International News
Colombia: Displaced by a Dam, Women Defenders Fight for Their Land Rights in Colombia
Jul 13, 2022
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Jane Feeney
In La Playa, a fishing village of around 500 people in Santander, Colombia, well-kept houses and vibrant murals live in the shadow of el monstruo — the…
Philippines: Environmental Peacebuilding: DENR Initiative to Revive Marawi
Jul 12, 2022
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Republic of the Philippines: Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Other than human lives, there’s another victim of the 2017 Marawi siege—the environment. Thus, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), while leading the…
South Sudan: South Sudan Suspends Dredging of Nile Tributaries
Jul 12, 2022
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David Mayen, East African
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardiit has suspended all dredging activities on Nile tributaries following opposition within his government, environmentalists and activists over the deal…
Australia: Writing, Gender and Natural World – Six-Part Speaker Series Featuring Nine of Australia’s Top Writers
Jul 12, 2022
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Mirage News
Kenya: 'The Conflict Takes Two Forms': How Worsening Droughts Are Fuelling Tensions in Kenya
Jul 4, 2022
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Orla Dwyer, TheJournal.ie
The Executive Vice-President of the EU Commission has often warned that “our children will be waging wars over water and food if we do not…
Liberia: ActionAid Liberia, Partners Launch Project for over 3000 Women
Jul 4, 2022
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Lincoln G. Peters and Winston W. Parley, New Dawn
Ahead of the 2023 presidential and legislative elections, ActionAid Liberia with funding from the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (UNBPF) a project named 'Strengthening the Agency…
Ukraine: On the Front Lines, Ukrainian Women Are Often the First Responders
Jul 3, 2022
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Steve Hendrix and Serhii Korolchuk
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Nile Dispute Absent from First Peace Conference Led by China to Settle Conflicts in Horn of Africa
Jul 2, 2022
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Mohamed Saied, Al-Monitor
China’s first special envoy to the Horn of Africa Xue Bing has recently offered to mediate in the turbulent region’s conflicts, as Beijing seeks to…
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security and The Rockefeller Foundation Convene Global Women Leaders on Climate, Democracy, and Gender Equity Issues
Jun 28, 2022
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The Rockefeller Foundation
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) and The Rockefeller Foundation co-convened global women leaders on June 20-23, 2022 at the Foundation’s Bellagio…
Ethiopia/Sudan: Sudan Killings Risk Rekindling Border Conflict with Ethiopia
Jun 27, 2022
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Tofe Ayeni, Africa Report
On Sunday 26 June, Sudan’s military issued a statement accusing Ethiopian forces of executing seven Sudanese soldiers and one civilian who had been held captive.…
Iraq: Iraqi President Calls on Country to Stand Firm amid Spate of Attacks on Oil and Gasfields
Jun 26, 2022
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Sinan Mahmoud, National
The recent spate of attacks on oil and gas plants in Iraq's Kurdistan Region is harmful to the country’s stability and economy, President Barham Salih…
Kenya: Gender Remains Neglected At The Nairobi Session Of New Biodiversity Framework
Jun 26, 2022
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Flavia Lopes
Ukraine: Ukraine Joins the LIFE Programme for Environment and Climate
Jun 24, 2022
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European Commission
Today, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius and the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine Ruslan Strilets jointly…
Australia's Sex Discrimination Commissioner Calls for Urgent Change in Mining Sector
Jun 24, 2022
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Praveen Menon and Byron Kaye
USA: After Roe v. Wade: US Researchers Warn of What’s to Come
Jun 24, 2022
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Mariana Lenharo
Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Türkiye on Legislation on Gender-Based Violence, Ask Questions about the State Party’s Withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention and Early Marriage
Jun 15, 2022
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UN News
Somalia: Somalia Attempts to Revive Lands Blighted by Deforestation
Jun 14, 2022
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UN Environment Program
Acacia trees, slow-growing hardwoods, play a pivotal role in Somalia’s hot and arid climate. They improve soil fertility by storing water, fixing nitrogen, a key…
DRC/Uganda: Ugandan Mission in DR Congo Aimed at Shielding Oil: Report
Jun 14, 2022
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Agence France-Presse
Uganda's crackdown on ADF rebels in eastern DR Congo, a mission launched jointly with Kinshasa, was driven in part by a desire to protect Ugandan…
India: Hariyali Green Villages- Women Lead Climate Solutions
Jun 14, 2022
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Charlotte Steiner and Sameer Kwatra
Pakistan: Mothers at the Searing Edge of Climate Crisis in Pakistan
Jun 14, 2022
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Al Jazeera
Iraq/Kurdistan: KRG Says ‘No Court’ Authorized to Invalidate Oil, Gas Law
Jun 13, 2022
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Chenar Chalak, Rudaw
No court in Baghdad has the authority to outlaw the Kurdistan Region’s oil and gas law, the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) natural resources ministry stated…
Australia: Renewables, Environment and Women- What We Know About the 2022-23 NSW Budget
Jun 13, 2022
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Gazala Anver
New Report: Why Climate Change Impacts Women Differently Than Men
Jun 10, 2022
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UNFCCC
Ukraine/Russia: Putin Admits Ukraine Invasion Is an Imperial War to “Return” Russian Land
Jun 10, 2022
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Peter Dickinson, Atlantic Council
Throughout the past few months, Vladimir Putin has offered up all manner of outlandish excuses for his invasion of Ukraine. At various different times he…
Belgium: Women in Conflicts - Brussels Declaration on Actions Towards Empowering Women
Jun 9, 2022
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European Council
Women continue to be particularly affected by conflict situations: whether as civilians in directly affected areas, as refugees, or as persons directly targeted. At the same time, women contribute…
Colombia: Colombia's Extractive Industries Watching Election Warily
Jun 8, 2022
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Oliver Griffin, Reuters
Colombia's leftist firebrand presidential candidate Gustavo Petro is too close in recent polls for the comfort of oil companies and miners who worry that his…
Liberia: High-Level UN Peacebuilding Commission Delegation Arrives in Liberia
Jun 6, 2022
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Front Page Africa
Lebanon: Lebanon Urges US Envoy to End Maritime Dispute with Israel
Jun 6, 2022
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Bassem Mroue, Associated Press
The Lebanese government invited on Monday a U.S. envoy mediating between Lebanon and Israel over their disputed maritime border to return to Beirut as soon…
Somalia: Enhancing Livelihoods and Business Skills for Vulnerable Women in Somalia
May 31, 2022
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African Business
DRC: Chinese Companies Linked to Illegal Logging and Mining in Northern DRC
May 31, 2022
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Gloria Pallares, Mongabay
In Yaliwasa, northern DRC, logs from 200-year-old hardwood trees lie rotting deep into the world’s second largest rainforest. They were cut in a hurry to…