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Philippines: Sweden and UNDP Launch Partnership to Support Women, Peace and Security

Aug 23, 2021 | 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 | 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…

Myanmar: Myanmar Junta’s Coup Gives Greenlight to Timber Traffickers

Aug 17, 2021 | 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,…

Nigeria: New Rice Scheme to Engage 1000 Women, Youths

Aug 17, 2021 | 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…

Water Wars: How Water Shortages Are Brewing Wars

Aug 16, 2021 | 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.

Liberia: Victims of Liberian Gold Mine Disaster See Groundbreaking Complaint against Development Banks Accepted

Aug 9, 2021 | 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…

South Africa: Women Miners in South Africa Break Barriers with Mentors' Help

Aug 9, 2021 | 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…

DRC: Hard to Breathe: Gold Mining Damages Miners, Forests

Jul 31, 2021 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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…

South Sudan: South Sudan Crude Output Plunges as Blocks Reach Peak Production

Jul 1, 2021 | 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…

IUCN Announces Commitments to Help Usher a Generation of Equality for Sustainability and Gender Equality

Jul 1, 2021 | 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 Misused Oil Revenues: Government Official

Jun 28, 2021 | Benjamin Takpiny, Anadolu Agency

Mismanagement of oil revenues is undermining development in South Sudan, according to a senior official. Deputy Finance Minister in the transitional unity government Agok Makur…

DRC: Man’s World: Are Women in Artisanal Mining Still a ‘Bad Omen’?

Jun 28, 2021 | Yoana Cholteeva

Many communities believe women to bring bad luck at mining sites, despite women making up up to half of artisanal miners.

When it comes to the…

Iraq: Islamic State Group Targets Iraq's Electricity Supplies as Summer Temperatures Soar

Jun 22, 2021 | New Arab

Islamic State group (IS) militants have conducted a series of attacks on transformation towers in Iraq in recent weeks, compromising the country's already weak electricity…

South Sudan: South Sudan Oil Block Resumes Production after Seven Years

Jun 22, 2021 | Benjamin Takpiny, Anadolu Agency

South Sudan has officially resumed production of crude oil after a 7-year hiatus, the country's oil minister said Monday. The production has begun in Block…

DRC: Ford Fund Launch Responsible Mining Program for Women in Congo

Jun 22, 2021 | Brett Foote

As governments from around the world and automakers like Ford continue to transition toward all-electric vehicles, demand for batteries and the minerals used to make them will continue to…

Africa Climate Change Fund Launches Third Call for Gender Equality and Climate Resilience Projects

Jun 22, 2021 | African Development Bank Group

The African Development Bank-hosted Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF) on Wednesday issued a third call for project proposals addressing gender inequality and climate resilience in Africa.

The call…

Afghanistan: Afghan Gov't Builds Water Canal in Restive District

Jun 17, 2021 | Xinhua

The Ministry of Rehabilitation and Rural Development has completed the work for building a water canal in the troubled Arghandab district of the southern Kandahar…

Guterres - Bring Crimes of Sexual Violence in Conflict Out of ‘the Shadows’, Punish Perpetrators

Jun 17, 2021 | UN News

Sexual violence in conflict “reverberates down generations” and threatens both human and international security, the UN chief said on Thursday in his message for the…

NATO and Climate Change: How Big Is the Problem?

Jun 15, 2021

The world's most powerful defence alliance agreed on Monday to step up efforts to tackle climate change for the first time.Nato - the North Atlantic…

Liberia: Liberia Switches to Direct Negotiations for Offshore Blocks

Jun 14, 2021 | Offshore

The Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Authority, in collaboration with the National Oil Company of Liberia is offering 33 offshore blocks for direct negotiations.

United Kingdom: Empowering Women and Girls as Contributors to the Protection of the Environment

Jun 11, 2021 | Justin Addison, United Kingdom Government

Justin Addison from the UK Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) speaks at the OSCE Second Preparatory Meeting of the…

Gaza: Gazans Flock to Beaches Despite Pollution Disaster

Jun 9, 2021 | Mai Abu Hasaneen, Al-Monitor

Thousands of families flocked to the shores of the Gaza Strip days after the fighting with Israel ended, completely disregarding that the beach is polluted with raw sewage and…

Gambia: EU Funds over 1.3 Million NGOs Environmental Sustainability Project

Jun 9, 2021 | Cherno O. Bobb, The Point

The European Union last Wednesday launched the European Union (EU) funded programme dubbed - “Civil Society Organisation Actors of Governance” to be implemented by ActionAid International, The Gambia…

Climate Change: Military Operations Will Be Strained by Climate Change

Jun 8, 2021 | Sara Schonhardt, Environment & Energy News

Militaries around the world could be overstretched as they respond to more intense and frequent climate-driven crises and threats to their own installations. That means…

Climate Security: A Tale of Two Defense Hearings

Jun 5, 2021 | John Conger, Center for Climate and Security

Sometimes you want to hear from the very top, and sometimes you want to get into the details.  In the last couple of weeks, the…