International News

ASEAN Launches Plan to Promote Women’s Security in Southeast Asia

Dec 5, 2022 | UN Women

Phnom Penh, Cambodia — Today, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), in partnership with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and UN Women, launched…

DRC: Glencore Agrees to Pay Congo $180 Million over Bribery Case

Dec 5, 2022 | Associated Press

Commodities company Glencore said Monday that it has reached an agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo to pay $180 million over bribery allegations spanning…

Kenya: UN’s Highest Environmental Honour Celebrates Ecosystem Restoration

Nov 22, 2022 | UNEP

Nairobi, 22 November 2022 – The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) today announced its 2022 Champions of the Earth, honouring a conservationist, an enterprise, an economist, a women’s…

Myanmar: Myanmar Junta Increases Landmine Use

Nov 22, 2022 | Mizzima

Use of landmines by the Myanmar junta has surged since the 2021 coup according to the Landmine Monitor Report 2022, released last week.

Liberia: Call to Strengthen Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land

Nov 21, 2022 | New Dawn

In commemoration of the 10th Anniversary of the Voluntary Guidelines for responsible Governance of land tenure (VGGT), Liberia has held a National Dialogue as participants…

The 46th NATO Committee on Gender Perspectives Focuses on Hybrid Threats, Disinformation and Human Security

Nov 21, 2022 | NATO

From 3rd to 5th October 2022, approximately 170 participants from 42 NATO Allies and Partners as well as academic organisations and civil society gathered for…

Iraq: Supporting Local Dialogue to Address Climate Security Risks in Iraq

Nov 18, 2022 | Robert Bosch Stiftung

While the impacts of climate change manifest differently in Iraq, Iraq is the fifth most vulnerable country to climate change worldwide (UNEP). Combined with long-standing…

Leaders and Activists at COP27 Say the Gender Gap in Climate Action is Being Bridged Too Slowly

Nov 18, 2022 | Zoha Tunio, Inside Climate News

Research increasingly shows that global warming impacts women far more gravely than men, but they are still left out of the leadership and benefits of…

Myanmar: Myanmar Communities Decry Disempowerment as Forest Guardians Since 2021 Coup

Nov 17, 2022 | Carolyn Cowan, Mongabay

Strides have been made in forest protection over the past decade, but violent conflict, shrinking civic space and “rampant” natural resource extraction in the wake…

Liberia: Promoting Women's Rights and Land Ownership in Liberia

Nov 17, 2022 | UNSDG

“In the past, women never owned land here but today, women, men, and youth can sit together with the elders and decide issues on land…

Afghanistan: Coalmining in Afghanistan – in Pictures [Photos]

Nov 16, 2022 | Oliver Weiken, Guardian

From men in their 60s to boys as young as 10, hundreds of miners work every day in Chinarak for just a few euros.

COP27: Lack of Women at Negotiations Raises Concern

Nov 16, 2022 | Esme Stallard, BBC

Too few women are participating in COP27 climate negotiations, charities, activists and politicians have warned.

At COP27, Our Climate Future is Female: A Progress Report on Implementing U.S. Efforts to Advance Women and Girls’ Climate Action

Nov 14, 2022 | US Department of State

On November 14, 2022, Gender Day at COP27, the U.S. government is proud to announce the following strategies, initiatives, and programs addressing the disproportionate impacts…

The United States: USAID Advances Global Climate Action and Gender Equality

Nov 14, 2022 | USAID

At COP27, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a suite of programs to advance gender-responsive climate action. 

Ukraine: Ukraine's Environmental Damage from War Will Take Years to Clean up [Photos]

Nov 14, 2022 | Associated Press

As the environmental harm brought on by Russia's invasion of Ukraine mounts, experts are warning of long-term health consequences for the population.

Liberia: Liberian Senate Raises Concerns over Mining Sector amid Widespread Illicit Activities

Nov 14, 2022 | Lennart Dodoo, FrontPage Africa

The Liberian Senate is seeking information from the Ministry of Mines and Energy regarding the operation of the small to medium-scale mining sub-sector. This is…

Afghanistan: Women Human Rights Defenders Arrested by the Taliban Must Be Immediately Released

Nov 14, 2022 | Amnesty International

Responding to the arrests of at least three prominent women human rights defenders Zarifa Yaqoobi, Farhat Popalzai and Humaira Yusuf and their colleagues by the…

My Land: Rural Women's Struggle

Nov 14, 2022 | Carlos Parra

As the strains of a typical Colombian vallenato play in the background, Yimis Severiche Montes holds up the title deed from the National Land Agency…

COP27: Empower Women to Combat Climate Change

Nov 6, 2022 | John Chumo, The Star

Across the world, women depend more on, yet have less access to, natural resources.

Sudan: In Sudan, Conflict and Environmental Decline go Hand in Hand

Nov 4, 2022 | UNEP

Ahead of the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict on 6 November, we sat down with Abuelgasim…

Climate Equity and Gender Equity Are Two of the Most Important Issues of Our Time – Says Africa Soft Power

Nov 4, 2022 | Femi Isaac, BI AFRICA

Africa exists as a paradox. On the climate front, the continent contributes little to the world’s changing climate but pays the highest price globally. On…

UAE: Masdar Calls Upon Global Community at COP27 to Pledge Support for Women Tackling Climate Change

Nov 3, 2022 | Masdar

Ahead of COP27, Masdar launches global #IAmWiSER campaign calling on policymakers, industry leaders, and the general public to pledge support for women as agents of sustainable change.

Climate Change: DOD Office Looks to Effects of Climate Change on Department

Nov 3, 2022 | Jim Garamone, US Department of Defense

Earth's average annual temperature is rising, and as service members adjust to new climate realities, the Defense Department must do its part to combat climate…

Ukraine/Russia: Russia-Ukraine War - the Connection to Food Security in Africa

Nov 2, 2022 | Giza Mdoe, The Exchange Africa

Russia-Ukraine crisis. What is the relationship with food security in Africa? Food security in Africa has always been the centre stage of all major global…

UN Women Wants to Give African Women Farmers a Voice at COP27

Nov 2, 2022 | Stephanie Beasley, Devex

With women-led organizations receiving just 1-3% of global financing for climate adaptation, UN Women is calling for women and specifically African women to get a much larger…

Yemen: Women Must Lead the Way Out Yemen’s Climate and Conflict Crises

Nov 1, 2022 | Jackie Abramian, The Progressive Magazine

A new report surveys the work that women-led organizations on the ground are doing to promote peace through climate awareness.

Colombia: ELN Operating Massive Cattle Rustling Operation on Colombian Border

Nov 1, 2022 | Insight Crime

The ELN is involved in all manner of criminal economies along the Colombian-Venezuelan border, but its continuing role in facilitating cattle smuggling may be one…

Sudan: Sudanese Refinery Resumes Full Operations after ‘Sabotage’

Oct 31, 2022 | Associated Press

An oil refinery in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum resumed operations following a brief halt due to an act of “sabotage” on one of its…

Africa Investment Forum: Green Jobs Can Help Shift the Climate of Gender Equality for African Women

Oct 31, 2022 | ADBG

The Africa Investment Forum has a strong track record of supporting the success of women business owners and entrepreneurs. Less well-known is that the Africa Investment…

UN Deputy Chief Calls For Promoting Women’s Participation in Peacebuilding

Oct 21, 2022 | Mangalorean

United Nations:  The international community should step up efforts to promote women’s participation in conflict-prevention and peacebuilding, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has said.