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Colombia: Land Titling Advances in Colombia

Dec 27, 2022 | Alina Ramos Martin, Prensa Latina

Colombia's Minister of Agriculture, Cecilia Lopez, confirmed that her Ministry will close this year with one million hectares titled to promote agrarian reform.

Liberia: Gov’t Revenue from Extractive Industries Reaches US$84.6M

Dec 22, 2022 | William Q. Harmon, Observer

Government revenue from the extractive industries in 2021 stood at US$84.6 million, a report from the Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (LEITI) has revealed. The…

International Women’s Day 2023: “DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality”

Dec 22, 2022 | UN Women

The theme for International Women’s Day, 8 March 2023 (IWD 2023) is, “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”. This theme is aligned with the…

South Sudan/Uganda: Security Heightened along Porous Border with South Sudan over Cattle Theft

Dec 21, 2022 | Julius Ocungi, Uganda Radio Network

According to security officials, the porous border point has aided the undetected influx of suspected criminals from the neighboring Nimule Township who loot cattle and…

Afghanistan: Statement on Afghanistan by Sima Bahous, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director

Dec 21, 2022 | UN Women

The comprehensive onslaught on women’s rights in Afghanistan is unmatched in the world today. The Taliban’s latest announcement of the closure of universities for women, effectively…

South Sudan: As Cattle Migration Season Approaches, Farmers and Herders from Neighbouring States Meet at Joint UNMISS, UNDP Forum

Dec 16, 2022 | United Nations Mission in South Sudan

Every year between January and April, cattle herders from Tonj and Gogrial areas of Warrap, South Sudan move their animals to greener pastures near Wau,…

Indonesia: Ministry Seeks Gender-Responsive Climate Change Policies

Dec 16, 2022 | Antara

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection (PPPA) is seeking to make policies related to climate change gender-responsive.

Conflict Minerals: Industry Shows Zero Improvement on Conflict Minerals Sourcing

Dec 8, 2022 | Brendan Sinclair, GamesIndustry.biz

In the early days of conflict minerals reporting, it was in many cases impossible to tell how much of a company's supply chain was conformant…

Webinar Promotes Women’s Leadership in Chemicals, Waste Management in SIDS

Dec 8, 2022 | IISD

The Global Environment Facility’s (GEF) Implementing Sustainable Low and Non-Chemical Development in SIDS (ISLANDS) Programme hosted a webinar on women’s leadership in chemicals and waste management in…

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…

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…

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.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…