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Women’s Land Rights Are Necessary to Build Climate-Resilient Futures

Nov 17, 2021 | Juliet Schulman-Hall

COP 26, the UN Conference on Climate, ended last Friday, after world leaders made several collective pledges to the climate crisis on issues like deforestation,…

Women’s Land Rights Are Necessary to Build Climate-Resilient Futures

Nov 17, 2021 | Juliet Schulman-Hall

COP 26, the UN Conference on Climate, ended last Friday, after world leaders made several collective pledges to the climate crisis on issues like deforestation,…

Why Women’s Participation is Essential to Achieve Global Climate Targets

Nov 17, 2021 | Joanna Collingwood, Georgia Kremmyda, and Modupe Olufunmilayo Jimoh

We are engineers and scientists. We happen to be women, but first and foremost we are citizens of this planet who believe that immediate action…

Register Now for the Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding!

Nov 16, 2021 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association® and the Graduate Institute for International and Development Studies

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx™), the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, and our partners invite people to register for the 2nd International Conference…

Promoting Gender and Climate Smart Investment

Nov 16, 2021 | Katja Silva-Leander and Kongkona Sarma

Climate change is set to cause unimaginable disruption unless immediate action is taken, and its impacts will disproportionately affect women — increasing inequality. In many…

USA: Manager, GBV

Nov 14, 2021 | International Medical Corps

This position is for building International Medical Corps talent pipeline. Candidates applying to this position are indicating that they are interested in being considered for…

Netherlands: Policy Advisor on Gender, Peace and Security

Nov 14, 2021 | PAX

PAX brings together people who have the courage to stand for peace. Together with people in conflict areas and concerned civilians worldwide, PAX works to…

South Sudan: Gender Based Violence-ASRH Coordinator

Nov 14, 2021 | Norwegian Church Aid

Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) has been providing humanitarian and development assistance in South Sudan since 1972. Based on the Christian faith, NCA works for the…

Jordan: GBV & Civic Engagement Program Manager

Nov 14, 2021 | CARE

CARE International seeks a world of hope, tolerance, and social justice, where poverty has been overcome and all people live with dignity and security. In…

We Need More Female Leaders in the Fight Against Climate Change

Nov 14, 2021 | Maria Tanyag

In a stirring speech at the opening of the Cop26 world leaders summit, Mia Mottley, prime minister of Barbados, asked: “When will leaders lead?” The problem…

Scotland: Supporting Women in Climate Action and Conflict Resolution

Nov 12, 2021

A new climate change focused fellowship promoting equal participation by women in peace resolution is being supported as part of a £300,000 funding commitment from…

Mozambique: The Farmers Navigating Conflict, Climate Change and Covid

Nov 12, 2021 | Tavares Cebola, African Arguments

According to a study by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), 76% of the households in Mozambique experienced moderate to severe food insecurity at…

Supporting Women in Climate Action and Conflict Resolution

Nov 12, 2021

A new climate change focused fellowship promoting equal participation by women in peace resolution is being supported as part of a £300,000 funding commitment from…

How to Address the Sexual Violence Epidemic in Ethiopia?

Nov 12, 2021 | Ndeye Sow

Earlier this month, a joint report by the United Nations and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) exposed how Ethiopia’s brutal and rapidly expanding war has…

We Need More Female Leaders in the Fight Against Climate Change

Nov 11, 2021 | Maria Tanyag

Diverse participation leads to more robust solutions, but Cop26 shows we are still failing to include marginalised voices.

Climate Change: Violence, Insecurity and Climate Change Drive 84 Million People from Their Homes

Nov 11, 2021 | UN

UNHCR’s Mid-Year Trends report, covering the first six months of this year, revealed a surge from 82.4 million since December – largely due to internal displacement –…

Afghanistan: Stone Quarrying and Processing Industry Drops 90%

Nov 10, 2021 | TOLOnews

Officials from the Union of Stone Extraction and Processing Companies said nearly 90 percent of the production and extraction business in the country has stopped.…

Gender Equality and Indigenous People: Day Nine at Cop26 – In Pictures

Nov 10, 2021 | Eric Hilaire

Some of the best images from the global climate summit in Scotland on Tuesday 9 November. 

COP26: Five Takeaways as the 'Sexism' of Climate Change Is Discussed

Nov 10, 2021 | Euronews

There was more than one topic up for discussion at COP26 today. Gender was the theme of the day alongside science and innovation.

But there were…

Ethiopia: “I Always Remember That Day”: Access to Services for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region

Nov 10, 2021 | Human Rights Watch

The Ethiopian government’s blocking of aid with health facilities in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region destroyed is preventing sexual violence survivors from getting post-rape care. The government’s…

Africa: Peacebuilding Needs More Women, Youth - What's Holding Them Back?

Nov 9, 2021

First, I just want to welcome you both to all Africa's Silence The Guns series, where we focus on peacebuilding on the continent. I am…

Fair COP? The African Women Showing Why Gender Justice Equals Climate Justice

Nov 9, 2021 | David Vetter

While women and girls are bearing the brunt of increasingly brutal climate impacts in the developing world, they also hold the key to taking decisive…

Why We Need to Get Loud About Gender Inequality in Climate Politics

Nov 9, 2021 | Philippa Nuttall

Last month a female friend and I were quietly having dinner in Brussels when the subject of periods came into the conversation. Immediately the gentleman…

COP26: Why Education for Girls is Crucial in the Fight Against Climate Change

Nov 8, 2021 | Betty Barkha and Katrina Lee-Koo

The Glasgow climate change conference is in its second week, with Tuesday November 9 dedicated to recognising gender equality, and the empowerment of women and girls…

On Gender Day at U.N. Climate Talks, A Call for Action That Empowers Women and Girls

Nov 8, 2021 | Casey Quackenbush

Women and children bear a disproportionate impact of climate change. Here’s what you need to know about Tuesday’s COP26 theme.

Afghanistan: A Way Forward for Women and Girls

Nov 8, 2021 | Stephenie Foster and Susan Markham

Since Afghanistan fell to the Taliban in mid-August, the world has witnessed stories of perseverance, heroism, and heartache as Afghans flee their country. But almost…

Afghanistan: Taliban's £1.2 Billion-a-Year War Chest That Helped Them Take over Kabul in Months

Nov 8, 2021 | Chris Hughes, Mirror

The Taliban was able to overrun Kabul in a matter of months because it had amassed an impressive war chest of £1.2 billion a-year. Add…

‘You Make Money by Finding Men’: DR Congo’s Gold Rush Sex Trade

Nov 7, 2021 | Olivia Acland

In an insecure part of eastern DRC where some of the world’s most valuable minerals are mined, impoverished women and girls sell their bodies to…

India: Efforts on to Clean Arunachal River after Thousands of Fish Die as Water Turns Black

Nov 6, 2021 | Indo-Asian News Service

Various organisations along with experts from different parts of the country have swung into action to clean Arunachal Pradesh's Kameng river water which turned black…

Preliminary Agenda Posted for Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding

Nov 2, 2021 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx™) and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies are delighted to share the preliminary agenda for the 2nd International…