International News
Colombia: In Colombia, ‘Climate-Smart’ Villages Show How the Future of Farming Could Look
Aug 7, 2020
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Anmar Frangoul, CNBC
A country of vivid beauty, Colombia is home to vast swathes of fertile land producing everything from coffee and sugarcane to bananas, cocoa and rice. …
Liberia: Prominent Liberian Women Say ‘Discrepancy’ in the Law Contributes to Women’s Property Rights Violation
Aug 7, 2020
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J. H. Webster Clayeh, FrontPage Africa
Participants at the policy dialogue on women’s property rights and the implications of Sexual Gender-Based Violence say discrepancy in the service provisions and the laws…
Sierra Leone: Gender Lens Is Needed to Fully Understand Climate Crisis, Experts Say
Aug 7, 2020
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Cami Mondeaux, The Washington Diplomat
Although the effects of climate change are a threat to everyone, many experts say the ramifications will not be felt equally, with a warming planet…
Sexual Violence Rampant and Expanding in Armed Conflicts, UN
Aug 6, 2020
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Aasim Saleem, InfoMigrants
Despite a decade of efforts and various resolutions, the use of sexual violence as a tactic of war and to spread terror remains rampant in…
Myanmar: After a Century of Logging, Myanmar Struggles to Preserve Its Teak Groves
Aug 6, 2020
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National Geographic
Demand in China, India, and Europe drives illegal logging of this valuable, versatile hardwood.
Summer Academy 2020: Expansive Possibilities for the Future - Caux Dialogue on Environment and Security 2020
Jul 24, 2020
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Alan Channer and Karina Cheah, Inititives of Change
The effusive feedback from participants in the five-day 2020 Summer Academy on Land, Climate and Security vindicated the difficult decision to take the course online.…
Guyana: Rice, Climate Change and a Post-COVID Opportunity for Women In Guyana
Jul 24, 2020
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Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes
Rice, the most widely consumed staple in the world, has been one of the central protagonists in the global food crisis caused by COVID-19. Three…
South Africa Warns UN Security Council about Violence Against Women in Occupied Western Sahara
Jul 19, 2020
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Sahara Press Service
South Africa warned the UN Security Council about the increasing violations of human rights in occupied Palestine and Western Sahara, in particular the hostilities permanently…
Yemen: How a Decaying Oil Tanker became a 'Massive Floating Bomb' Risking Millions of Lives in Yemen
Jul 18, 2020
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Campbell MacDiarmid, Telegraph
Time is running out to prevent an “environmental disaster waiting to happen” in the Red Sea, the UK and the UN warned this week, as…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Glencore Restructures $500 Million Oil Loan With Iraqi Kurdistan
Jul 9, 2020
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Javier Blas and Jack Farchy, Bloomberg
Glencore Plc has restructured a $500 million oil-for-cash loan to Kurdistan in northern Iraq, reducing payments for 2020 as the semi-autonomous region struggles due to…
Afghanistan: Afghan Women Spin New Careers by Reviving Ancient Silk Road Crafts
Jul 9, 2020
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Stefanie Glinski, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Once an important Silk Road trading hub, the Afghan city of Herat has long been a cultural centre, but decades of war have ravaged its…
Myanmar: Corruption, Weak Rule of Law Cited as Myanmar Probes Latest Jade Disaster
Jul 7, 2020
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Radio Free Asia
A team appointed by the Myanmar government to probe a massive landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar has begun its investigation into the…
Climate Woes Growing for Women, Hit Worst By Displacement and Migration
Jul 7, 2020
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Megan Rowling
From sexual violence in displacement camps to extra farm work and greater risk of illness, women shoulder a bigger burden from worsening extreme weather and…
Indonesia: Women, Peace and Security and Indonesia's Foreign Policy
Jul 7, 2020
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Retno LP Marsudi
The issue of women, peace and security is one of the priorities of Indonesia’s foreign policy. This priority is manifested also in our support for…
Myanmar: Mogok Bans Entry to Unlicensed Gem Mines
Jun 25, 2020
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Kyaw Ko Ko, Myanmar Times
Mogok township in Mandalay Region will prohibit people from entering gem-mining concessions that have expired licenses. Ko Soe Min Hlaing, a local resident, described the…
Uganda: Integrating Gender into Climate Change Interventions
Jun 25, 2020
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Sarah Kenyi, Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung
The effects of climate change such as prolonged droughts and unreliable weather patterns adversely impact smallholder coffee growing farmers in Uganda. To mitigate this, the…
Libya: Women, Peace, and Security in Libyan Context
Jun 25, 2020
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United Nations Support Mission in Libya
Full and effective participation of women in public life, including all political processes and peace building initiatives remains essential and a core priority for UNSMIL.…
South Sudan: East African Court Bars South Sudan, Two Firms from Exporting Oil
Jun 23, 2020
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Luke Anami, East African
The government of South Sudan and two mining companies have been barred from operating and exporting oil due to spills that have polluted the environment.…
Afghanistan: 'Divorce Isn't an Option': Afghan Women Find Hope in Saffron Scheme
Jun 23, 2020
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Stefanie Glinski, Guardian
In Zadid’s village in Herat province’s Pashtun Zarghun district, an area disputed by the Afghan government and the Taliban, an increasing number of men are…
Iraq: As Conflict Abates, Iraqi Villages Begin to Tackle “Huge” Problem of Rubble
Jun 19, 2020
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UN Environment
On the ground, the level of destruction seems endless. Homes, schools and shops have been reduced to piles of cement and stone, the fall-out from…
Somalia: For these Women, an Age-Old Way of Life is Ending in the Horn of Africa
Jun 19, 2020
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Aurora Almendral, National Geographic
So many died at once “it was like they were poisoned,” said Rahma Hassan Mahmoud, a herder in Somaliland, of the catastrophe that befell her…
Addressing Gender-Based Violence in Environmental Programming
Jun 16, 2020
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Chelsea Keyser, Resonance
The World Bank estimates that one in three women and girls will experience gender-based violence during her lifetime. In communities that experience severe environmental stress and degradation,…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Hires Lockdown Jobless to Boost Kabul's Water and Trees
Jun 15, 2020
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Shadi Khan Saif, Reuters
As lockdown measures imposed in March take their toll on Afghanistan’s workforce, the government is employing more than 40,000 jobless workers to rehabilitate groundwater supplies…
Israel/Palestine: West Bank's Ancient Terraces Threatened by Settlers' Plan to Build Business Park on Unesco Site
Jun 11, 2020
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James Rothwell, Telegraph
A Unesco World Heritage site in the West Bank that dates back to the rule of King Herod could soon be “destroyed” by ultra-orthodox Jewish…
Women Integral to Battling Coronavirus and Pushing for Lasting Peace and Security
Jun 11, 2020
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UN Women
The coronavirus pandemic has brought into sharp focus the differentiated impacts that COVID-19 is having on women, including new obstacles to their meaningful participation in…
Afghanistan: 20 Workers Dead in Afghanistan Mine Collapse
Jun 10, 2020
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Shadi Khan Saif, Anadolu Agency
All 20 miners trapped in a coal mine that collapsed in Afghanistan’s northern Samangan province a day earlier have died, officials confirmed on Wednesday. The…
UN Urges Need for Gender Lens to Address Climate Change and other Security Crises in the Time of This Pandemic
Jun 10, 2020
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Kathmandu Post
Gender inequality is not only shaping the experience of the crisis, but also prospects for resilience and recovery of countries around the world, as they…
For People on the Front Lines of Climate Change and Conflict, COVID-19 Is a New Challenge
Jun 9, 2020
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UN Environment
Al Rahad is one of many communities where the combined effects of climate change, conflict, gender inequality, and now the COVID-19 pandemic are posing grave…
Gender Lens Essential to Addressing Linked Climate Change and Security Crises, Urges Joint UN Report
Jun 8, 2020
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UN Environment
As countries reel from the devastating social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, gender inequality is shaping the experience of crisis, as well as…
Colombia: The Colombian Prosecutor’s Office Indicates that Displaced Peasants Do Not Receive the Aid Ordered by the Justice
Jun 8, 2020
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Europa Press
The Colombian Public Prosecutor’s Office has alerted this Sunday that up to 93 percent of the judicial rulings that decree the delivery of housing and…