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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…


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


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…


Venezuela: A Safe Space for Venezuela’s Indigenous Women

Jul 16, 2022 | UN News


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…


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…


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…


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: 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…


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…


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…


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

Jul 12, 2022 | Mirage News


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…


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…


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.…


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…


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

Jun 26, 2022 | Flavia Lopes


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


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 | UN News


India: Hariyali Green Villages- Women Lead Climate Solutions

Jun 14, 2022 | Charlotte Steiner and Sameer Kwatra


DRC/Uganda: Ugandan Mission in DR Congo Aimed at Shielding Oil: Report

Jun 14, 2022 | 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…


Somalia: Somalia Attempts to Revive Lands Blighted by Deforestation

Jun 14, 2022 | 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…


Pakistan: Mothers at the Searing Edge of Climate Crisis in Pakistan

Jun 14, 2022 | Al Jazeera


Australia: Renewables, Environment and Women- What We Know About the 2022-23 NSW Budget

Jun 13, 2022 | Gazala Anver