’s Not Enough March 22, 2019 | Jennifer O’Mahony, Mongabay In September 2018, President George Weah signed the Land Rights Act into law.Iraq: War May Be over but Basra's Battle for Clean Water Continues March 22, 2019 | Mina Aldroubi, National Years of conflict, mass displacement, climate change and under-investment in water networks created a crisis that is affecting large parts of Iraq, especially the south.March 21, 2019 | Zeeshan Aziz, UrduPoint Russian energy giants Rosneft and Gazprom, which operate in oil-rich Iraqi Kurdistan, play a major role in developing the autonomous region's economy and other sectors, such as culture, sports and medicine, the representative… |
Blogs & OpinionIn the past month, 19 blogs & opinion pieces on gender, natural resources, climate, and peace were posted on our website. Here is a sampling: Women's Land Rights: Shifting Power for Gender Equality May 31, 2019 | Beth Roberts Achieving gender equality requires a fundamental shift in the balance of power over resources.Challenges for Female Peacekeepers Can Come from within UN Militaries May 21, 2019 | Vanessa Newby On 6 March 2019, Arizona Senator Martha McSally gave testimony at an armed services committee hearing that she had been raped by a senior officer while serving in the US Air Force.Can Improving Women's Representation in Environmental Governance Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions? February 11, 2019 | Charlotte Collins The Paris Agreement’s clause to include more women in the environmental decision-making process set a historical precedent. |
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Compiled by Charlotte Collins, Adrienne Derstine, Marlotte de Jong, and Juliette Millies Edited by Marie Mavrikios Coordinated by Sierra Killian Designed by Graham Campbell Managed and published by Silja Halle and Carl Bruch |
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