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Call for Submissions: 1325 Chapter, Thank You UN Book

Oct 15, 2020 | Global Network of Women Peacebuilders

Seventy-five years ago, world leaders, recoiling from the horrors of war, sought to secure a future free from fear and free from want. The result…

World Leaders Should Champion Gender Equality

Oct 13, 2020 | Nisha Varia

Women’s rights, including the right to live free from violence or to make decisions about their own bodies, are in the crosshairs of reactionary forces…

Exploring Gender Inequality in Yemen

Oct 13, 2020 | Lily Jones

Due to structural inequalities, women and girls cannot easily access essential services in Yemen, such as education. The effect of this limited access is poor…

Why Are North & South India so Different on Gender?

Oct 13, 2020 | Alice Evans

Everyone knows that Southern and Northern India are very different in culture, language and socio-economic development. But the most dramatic regional disparity may be in…

COVID-19 Recovery - A Missed Opportunity to Fight Climate Change and Gender Inequality?

Oct 13, 2020 | Sven Harmerling

There is a real risk that women will not be able to take advantage of new green jobs as countries overlook gender in pandemic stimulus.COVID-19…

DRC: Final Evaluation, South Kivu Support Programme

Oct 11, 2020 | medica mondiale e.V.

medica mondiale e.V. is a non-governmental organisation based in Cologne, Germany. As a feminist women’s rights and aid organisation, medica mondiale e.V. supports women and…

South Sudan: Gender Assessment Survey Consultancy

Oct 11, 2020 | World Vision

Fortifying Equality and Economic Diversity for Resilience (FEED II) is a five-year project (2020-2025) funded by the Global Affairs Canada. In close collaboration with World…

Kenya: Gender Senior Scientist

Oct 11, 2020 | International Potato Center

The International Potato Center (CIP) is seeking a dynamic and innovative researcher on gender to enhance the impact of research and development programs on poverty,…

UN Working ‘Relentlessly’ to Advance Women, Peace and Security Agenda

Oct 10, 2020 | UN Women

At a virtual roundtable discussion on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) in peacekeeping, António Guterres drew attention to “landmark” Security Council Resolution 1325, which he called “foundational” to international…

Nobel Peace Prize: Hunger Is a Weapon of War but the World Food Programme Can’t Build Peace on Its Own

Oct 9, 2020 | Susanne Jaspars, Conversation

By awarding the 2020 Nobel peace prize to the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP), the Nobel committee said that it wanted to “turn the eyes…

Malawi: Malawi Women Demonstrates for Gender Justice in Public Appointments

Oct 9, 2020 | Wongani Chiuta

Gender Activists on Friday kicked off demonstrations in Malawi's major cities of Mzuzu, Lilongwe, and Blantyre to protest against the gender imbalance in public appointments…

Afghanistan: Afghan Negotiator: Nobel Nomination Nod to Women's Campaign

Oct 9, 2020 | Tameem Akhgar, Associated Press

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan peace negotiator Fawzia Koofi is one of four women representing the Afghan government who have been sitting down at the negotiating…

Russia: Women Peace Builders In Chechnya Face Religious Traditions And The Pandemic

Oct 8, 2020 | Jackie Abramian, Forbes

The reconstructed war-torn Republic of Chechnya, in the North Caucasus mountainous region, borders Russia, Georgia, and the Russian republics of Dagestan and Ingushetia. Amidst a…

Women Are Systematically Excluded from Global Coronavirus Coverage, Experts Say

Oct 8, 2020 | Miriam Berger, The Washington Post

On a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation program earlier this month, a debate between two physicians over coronavirus-related restrictions turned into a brief clash over the role of gender…

25 Years After Beijing, What's Changed on Gender Equality? Not Enough, Experts Say

Oct 8, 2020 | Amy Lieberman, Devex

NEW YORK — Twenty-five years after world leaders agreed upon the landmark Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, progress on gender equality remains uneven. The pandemic could now…

Costa Rica: For Costa Rica, the Future of Forests Hangs in the Gender Balance

Oct 7, 2020 | The World Bank

Costa Rican women are important land conservation agents, but their roles are often marginalized.A concerted effort is underway to better recognize, promote, and value the…

Myanmar: Suspension of Operations at Jade Mining Sites Extended

Oct 7, 2020 | Mizzima

Myanmar extended the suspension period of operations at jade mining sites to contain the spread of COVID-19 pandemic until the end of November, an official…

South Sudan: Gender Violence in South Sudan

Oct 7, 2020 | Raven Heyne

JUBA, South Sudan — South Sudan was a nation gripped by civil war and ethnic cleansing until a peace agreement reached in 2018. It is…

Gender, Climate and Security in Latin America and the Caribbean: From Diagnostics to Solutions

Oct 6, 2020 | Adriana Erthal Abdenur

Women in the region suffer disproportionately from climate impacts, but they also play an essential role in addressing climate change. With the right policy responses,…

Liberia: Rural Communities Continue Call for Share of Logging Revenue

Oct 6, 2020 | FrontPage Africa

The National Union of Community Forestry Development Committee (NUCFDC) has reemphasized call it made to the National Legislature for the allotment of more than US$1…

On International Day Of Non-Violence Women Peace Builders Raise Their Voices

Oct 2, 2020 | Jackie Abramian, Forbes

Women peace builders and change makers are at the front lines of the world’s most brutal conflicts. Today they raise their voices for non-violence as…

Colombia: Gender Fellows Support Research on Gender Differences in Agriculture

Oct 2, 2020 | Amy Duke, Penn State News

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — While conducting research on cacao farms in his native country of Colombia last year, Daniel Guarín-Estrada observed significant differences in how…

Myanmar: 'Make It Safer': Calls Grow to Reform Myanmar's Deadly Jade Trade

Oct 1, 2020 | Bangkok Post

Heavy rainfall in July triggered a massive landslide in Hpakant -- the green heart of Myanmar's jade trade in northern Kachin state -- that entombed…

How Localization Supports Practical Solutions for Women, Peace, and Security

Oct 1, 2020 | Nanako Tamaru and Mirsad “Miki” Jacevic
CDA

This week marks the 20th anniversary of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) which is the first of eleven resolutions that comprise the Women, Peace, and Security…

Gender Equality is Important to Building Resilience and Peace during Disasters and Conflict

Sep 28, 2020 | Cindy Zhou

Conflict and natural disasters are often correlated: approximately 58 percent of deaths related to natural hazards take place in the world’s 30 most fragile states. 

Women, Peace and Security as Evolving and Contested Terrain: A Review of New Directions

Sep 28, 2020 | Aiko Holvikivi and Sarah Smith

In the WPS agenda’s twentieth anniversary year, New Directions brings academics, practitioners and activists into conversation in a book that demonstrates the evolutionary breadth and depth of…

Kenya: Scoping Study on Climate Security in the Horn of Africa

Sep 24, 2020 | UN Environment Programme

The United Nations Environment Programme is responsible for coordinating the UN's environmental activities and assisting developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and practices.

The UN’s…

Solomon Islands: Why Are There Unexploded Bombs in the Pacific Islands?

Sep 24, 2020 | James Massola, Sydney Morning Herald

How on Earth was a piece of unexploded ordnance (known as UXO) from World War II discovered in suburban Honiara, the capital of the Solomon…

Thailand: Tired of Conflict, Thailand’s Seep South Women are on the Front Lines of Peace

Sep 24, 2020 | Caleb Quinley, The New Humanitarian

Years of conflict and violence have divided communities in Thailand’s deep south. Pateemoh Poh-Itaeda-oh is one of a growing number of women trying to build…

Sudan: National Consultant for Gender Environmental and Conflict Analysis for Blue Nile State

Sep 21, 2020 | UNDP

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…