International News
A Climate Crisis is a Gender Equality Crisis: Life on Small Island States in the Pacific
Jun 4, 2024
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United Nations Population Fund
The 65 million people living in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are on the front lines of the climate crisis.
Each and every climate-related disaster -…
Colombia: Armed Groups Use Deforestation as a Bargaining Chip in Colombia
Jun 3, 2024
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Alex Price, Inside Climate News
Guerillas once protected the forests that provided them with cover, but recently some factions see the trees, critical to the nation’s climate commitments, as leverage…
Africa: Land Squeeze: The Hidden Battle for Africa’s Soils
Jun 3, 2024
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Susan Chomba and Million Belay, African Arguments
In recent years, Africa has been at the epicentre of an alarming global trend: the land squeeze. The 2007-8 global financial crisis unleashed a huge…
Burning Burdens: Unveiling the Gendered Toll of Rising Temperatures on Women in India
Jun 3, 2024
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Liz M. Kuriakose
The number of unusually hot days and nights on Earth is rising and becoming more common. Heat waves develop over a region as high-pressure systems…
Climate Change: Women, Peace, and Security and the Climate Change Agenda
Jun 3, 2024
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Alicia Lopez Alvarez, World Vision
Climate change is a critical threat to 21st-century peace and security, with significant gender dimensions influencing how insecurity is experienced and managed by women and…
Declaration of 3rd International Conference on Mitigating Environmental Impact of Landmines Adopted
May 31, 2024
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AZERTAC
The Declaration of the 3rd international conference on “Mitigating Environmental Impact of Landmines: Resource Mobilization for Safe and Green Future”, held in Zangilan and Baku,…
Enforce Laws on Women Empowerment and Gender Equality in Academia --- African Leaders Urged
May 31, 2024
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Joy Online
Prof. Fatoumata Keita from University for Arts and Human Sciences of Bamako, has called on African leaders to enforce laws regarding women’s empowerment and gender…
Afghanistan: The Extensive Economic Ramifications of Floods: Taliban Unable to Confirm Natural Disaster Losses
May 28, 2024
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Amin Kawa, Hasht-e-Subh Daily
Over a month has passed since devastating floods swept through Afghanistan. The Taliban have yet to provide precise figures on casualties, injuries, displaced persons, or…
Gender Equality, Youth Aspirations Keys to Sustainable Peace, Security Council Hears
May 28, 2024
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Associated Press
Addressing ambassadors at the Council’s open debate on the role of women and youth, UN Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo highlighted the significant challenges and impacts faced…
Regional Multistakeholder Event on Gender and Human Rights Mainstreaming in Preventing and Countering Organized Crime for Central Asia and Southern Caucasus
May 25, 2024
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United Nations
UNODC hosted the first ever Regional Multistakeholder Event on Gender and Human Rights Mainstreaming in Preventing and Countering Organized Crime in Central Asia and Southern…
Ban Ki-moon: “The Essential Role of Women in Peacebuilding Must Be Placed at the Center of Our Efforts”
May 24, 2024
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UN Women
Ban Ki-moon, former Secretary-General of the United Nations and the first man to sign up to the HeForShe campaign, attended UN Women-hosted “Korea Peacekeeping Forum for Women’s…
Afghanistan: Afghan Mine-Clearer Killed by Taliban after It Sees Him in Emmy-Winning Film
May 23, 2024
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Raoul Simons, Telegraph
An Afghan contractor who worked for the US military was killed by the Taliban after appearing in an Emmy-winning documentary despite warnings it would endanger…
The Scoring Intersection: Heatwaves, Gender, and India's Marginalised Community
May 21, 2024
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Sahil Pradhan
As the Earth’s temperature continues to rise, the impacts of extreme heat are far from gender-neutral. Women, transgender individuals, and other gender minorities bear a…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Floods Affect over 30,000 Since Year-Start: UN
May 21, 2024
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Xinhua
More than 30,000 people have been affected by floods across Afghanistan since this year, the United Nations (UN) has said. The World Health Organization also…
CCC Commissioner Underscores Empowering Women
May 19, 2024
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Daily Tribune
The Climate Change Commission (CCC) emphasized the critical role of women in addressing climate change and advocating for gender equality in ecological governance at the…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Talks Stall in Restarting Oil From Kurdistan, Iraqi Leader Says
May 19, 2024
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Khalid Al-Ansary, Bloomberg
No progress has been made in long-standing talks for international oil companies to resume exporting crude from the Kurdistan region of Iraq, Prime Minister Mohammed…
How Women and Girls in War-Torn Gaza Are Coping With Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Collapse
May 18, 2024
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Anan Tello
Deprived of adequate access to water, sanitation, and hygiene services, Palestinian women and girls in Gaza are bearing the brunt of the prolonged and deepening…
US $10m SIGRA Project to Advance Climate Action and Inclusive Governance
May 17, 2024
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Buertey Francis Boryor
The Strengthening Investments in Gender-Responsive Climate Adaptation (SIGRA) project, a Canadian-funded initiative aimed at improving the resilience of Ghanaian citizens through increased investments in inclusive…
US $10m SIGRA Project to Advance Climate Action and Inclusive Governance
May 17, 2024
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Buertey F. Boryor
The Strengthening Investments in Gender-Responsive Climate Adaptation (SIGRA) project, a Canadian-funded initiative aimed at improving the resilience of Ghanaian citizens through increased investments in inclusive…
Water: The Connection between Water, Data and Peace
May 17, 2024
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
WaPOR, which stands for Water Productivity through Open-access of Remotely-sensed derived data, is a tool created by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United…
Minister Hussen Pledges $194M for Education, Rights, Climate in Ethiopia, Tanzania
May 16, 2024
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Global Affairs Canada
The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, has concluded a trip to Ethiopia and Tanzania that focused on advancing development initiatives within each of…
Liberia: Two More River Cess Clans Complete Last Process to Secure Customary Land
May 16, 2024
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Eric Doue, Bush Chicken
Two additional River Cess clans – Togbanyankun and Siahn – are poised to receive customary land deeds following the completion of a confirmatory survey by…
Accelerating Inclusive Gender Responsive Climate Finance for NDCs --- Lessons from Antigua and Barbuda
May 9, 2024
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The Commonwealth
It is imperative that we tackle the inequalities and barriers that women face if we are serious about managing this global threat. This is particularly…
Ukraine: War Has Ukrainian Environmentalists Working Overtime
May 9, 2024
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Viktoria Hubareva, Bellona
As Russian’s invasion of Ukraine grinds on, we must bear in mind that environmental safety is part of national security. Even during wartime, Ukraine’s green…
Ukraine/Russia: How Ukraine Is Sapping Russia’s Diesel, Gasoline
May 2, 2024
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Gabriel Gavin, Politico
A wave of Ukrainian drone strikes on oil refineries deep inside Russia has left the Kremlin racing to defend its own territory while still waging…
The Gendered Impact of Heatwaves and Water Crisis in India
May 2, 2024
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Aditi Madan and Arjun Dubey
The effects of climate change, specifically heatwaves and water scarcity, exert disproportionate effects on women in India. Currently, water reservoir levels in the country have plummeted to…
DENR, UN Women Partner for Environmental Protection, Climate Resilience
Apr 29, 2024
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Jing Villamente
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo Loyzaga on Monday said she and United Nations Women Philippines Country Programme Coordinator Ma.…
Colombia: Court Decision to Uphold Mining Ban in Colombian Town Impacts AngloGold Project
Apr 28, 2024
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Mining.com
The Tenth Administrative Court of Ibagué, the capital city of Colombia’s western Tolima department, ratified a mining ban in the Cajamarca municipality, thus upholding the…
Liberia: FDA Approves Export of Illegal Timber Valued Nearly US$1M
Apr 25, 2024
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James Harding Giahyue, The Daylight
The Forestry Development Authority (FDA) approved the export of 797 logs, valued at an estimated US$923,441, despite being aware that over half of the timber…
In Ethiopia's Somali Region, Women Build Businesses and Resilience to Climate Change
Apr 25, 2024
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Elshaday Gebeyehu
Sadiya starts her day early by letting out her goats from her backyard barn at Bokolmayo refugee camp, a collection of makeshift houses in Ethiopia’s…