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Senior Gender and Agriculture Specialist

Dec 9, 2019 | ACDI/VOCA

Overview

As part of the Gender and Social Inclusion (GSI) Team in the Technical Learning and Application Division, the Senior Gender and Agriculture Systems Specialist will…

Gender and Youth Specialist

Dec 9, 2019 | ACDI/VOCA

OverviewAs part of the Gender and Social Inclusion (GSI) Team in the Technical Learning and Application Division, the Gender and Youth Specialist will provide technical…

Gender and Youth Specialist

Dec 9, 2019 | ACDI/VOCA

OverviewAs part of the Gender and Social Inclusion (GSI) Team in the Technical Learning and Application Division, the Gender and Youth Specialist will provide technical…

Afghanistan: 'Combatting Hidden Enemies': Meet the Women on the Front Line of De-mining Afghanistan

Dec 8, 2019 | Roshan De Stone and David L. Suber, Independent

Nearly 100 Afghans are killed every month by unexploded mines, and yet when Gulandam first signed up to help with de-mining efforts, men would hurl insults…

Colombia: Implementing Peace: Gender Issues Lag Behind

Dec 7, 2019 | Tasha Sandoval, The Bogota Post

New analysis released today highlights a clear gap in the implementation of gender specific aspects of the Colombian peace agreement and stresses that the active…

Afghanistan: Afghans Mourn Japanese Doctor Nakamura, Who Came to Treat Leprosy but Cured Drought

Dec 7, 2019 | Kritika Sharma, The Print

The death of a Japanese doctor who helped lakhs of Afghans gain access to clean water drew pained reactions and tributes from across the country…

Liberia: Land Dispute in Bong

Dec 6, 2019 | New Dawn

The issue of land dispute continues to hinder the development of Bong County as the current one centers a boundary harmonization between the residents of…

Jordan: Civil Society and Youth from the Arab States Review the Implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action

Dec 6, 2019 | UN Women Arab States

Over 70 representatives of civil society organizations (CSOs) and youth advocates from across the Arab States region met in Amman, Jordan on 26 and 27…

Syria: Protection Manager

Dec 4, 2019 | Global Communities

Global Communities has been delivering humanitarian assistance in Syria since 2014. Their programming includes provision of emergency relief items such as food and water, as…

DRC: Gender and Youth Advisor

Dec 4, 2019 | Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40…

Senior Advocacy and Policy Advisor - Gender in Emergencies and Climate Change

Dec 4, 2019 | Care International

Are you an experienced advocate, passionate about gender equality and climate change? Do you understand the gendered impact of the climate crisis? Are you keen…

Libera: Securing Women's Land Rights Advances Equity in Our Communities

Dec 3, 2019 | Josefa Sacko

The African Union (AU) Declaration on Land Issues and Challenges, the AU Declaration of committing 2010 - 2020 as the African Women's Decade and the…

Climate Crisis Could Reverse Progress in Achieving Gender Equality

Dec 3, 2019 | Nitya Rao

People who directly depend on the natural world for their livelihoods, like farmers and fishers, will be among the greatest victims of the climate crisis.…

Women in Local Governance Are Key to Building Resilience to Climate-Fragility Risks

Dec 3, 2019 | Molly Kellogg and Lauren Olosky

The United Nations has recognized climate change as having important implications for peace and security, acting as a “threat multiplier” to other drivers of insecurity.…

Their Land, Our Future: To Arrest the Climate Crisis, We Need a Democratic Over-haul

Dec 2, 2019 | Musimbi Kanyoro and Beth Roberts

Both the climate crisis and inequality require a democratic overhaul. And governments globally should start by turning over legal control of land and natural resources…

Bring Women to the Table to Build Peace in Africa, Say Gender Experts

Nov 30, 2019 | Newsroom

Women bear the brunt of conflict and for peace building to be successful they must be involved in conflict resolution and reconstruction at every stage,…

Land Access and Household Wellbeing in Cameroon: Does Gender Matter?

Nov 29, 2019 | Eric Feubi Pamen

Africa remains a net food importing region spending more than USD 35 billion annually on food imports, although this continent has about 65% of the…

Securing Women's Land Rights Advances Equity in Our Communities

Nov 29, 2019 | Josefa Sacko

The African Union (AU) Declaration on Land Issues and Challenges, the AU Declaration of committing 2010 – 2020 as the African Women’s Decade and the…

Land: Dealing with Land Conflicts and Improving Land Governance for Peace and Stability in Africa at the Heart of a High-Level Dialogue in Abidjan

Nov 29, 2019 | UN Economic Commission for Africa

Friday in Abidjan, the conference on land policy in Africa, a high-level dialogue on ethnicity and land conflicts were held. As part of the 3rd…

Women Land and Water Defenders Are the Real Peacebuilders

Nov 27, 2019 | Gabriela Jimenez

Large-scale resource extraction often perpetuates violence, even in countries with peace accords. Those who mobilize to protect the land and water to build peace are…

Deepening Our Engagement with Gender Dimensions in Agriculture

Nov 27, 2019 | Krista Jacobs

The Feed the Future Advancing Women’s Empowerment (AWE) Program was delighted to partner with Agrilinks this October to raise awareness about the impacts of gender-based violence in…

Sleepwalking into Catastrophe - Climate Change

Nov 26, 2019 | Linda Witong

Special Advisor to SI Advocacy, Linda Witong, takes a closer look at how and why climate change aggravates inequalities and increases the risks to women…

Women in Climate Change Hotspots Face Greater Burdens When Under Environmental Stress

Nov 26, 2019 | Suzannah Lyons

Climate change has a negative impact on women's ability to make meaningful decisions in their lives, according to new research looking at climate change hotspots…

Climate Change: Feminists Have Pushed for Marginalised Voices to Be Heard

Nov 25, 2019

As calls grow for climate action to be more responsive to frontline communities, CIVICUS spoke to Maria Nailevu, a feminist climate activist from Fiji, about…

Forest Conservation Must Address Violence Against Women

Nov 25, 2019 | Jeanette Sequeira, Juana Vera Delgado, and Ruth Nyambura

November 25th has been designated as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women by the United Nations. The day also marks the beginning…

Climate Change is Brutal for Everyone, but Worse for Women

Nov 25, 2019 | Matt Simon

The climate crisis is so epic, so vicious, so wide-reaching, that at this point there are few aspects of the human experience it isn’t transforming.…

A Gender Lens is Essential to Sustaining Peace: Evidence from Mozambique

Nov 25, 2019

Despite decades of relative peace and recent efforts to promote gender equality, women and girls in Mozambique continue to experience a disproportionate amount of insecurity.…

FAO Stands with Generation Equality to Oppose Rape

Nov 25, 2019 | FAO

FAO is taking a stand against sexual and gender-based violence by participating in the UN Secretary-General’s campaign: UNiTE by 2030 to End Violence against Women.

Syria: US Occupation of Syria’s Oil Fields Is ‘Legal’ under International Law: Envoy

Nov 24, 2019 | Al-Masdar News

Washington is not doing anything illegal by securing oil fields in Syria, US Special Representative for Syria Engagement James Jeffrey told reporters on Friday. Jeffrey…

Colombia Must Protect the Women Risking Their Lives to Defend Black Communities

Nov 23, 2019 | Duncan Tucker

Danelly Estupiñán will never forget the first threats she received back in 2015. First came the text message declaring “Danelly, your end has come.” And…