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Colombia: Women the ‘Driving Force’ for Peacebuilding in Colombia: Deputy UN Chief

Oct 30, 2020 | UN News

The Deputy Secretary-General held a meeting, via videoconference, with President Iván Duque where they discussed the socio-economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the country, protecting the…

Colombia: Embracing Organic in Colombia

Oct 29, 2020 | Tom Joyce, Fruitnet.com

Eosta's first shipment of limes from Colombian exporter Persian arrived last week with a surprise attached: almost 100 postcards from farmworkers in the valley of…

UN: 20 Years After Landmark UN Resolution, Women Still Excluded in Peace Processes

Oct 29, 2020 | Margaret Besheer, Voice of America

NEW YORK - Twenty years after a landmark U.N. Security Council resolution seeking to include more women in the prevention and settlement of conflicts, the…

Speakers Call for Expedited Action to Empower, Protect Women in Conflict Zones, as Security Council Marks 20 Years since Adoption of Landmark Resolution

Oct 29, 2020 | UN Security Council

Despite Notable Progress, Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Still Rampant, Women’s Leadership in Peace Processes Sorely Lagging, Secretary-General Warns. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, the head of the…

Liberia: First Rural Women Land Rights Conference Ends in Gbarnga

Oct 29, 2020 | Selma Lomax, Front Page Africa

Gbarnga, Bong County – Advocacy for women land ownership rights and call to empower women in Liberia were some of the topics that dominated a three-day…

How to Build a More Equal World

Oct 26, 2020 | Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

Just as the World Health Organization identified COVID-19 as a pandemic, UN Women launched our analysis of the global status of women’s rights, showing limited…

Myanmar: Myanmar Land Rights Activism in New Animation from PRIO [Video]

Oct 26, 2020 | Peace Research Institute Oslo

What drives the small but often heroic everyday acts of people in their attempts to challenge dehumanization and abuse in violent conflict? In this story,…

Kenya: In Northern Kenya, the Climate Crisis Shifts Gender Roles

Oct 26, 2020 | Lauren Evans, Foreign Policy

OLDONYIRO, Kenya—On a Tuesday morning at the Oldonyiro livestock market in November, Samaria Leyagu was doing what just a few years ago would have been…

Mining Forum Reviews Impacts of COVID-19 on Climate Action, Gender Equality

Oct 26, 2020 | International Institute for Sustainable Development

The 16th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) convened online to discuss issues related to…

Kenya: In Northern Kenya, the Climate Crisis Shifts Gender Roles

Oct 26, 2020 | Lauren Evans

Drought has disrupted the traditional way of life for pastoralists, pushing many women into business for the first time.

OLDONYIRO, Kenya—On a Tuesday morning at the…

Iraq/Kurdistan: As Oil Prices Dive, Iraqi Kurds Seek to Diversify Economy

Oct 21, 2020 | Mam Rostam, Agence France-Presse

Iraq's Kurdish region has for decades lived off its oil wealth, but plummeting energy prices amid the pandemic and financial mismanagement are forcing locals to…

Mobilizing to Address Gender in Forests and Climate Change Actions

Oct 21, 2020 | Augusta Dwyer, Forest News

The role of women in the success of climate action initiatives and the sustainable management of forest resources has been proven many times. Recent work by the…

Colombia: Colombia Sees Surge in Femicides Amid Uptick in Violence

Oct 20, 2020 | Megan Janetsky, Al Jazeera

Medellin, Colombia – Letica Estacio hoped the wave of gender-based violence that surged during the coronavirus lockdown in Colombia would slow after the South American country eased restrictions…

USIP Announces New Grants on Environment, Conflict and Peacebuilding

Oct 19, 2020 | US Institute of Peace

The US Institute of Peace (USIP) is pleased to announce the eight new grantees of the Environment, Conflict and Peacebuilding Competition. The grants strengthen the…

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…