International News
Yemen: As Conflict Drags on, ‘No Quick Wins’ – UN Envoy
Sep 10, 2021
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UN News
The complexities of the years-long war in Yemen “multiply as the conflict drags on”, the country’s new UN envoy told the Security Council on Friday,…
Ethiopia: A New Year’s Call for Peace and End to Tigray’s Multifaceted War
Sep 10, 2021
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The Africa Report
Our country Ethiopia is facing a multifaceted crisis in Tigray, Amhara, South and West Oromia, Somali, Afar, Benishangul-Gumuz and Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People of…
Afghanistan/Iran: Iran-Afghanistan Water Dispute to Test Tehran's Ties to Taliban
Sep 9, 2021
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Shabnam von Hein, Deutsche Welle
An old dispute over water rights could be the first test of Iran's planned pragmatic cooperation with the Taliban. Without a functioning environmental agency, it's…
Nigeria: Obi- Advocacy on Women’s Rights Will Address Gender-Based Violence
Sep 9, 2021
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This Day Live
Ugo Aliogo and Loveth Chinagorom, engaged the Country Director, ActionAid Nigeria, Mrs. Ene Obi, on scaling public investments in agriculture, and the issues of gender-based…
Liberia: UNDP Supports Gender Stakeholders' Conference On Women's Political Participation
Sep 9, 2021
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All Africa
Monrovia — Delegates at a gender stakeholders' conference are reviewing and strengthening an existing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on women's political participation, signed between the…
Colombia: Exploring Illegal Mining in Colombia’s Amazon
Sep 8, 2021
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InSight Crime
As gold prices have skyrocketed, criminal groups once solely dedicated to the trafficking of drugs and arms have moved into illegal mining. The activity has…
In a Watershed Year for Climate Change, the Commonwealth Secretary-General Calls for Urgent, Decisive and Sustained Climate Action
Sep 8, 2021
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Alison Kentish
London — This November, five years after signing the Paris Agreement and pledging to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, with a…
Liberia: Land Authority Completes Land Survey, Present Deeds In Nimba County
Sep 7, 2021
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Prince Mulbah, Global News Network
The Liberia Land Authority, through its Corporate Service Session, has completed the survey and presentation of deeds for several tribal certificates of land situated in…
Colombia: Study Shows Colombian Guerrillas Were Guardians of the Forest
Sep 3, 2021
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Luke Taylor, Discover
When Colombia’s largest guerrilla group laid down its weapons in 2016 as part of a landmark peace deal, it ushered in a new chapter in…
Ethiopia: Women and Girls Bear Significant Costs of Ethiopian Conflict
Sep 3, 2021
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UNFPA
Since conflict between federal and regional forces erupted in Tigray in north Ethiopia last November, some 2 million Tigrayans have been displaced with thousands fleeing…
Israel/Jordan: Drought Diplomacy Boosts Israel-Jordan Ties
Aug 31, 2021
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Al Jazeera
As scientific warnings of dire climate change-induced drought grow, many in Israel and Jordan cast worried eyes at the river running between them and the…
Nigeria: Nigeria Tackling Gender-Based Violence Through Surveillance
Aug 31, 2021
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All Africa
Response to violence against women and girls (VAWG) remains extremely inadequate and barriers to reporting such assaults often make it hard for victims to seek…
Iraq/Syria: Drought Sparks Fears That Millions in Syria and Iraq Will Go without Water
Aug 24, 2021
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National
Millions of people in Syria and Iraq face going without water, electricity and food amid rising temperatures, a lack of rainfall and drought, international aid…
Liberia: Community Based CSOs Received Training In Gender Inclusion In Forest, Land Matters
Aug 24, 2021
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Global News Network
Community Based Organizations and Women Rights Groups in Bomi County have received training in gender inclusion in forest governance and land matters. The training was…
Myanmar: Deforestation Surge Continues amid Deepening Uncertainty in Myanmar
Aug 23, 2021
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Carolyn Cowan, Mongabay
Amid the political turmoil following the Feb. 1 military coup, it appears that deforestation is ramping up in Tanintharyi, echoing wider patterns across Myanmar. New…
Philippines: Sweden and UNDP Launch Partnership to Support Women, Peace and Security
Aug 23, 2021
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The Manila Times
The government of Sweden and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in the Philippines launched a new partnership to support the integration of the women,…
Afghanistan: Afghan Women Are Already Fading From Public View as Fear of the Taliban and Uncertainty Prevail
Aug 19, 2021
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Margherita Stancati and Jessica Donati
Dr. Zuhal used to drive herself to work.
This week, she started taking a taxi to avoid reprisals from the Taliban, who once banned women from…
Nigeria: New Rice Scheme to Engage 1000 Women, Youths
Aug 17, 2021
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Gilbert Ekugbe
Over 1000 women and youths are expected to benefit from a new rice initiative (wet season) aimed at boosting rice production in the country post…
Myanmar: Myanmar Junta’s Coup Gives Greenlight to Timber Traffickers
Aug 17, 2021
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Irrawaddy
Timber logging usually takes a break in the monsoon. Even smugglers halt their activities from mid-May to early October to avoid the rainy season. However,…
Water Wars: How Water Shortages Are Brewing Wars
Aug 16, 2021
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Sandy Milne, BBC
Unprecedented levels of dam building and water extraction by nations on great rivers are leaving countries further downstream increasingly thirsty, increasing the risk of conflicts.
South Africa: Women Miners in South Africa Break Barriers with Mentors' Help
Aug 9, 2021
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Linda Givetash and Zaheer Cassim
The mining industry has long been one of South Africa’s largest sectors, but women are still a minority in its workforce. Now, a group called…
Liberia: Victims of Liberian Gold Mine Disaster See Groundbreaking Complaint against Development Banks Accepted
Aug 9, 2021
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Global News Network
In a precedent-setting case, more than 10,000 people harmed by the New Liberty Gold Mine in Liberia have had a complaint accepted against the German…
DRC: Hard to Breathe: Gold Mining Damages Miners, Forests
Jul 31, 2021
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Noella Nyirabihogo, Global Press Journal
Mining has ravaged the soil that locals had used to farm. So instead, they join the hunt for gold. And the consequences continue to mount…
Mali: Building Resilience to Conflict and Climate Change in Mali
Jul 30, 2021
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People in Need
Rising temperatures, coupled with decreases in annual rainfall, granivorous bird attacks, armed conflict between the Malian Armed Forces and radical jihadists groups, the COVID-19 pandemic,…
Yemen: Conflict and Economic Collapse in War-Torn Yemen Worsening Hunger Crisis
Jul 28, 2021
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Lisa Schlein, Voice of America
The World Food Program warns Yemen's already alarming hunger crisis is worsening due to ongoing conflict and a rapidly declining economy that are sending food…
2021 Risk Award Recognizes Vietnamese Women Fighting Climate Change
Jul 28, 2021
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UNDRR
A mangrove restoration project in Vietnam which combines building the resilience of a disaster-prone coastal community with risk-themed theatre was announced today as the winner…
Afghanistan: This Afghan Entrepreneur Directly Supports Women Who Harvest the World’s Most Precious Spice
Jul 8, 2021
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Shane Mitchell
“I drink a cup of saffron tea every day,” says Tahmina Ghaffer, founder of Moonflowers, an importer of Afghanistan’s “red gold.” “It’s my waking-up ritual.”
Born…
South Sudan: Efforts to Boost South Sudan Agriculture Found Lagging
Jul 7, 2021
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Daniel Friday Martin, Voice of America
While people in South Sudan have enjoyed independence for the past 10 years, one longstanding problem – food insecurity – still hangs over the world’s…
IUCN Announces Commitments to Help Usher a Generation of Equality for Sustainability and Gender Equality
Jul 1, 2021
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IUCN
Today, as a part of the high-level Generation Equality Forum, Dr. Grethel Aguilar Rojas, Deputy Director General, Regions and Outposted Offices of the IUCN delivered…
South Sudan: South Sudan Crude Output Plunges as Blocks Reach Peak Production
Jul 1, 2021
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Okech Francis, Bloomberg
South Sudan is experiencing a rapid drop in crude output as producing oil blocks have hit peaks and have begun to decline, according to Ministry…