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Columbia: Colombian Court Recognises Victims of Sexual Violence Within Ranks of the FARC
Jan 10, 2020
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Julia Zulver and Sanne Weber, Open Democracy
On the 11th December, the Colombian Constitutional Court ruled that a woman who was forcibly recruited by the FARC at 14 years old is to…
Malawi: Malawi Rights Activists Petition Police over Sexual Harassment
Jan 10, 2020
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Lameck Masina, Voice of America
Human rights activists have given the Malawi Police Service five days to arrest police officers implicated in the sexual assault of 17 women and girls…
India: One Woman Reports a Rape Every 15 Minutes in India
Jan 9, 2020
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Sudarshan Varadhan, Reuters
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - One woman reported a rape every 15 minutes on average in India in 2018, according to government data released on Thursday,…
Liberia: Liberia Putting 9 Oil Blocks up for Sale amid Concerns over Petroleum Law Breach
Jan 9, 2020
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Rodney Sieh, FrontPage Africa
On January 7th 2020, World Oil published that in April, Liberia will offer nine (9) blocks in a new bid round. The press release stated…
Myanmar: Jade and Gem Sales Fetch over Ks 59 Billion
Jan 8, 2020
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Eleven
Myanmar fetched over Ks 59 billion from the sale of 3,500 jade and gem lots at the gem emporium held from January 2 to 7…
Tanzania: Women Crave for More Say Over Land Ownership
Jan 8, 2020
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Tanzania Daily News
Struggling over land rights among women in Tanzania and Africa in general, has remained as one of the social challenges despite efforts by relevant authorities…
Vietnam: Strengthening Women’s Livelihoods and Resilience to Disasters and Climate Change in Viet Nam
Jan 8, 2020
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Thao Hoang, UN Women
When Tran Thi My Linh, a 51-year-old rural woman first said that she would replace her rice fields with lotus fields, she raised many eyebrows.…
Realizing Dreams Through the Power of Land Rights
Jan 6, 2020
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My-Lan Dodd
In India, a widow named Sonamoti lacks the resources to feed her only son because she was deprived her share of family land. She wishes…
How the Climate Crisis Could Reverse Progress on Gender Equality Around the World
Jan 1, 2020
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Mark Leon Goldberg
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.…
Colombia: Plan to Protect Land around AngloGold Ashanti’s Copper Project in Colombia Fails
Dec 30, 2019
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Valentina Ruiz Leotaud, Mining.com
The mayor of the Jericó municipality in Colombia’s Antioquia department said on Monday that his office’s proposal to modify the Territorial Planning Structure to protect…
Spain: How Climate Finance and Technology Could Better Integrate Women
Dec 30, 2019
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Julie Mollins, Forest News
Amid frustrated negotiations around Article 6 guidance on emissions counting and carbon markets, U.N. COP25 climate talks delivered a decision on a five-year enhanced Lima Work Program on Gender. The…
South Sudan: South Sudan Oil Spill Causes Environmental Damage, Health Problems
Dec 27, 2019
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Dimo Silva Aurelio, Voice of America
Two months after a pipeline ruptured and spilled crude oil over a wide swath of South Sudan's former Unity State, residents and government officials are…
Liberia: Southeast Women’s Land Rights Group Formed
Dec 27, 2019
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Observer
A group whose goal is to protect and promote the rights of women in Southeastern Liberia was formed recently at a regional women’s conference held…
Iran/Iraq/Syria: Iran Militias Revive Islamic State Oil Trade into Syria from Iraq: Sources
Dec 24, 2019
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Herman Wang and Brian Scheid, S&P Global Platts
Iranian proxy militias are thought to be smuggling crude oil from western Iraq to Syria, picking up a lucrative business left behind by the Islamic…
Liberia: NaFAA Establishes Women in Maritime Liberia Chapter
Dec 24, 2019
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FrontPage Africa
Liberia has joined others countries in Africa in the establishment of a chapter of Women in Maritime in Africa (WIMAFRICA) in partnership with the International…
Afghanistan: For Women in Kabul, ‘It Is Just Me and the Water’
Dec 22, 2019
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Fatima Faizi and Thomas Gibbons-Neff, New York Times
Though the city has become markedly more politically progressive in the nearly two decades it has been governed by a Western-backed democracy, Kabul is still…
Geoengineering's Gender Problem Could Put the Planet at Risk
Dec 21, 2019
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Sarah Sax
A group of British scientists had a plan for a groundbreaking geoengineering test. Working from a disused military airstrip in Norfolk, U.K., they would attach a 3,000-foot…
Brazil: ‘The Forest is Shedding Tears’: The Women Defending Their Amazon Homeland
Dec 21, 2019
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Jonathan Watts, The Guardian
It is midnight at an almost deserted bus station and one of the Amazon’s most courageous warriors is sitting on a plastic chair and breastfeeding…
CFFP Volunteer Lea Börgerding Speaks with Dorothy Nalubega, a Ugandan Minority Rights Activist, Feminist and Environmentalist
Dec 19, 2019
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Lea Börgerding and Leonie Schmid
Lea Börgerding (LB): Dorothy, you are a minority rights activist and environmentalist. Can you tell us a little bit more about yourself and your work?
Dorothy…
Dominican Republic: Team Leader, Gender Based Violence Evaluation
Dec 18, 2019
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Panagora Group
Panagora Group, a woman-owned small business specializing in global health and international development, seeks a Team Leader for an upcoming evaluation of USAID programming in…
Gender Program Manager
Dec 18, 2019
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Oxfam
Oxfam GB is a member of the international confederation of 19 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development…
Nigeria: GBV Manager
Dec 18, 2019
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Norwegian Church Aid
Norwegian Church Aid is one of the largest aid organisations in the Nordic region. We are there in disasters and emergencies to provide water and…
The Role of Women and Gender in the Fight Against Climate Change
Dec 18, 2019
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Chiara Soletti
It’s now an established fact that climate change is a risk factor for the life and fundamental rights of millions of people in ways that reflect social and…
Gender Matters in Coastal Livelihood Programs in Indonesia
Dec 18, 2019
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Emily Gibson and Natasha Stacey
Significant investments have been made in improving the well-being of Indonesian coastal communities in recent decades. However, most of these programs have not tackled gender…
How Women Can Lift Malawi Out of Poverty
Dec 18, 2019
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Sarah Chabane
More than half of the agricultural labour force in Malawi are women. However, they rarely get their fair share for the hard work they do…
Women From the Xingu Territory Unite Against Threats from Bolsonaro Administration
Dec 18, 2019
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Maria Fernanda Ribeiro
“We don’t think about selling wood or any part of the Earth to get money. We have so many ways to support ourselves that we…
Liberia: Ethnic Tension Thwarts Court’s Ruling in Ganta Land Case
Dec 18, 2019
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Joaquin M. Sendolo, Observer
The Eighth Judicial Circuit in Sanniquellie, Nimba County passed its ruling in a land case in 2018, giving right of possession to Fred Suah of…
Colombia: 2018 Delegation of Parliamentarians in Conversation with Rural Women in Villavicenco
Dec 18, 2019
Members of the British Parliament participating in the August 2018 Delegation were: Chris Bryant MP and Patrick Grady MP. MP’s Conversation in Villavicencio with rural women: Diana,…
Benefits of Gender Equality in Sustainable Ecosystem Management
Dec 17, 2019
Over the last several decades, principles of gender equality and women’s empowerment have permeated into numerous internationally agreed-upon goals. Ranging from commitments on human rights, peace and security, climate…
China/Vietnam: Vietnam Fights China's 'Nine-Dash Line' amid Old Enmities
Dec 17, 2019
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Sen Nguyen, Al Jazeera
It came as no surprise to Vietnamese student Doan Thanh Hai that China's infamous nine-dash line has been causing trouble in his country. China has…