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Biden's Climate Plan Will Not Address Gender and Racial Inequality
Dec 28, 2020
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Greer Gosnell and Sara Hastings-Simon
Women and minorities have suffered disproportionately from the pandemic recession and must be part of any comprehensive recovery program. The Biden administration’s quest to green the…
Senegal: Changement Climatique / Les Femmes S’engagent Dans La Lutte
Dec 26, 2020
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Guinee 7
Du 7 au 10 décembre dernier, à Dakar (Sénégal), s’est tenue la 2ème session de formation des femmes et des jeunes des organisations de la société…
Myanmar: More Myanmar Dams Are Running Dry Ahead of Summer Months
Dec 25, 2020
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Aung Thant Khaing, Myanmar Times
More dams in Myanmar that are supposed to irrigate farms and generate electricity are running low of water and likely to be of little use…
Women Working on the Front Line
Dec 23, 2020
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Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a crisis reaching far beyond health, challenging fundamental aspects of the ways we have previously arranged our social and economic…
Liberia: Liberia Set to Create Another National Park as Stakeholders Initiate Gazettement Process of Krahn-Bassa Proposed Protected Area
Dec 23, 2020
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FrontPage Africa
The Government of Liberia, through the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) and its partners, conducted a one-day National Multi-stakeholder Information-Sharing meeting bordering on the gazettement of…
Building Women's Climate Resilience
Dec 23, 2020
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Helene Henriksen, Norwegian Refugee Council
When droughts, floods and hurricanes strike, women are disproportionately affected. Four female NORCAP climate experts are working to counteract that, providing crucial climate information to…
Natural Resource Management Extension Assistant
Dec 18, 2020
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
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…
South Sudan: Conflict, Floods and COVID-19 Push South Sudanese into Extreme Hunger
Dec 18, 2020
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UN
Driven by insecurity, the effects of COVID-19, an on-going economic crisis, and the impact of flooding on livelihoods, three UN agencies called on Friday for…
Nepal: Nepali Women Doubly Burdened by Climate Change
Dec 18, 2020
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Sewa Bhattarai, Nepali Times
Agriculture expert Yamuna Ghale was on a research visit to Dolakha district when she heard the women livestock farmers complain that their goats had weak…
Kenya: In Kenya’s Changing Climate, Women are Claiming Land Rights to Feed their Families
Dec 18, 2020
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Sophie Mgubua, Climate Home News
14 years ago, Alice Lasoi’s marriage ended after eight years. With four children in tow and seven months pregnant, she returned to her father’s home, Namelok…
Peru: In an Oil Spill’s Aftermath in Peru, New Voices Lead an Indigenous Fight for Justice
Dec 18, 2020
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Francesca Garcia Delgado and Vanessa Romo (Adapted by Genevieve Belmaker), Mongabay
When more than 2,300 barrels of oil spilled into Peru’s Marañón River near the community of Cuninico in 2014, it spurred women of the community…
Tackling Gender Inequality Is ‘Crucial’ for Climate Adaptation
Dec 15, 2020
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Ayesha Tandon
Efforts to tackle gender inequality can play a key role in how countries adapt to the growing risks posed by climate change, a new study…
DRC: Gender & Protection Expert
Dec 14, 2020
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Action Contre la Faim
Action Against Hunger is a global humanitarian organization which originated in France and is committed to ending world hunger. The organization helps malnourished children and…
Myanmar: Psychologist – Gender Protection, Mental Health, and Care Practices Head Of Department
Dec 14, 2020
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Action Contre la Faim
Action Against Hunger is a global humanitarian organization which originated in France and is committed to ending world hunger. The organization helps malnourished children and…
Jordan: Consultant, GBV’s Engaging Men through Accountable Practice (EMAP) Training
Dec 14, 2020
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International Medical Corps
International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs.
Established…
Consultant: Gender and Inclusion
Dec 14, 2020
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CGIAR
CGIAR is a global partnership that unites international organizations engaged in research about food security. CGIAR research aims to reduce rural poverty, increase food security,…
What Afghan Women Leaders Want You to Know about the Peace Talks
Dec 14, 2020
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The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security
Peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban officially began in October of 2020, opening the possibility for ending to decades of violence through…
Kenya: Empowering Women in Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding
Dec 14, 2020
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Joyce Wamae Kamau, Independent Catholics News
Over the last ten years, the Shalom Center for Conflict Resolution & Reconciliation (Shalom - SCCRR) has empowered 6,706 women with knowledge, skills and techniques…
Libya: Libyan Women Seek Greater Participation in Peace Talks
Dec 11, 2020
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Nisan Ahmado
Libyan women played an influential role in the country's popular protests that led to the downfall of Moammar Gadhafi's regime in October 2011. Nine years…
South Sudan: South Sudan Taps into Gum Arabic Exports to Diversify Economy
Dec 11, 2020
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Xinhua
South Sudan on Thursday announced the country's first export of gum arabic into the European market. A local South Sudanese company is set to export…
Peacebuilding without Protection: Yemeni Women’s Barriers to Peace
Dec 10, 2020
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Nadia Ebrahim, Aïcha Madi, and Nesmah Mansoor
Women peacebuilders at the frontlines face multidimensional threats and violence in Yemen. The Peace Track Initiative’s staff can only deplore a lack of international awareness…
To Raise Ambition at the Climate Summit, Let’s Promote Quality Education - Especially for Girls
Dec 10, 2020
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Christina Kwauk and Lucia Fry
Last month, over 330 youth delegates to the Mock COP26 from over 140 countries signed a treaty of demands aimed at world leaders to address the greatest intergenerational equity…
The Arctic: New Project on Gender and Security in the Arctic
Dec 10, 2020
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PRIO
PRIO is part of a new MFA funded project on Gender and Security in the Arctic (GSA). The project will be led by Gunhild Hoogensen…
Colombia: Female Colombian Coffee Farmers Demonstrate Resiliency Against Climate Change in 'Unseen Guardians' Photo Exhibit
Dec 10, 2020
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Purdue University
A photo exhibit featuring female Colombian coffee farmers will premiere online and in-person in Santa Rosa, Colombia, on Dec. 9. “Unseen Guardians: Rural Colombian Women and the Earth”…
Iraq: Two Small Iraqi Oil Wells Set Ablaze in 'Terrorist Attack', Ministry Says
Dec 8, 2020
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Reuters
Two wells in a small oilfield in northern Iraq were set ablaze by explosives on Wednesday in a “terrorist attack” but overall production from the…
Colombia: Colombian Environmental Official Assassinated in Southern Meta Department
Dec 7, 2020
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Antonio José Paz Cardona, Mongabay
December 3, 2020 was a fateful day for the defense of the environment in Colombia. Javier Francisco Parra Cubillos, an official from regional environmental authority Cormacarena…
Vietnam: Viet Nam and United Nations Convenes Global Conference to Accelerate Action on Global Commitments on Women, Peace and Security
Dec 7, 2020
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UN Women
As part of the continuing commemoration of 25 years of the Beijing Platform for Action on Women’s Empowerment and the 20th anniversary of landmark UN Security…
Brazil: Women Are Still Not Heard in the Climate Policy Conversation
Dec 7, 2020
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Meghie Rodrigues
Climate change effects don’t have the same impact on everyone: Vulnerable groups always have it worse. This discrepancy is apparent even when these groups are…
How the Women, Peace and Security Agenda Must Change in Response to the Climate Crisis
Dec 3, 2020
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Carol Cohn and Claire Duncanson
The 20th anniversary of UNSCR 1325 in October this year has been an occasion of reflection for feminist peace activists around the world. What has…
In the Words of Riko Nagu: “In Order to Build an Inclusive Society and a Resilient Community both Women and Men Should Work Together.
Dec 3, 2020
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Anastasiia Tiurmenko
The IGNR project presents a series of articles, the heroines of which are local leaders who participated in the Traditional Governance and Facilitation Bill consultations…