International News
Iraq: Two Small Iraqi Oil Wells Set Ablaze in 'Terrorist Attack', Ministry Says
Dec 8, 2020
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Reuters
Two wells in a small oilfield in northern Iraq were set ablaze by explosives on Wednesday in a “terrorist attack” but overall production from the…
Colombia: Colombian Environmental Official Assassinated in Southern Meta Department
Dec 7, 2020
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Antonio José Paz Cardona, Mongabay
December 3, 2020 was a fateful day for the defense of the environment in Colombia. Javier Francisco Parra Cubillos, an official from regional environmental authority Cormacarena…
Vietnam: Viet Nam and United Nations Convenes Global Conference to Accelerate Action on Global Commitments on Women, Peace and Security
Dec 7, 2020
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UN Women
As part of the continuing commemoration of 25 years of the Beijing Platform for Action on Women’s Empowerment and the 20th anniversary of landmark UN Security…
Brazil: Women Are Still Not Heard in the Climate Policy Conversation
Dec 7, 2020
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Meghie Rodrigues
Climate change effects don’t have the same impact on everyone: Vulnerable groups always have it worse. This discrepancy is apparent even when these groups are…
More Women in Boardrooms Mean Better Climate Change Policy, Study Says
Dec 1, 2020
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Heesu Lee, Business Standard
Companies with greater gender diversity in their boardrooms show better performance on developing policies and methods to address climate change risks, according to BloombergNEF.
Myanmar: Amid Tensions in Myanmar, an Indigenous Park of Peace Is Born
Nov 30, 2020
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Fred Pearce, Yale Environment 360
The Salween Peace Park is being lauded as a model for conservation that draws less on Western science and more on ethnic cultural traditions of…
Climate Change: Looking at Security through the Climate Lens
Nov 26, 2020
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Michelle Langrand, Geneva Solutions
As global warming gains ground, the security implications of the climate threat can no longer be ignored. But as the Covid-19 pandemic enters its tenth…
Liberia: 30 GoL Employees Train on Gender Sensitive, Land, Concession Reporting
Nov 26, 2020
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David A. Yates, Daily Observer
Over 30 employees from three autonomous agencies of Government have acquired an intensive three-days training in gender-sensitive, land and concession reporting organized by UN Women…
Liberia: Two Shot, Village Burnt in River Cess Riot over Mineral-rich Forestland
Nov 24, 2020
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James Harding Giahyue, FrontPage Africa
Two men have been injured and a village destroyed in a riot over potentially mineral-rich forestland over the weekend in River Cess County, local authorities…
Worsening Land Inequality Widens Gender, Climate Change Gaps
Nov 24, 2020
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Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Land inequality is growing worldwide, threatening the livelihoods of 2.5 billion people who directly rely on farming and widening disparities in gender, health and climate-change…
Sierra Leone: ‘We See the Sparks Before They Turn into Fires’: Training Women to Avoid Conflict in Sierra Leone
Nov 21, 2020
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UN News
In the West African country of Sierra Leone, the UN is supporting a government programme, training women and men to take on leadership roles in…
Liberia: Nimba Clans Clash over Forest
Nov 20, 2020
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William Q. Harmon, Observer
Dubuzon Clan wants to legalize ownership of its ancestral land, stretching 8,534 acres along the banks of the Cestos River towards Liberia’s border with Cote…
Afghanistan: Women deny land inheritance in Bamyan
Nov 18, 2020
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MENAFN
KABUL: The Afghan women are facing a drastic challenge in land inheritance issues in the central province of Bamyan, where they refuse to be given.…
Afghanistan: Academy of Science of Afghanistan Organizes Seminar on Water Management
Nov 17, 2020
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Afghanistan Times
The Academic of Science of Afghanistan has organized a one day seminar to discus Afghanistan water management and to deal with the issue form knowledgeable…
Ukraine: Epidemic of Violence against Women in Conflict-Torn East
Nov 11, 2020
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Amnesty International
Survivors of domestic violence in eastern Ukraine are not able to seek protection against violence against them due to the government’s ineffective response, Amnesty International…
Gender Equality Is "Essential" to Global Coronavirus Recovery, Norway's Prime Minister Says
Nov 10, 2020
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Elizabeth Elkin, CBS News
Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg said Tuesday that while the coronavirus pandemic has been devastating across the globe, women and girls have been hit "especially…
Mexico: Cross-Border Clash Signals Growing Dispute as Mexico Drowns in Water Debt
Nov 10, 2020
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Laetitia Dogbe, Organization for World Peace
Last August was the driest in 90 years, leaving Mexico unable to pay its water obligations to the superpower next door. Mexico’s deadline to pay…
Several US States Advanced Gender Equality on Election Day
Nov 6, 2020
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Amanda Klasing, Human Rights Watch
With all eyes seemingly on the US presidential election, it’s easy to miss some of the exciting progress made on gender equality at the state…
Liberia: Liberia Gender Minister Raps on Green Climate Action — Says Liberia's Farming Method Has to Change
Nov 5, 2020
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Eric Pervist, Modern Ghana
Liberia's Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Williametta E. Saydee-Tarr, reechoed Liberia's case at the 2020 World Green Growth Summit. The World Green Growth…
Liberia: Rural Women Seek Land Ownership Rights
Nov 3, 2020
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David A. Yates, Daily Observer
Rural Women from 10 of the 15 counties of Liberia have called on the local authorities, national leaders, civil society organizations (CSOs) and development partners…
South Sudan: Brief: Impact of COVID-19 in South Sudan
Nov 3, 2020
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Africa Oil & Power
Like most of Sub-Saharan Africa, South Sudan has been relatively spared by the COVID-19 pandemic so far, with the number of infections just below 3,000…
Afghanistan: Taliban Fund War Machine by Mining Raghistan's Gold
Nov 2, 2020
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Afghanistan Times
Residents of Raghistan district in northeastern Afghanistan say that Badakhshan gold mines are now under Taliban control as insurgency has gained momentum in the provinces.…
Afghanistan: Supporting Saffron Production in Afghanistan
Nov 2, 2020
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Antoinette Fang, Borgen Magazine
SEATTLE, Washington — Saffron is one of the most prized spices in the world, termed by some as “red gold.” It is one of the…
Kenyan: The Fight for Laikipia’s Key Rivers: Why Locals Are Fighting for Rivers in Laikipia
Oct 30, 2020
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Jacinta Mutura, Standard
River Mutara is a lifeline for more than 30,000 households, livestock and wildlife in Laikipia County. But in the past five years, it has been…
Colombia: Women the ‘Driving Force’ for Peacebuilding in Colombia: Deputy UN Chief
Oct 30, 2020
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UN News
The Deputy Secretary-General held a meeting, via videoconference, with President Iván Duque where they discussed the socio-economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the country, protecting the…
Colombia: Embracing Organic in Colombia
Oct 29, 2020
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Tom Joyce, Fruitnet.com
Eosta's first shipment of limes from Colombian exporter Persian arrived last week with a surprise attached: almost 100 postcards from farmworkers in the valley of…
UN: 20 Years After Landmark UN Resolution, Women Still Excluded in Peace Processes
Oct 29, 2020
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Margaret Besheer, Voice of America
NEW YORK - Twenty years after a landmark U.N. Security Council resolution seeking to include more women in the prevention and settlement of conflicts, the…
Speakers Call for Expedited Action to Empower, Protect Women in Conflict Zones, as Security Council Marks 20 Years since Adoption of Landmark Resolution
Oct 29, 2020
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UN Security Council
Despite Notable Progress, Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Still Rampant, Women’s Leadership in Peace Processes Sorely Lagging, Secretary-General Warns. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, the head of the…
Liberia: First Rural Women Land Rights Conference Ends in Gbarnga
Oct 29, 2020
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Selma Lomax, Front Page Africa
Gbarnga, Bong County – Advocacy for women land ownership rights and call to empower women in Liberia were some of the topics that dominated a three-day…
Myanmar: Myanmar Land Rights Activism in New Animation from PRIO [Video]
Oct 26, 2020
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Peace Research Institute Oslo
What drives the small but often heroic everyday acts of people in their attempts to challenge dehumanization and abuse in violent conflict? In this story,…