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Brief Debrief from the Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding

Feb 8, 2022 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association and Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

From February 1 to 4, the Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx™) and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) convened the Second International Conference…

Sudan: ‘Democracy Is Life’: The Grass-Roots Movement Taking On Sudan’s Generals

Feb 7, 2022 | Abdi Latif Dahir

In a bare, dusty field in a neighborhood north of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, about a hundred people — gray-haired men in white robes and…

Near East and North Africa Countries Focus on Nutrition, Climate, Resilience, Water and Gender

Feb 7, 2022 | African Business

The 36th FAO Regional Conference for the Near East (NERC36) started today with a focus on improving nutrition, building resilient rural communities, optimizing water management,…

Mali: Gender Equality, Diversity, and Social Inclusion Advisor

Feb 7, 2022 | Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is powered by the belief that a better world is possible. To do this, we know our teams do their best work when…

Chile: Chile Sets a Record with Environment Ministry Going to a Woman

Feb 6, 2022 | Stephanie Alzate

Maisa Rojas, a renowned climate expert is Chile’s new Minister of Environment among 14 women getting relevant positions in new government out of a total…

Pakistan: Award of Mining Leases Protested

Feb 5, 2022 | Dawn

People of minerals-rich Bara Kamangara locality of Nawagai tehsil here on Friday held a protest demonstration against the authorities for awarding mining leases to an…

Afghanistan: Afghan Women Face Increasing Violence and Repression Under the Taliban After International Spotlight Fades

Feb 4, 2022 | Mia Bloom

The Taliban reportedly captured 40 people in Mazar-e-Sharif, a medium-sized city in Afghanistan, at the end of January 2022. Taliban members then allegedly gang-raped eight…

Colombia: Fires in Colombia's Amazon Spark Alarm over Deforestation

Feb 4, 2022 | Oliver Griffin, Reuters

Intense fires in Colombia's Amazon region so far this year point to rising deforestation by people clearing land for ranching and other uses, alarming environment…

Guyana: Caricom Preparing Position on Gender Development in Context of Climate Change

Feb 4, 2022 | Jamaica Observer

As Caricom prepares its position ahead of the next conference of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 66), stakeholders in gender development in…

Azerbaijan: Women's Role in Post-War Rehabilitation Eyed at Baku Conference

Feb 3, 2022 | Sabina Mammadli

Azerbaijani women's role in post-war rehabilitation has been discussed at an international conference in the capital Baku, ombudsman.az has reported.

Azerbaijan: Integration of Arable Land at Azerbaijani Liberated Territories into National Crop Rotation to Improve Food Security - FAO

Feb 3, 2022 | Trend

Integration of arable land from the liberated territories of Azerbaijan into national crop rotation could potentially improve food security, FAO official told Trend. The official…

Jordan: Jordan's Ambitious Push for Gender Equality

Feb 3, 2022 | Jennifer Holleis and Kersten Knipp

Jordan is pushing for more gender equality. It's the official government policy, and there has even been an amendment to the constitution. But women's activists…

Ukraine: Amidst Conflict, Ukrainian Jewish Women Are Thriving — and Preparing for Whatever Happens Next

Feb 3, 2022 | Vlada Nedak

As tensions between Russia and Ukraine continue to mount, a chorus of male voices from the Soviet Jewish Diaspora, and an older generation of Jewish…

Why Women’s Leadership is Key to Climate Action

Feb 2, 2022 | Nina Jeffs

At the COP26 climate summit, the leaders of Estonia, Tanzania and Bangladesh were the first to sign the Glasgow Women’s Leadership statement, calling for countries to…

Guatemala’s Western Highlands: Addressing Gendered Vulnerability to Climate Change

Jan 30, 2022 | Jessie Pinchoff and Angel del Valle

The Population Institute’s recent report, Invisible Threads: Addressing the root causes of migration from Guatemala by investing in women and girls, has brought attention to…

Turning Climate Adaptation Commitments into Reality in Peru

Jan 26, 2022

Peru was one of the first countries to set climate adaptation goals as part of its climate change commitments, known as Nationally Determined Contributions or…

Gender, Climate Change, and Security: Missing Links

Jan 26, 2022 | Chantal de Jonge Oudraat and Michael E. Brown

Gender issues, climate change, and security problems are interconnected in complex and powerful ways. Unfortunately, some of these connections have not received enough attention from…

USA: Senior Programme Officer, Gender

Jan 21, 2022 | IUCN

With a comprehensive rights-based framework underpinning its conservation and sustainable development efforts, IUCN recognises that protecting and promoting women’s rights and advancing gender equality, including…

Exploring Gender, Social Aspects of Climate Policies

Jan 20, 2022

With a focus on climate change and gender, the Women’s Indian Association (WIA) has partnered with the Gender Into Urban Climate Change Initiative (GUCCI), and…

Jordan: Regional Gender Equality / GBV Advisor

Jan 19, 2022 | Save the Children International

Save the Children International, formerly known as the International Save The Children Alliance, is a worldwide non-profit organization that aims to improve the living of…

Jordan: Project Coordinator

Jan 19, 2022 | International Union for Conservation of Nature

IUCN is a membership Union uniquely composed of both government and civil society organisations. It provides public, private and non-governmental organisations with the knowledge and…

Iraq: GBV Coordinator

Jan 19, 2022 | International Medical Corps

International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering. Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, IMC is…

How to Address Climate Change with Better Food Systems

Jan 18, 2022 | Eugene Willemsen

It comes as no surprise that climate change directly affects the future of security. A report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation clearly outlines the role that…

Ireland: Cabinet to Examine ‘Zero Tolerance’ Measures on Gender-Based Violence

Jan 16, 2022 | Harry McGee

Response to Ashling Murphy murder to centre on countering violence against women.

Afghanistan: Taliban Forces Pepper-Spray Women’s Rights Protesters in Kabul

Jan 16, 2022 | Agence France-Presse

One woman reportedly taken to hospital after protest calling for right to work and education is stopped.

Afghanistan: ‘We Are Struggling’: Two Former Officials at Afghan Women’s Affairs Ministry

Jan 16, 2022 | Emma Graham-Harrison

Gul Bano and Karima’s former offices are in the hands of the Taliban – and they fear for their lives.

Sudan: In Sudan, the Price of Revolution is Paid for by Women's Bodies

Jan 14, 2022 | Wini Omer

The rape of 13 women at a protest in Khartoum last month by security service personnel is explained by the long history of state-sanctioned sexual…

Climate Action and Security – Two Sides of the Same Coin

Jan 14, 2022

In November, the world came out of COP26 with a mixed bag of results. The 1.5 degrees target was kept alive, and 154 countries submitted revised…

Gender Day Gives Rise to the Forgotten Energy Providers in the Climate Conversation

Jan 13, 2022 | Philippe Benoit

The singular issue that emerged on Gender Day during during last year's COP26 was the need for disadvantaged women, who are the majority producers and users of biomass…

India: Exploring the Gender and Social Aspects of Climate Policies

Jan 13, 2022 | The Hindu

After joint initiative with GUCCI, WIA is preparing to hand over policy recommendations and strategy for climate action to the government.