International News
Myanmar: As Myanmar Democratizes, Women’s Rights Lag Behind
May 16, 2017
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Mike Ives, New York Times
Change is coming to Myanmar as it transitions to democracy. But when it comes to protecting women from violence, the needle has barely budged. Myanmar…
Afghanistan: Land-Grabbing Still in Practice in Logar
May 15, 2017
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Abdul Maqsud Azizi, Pajhwok
Tens of thousands of acres of land has been usurped by powerful individuals and ordinary people in central Logar province, a practice still ongoing, officials…
South Sudan: SPLA-IO Vows to Stop Oil Production, Warns of “Serious Consequences”
Apr 1, 2017
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South Sudan News Agency
The military command of South Sudanese rebels, the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-In Opposition (SPLA-IO), on Saturday, warned against any oil exploration in areas under its…
Women’s Crucial Role in Combating Climate Change
Apr 1, 2017
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Alina Tugend
The link between climate change and women’s rights may seem baffling to some.But for Zandile Gumede, the first female mayor of Durban, South Africa, they…
Conflict Minerals: State Department Reviewing Conflict Minerals Sourcing
Mar 28, 2017
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Andrea Vittorio, Bureau of National Affairs
The State Department and other federal agencies are looking at efforts to break the link between armed groups and the minerals trade in and around…
Global Warming Is a Matter of Survival for Pacific Islander Women
Mar 28, 2017
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Kristi Eaton
For Viva Tatawaqa and women like her, climate change is not a question of when. According to the activist from Fiji, it's a question of…
Myanmar: Government to Return Land to Farmers
Mar 7, 2017
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Min Thant and Htay Hla Aung, Eleven
Dr Soe Than, regional minister for agriculture, livestock and irrigation, said: “We’re assessing the land. It shouldn’t take long. Within this year we will be…
Afghanistan: Enhancing the Success of Afghanistan’s Women Farmers
Mar 7, 2017
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International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas
Against the odds, a new agricultural outreach model targeting rural women is taking shape in Afghanistan – and delivering on its promise of empowerment, greater…
Liberia: First Forest Atlas for Liberia Launched
Dec 19, 2016
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J. Burgess Carter, Daily Observer
The international resource organization, World Resource Institute and the Forestry Development Authority recently launched the first Forest Atlas for Liberia to promote sustainable forest management…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Women Farmers Demonstrate Agriculture Can Recover after War
Dec 19, 2016
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Sarina Locke, ABC News
An aid project in Afghanistan helps enterprising women to multiply grain seeds for cropping, share vegetable seeds and breed better goats. So far the work…
Sudan: Sudan Pressures OVL for Higher Tax, Sits on Extension
Dec 6, 2016
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Time of India
Sudan is playing hardball with India on the issue of extending the licence for an oilfield with a view to extracting additional revenue, even though…
Land: Rural Women Demand Increased Access to Land Rights
Dec 6, 2016
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Gbatemah Senah, Bush Chicken
Amid the celebration of the UN Women-led 16 Days of Activism, a group representing rural women in Liberia has presented a list of demands for…
Colombia: Plan Colombia Casts Shadow on Indigenous Rights as Peace Nears
Oct 12, 2016
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teleSUR
Marginalized Indigenous and Afro-descendant communities in Colombia have been among the most battered by more than five decades of internal armed conflict between the military,…
Liberia: Concessions Violate Women’s Rights
Oct 12, 2016
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Daily Observer
A research report released in Monrovia over the weekend by Natural Resources Women’s Platform (NRWP), the Alliance for Rural Democracy (ARD), and Green Advocates International…
Colombia: Legal Threats, Not War, Top Commodity Producers' Concerns in Colombia
Oct 11, 2016
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Julia Symmes Cobb and Nelson Bocanegra, Reuters
Gold mining companies have invested hundreds of millions of dollars but not extracted a gram. Palm farmers are told their land belongs to someone else.…
Afghanistan: Afghan Women to Be Given 'Fair Share' in Property Rights Drive - Land Authority
Oct 11, 2016
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Zabihullah Noori, Reuters
Afghan women should benefit from a project to issue property titles to homeowners in Kabul, where more than two-thirds of the houses have no formal…
Vietnam/South China Sea: Vietnam Says All Will Lose in Any South China Sea War
Aug 31, 2016
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Agence France-Presse
Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang warned on Tuesday there would be no winners in any armed conflict sparked by territorial disputes in the South China…
Afghanistan: In Afghanistan’s Farm Belt, Women Lead Unions and Find New Status
Aug 31, 2016
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Mujib Mashal, New York Times
In this lush farm belt deep in central Afghanistan, women have been the organizing force behind a new wave of small village farm unions. That…
Colombia: UN Praises Colombia and FARC's Agreement on Women
Jul 25, 2016
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BBC News
The UN has welcomed an agreement between the Colombian government and FARC rebels giving specific guarantees to women as part of a peace accord. Both…
Climate Change: The GOP is Leading an Effort to Block the Military from Planning for Climate Change
Jul 24, 2016
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Adam Wernick, PRI
In June, House Republicans attached an amendment to the defense authorization bill that stopped the Defense Department from spending money to plan for climate change. The…
The Top-Secret Cold War Plan to Keep Soviet Hands off Middle Eastern Oil
Jun 23, 2016
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Steve Everly, Politico
On a cool summer day in London in 1951, an American CIA officer told three British oil executives about a top-secret U.S. government plan. The…
Afghanistan: Afghan Women Take on Farming
Jun 23, 2016
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Arzo Mohammadai, Institute for War & Peace Reporting
Agriculture, a central pillar of Afghanistan’s economy, has traditionally been dominated by men. Women are sometimes recruited to work the fields or tend livestock, but…
Phillippines/United States/South China Sea: U.S. Conducts Joint Patrols with Philippines in South China Sea
Apr 14, 2016
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Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press
In a military buildup certain to inflame tensions with China, the United States said Thursday it will send troops and combat aircraft to the Philippines…
Iraq: Marsh Loss Shatters Lifestyle of Iraq’s Ma’dan Women
Apr 14, 2016
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Rasha Dewedar, SciDev.Net
Iraq is losing crucial knowledge about water management as marshland depletion is altering the lifestyle of local women, a paper has warned. The indigenous people…
DRC: New Scheme Seeks to Improve Tracking of DRC Minerals
Sep 9, 2015
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Nick Long, Voice of America
The eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is renowned for its mineral wealth, but much of that wealth is untapped, partly because of fears that mineral…
Liberia: Women Petition Senate to Pass Land Rights Bill
Sep 9, 2015
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Liberia News Agency, Richard Stephens
A group of women under the banner of the Women NGO Network Tuesday converged on the Capitol Building to petition the Liberian Senate to speedily…
Timor-Leste: Timor-Leste Welcomes Australia's Return of Spying Documents Seized by Asio
May 3, 2015
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Daniel Hurst, The Guardian
The Timor-Leste government has praised a decision by the Australian government to return documents about past spying that were at the centre of raids by…
Myanmar: Moving the Earth: Women Take On Land Aggressors
May 3, 2015
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Sonya Carassik Ratty, Democratic Voice of Burma
From the platinum reserves in eastern Shan State to the Shwe gas pipeline in south-western Arakan, much of Burma’s wealth lies in the earth. As…
Can Women Make the World More Peaceful?
Aug 11, 2014
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Laurel Stone
Do women hold the key to a peaceful society? Much is known about the victimisation of women through rape, trafficking, and early marriages, but much…
Conflict Minerals: How to Make the Most of Africa’s Business Boom
Aug 9, 2014
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Sara Murphy, The Motley Fool
Following the close of this week's unprecedented U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, the business community's eyes are trained on Africa. Perhaps not since colonization has the West…