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Hunger Is an Often Overlooked Cause - and Effect - of Gender Inequality
Feb 25, 2020
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Annie Reneau
Around the world, women and girls face many obstacles to advancement, such as unequal access to education, lack of economic opportunity, and disproportionate rates of…
Gender Inclusivity in Attaining Food Security
Feb 25, 2020
In nearly two thirds of the countries worldwide, women are more likely than men to face food insecurity. The differences in gender roles, norms, and…
Climate Heroines: Women on the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis
Feb 22, 2020
They are the ones who pick up the pieces after extreme weather, droughts, floods, storms.
They are the ones on the frontline when crops fail, when…
Educating Girls Is More Effective in the Climate Emergency than Many Green Technologies
Feb 21, 2020
Hydrogen powered superyachts and donations from billionaires often grab headlines in the fight against climate change. Whilst more simple and potentially more effective ways to…
In Myanmar, a Land Rights Program Is Accelerating Gender Equality, Growing Rural Incomes, and Preserving Forests
Feb 21, 2020
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Beth Roberts
Ma Phyu, who lives in one such village, recently received a land certificate guaranteeing her right to land she had been farming for two decades.…
Programme Officer - Strategic Partnerships
Feb 19, 2020
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Women's Fund Asia
Women’s Fund Asia (WFA) is a regional women’s fund, committed to supporting women and trans*2 people led interventions, to enhance and strengthen their access to…
"Women, Peace, and Security" Initiatives Are National Security Initiatives
Feb 19, 2020
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Alexandra A.K. Melse
Welcome to today’s symposium, “National Security as a Feminist Issue: Twenty Years of Women, Peace, and Security Initiatives.” In recognition of UN Security Council Resolution…
Australia Needs to Walk the Talk on Women, Peace and Security
Feb 19, 2020
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Louise Allen
In October 2000, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 1325, which formally established the women, peace and security (WPS) agenda. The agenda has become the central…
Meet Five Newly Empowered Women Farmers from Zambia and Mozambique
Feb 19, 2020
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Patricia Malasha
Nine traditional chiefs have partnered with USAID and DFID over the last five years to demarcate and document the land rights of 30,000 women farmers across Zambia…
Marriage of Survival: Will Climate Change Mean More Child Brides?
Feb 19, 2020
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Abigail Higgins
After Cyclone Idai battered southern Malawi last year, the hotline Weston Msowoya manages was flooded with calls. They were reporting cases of young girls being married off…
Gender Inequality, Health and Safety of Women in Small-Scale Mining
Feb 18, 2020
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Gibson Mhaka
Narrating her life as a female miner, Ms Joyce Mpofu (54), a single mother from Bubi District of Matabeleland North province, shared incidents that threaten…
Myanmar: Gender Consultant on Sustainable Forest Management and ICCAs/Protected Areas
Feb 17, 2020
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WWF
The World Wide Fund for Nature is an international non-governmental organization founded in 1961, working in the field of wilderness preservation, and the reduction of…
Iraq: Consultancy for Women and Girls - Women and Governance Project
Feb 17, 2020
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Oxfam UK
Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty. Oxfam GB is a member of the international confederation of…
Bangladesh: Gender Based Violence Programme Coordinator (M/F)
Feb 17, 2020
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Médecins du Monde
For almost 40 years, Médecins du Monde, a campaigning medical organisation committed to international solidarity, has been caring for the most vulnerable populations at home…
How Gender Impacts Children Living in War Zones
Feb 13, 2020
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Stephanie Corsetti, SBS News
A global report into how much children are suffering in war-torn countries has revealed how worldwide conflict is becoming increasingly dangerous.
The Save the Children study…
Consultancy: Gender, Environmental, and Social Safeguards
Feb 12, 2020
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Conservation International
Conservation International is an American nonprofit environmental organization headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. Its mission is to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides…
Ukraine: Gender Coordinator
Feb 12, 2020
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Organization for Security and Cooperation
The OSCE has a comprehensive approach to security that encompasses politico-military, economic and environmental, and human aspects. It therefore addresses a wide range of security-related…
Central African Republic: Women Protection & Empowerment Coordinator
Feb 12, 2020
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International Rescue Committee
The IRC has been active in The Central African Republic (CAR) since 2006 and has been implementing emergency response programs since early 2013. The IRC…
India's Looming Water Scarcity and the Need for Bringing Women to the Centre Stage
Feb 12, 2020
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Ananya Pathak
As the summer months approach, a reality haunts most households across the length and breadth of India and that is an impending water crisis. Be…
Liberia: Community Concerned Company Has No Environmental Plan for Goldmine
Feb 12, 2020
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Joaquin M. Sendolo, Observer
Universal Forestry Corporation (UFC) acquired a class “B” license to mine gold in Kartee in May last year. However, villagers here are worried their farmland…
Carving Out Meaningfut Space for Justice in the Women, Peace and Security Agenda?
Feb 11, 2020
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Kimberly Brown
At the core of SDG16+ is the understanding that in order to enable a better and more sustainable future for all, peace, justice and inclusion…
How Small Water Enterprises Are Transofrming Women's Work
Feb 10, 2020
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Rebecca Root
In low-income countries, women are often shouldering the responsibility of managing household water supply. Whether it’s walking to the nearest borehole, pump, or pond, women…
New Deal for Women Farmers in Pakistan
Feb 10, 2020
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Quratulain Fatima
When Pakistan’s eastern Sindh province passed the ‘Sindh Women Agricultural Workers Bill’ on 20 December, giving women in agriculture, livestock, fisheries and other agro-based work the same rights and…
Bridging the Gender Gap in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Feb 10, 2020
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Ines Gabrielle Boumaiza
With abundant natural resources and a thriving mining sector, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is showing promising economic growth. Nevertheless, the country remains one of the…
India Climate Activist Licypriya Kangujam on Why She Took a Stand
Feb 6, 2020
She is only eight, but Licypriya Kangujam has already been campaigning for action to tackle climate change in her native India for two years.The young…
The Eco Gender Gap: Why Is Saving the Planet Seen as Women's Work?
Feb 6, 2020
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Elle Hunt
It was not long ago that, if you wanted to reduce the impact of your consumer choices on the environment, your only option was to…
World's Oceans Would Be Devastated by Nuclear War: Report
Feb 6, 2020
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Graham Slaughter, CTVNews.ca
Nuclear war anywhere on Earth could irrevocably harm the planet’s oceans and worsen the already bleak outlook for coral reefs, according to a new study.…
Violence Increases with Climate Change
Feb 6, 2020
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Jenessa Duncombe, American Goephysical Union
Climate change and environmental degradation are driving up violence against women and standing in the way of sustainable goals, according to a new report released…
Women Bear the Burden of India's Water Crisis
Feb 5, 2020
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Arpit Jain and Reshma Anand
Across cities and villages in India, an impending water crisis is at our doorsteps. India will face a water shortfall of almost 50 percent by 2030,…
In Tribute to a Land and Gender Champion: Chief Nyamphanda
Feb 5, 2020
The international development community mourns the loss of Chief Nyamphande IV, a traditional chief of the Nsenga Tribe of Zambia, who passed away suddenly on…