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Myanmar: Suspension of Operations at Jade Mining Sites Extended
Oct 7, 2020
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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…
Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Ukraine: An Opportunity for Gender-Sensitive Policymaking?
Sep 18, 2020
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Kateryna Busol
The stigma of CRSV, the patchy domestic legislation, and the unpreparedness of the criminal justice system to deal with such cases prevent the authorities from…
The Global Impact of COVID-19 on Women and Girls
Sep 16, 2020
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Hannah Chosid
“As we face a global pandemic that has taken the lives of more than 800,000 people as of right now around the world, we certainly…
Myanmar: Rare Turtles Known for Their Permanent Smiles Saved from Extinction in Myanmar
Sep 14, 2020
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Judy Cole, Good News Network
With faces straight out of Dr. Seuss, the cheeky beaks of Burmese roofed turtle hatchlings are characterized by what’s been described as a nonstop grin.…
Cameroon: Protect Environment, Create Employment
Sep 14, 2020
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The Lutheran World Federation
(LWI) - What once was brown, now is green. In a few years, The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has transformed a region around the Minawao…
Egypt: Enabling Environment Policy Advisor, Women’s Empowerment Activity
Sep 13, 2020
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FHI360
FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. They serve more than…
South Sudan: GBV Program Manager
Sep 13, 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.…
Zimbabwe: Call for Consultancy: Gendered Analysis of Local Content Policies in the Mining Sector in Southern Africa
Sep 13, 2020
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Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association
The Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) is a public interest environmental law organization working on the promotion of environmental justice in Southern Africa through sustainable…
Central African Republic: Central African Republic Seeks Justice for Rural Victims of Sexual Violence
Sep 10, 2020
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Pacome Pabandji, Thomson Reuters Foundation
BANGUI - Restoring court operations in rural parts of the war-torn Central African Republic is vital to tackling sexual violence and ensuring victims can seek…
Press Release: UN Women and Asian Development Bank (ADB) Join Forces to Step Up COVID-19 Gender-Sensitive Responses
Sep 10, 2020
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UN Women
UN Women and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have announced a new collaboration that would aim to protect women and girls in the Asia-Pacific region…
Myanmar: Jade Prices in Myanmar Halve as Demand Dwindles amid COVID-19
Sep 9, 2020
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Salai Tun Tun, Myanmar Times
Jades sales have taken a hit as a result of poor demand from China in the wake of COVID-19 and prices of the green mineral…
Biometrics Could Give More Vivid Picture of Woman’s Workload
Sep 8, 2020
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Allison Floyd
Asking a busy woman to report her daily activities can give researchers insight into how she spends her limited time and whether child-care and other…
Kenya: Senior Scientist – Gender and Agriculture Researcher
Sep 5, 2020
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International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, known by its Spanish acronym, CIMMYT®, is a not-for-profit agricultural research for development organization with partners in over…
Colombia: Criminal Gangs in Colombia Cut down Tress to Grow Coca, 8 Arrested [Video]
Sep 5, 2020
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WION
Criminals in Colombia cut down tress to grow Coca. Large part of Natural parks lost to deforestation. 248 hectares of deforestation land recoverd so far.…
Book Launch: Why Women Leading the Climate Movement are Underappreciated and Sometimes Invisible
Sep 5, 2020
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Ilana Cohen, Inside Climate News
The American scientist Eunice Newton Foote theorized in 1856 that carbon dioxide in the atmosphere could produce global warming three years before similar work by the Irish physicist…
Loss and Damage in Rwanda: A Young Climate Activist Reports
Sep 3, 2020
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Ineza Umuhoza Grace
On 8 September 2020, IIED and ICCCAD are hosting a webinar on climate-related loss and damage in the least developed countries. Here one of the speakers,…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: US Cuts Aid to Ethiopia amid Nile Dam Dispute
Sep 2, 2020
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Associated Press
On the guidance of President Trump, the State Department said Wednesday that the United States was suspending some aid to Ethiopia over the “lack of…