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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Stronger Together

Jun 14, 2021 | Hannah Elisabeth Kurnoth, Beatrice Mosello, and Janna Greve

What can climate security learn from the women, peace, and security (WPS) agenda? The two agendas share the need for urgent, context-specific, interdisciplinary responses, suggesting…

Liberia: Liberia Switches to Direct Negotiations for Offshore Blocks

Jun 14, 2021 | Offshore

The Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Authority, in collaboration with the National Oil Company of Liberia is offering 33 offshore blocks for direct negotiations.

Thailand: Senior Research Fellow - Gender, Environment and Development

Jun 13, 2021 | Stockholm Environment Institute

The Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) is a non-profit, independent research and policy institute specialising in sustainable development and environmental issues. SEI works on climate change,…

United Kingdom: Consultancy, Capacity Building Specialist, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence

Jun 13, 2021 | MSI Reproductive Choices (formerly Marie Stopes International)

MSI Reproductive Choices, named Marie Stopes International until November 2020, is an international non-governmental organisation providing contraception and safe abortion services in 37 countries around…

Nigeria: Gender Equity and Social Inclusion/Youth Specialist

Jun 13, 2021 | FHI 360

FHI 360 is a global development organization, with a rigorous, evidence-based approach to human development. Our team of professionals includes experts in health, nutrition, education,…

Barbados: Gender Specialist

Jun 13, 2021 | UN Development Programme

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

Lebanon: Request for Trainer, Civil Society Programme - Positive Masculinities / Men Engage Approach Training of Trainer

Jun 13, 2021 | Search for Common Ground

Search for Common Ground is an international non-governmental organization that works to end violent conflict and build healthy, safe, and just societies. It is the…

Iraq: Consultant, Women and Girls Rebuilding Iraq Project

Jun 13, 2021 | Oxfam

Oxfam is a confederation of 20 independent charitable organizations focusing on the alleviation of global poverty, founded in 1942 and led by Oxfam International. It…

Post-Covid-19, Women and the Green Economy

Jun 12, 2021 | Lalita Panicker

As we build back after Covid-19, the challenge of the climate crisis and its ecological, economic and social impact must be prioritised. There have been…

What’s at Stake for Women, Peace and Security Agenda?

Jun 12, 2021

On March 8, during the commemoration of International Women’s Day, the President launched the third National Plan (NAP) on the United Nations Security Council Resolution…

United Kingdom: Empowering Women and Girls as Contributors to the Protection of the Environment

Jun 11, 2021 | Justin Addison, United Kingdom Government

Justin Addison from the UK Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) speaks at the OSCE Second Preparatory Meeting of the…

Register Now for the MOOC Gender and Mining Governance 13/09/21- 10/10/21

Jun 10, 2021

Do you need to make a stronger case for amplifying women's voices in mining governance? Do you want to become more skilled at evaluating the…

Gambia: EU Funds over 1.3 Million NGOs Environmental Sustainability Project

Jun 9, 2021 | Cherno O. Bobb, The Point

The European Union last Wednesday launched the European Union (EU) funded programme dubbed - “Civil Society Organisation Actors of Governance” to be implemented by ActionAid International, The Gambia…

Gaza: Gazans Flock to Beaches Despite Pollution Disaster

Jun 9, 2021 | Mai Abu Hasaneen, Al-Monitor

Thousands of families flocked to the shores of the Gaza Strip days after the fighting with Israel ended, completely disregarding that the beach is polluted with raw sewage and…

Women Are Hurt More By Climate Causes & Impacts

Jun 8, 2021

New reporting highlights the disproportionate burden, caused at both ends of the climate change cycle, borne by women.

In Minnesota, where Enbridge is seeking to build…

Climate Change: Military Operations Will Be Strained by Climate Change

Jun 8, 2021 | Sara Schonhardt, Environment & Energy News

Militaries around the world could be overstretched as they respond to more intense and frequent climate-driven crises and threats to their own installations. That means…

Here Is How Climate Change Poses Threat to Women’s Reproductive Health

Jun 5, 2021 | Cutacut

Two facts that should be of high priority to Pakistan right now: We are among the top 10 countries in the world that are going…

Climate Security: A Tale of Two Defense Hearings

Jun 5, 2021 | John Conger, Center for Climate and Security

Sometimes you want to hear from the very top, and sometimes you want to get into the details.  In the last couple of weeks, the…

Statement: Women and Girls Must Be at the Heart of the Fight for Climate Justice

Jun 5, 2021 | Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Women

Gender equality and climate justice are inextricably linked. In any climate crisis, it is women and girls who often face the greatest impacts from environmental…