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Liberia: Women Farmers in Bong County Decry Being Forced to Lease Land for Farming

Nov 15, 2024 | Mae Azango

GBARTALA, Bong County — Twenty-Eight-year-old Mallah Dolo, a single mother of two, was reading education at the Cuttington University in Bong County, but was forced…

Liberia: Women Farmers in Bong County Decry Being Forced to Lease Land for Farming

Nov 15, 2024 | Mae Azango

Twenty-Eight-year-old Mallah Dolo, a single mother of two, was reading education at the Cuttington University in Bong County, but was forced to become a University…

Myanmar Women Face Many Troubles due to Conflicts and Floods

Nov 15, 2024 | Mizzima

UN Women Asia and Pacific released a report on 8 November stating, “Almost two months after Myanmar was impacted by severe flooding, more than 1…

Funding Gender and Climate Resilience in Pakistan and Afghanistan

Nov 13, 2024 | Palwashay Arbab

Pakistan is significantly affected by climate change, facing a range of environmental and socio-economic challenges. The country experiences severe flooding, particularly during the monsoon season. The…

COP16: Empowering Women Environmental Defenders

Nov 7, 2024 | Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental
IUCN

Women Defenders in the Amazon RegionEighty-five percent of the 196 murders of environmental defenders recorded internationally in 2023 occurred in Latin America, according to Global…

South Sudan: Women’s Indigenous Institutions are Key in South Sudan’s National Peacebuilding

Nov 6, 2024 | Winnie Bedigen

South Sudan continues to be featured in international news headlines, most recently in reports about renewed peacebuilding efforts. In May 2024, talks began between the…

Somalia: Climate Change, Conflicts and Rising Cost Fuels Humanitarian Crisis

Nov 4, 2024 | CARE International

Millions of Somalis are on the brink of starvation as hunger across Somalia intensifies. The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report warns that…

An All-Male Pacific Peace Mission to New Caledonia Excludes Women's Voices in the Crisis

Nov 1, 2024 | Nicole George

Since early August, the Pacific Islands Forum has sought permission to send a leader’s delegation to New Caledonia to “address the ongoing tensions” that have…

Remote: Consultant to Develop Beijing +30 Gender Snapshot for Europe and Central Asia Region

Nov 1, 2024 | UN Women

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and…

South Sudan / Gender Climate Peace Workshop

Oct 30, 2024 | UN Media

In South Sudan, the climate crisis worsens an already critical humanitarian and security situation. Extreme weather, locust infestations, and droughts jeopardize food security, livelihoods, and…

Faces of Change: The Women Leading the Battle to Clean Sri Lanka’s Oceans

Oct 30, 2024 | Urban Links

Barely concealed beneath Sri Lanka’s breathtaking beaches and vibrant marine life lies a looming crisis that threatens to destroy this pristine paradise. For many coastal…

Girl Champions Lead the Charge in Climate Action

Oct 29, 2024 | ADB, Plan International

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Plan International, a global humanitarian and development organization, marked the International Day of the Girl Child by highlighting the…

Tell it to SunStar: Women and peace in security

Oct 28, 2024 | Enrique Manalo

The Philippines is pleased to host an International Conference on Women, Peace and Security this week, gathering representatives from over 80 countries and our national…

New UN Push to Ensure Women’s Equal Participation Peace

Oct 24, 2024 | Vibhu Mishra

Announcing the Pledge at a Security Council open debate on women, peace and security, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed emphasized that women’s rights are being eroded while they are…

'No Woman's Land' Documents Battle for Women's Rights in Afghanistan

Oct 23, 2024 | Stuart Norval

The lives of women living in Afghanistan under the strict regime of the Taliban have been captured in a new photography exhibition. The project, entitled…

Breaking barriers in Mshewe: How Zinduka Women are Transforming Agriculture and Empowering Communities

Oct 22, 2024 | Maria Monayo

In the sleepy village of Mshewe in Tanzania’s Mbeya District, a group of women is quietly revolutionizing their community through a powerful blend of agricultural entrepreneurship and social…

DRC: Rural Women Empowerment in Eastern DRC Through the Beans Value Chain

Oct 21, 2024 | Bola Amoke Awotide, Julie Ntamwinja, and Lucky Kalisya

On International Rural Women's Day (October 15, 2024), the 'Beans for Women Empowerment' project (B4WE) celebrates the resilience, strength, and contributions of rural women across…

Girls' Climate Change Advocacy Network Launched in Visayas in Celebration of International Day of the Girl

Oct 21, 2024 | Plan International

A new network of young female climate change advocates launched in Visayas on Friday, October 11, in time for the International Day of the Girl.

The…

Vietnam: Fueling Change: How Women are Leading Viet Nam’s Just Energy Transition

Oct 21, 2024 | UN Women

In Viet Nam, climate change is causing storms, floods, and droughts to occur more often and with greater intensity. Dang Thi Nga, a member of…

How Biodiversity Loss Affects Women, and How to Turn the Tide

Oct 21, 2024 | UN Women

The triple planetary crisis—biodiversity loss, climate change, and pollution—is putting lives and livelihoods at risk, and altering all life on Earth.

Increases in temperatures and pollution…

Beyond Food Security: The Potential Gendered Consequences of Food Aid

Oct 21, 2024 | Caroline Delgado and Simone Bunse
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

In conflict-affected humanitarian settings where there are high levels of food insecurity, women and men face distinct challenges that can deeply affect gender relations. The same…

For Women Environmental Defenders in Colombia, Standing down is Not an Option

Oct 16, 2024 | UN Women

As temperatures reach new highs and climate change impacts intensify, women who are defending their land, water and ecosystems are paying a high price.

“I have…

Malho Marndi Finds Way forward with Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) Technology

Oct 14, 2024 | Nima Chodon

Malho Marndi, a tribal farmer from Odisha, India, has been cultivating rice on her 10-acre farm for many years. However, worsening climate conditions and labor management challenges nearly pushed her to…

Malho Marndi Finds Way forward with Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) Technology

Oct 14, 2024 | Nima Chodon

Malho Marndi, a tribal farmer from Odisha, India, has been cultivating rice on her 10-acre farm for many years. However, worsening climate conditions and labor management challenges nearly pushed her to…

Vietnam: Growing into Pumpkin Custodians: Women Farmers in North Vietnam Discover the Power of Participatory Variety Selection

Oct 11, 2024 | Nguyen Thi Phuong, Hoang The Ky, Do Thi Hong Quyen, Deborah Nabuuma, and Ronnie Vernooy 

In the northern highlands of Vietnam, ethnic minority farmers grow a diversity of crops on small landholdings. Pumpkin, managed by women, is an important vegetable…

Afghanistan: Afghan Women Bear Brunt of Drought Burden

Oct 10, 2024 | Zainab Pirzad

Looming crisis weighs heavy on those most often responsible for sourcing water to meet their household’s needs. Four times a day, 28- year-old Nadia dons a black…

Women are Leading the Way to Protect Some of the World’s Most Important Forests

Oct 9, 2024 | Isabela Barriga
Global Forest Watch

Across the world’s forests, women are not only dedicated stewards of these vital ecosystems but also trailblazers in reshaping the landscape of gender equality in…

Scaling Fodder Innovations to Improve Livestock Productivity in Zimbabwe’s Semi-arid Regions

Oct 4, 2024 | Kudzanai Chimhanda

When she first ventured into growing pigeon peas as a baby trial host farmer, Gogo Consilia Nyamunda doubted that intercropping them with maize would bring any benefits,…

Kenya: Government Recognises Women as Powerful Agents in Peacebuilding

Oct 4, 2024 | Manu Mumba

The government has commended the vital role women play in conflict prevention and post-conflict reconstruction for the prosperity of the country.

Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet…

Environmental Peacebuilding Researcher

Oct 1, 2024 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association is seeking pro bono Environmental Peacebuilding Researchers to assist with a variety of activities and projects, most notably research on the…