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COP26: Five Takeaways as the 'Sexism' of Climate Change Is Discussed

Nov 10, 2021 | Euronews

There was more than one topic up for discussion at COP26 today. Gender was the theme of the day alongside science and innovation.

But there were…

Gender Equality and Indigenous People: Day Nine at Cop26 – In Pictures

Nov 10, 2021 | Eric Hilaire

Some of the best images from the global climate summit in Scotland on Tuesday 9 November. 

Afghanistan: Stone Quarrying and Processing Industry Drops 90%

Nov 10, 2021 | TOLOnews

Officials from the Union of Stone Extraction and Processing Companies said nearly 90 percent of the production and extraction business in the country has stopped.…

On Gender Day at U.N. Climate Talks, A Call for Action That Empowers Women and Girls

Nov 8, 2021 | Casey Quackenbush

Women and children bear a disproportionate impact of climate change. Here’s what you need to know about Tuesday’s COP26 theme.

Afghanistan: Taliban's £1.2 Billion-a-Year War Chest That Helped Them Take over Kabul in Months

Nov 8, 2021 | Chris Hughes, Mirror

The Taliban was able to overrun Kabul in a matter of months because it had amassed an impressive war chest of £1.2 billion a-year. Add…

India: Efforts on to Clean Arunachal River after Thousands of Fish Die as Water Turns Black

Nov 6, 2021 | Indo-Asian News Service

Various organisations along with experts from different parts of the country have swung into action to clean Arunachal Pradesh's Kameng river water which turned black…

Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s Saffron Growers Worried Taliban Will Ban Heavily Female Workforce

Oct 31, 2021 | Arshad Mehmood, Media Line

Saffron has the potential to help ameliorate Afghanistan’s dire economic difficulties. The country has long produced some of the best saffron in the world, and…

Half of Syria Has Been Displaced by War. Now Record Drought Threatens Millions More

Oct 30, 2021 | Bel Trew, Independent

Today Syria is in the grips of the worst drought in 70 years. The Khabour has run completely dry like other rivers, lakes and dams…

COP26: Why Are Women Still Missing at the Top Climate Table

Oct 30, 2021 | Bonnie Chiu

When the global face to climate action is Greta Thunberg, it can appear that women and girls are well represented at the top table. As…

Afghanistan: Exclusive - 'Women Encouraged to Work in Pine Nut Industry': Taliban to WION

Oct 28, 2021 | Anas Mallick, WION

Pine nuts, popularly known as Afghanistan's 'export gold', are one of the major sources of support for the country's economy, especially at a time like this…

Sierra Leone: From ECOWAS to New York: Beny Steinmetz Diamonds on Trial in Three Jurisdictions

Oct 27, 2021 | Africa Intelligence

People living close to the Koidu diamond mine in Sierra Leone fear the dismissal of a domestic court case against Beny Steinmetz's company Octea, which…

Can COP26 Become a Turning Point for Gender Responsive Climate Action?

Oct 26, 2021 | Mohammad Naciri, Samantha Hung, Sun-Ah Kim

Any meaningful international effort to address climate change must have women and girls at its center.

Afghanistan: Climate Now a Worse Crisis Than War for Afghanistan’s Farmers

Oct 26, 2021 | Al Jazeera

Drought stalks the parched fields around Afghanistan’s remote district of Bala Murghab, where the climate crisis is proving a deadlier foe than the country’s recent…

Ghana: Exclusion of Women in Peacebuilding Threat to Development

Oct 22, 2021 | Prince Acquah

The Executive Secretary of the National Peace Council (NPC), Mr George Amoh, has stated that the exclusion of women in peace building and security issues…

Vietnam/South China Sea: Vietnam Land-Filling on Disputed Reef in Spratlys, Imagery Shows

Oct 22, 2021 | Radio Free Asia

Vietnam appears to be doing new construction and land-filling on a remote reef it occupies in the disputed South China Sea, commercial satellite imagery shows.…

South Sudan: UNHCR Responding to Worst Flooding in Decades in South Sudan

Oct 19, 2021 | UNHCR

Weeks of heavy rain have caused unrelenting floods, affecting more than 700,000 people across the country, UNHCR Representative in the country Arafat Jamal said on Tuesday.  

The rains…

Palestine/Syria: Access to Natural Resources by Palestinians, Syrians Should Not Be Denied, Delegates Tell Second Committee

Oct 18, 2021 | UN

Israel’s ongoing occupation of the Palestinian territories and the Syrian Golan, colliding with the impacts of the COVID‑19 pandemic, have turned into a crisis within…

Filling Gender Gap in Agriculture: Viable Opportunities for Women

Oct 17, 2021 | Sorina Buzatu

Country life may be romantic, but regional development counts too. Digitalisation can help boost gender equality and curb rural poverty

Despite women playing a key role…

Ghana: Plan International Ghana Supports Vulnerable Rural Women with WISE Project

Oct 16, 2021 | News Ghana

Plan International Ghana through its project “Women’s Innovation for Sustainable Enterprise” (WISE), is organising series of activities to commemorate this year’s International Day of Rural…

Nigeria: Female Farmers Seek an End to Gender Disparities in Ownership of Land Holdings in Agriculture

Oct 15, 2021 | Great Ozozoyin

Female farmers in Taraba State have again expressed sadness at the way and manner they are often being relegated to the background in allocating lands…

Colombia: Violence, Land Issues Pose Challenges to Colombia's Peace Process: UN Envoy

Oct 15, 2021 | Xinhua

Violence and land issues continue to pose challenges to the implementation of the peace agreement between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of…

The Right to a Clean and Healthy Environment: 6 Things You Need to Know

Oct 15, 2021 | UN

On 8 October, loud and unusual applause reverberated around the chamber of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. A battle fought for decades by…

International Day Honours Rural Women’s Critical Role in Feeding the World

Oct 15, 2021 | UN News

Although rural women and girls have an essential role in food systems, they still do not have equal power with men, therefore earn less, and experience higher levels of…

In a Flashpoint South Sudanese Town, Women Peacemakers Try to Bridge the Divide

Oct 14, 2021 | Natalia Ojewska

More than 18 months into a power-sharing government between South Sudan’s rival leaders, local conflicts still simmer, undermining a fragile peace accord. But in the…

North Macedonia: Women Agricultural Producers in North Macedonia Get Help to Grow Their Businesses

Oct 13, 2021 | Mirage News

Under a new measure achieved through gender-responsive budgeting, 250 women farmers received financial support to expand their businesses.

Yemen: Qat-to-Coffee for Climate Resilience and Human Security

Oct 12, 2021 | UNDP

This project aims to support improved climate security and boost employment in Yemen by piloting the transition from Qat-to-Coffee. The Qat sector has grown immensely…

Afghanistan: UN Chief Slams ‘Broken’ Taliban Promises Made to Women, Girls

Oct 11, 2021 | Al Jazeera

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has slammed the Taliban’s “broken” promises to Afghan women and girls, and urged the world to inject cash into Afghanistan in…

International Day of Rural Women Theme: Rural Women Cultivating Good Food For All

Oct 11, 2021 | Charles Mulungi

This year, the International Day of Rural Women (15 October), puts a spotlight on “Rural Women Cultivating Good Food for All.”

NEW YORK, USA, October 11,…

Iraq/Lebanon/South Sudan: UK Funding for Land Mine Clearance Scrapped in Lebanon, Iraq and S. Sudan

Oct 9, 2021 | New Arab

UK government funding for land mine clearance in Lebanon, Iraq and South Sudan, as well as three other countries, has been scrapped in what humanitarian…

India: Risk Factors for Gender-Based Violence: The Case of Indian Agriculture

Oct 8, 2021 | OXFAM

The present study documents the incidence of domestic and workplace violence among Indian female agricultural workers, and the factors that put these women at risk…