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DRC: Hard to Breathe: Gold Mining Damages Miners, Forests

Jul 31, 2021 | Noella Nyirabihogo, Global Press Journal

Mining has ravaged the soil that locals had used to farm. So instead, they join the hunt for gold. And the consequences continue to mount…

These 550 Kenyan Women Are Saving a Forest

Jul 30, 2021 | Peyton Fleming

One of around a half-dozen semi-nomadic tribes in the vast drylands of northern Kenya, the family spent years shifting locations to find water and grazing…

Mali: Building Resilience to Conflict and Climate Change in Mali

Jul 30, 2021 | People in Need

Rising temperatures, coupled with decreases in annual rainfall, granivorous bird attacks, armed conflict between the Malian Armed Forces and radical jihadists groups, the COVID-19 pandemic,…

2021 Risk Award Recognizes Vietnamese Women Fighting Climate Change

Jul 28, 2021 | UNDRR

A mangrove restoration project in Vietnam which combines building the resilience of a disaster-prone coastal community with risk-themed theatre was announced today as the winner…

Yemen: Conflict and Economic Collapse in War-Torn Yemen Worsening Hunger Crisis

Jul 28, 2021 | Lisa Schlein, Voice of America

The World Food Program warns Yemen's already alarming hunger crisis is worsening due to ongoing conflict and a rapidly declining economy that are sending food…

Don’t Blame Men for the Climate Crisis – We Should Point the Finger at Corporations

Jul 27, 2021 | Arwa Mahdawi

Sorry, boys, but it’s all your fault. Melting ice caps, flash floods, rising sea levels: men are to blame for the lot of it. Please don’t drown the…

Women, Peace, and Security: Moving Implementation Forward

Jul 23, 2021 | Joan Johnson-Freese

What will it take for the key national security agencies in Washington to prioritize the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) framework, rather than just pay…

Women, Peace, and Security: Moving Implementation Forward

Jul 23, 2021 | War on the Rocks

What will it take for the key national security agencies in Washington to prioritize the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) framework, rather than just pay…

Tunisia: Gender and Water Specialist

Jul 12, 2021 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and…

Canada: Consultancy, Guide on Climate Justice in Gender and Youth Engagement by Local Partners

Jul 12, 2021 | Oxfam-Québec

Oxfam is a global movement of people who are fighting inequality to end poverty and injustice. Across regions, from the local to the global, Oxfam…

USA: ERT Women’s Protection & Empowerment Coordinator

Jul 12, 2021 | International Rescue Committee

The IRC Emergencies & Humanitarian Action Unit (EHAU) leads or oversees IRCs global emergency preparedness and response activities. The mission of the EHAU is to…

Spain: Consultancy for the Research and Learning Project – Gender and Climate Justice

Jul 12, 2021 | Oxfam Intermón

Oxfam focuses its activities on providing a comprehensive response to poverty, working cohesively in the four areas that constitute its identity: development cooperation, humanitarian action,…

Sweden: Senior Programme Officer

Jul 12, 2021 | Global Water Partnership

Global Water Partnership (GWP) is a multi-stakeholder platform supported by a global secretariat that was established as an intergovernmental organization to support countries in their efforts…

Afghanistan: This Afghan Entrepreneur Directly Supports Women Who Harvest the World’s Most Precious Spice

Jul 8, 2021 | Shane Mitchell

“I drink a cup of saffron tea every day,” says Tahmina Ghaffer, founder of Moonflowers, an importer of Afghanistan’s “red gold.” “It’s my waking-up ritual.” 

Born…

South Sudan: Efforts to Boost South Sudan Agriculture Found Lagging

Jul 7, 2021 | Daniel Friday Martin, Voice of America

While people in South Sudan have enjoyed independence for the past 10 years, one longstanding problem – food insecurity – still hangs over the world’s…

USA: Call for GPN ExpRes Roster – Climate and Security Risk Policy and Programming Experts

Jul 6, 2021 | United Nations Development Programme

The United Nations Development Programme is the global development network of the United Nations. It promotes technical and investment cooperation among nations and advocates for…

IUCN Announces Commitments to Help Usher a Generation of Equality for Sustainability and Gender Equality

Jul 1, 2021 | IUCN

Today, as a part of the high-level Generation Equality Forum, Dr. Grethel Aguilar Rojas, Deputy Director General, Regions and Outposted Offices of the IUCN delivered…

South Sudan: South Sudan Crude Output Plunges as Blocks Reach Peak Production

Jul 1, 2021 | Okech Francis, Bloomberg

South Sudan is experiencing a rapid drop in crude output as producing oil blocks have hit peaks and have begun to decline, according to Ministry…

At the Nexus of Participation and Protection: Risks and Barriers to Women’s Participation in Northern Ireland

Jun 28, 2021 | Aisling Swaine and Catherine Turner

Of its four pillars, participation and protection arguably predominate the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda.  Growing gaps in women’s leadership across all spheres, exacerbated by…

South Sudan: South Sudan Misused Oil Revenues: Government Official

Jun 28, 2021 | Benjamin Takpiny, Anadolu Agency

Mismanagement of oil revenues is undermining development in South Sudan, according to a senior official. Deputy Finance Minister in the transitional unity government Agok Makur…

DRC: Man’s World: Are Women in Artisanal Mining Still a ‘Bad Omen’?

Jun 28, 2021 | Yoana Cholteeva

Many communities believe women to bring bad luck at mining sites, despite women making up up to half of artisanal miners.

When it comes to the…

Iraq: Islamic State Group Targets Iraq's Electricity Supplies as Summer Temperatures Soar

Jun 22, 2021 | New Arab

Islamic State group (IS) militants have conducted a series of attacks on transformation towers in Iraq in recent weeks, compromising the country's already weak electricity…

South Sudan: South Sudan Oil Block Resumes Production after Seven Years

Jun 22, 2021 | Benjamin Takpiny, Anadolu Agency

South Sudan has officially resumed production of crude oil after a 7-year hiatus, the country's oil minister said Monday. The production has begun in Block…

Africa Climate Change Fund Launches Third Call for Gender Equality and Climate Resilience Projects

Jun 22, 2021 | African Development Bank Group

The African Development Bank-hosted Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF) on Wednesday issued a third call for project proposals addressing gender inequality and climate resilience in Africa.

The call…

DRC: Ford Fund Launch Responsible Mining Program for Women in Congo

Jun 22, 2021 | Brett Foote

As governments from around the world and automakers like Ford continue to transition toward all-electric vehicles, demand for batteries and the minerals used to make them will continue to…

Peace Agreements with a Gender Perspective Are Still an Exception, Not the Rule

Jun 18, 2021 | Laura Wise

At the Political Settlements Research Programme, we track the frequency and detail of how peace agreements include references to women, girls and gender, and our…

Afghanistan: Afghan Gov't Builds Water Canal in Restive District

Jun 17, 2021 | Xinhua

The Ministry of Rehabilitation and Rural Development has completed the work for building a water canal in the troubled Arghandab district of the southern Kandahar…

Guterres - Bring Crimes of Sexual Violence in Conflict Out of ‘the Shadows’, Punish Perpetrators

Jun 17, 2021 | UN News

Sexual violence in conflict “reverberates down generations” and threatens both human and international security, the UN chief said on Thursday in his message for the…

Guterres - Bring Crimes of Sexual Violence in Conflict Out of ‘the Shadows’, Punish Perpetrators

Jun 17, 2021 | UN News

Sexual violence in conflict “reverberates down generations” and threatens both human and international security, the UN chief said on Thursday in his message for the…

NATO and Climate Change: How Big Is the Problem?

Jun 15, 2021

The world's most powerful defence alliance agreed on Monday to step up efforts to tackle climate change for the first time.Nato - the North Atlantic…