International News

Maldives: Greening National Security Policy in the Indo-Pacific

Aug 8, 2022 | Athaulla A. Rasheed, Asia & the Pacific Policy Society

As Maldives pushes to counter climate change with ‘green’ defence strategies, the region can look to the country’s progress for policy inspiration, Athaulla Rasheed writes.

Colombia: How Colombia's Conflict Intensified Violence Against Women and the LGBTQI+ Community

Aug 4, 2022 | Insight Crime

The testimonies of women and LGBTQI+ persons in Colombia have revealed the disproportionate violence they suffered during the country's armed conflict, warning of the cycles…

Afghanistan: The Taliban’s Black Gold: Militants Seize on Coal to Reboot Economy

Aug 3, 2022 | Financial Times

To reboot the economic system, the Taliban have aggressively elevated coal exports, brushing apart environmental and moral considerations in a bid to spice up, management…

Jamaica Launches Gender and Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan

Jul 27, 2022 | Santana Salmon, Caribbean National Weekly

Jamaica has launched a gender and climate change strategy and action plan (GCCSAP) that it says has been developed and guided by a national gender…

Afghanistan: The Trans-Afghan Railway Line: Back on Track?

Jul 26, 2022 | Sophia Nina Burna-Asefi, Diplomat

The Trans-Afghan railway project is gathering momentum as Uzbekistan seeks access to Pakistan’s ports. But can the project overcome security, geographic, and financial hurdles?

Iraq/Kurdistan: Investigations Underway after Missile Attack on Oil Field in Iraqi Kurdistan

Jul 26, 2022 | Morningstar

Investigations are under way after a rocket attack on the Khor Mor gas field in the Chamchamal district of Slemani in Iraqi Kurdistan on Monday…

Ukraine: Hundreds of Professionals Gather to Discuss Violence Against Women in Conflict-Affected Ukraine

Jul 26, 2022 | Council of Europe

On 21 July 2022, five hundred and twenty professionals who provide services to victims of violence against women, and ensure coordination of these services, participated in a one-day…

India: In a First, Eight Women in Team of NDRF’s Rescuers

Jul 18, 2022 | The Times of India

If a pregnant woman gets stuck in any flooded area in the state and is unable to reach the hospital for delivery, now women in…

India Legislators Vote for President, Tribal Woman Likely to Win

Jul 18, 2022 | Al Jazeera

Venezuela: A Safe Space for Venezuela’s Indigenous Women

Jul 16, 2022 | UN News

Afghanistan: Taliban Again Raise Coal Prices amid Booming Exports to Pakistan

Jul 16, 2022 | Ayaz Gul, Voice of America

Afghanistan’s cash-strapped Taliban government has tripled prices for coal in less than a month to raise revenue from its mining sector amid a lack of…

Colombia: JEP Receives the Report 'Women: Dispossessed Bodies and Territories in Bajo Atrato'

Jul 15, 2022 | Nick Quaz

Before the Chamber for the Recognition of Truth, Responsibility and Determination of Facts and Conduct of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) was handed over in…

Myanmar: China-backed Illegal Rare Earth Mining Surging in Northern Myanmar

Jul 15, 2022 | Yan Naing, Irrawaddy

Illegal rare earth mining has surged in northern Kachin State since last year’s coup in areas along the border with China controlled by a militia…

Bangladesh: Cash Grants and Training Empower Women in the Face of Climate Change

Jul 14, 2022 | World Food Programme

Faced with land erosion, rising seas and frequent cyclones, islanders in Kutubdia and Moheskhali need continued support from the World Food Programme.

Colombia: $245-Million Initiative to Create and Maintain Protected Areas in Colombia

Jul 14, 2022 | Maxwell Radwin, Mongabay

A new multi-million-dollar conservation initiative in Colombia aims to create numerous new protected areas and biological corridors across the country, bringing it closer to meeting…

Colombia: Displaced by a Dam, Women Defenders Fight for Their Land Rights in Colombia

Jul 13, 2022 | 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…

Australia: Writing, Gender and Natural World – Six-Part Speaker Series Featuring Nine of Australia’s Top Writers

Jul 12, 2022 | Mirage News

Philippines: Environmental Peacebuilding: DENR Initiative to Revive Marawi

Jul 12, 2022 | 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 | 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…

Liberia: ActionAid Liberia, Partners Launch Project for over 3000 Women

Jul 4, 2022 | 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…

Kenya: 'The Conflict Takes Two Forms': How Worsening Droughts Are Fuelling Tensions in Kenya

Jul 4, 2022 | 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…

Ukraine: On the Front Lines, Ukrainian Women Are Often the First Responders

Jul 3, 2022 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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.…

Kenya: Gender Remains Neglected At The Nairobi Session Of New Biodiversity Framework

Jun 26, 2022 | Flavia Lopes

Iraq: Iraqi President Calls on Country to Stand Firm amid Spate of Attacks on Oil and Gasfields

Jun 26, 2022 | 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…

Australia's Sex Discrimination Commissioner Calls for Urgent Change in Mining Sector

Jun 24, 2022 | Praveen Menon and Byron Kaye

Ukraine: Ukraine Joins the LIFE Programme for Environment and Climate

Jun 24, 2022 | 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…

USA: After Roe v. Wade: US Researchers Warn of What’s to Come

Jun 24, 2022 | Mariana Lenharo