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Enhancing Gender-Responsive Disaster Risk Management: Why a Change of Mindset Is the First Step
Jan 30, 2020
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Emily Brearley, Thembi Kumapley, and Katharine Vincent
Mortality rates from disaster occurrences are exponentially higher for women than for men. Some studies actually find that women and children are 14 times more…
DRC: Congo Moves to Monopolise about 25 Percent of All Cobalt Exports
Jan 30, 2020
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William Clowes and Michael J. Kavanagh, Bloomberg
The Democratic Republic of Congo created a state monopoly for hand-mined cobalt as the government tries to exert more market control on the battery material.…
Kyrgyzstan: From Where I Stand: “Expanding Economic Opportunities of Women is Key to Ensure Safety and Prosperity”
Jan 30, 2020
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UN Women
Kursanali kyzy Begimai, 24, is the leader of a self-help group in a village on the disputed Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border. Running a profitable agro-business and conflict-resolution…
Climate Breakdown "Is Increasing Violence Against Women"
Jan 29, 2020
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Fiona Harvey
Climate breakdown and the global crisis of environmental degradation are increasing violence against women and girls, while gender-based exploitation is in turn hampering our ability…
Climate Change is Contributing to Exploitation of Women, New Report Details
Jan 29, 2020
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Tebany Yune
Climate-related crises in poorer countries increases violence and exploitation of women, says a recent report, and current attempts to address climate change fail to tackle this…
Guatemala: Indigenous Women's Agro-Ecology Is Healing Guatemala's Landscape
Jan 29, 2020
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Andrew J. Wight, Sojourners
RABINAL, BAJA VERAPAZ, GUATEMALA – The massive, white Catholic Cathedral of Rabinal, commissioned by Dominican friar Bartolomé de las Casas, who arrived in Guatemala's central…
Colombia: Pablo Escobar's Hippos Have Become an Invasive Species in Colombia
Jan 29, 2020
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Alison DeNisco Rayome, CNET
In the early 1980s, infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar created a family zoo full of exotic animals in Colombia, including rhinos, giraffes, zebras and hippos.…
Climate Breakdown 'Is Increasing Violence Against Women'
Jan 29, 2020
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Fiona Harvey, The Guardian
Climate breakdown and the global crisis of environmental degradation are increasing violence against women and girls, while gender-based exploitation is in turn hampering our ability…
New Study Details Overlooked Link Between Climate Breakdown and Violence Against Women
Jan 29, 2020
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Julia Conley, Common Dreams
Women are often the "first to be targeted" when environmental shocks threaten natural resources, international conservation group says.
Facing Climate Change in Honduras: The Importance of Gender Equity
Jan 28, 2020
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Arely Valdivia
The women of the municipality of Namasigue, Honduras, have found empowerment in the Local Technical Agroclimatic Committee (LTAC) of the municipality of Choluteca. LTACs allow women to…
'Join Foces in Defense of Life, Territory and our Womanhood!' Statement Signed by Indigenous Women of the World, Present at COP 25
Jan 28, 2020
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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Colombia: For Colombia, 2019 Was a Year of Environmental Discontent
Jan 28, 2020
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Antonio José Paz Cardona, Mongabay
In Colombia, a year of crucial environmental decisions ended with a national strike that began on Nov. 21, 2019. Various social sectors say they are…
Sri Lanka: Environmental Engineering Technician - Senior Gender Assistant
Jan 25, 2020
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UN Office for Project Services
UNOPS in Sri Lanka is based in Colombo and is responsible for helping the Government of Sri Lanka and partner organizations deliver social and economic…
GBV AoR Communications Officer
Jan 25, 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…
Panama: Peace and Security and Humanitarian Action Specialist-UNV Internacional
Jan 25, 2020
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UN Women
The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, also known as UN Women, is a United Nations entity working for the…
Palestine: Consultant For MENA Regional Gender Strategy Review
Jan 25, 2020
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Oxfam
Gender justice has constituted a focus of Oxfam’s work in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) for the last forty years. During this time,…
South Sudan: Projects Officer
Jan 25, 2020
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Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa
The Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) is a coalition of civil society organizations from Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda, Eritrea, Ethiopia,…
Water: Water Diplomacy Talks -- Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute
Jan 25, 2020
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OOSKAnews
Since the 1980s the Pacific Institute has maintained a historical and current database (chronology and map) of cases where water has been a trigger for…
Egypt: Mashat Prioritizes Women, Food Security in Davos Meetings
Jan 25, 2020
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Egypt Today
CAIRO - 25 January 2020: On the sidelines of Davos 2020, Minister of International Cooperation Rania al-Mashat held meetings with heads of UN organizations to…
How One Woman's Aptitude for Farming Inspired a Whole Community
Jan 24, 2020
Nestled among date trees and endless lush fields in southeastern Pakistan is the district of Tando Allahyar. The main source of income for many villages…
Women, Burdened with Unpaid Labor, Bear Brunt of Global Inequality
Jan 23, 2020
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Alisha Haridasani Gupta
As world leaders and executives descended in their private jets this week on the snow-capped town of Davos, Switzerland, to discuss climate change and inclusive…
UK-Africa Summit Ignored Gender, Climate and Poverty Concerns, Advocates Say
Jan 23, 2020
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William Worley
Civil society campaigners have raised concerns over the U.K.-Africa Investment Summit’s commitment to gender equality — despite the government’s claims it would be a key focus of…
Getting "Gender Rights" Is Essential for the Sustainability of Food Systems
Jan 23, 2020
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Elizabeth Bryan
The growing emphasis on sustainability of food systems (rather than of agriculture alone) highlights the importance of considering gender at all stages, from production to…
South Sudan: Black Gold Burning: In Search of South Sudan’s Oil Pollution
Jan 23, 2020
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Wim Zwijnenburg, Bellingcat
Since the discovery of oil in what is now known as South Sudan, bloody conflicts have been waged over control of areas rich with this…
Syria: Health Services for Syrian Women Caught Up in War, Foster Safety and Hope
Jan 23, 2020
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United Nations Population Fund
More than 70,000 people from the northeast remain displaced in Al-Hasakah, Ar-Raqqa and Aleppo governorates due to ongoing conflict in the area. Over 17,500 of…
How Can We Address Climate Change, Pollution and Women's Empowerment? Clean Cooking
Jan 22, 2020
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Anne-Sophie Garrigou and Dymphna van der Lans
From the World Wildlife Fund to the Clinton Foundation, and BP Alternative Energy, Dymphna van der Lans has been working in global development, energy and…
Gender and the Environment: What Are the Barriers to Gender Equality in Sustainable Ecosystem Management?
Jan 22, 2020
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Frederique Holle
A gender gap is a gender-based inequality; it is any disparity in treatment or situation between women and men, often rooted in social, cultural and legal norms…
Why We Need Gender Equality in the Fight Against Climate Change
Jan 21, 2020
Climate change affects everyone globally, but its impact worsens in those sections of the population that are most vulnerable. Social, economic, political and historical factors…
Gender-Focused Policies in Cuban Farming
Jan 21, 2020
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Ivet Gonzalez
The first gender-focused strategy implemented by the Cuban Ministry of Agriculture raised female participation within a key sector for the economy and food security, although…
Operational Challenges for the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in South Sudan
Jan 20, 2020
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Angeline Lewis
Experience in the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) highlights many of the operational challenges in implementing the UN’s agenda of women, peace and security…