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For People on the Front Lines of Climate Change and Conflict, COVID-19 Is a New Challenge

Jun 9, 2020 | UN Environment

Al Rahad is one of many communities where the combined effects of climate change, conflict, gender inequality, and now the COVID-19 pandemic are posing grave…

The Effect of Covid-19 on Women in Artisanal Mining

Jun 8, 2020 | Tina Blazquez-Lopez

Artisanal Mining is a significant source of minerals and metals.  According to the International Institute for Sustainable Development 2018  the sector is estimated to produce approximately…

The Effect of Covid-19 on Women in Artisanal Mining

Jun 8, 2020 | Tina Blazquez-Lopez

Artisanal Mining is a significant source of minerals and metals.  According to the International Institute for Sustainable Development 2018  the sector is estimated to produce approximately…

Gender Lens Essential to Addressing Linked Climate Change and Security Crises, Urges Joint UN Report

Jun 8, 2020 | UN Environment

As countries reel from the devastating social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, gender inequality is shaping the experience of crisis, as well as…

Colombia: The Colombian Prosecutor’s Office Indicates that Displaced Peasants Do Not Receive the Aid Ordered by the Justice

Jun 8, 2020 | Europa Press

The Colombian Public Prosecutor’s Office has alerted this Sunday that up to 93 percent of the judicial rulings that decree the delivery of housing and…

Myanmar: Southern Myanmar’s Indigenous Groups Say the UN Should Scrap $21 Million Conservation Plan

Jun 3, 2020 | Skylar Lindsay, ASEAN Today

Myanmar’s Tanintharyi Region is among the most vibrantly biodiverse places in Asia. The southern tail of kite-shaped Myanmar, Tanintharyi encompasses hundreds of islands in the…

Fighting the Climate Battle

Jun 3, 2020 | Jane Ahern, The Madras Pioneer

A local woman's dedication to family traditions, community service and social justice has led to what she describes as her dream job. Madras resident Katherine…

Industries Post-COVID-19: A Gender-Responsive Approach to Global Economic Recovery

May 28, 2020 | Cecila Ugaz Estrada, Müge Dolun, Carmen Schuber, and Nicolas Schmidt

What most crises have in common is that they hit the most vulnerable and marginalized populations—among which women are disproportionally represented—the hardest. The impact of…

Mother Nature Gets Tired Too - How Women Carry the Burden of Addressing Climate Change

May 27, 2020 | Eyitayo Kunle-Oladosu

In dealing with the effects of climate change in the Global South, it seems the world has tasked women with building resilient and adaptable communities.…

Myanmar: Campaigners in Myanmar’s Tanintharyi Region Oppose $21m Conservation Project

May 27, 2020 | Daniel Quinlan, Mongabay

Campaigners in the Tanintharyi region of southern Myanmar have urged international donors to support community conservation efforts, rather than what they see as a top-down…

On Peacekeepers Day, UN to Spotlight Vital Role of Women Peace Operations

May 27, 2020 | UN News

Women in Peacekeeping, this year’s theme, highlights their central role in UN operations. 

“Women often have greater access in the communities we serve, enabling us to…

COVID-19's Disproportionate Impact on Women and Girls

May 26, 2020 | Jenn Williamson

Because women and girls are already socioeconomically marginalized in many societies, they are especially vulnerable in emergencies. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, women…

Pandemic Disrupts Illegal Drug Trade, Upending Both Product and Profits

May 25, 2020 | Brian Mann, NPR

The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the illegal drug trade in ways not seen since World War II, affecting nearly every country and many different kinds…

India, Brazil: Women Peacekeepers from Brazil and India Share UN Military Gender Award

May 25, 2020 | UN News

The award, created in 2016, recognizes the dedication and effort of individual military peacekeepers in promoting the UN principles on Women, Peace and Security in peace operations.…

Climate Change Adaptation and Gender Dynamics

May 24, 2020 | Saudia Anwer and Meer Ahsan Habib

Lack of access to safe drinking water and salinity often causes water-borne diseases like diarrhoea and malaria, not only among the children but also the…

Myanmar: Myanmar’s Hasty Solar Tender Draws Criticism from Investors

May 24, 2020 | Thompson Chau, Myanmar Times

The Ministry of Electricity and Energy (MOEE) is being criticised by the business community over a recent tender for solar power, with key foreign investors…

Women's Appeal for Human Security, Public Health, Peace, and Sustainable Development

May 24, 2020

Governments need to cut military expenditure, and increase their focus and budgets on human security and global cooperation, in order to recover from the COVID-19…

10 Lessons From the COVID-19 Frontline For a More Gender-Equal World

May 22, 2020 | Katja Iversen

Evidence shows that disease outbreak affects women and men differently, that pandemics exacerbate inequalities for girls and women, who are also often the hardest hit,…

Epidemics, Conflict, and Gold: What We Can Learn from DC’s Ebola Outbreak as We Respond to COVID-19

May 22, 2020 | Kady Seguin and Alan Martin

The COVID-19 pandemic is spotlighting the vulnerability of the world’s poorest during a time of crisis. This is especially evident in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) communities,…

Women's Empowerment in Agriculture is Essential to COVID-19 Survival and Recovery

May 20, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic presents a devastating threat to lives and livelihoods around the world. Many development organizations and research institutions are raising their voices and…

The Energy Sector Needs a Stronger Female Presence

May 19, 2020 | Nevelyn Black

Globally, women made up 15% of senior management roles in the power and utilities industry last year.  Some industry leaders believe a stronger female presence and voice in…

Colombia: Colombia’s Crumbling Drug Policy: Farmers Thwart Attempt to Resume Aerial Spraying of Coca

May 19, 2020 | Adriaan Alsema, Colombia Reports

The Colombian government thought it could outsmart farmers by taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to resume the aerial spraying of coca. Turns out farmers…

Papua New Guinea: Gender-Based Violence Shakes Communities in the Wake of Forest Loss

May 19, 2020 | John C. Cannon, Mongabay

KOKOPO, Papua New Guinea — Change. That’s what Monica Yongol has seen in her 54 years. In that time, the loggers and then the oil…

Gender Equality in Water Security and Climate Resilient Development in Africa

May 17, 2020 | Global Waters Partnership

The Global Water Partnership (GWP) is a multi-stakeholder international action network created in 1996 to foster the implementation of integrated water resources management: the coordinated development and…

Niger: Women Protection and Empowerment Coordinator

May 17, 2020 | International Rescue Committee

The International Rescue Committee is a global humanitarian aid, relief, and development nongovernmental organization. IRC has been present in Niger since 2013 and has a national…

South Sudan: GBV Coordinator

May 17, 2020 | 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…

Niger: Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Specialist

May 17, 2020 | Creative Associates

Creative Associates International is a dynamic, fast-growing global development firm that specializes in education, economic growth, democratic institutions and stabilization. Based in Washington, D.C., Creative…

West and Central Africa: Regional Gender in Emergency Specialist

May 17, 2020 | Plan International

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

We believe in the power and potential of every…

Jordan: Gender, Equality, and Social Inclusion (GESI) Advisor

May 17, 2020 | Siren Associates

Siren Associates helps develop safe and secure societies where there is equal access to justice and freedom from fear. Specialising in civil policing transformation and broader…

The Pandemic's Gender Imperative

May 15, 2020 | Ann Linde and Arancha Gonzalez

Regardless of where one looks, it is women who bear most of the responsibility for holding societies together, be it at home, in health care,…