International News
Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s Women Are the Key to a Lasting Peace
Apr 7, 2020
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Sohrab Azad, The Diplomat
To guarantee a peace process that will materialize and come to fruition, women need to be substantively involved at every level, from pre-negotiation to talks.
Climate Change: Study Finds Link between Climate Disasters, Armed Conflict
Apr 7, 2020
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Nathanial Gronewold, Energy & Environment News
Climate-linked disasters increase the odds of armed strife, according to researchers who found that one-third of all conflicts since 1980 began within days of a…
UN Chief Calls for Domestic Violence ‘Ceasefire’ Amid ‘Horrifying Global Surge’
Apr 6, 2020
UN chief António Guterres is calling for measures to address a “horrifying global surge in domestic violence” directed towards women and girls, linked to lockdowns…
Indonesia: Empowering Indonesia’s Women Farmers
Apr 5, 2020
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Dewa Made Agung, The Asean Post
An empirical study in the Springer Journal titled, Gender in Agriculture reveals that women lack access to agricultural inputs, training, information and marketing services. Furthermore,…
Cameroon: Cameroon Anglophone Crisis: Women Bear the Brunt of Violence
Apr 4, 2020
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Nicolas Haque
The United Nations secretary-general is repeating his appeal for a global ceasefire during the coronavirus pandemic.
Some armed groups have answered that call, including separatists in…
Iran: Iran, UNDP Sign MOU to Revive Hamoun Wetland
Apr 4, 2020
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Tehran Times
The Department of Environment and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to carry out a joint project for the…
Burkina Faso Crisis and COVID-19 Concerns Highlight Pressure on Sahel Food Security
Apr 2, 2020
Food insecurity levels in the Sahel region are “spiralling out of control”, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Thursday, as it expressed concerns about…
Corona Impact: Gender Pay Gap Likely to Get Worse as More Women Get Laid Off, Take Time off Work
Mar 31, 2020
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Christine Murray
MEXICO CITY: Advances in closing the worldwide gender pay gap are at risk of being reversed by the coronavirus, experts and advocates warn, as women…
Corona Impact: Gender Pay Gap Likely to Get Worse as More Women Get Laid Off, Take Time off Work
Mar 31, 2020
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Christine Murray
MEXICO CITY: Advances in closing the worldwide gender pay gap are at risk of being reversed by the coronavirus, experts and advocates warn, as women…
India: India's Women Seaweed Divers Swim Against the Tide of Climate Change
Mar 30, 2020
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Anuradha Nagaraj, Reuters
Ramanathapuram, India - In a blue plastic barrel, Meenakshi Mookupori packed her belongings for a five-day stay on an island in the Indian Ocean, off…
Iraq: Iraq Has $70bn in Reserves to Keep Economy Afloat for 6 Months to a Year: MP
Mar 28, 2020
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Zhelwan Z. Wali, Rudaw
Baghdad can weather the economic impact of coronavirus and the collapse of world oil prices for six months to a year by dipping into foreign…
Liberia: New Report Unveils Alarming Exploitation in Timber Industry
Mar 23, 2020
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William Q. Harmon, Observer
A damning new report has detailed the terrible working conditions akin to forced labor in Liberia’s timber industry across the country, where many young, poor…
Syria: Amid Syria’s Civil War, a Rise in Miscarriages Among Displaced Women in the Northeast
Mar 23, 2020
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Nicola Pardy
Kobane, Syria—Miscarriages have surged among displaced women in northeastern Syria over the last several months, according to a report released in January by Women Defend Rojava. As the…
Liberia: Coronavirus Drives Liberia Licence Round Online
Mar 18, 2020
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Ed Reed, Energy Voice
The Liberian government is seeking interest from local companies on participating in the offshore licence round, which is due to open on April 10, while…
Malaysia: Malaysia's Women Eco-Activists Fight on in the Face of Threats and Prison
Mar 18, 2020
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Fatimah Hashim
In conjunction with International Women's Day 2020 last week, StarLifestyle spoke to four Malaysian women activists who shared their stories on how and why they're passionate about…
South Sudan: Women Plough the Way to Peace in South Sudan Resettlement Project
Mar 18, 2020
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UN News
Women who had been displaced by fighting in South Sudan are sowing seeds of peace, with support from the UN mission in the country, UNMISS.
They have been…
Myanmar: Karenni Farmers Jailed in Land Dispute with Army Leave Prison
Mar 13, 2020
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Lawi Weng, Irrawaddy
A group 41 Karenni farmers and activists who were detained for more than six months for damaging property during a land dispute with the Myanmar…
Women Shouldering the Burden of Climate Crisis Need Action, Not Speeches
Mar 13, 2020
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Patricia Scotland
Milikini Failautusi, 30, lives on the Pacific island of Tuvalu. She has become virtually a nomad in her own country after rising tides forced her…
Women Shouldering the Burden of Climate Crisis Need Action, Not Speeches
Mar 13, 2020
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Patricia Scotland
Milikini Failautusi, 30, lives on the Pacific island of Tuvalu. She has become virtually a nomad in her own country after rising tides forced her…
Women Shouldering the Burden of Climate Crisis Need Action, Not Speeches
Mar 13, 2020
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Patricia Scotland
Milikini Failautusi, 30, lives on the Pacific island of Tuvalu. She has become virtually a nomad in her own country after rising tides forced her…
Women Shouldering the Burden of Climate Crisis Need Action, not Speeches
Mar 13, 2020
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Patricia Scotland, The Guardian
Milikini Failautusi, 30, lives on the Pacific island of Tuvalu. She has become virtually a nomad in her own country after rising tides forced her…
Women Shouldering the Burden of Climate Crisis Need Action, Not Speeches
Mar 13, 2020
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Patricia Scotland
Milikini Failautusi, 30, lives on the Pacific island of Tuvalu. She has become virtually a nomad in her own country after rising tides forced her…
Colombia: In Indigenous Colombia, Venezuelan Migration Sparks Conflict
Mar 12, 2020
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Julia Symmes Cobb, Reuters
In the sun-baked scrubland of northern Colombia’s remote La Guajira province, a bitter quarrel rages between two neighboring Wayuu indigenous families, one of them seeking…
Zimbabwe: Zim Women Living in Mining Areas a Constant Target of Abuse, Says NGO
Mar 9, 2020
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Robert Tapfumaneyi
ZIMBABWEAN women living in the country’s mining areas are a constant target of sexual abuse, domestic violence on top of having their rights to water…
Bangladesh: Can Renewable Energy Give Climate-Displaced Women in Bangladesh a New Beginning?
Mar 9, 2020
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UNEP
It is nightfall in the village of Char Baghutia in Manikganj district in central Bangladesh. Twenty-seven-year-old Miriam is hunched over a rickety old sewing machine,…
Papua New Guinea: No Sustainable Development or Peace without Women - UN Deputy Chief
Mar 8, 2020
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UN News
The Deputy Secretary-General was part of a three-woman UN delegation to Papua New Guinea which, due to its geographic location, was among the first countries…
Climate Change: Climate Change Is Fuelling Social Tensions and Conflict
Mar 8, 2020
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Tanaka Manungo, Mail & Guardian
Climate change has wreaked havoc across the world — and Africa is likely to be worst hit by its destructive consequences. There have been droughts,…
Afghanistan: (Human Rights Watch) Afghanistan Peace Negotiations Must Include Women and Rights Activists
Mar 8, 2020
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Tamil Guardian
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called upon authorities negotiating an Afghanistan peace agreement to centre discussions on human rights and in particular to be inclusive…
Libya: Libyan Women Push for a Bigger Role in Rebuilding Their Country
Mar 8, 2020
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Sarah Page
The United Nations’ latest efforts to broker a cease-fire between the armies warring for control of Libya have floundered. Yet despite the continuing conflict, or…
Philippines: In the Defense of the Environment: Women Activists on the Front Lines
Mar 8, 2020
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Gaea Katreena Cabico, Phil Star Global
MANILA, Philippines — Jinky Malibato has been seeking sanctuary in the United Church of Christ in the Philippines in Davao City for five years, the…