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'I'll Keep Fighting': Philippine Women Keep Alive Memory of Sex Slave Horrors During World War II

May 30, 2019 | Regine Cabato

MANILA —  Rosa Henson, a survivor of wartime sexual slavery at the hands of Japanese forces, went public in 1992 with her story. She had no…


Gender Program Coordinator and Office Manager

May 25, 2019 | NGO Committee on the Status of Women, New York

The NGO Committee on the Status of Women, New York, is a non-profit corporation working to advance the human rights of women and girls worldwide…


Climate Change: How to Think about Global Warming and War

May 23, 2019 | Economist

No conflict occurs without leaders to give orders and soldiers to pull triggers. No atrocities are committed unless human beings choose to commit them.Nonetheless, future-gazers…


Chad/Mali: How Climate Change Can Fuel Wars

May 23, 2019

On the outskirts of Baga Sola, a small town in Chad not far from the border with Nigeria, is a refugee camp called Dar es Salaam.…


Liberia: ActionAid Trains 20 Journalists to Report Sexual and Gender-Based Violence

May 23, 2019 | Front Page Africa

Monrovia – In the wake of increased cases of Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) across the country, 20 Liberian journalists have begun benefiting from a…


Kenya: Women’s Land Rights Programme Assistant

May 22, 2019 | Oxfam

Oxfam International (OI) is a confederation of 17 organizations working together with over 3000 partners in more than 100 countries to find lasting solutions to…


Kenya: Women’s Land Rights Programme Officer

May 22, 2019 | Oxfam

Oxfam International (OI) is a confederation of 17 organizations working together with over 3000 partners in more than 100 countries to find lasting solutions to…


Request for Consultants – Health, Hunger, Hardship, Her & MERL

May 22, 2019 | Project Concern International

Background on PCI

Founded in 1961, PCI is an international non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing health, ending hunger, overcoming hardship, and advancing women and girls around…


CAR: Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus Calls for a New Approach to Address Hunger and Conflict

May 22, 2019 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus today called for a complete change in the ways to address the often-related issues of hunger and conflict. He made…


Of Milk and Minorities: Equity and Consumption in Vietnam

May 21, 2019 | Jody Harris

Recently, I found myself sitting on a low stool in a small, neat home in the central highlands of Vietnam, talking to three young mothers…


Challenges for Female Peacekeepers Can Come from within UN Militaries

May 21, 2019 | Vanessa Newby

On 6 March 2019, Arizona Senator Martha McSally gave testimony at an armed services committee hearing that she had been raped by a senior officer while…


Growing Authoritarianism, Social Inequalities Often a Prelude to Conflict

May 20, 2019 | Margot Wallström

I want to talk about peacebuilding and inclusive peace. My main point is that peace begins in the minds of people, and people, communities, societies…


Do Women Care More About Climate Change Than Men?

May 19, 2019 | Tabitha Whiting

Recently I heard environmentalist economist and author of Doughnut Economics, Kate Raworth, speak (she joined us for our Rebel Book Club April meet up). She mentioned…


Liberia: Liberia Women Forum Wants Stakeholders Tune Down Rhetoric & Maintain Peace

May 19, 2019 | Alaskai Moore Johnson

Monrovia – Liberia Women Forum (LWF), a woman’s advocacy group, is appealing to the main stakeholders on the Liberian political landscape to tune down the…


For Many Women in Colombia, Peace Never Arrived

May 19, 2019 | Kimberley Brown, Al Jazeera

More than 340 human rights defenders in Colombia were killed from the beginning of 2016 to mid-August 2018 - mostly by paramilitaries trying to squash…


Somalia: UN Warns of Humanitarian Crisis in Drought-Stricken Somalia

May 18, 2019 | Africa News

Drought has left nearly two million Somalis in desperate need of food, a humanitarian agency warned Monday, as poor rainfall pushes communities to the brink…


Lebanon: Protection & Gender Coordinator

May 17, 2019 | Near East Foundation

The Near East Foundation, formerly the American Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief, then the American Committee for Relief in the Near East, and later…


London: Director, Centre for Women Peace and Security

May 14, 2019 | The London School of Economics and Political Science

LSE is looking for an outstanding individual to provide leadership in developing the growth and international standing of the Centre for Women, Peace and Security. The Centre…


Evidence from Malawi: Why Agricultural and Nutrition Eduction Programs Should Engage Both Women and Men in Households

May 14, 2019 | Catherine Ragasa and Noora-Lista Aberman

Gender norms and inequalities are an important factor in Malawi’s ongoing food security problems. They shape agricultural practices and production, knowledge acquisition, innovation, food choices—and…


New Water Model Points Way to Gender and Social Equality

May 13, 2019

Valeriana Choque Zambrana and her family manage a small farm in Marquina, growing beans, corn and barley to eat at home and to sell in…


Local Solutions to Strenghten Women's Voices in Land Governance

May 13, 2019 | International Institute for Environment and Development

With increasing pressure on land in sub-Saharan Africa, including from commercial agriculture and mineral and oil extraction, how can the voices of women be included…


South Sudan: Canada's Feminist Policy a Perfect Fit for South Sudan, Says UN Refugee Official

May 13, 2019 | Mike Blanchfield

OTTAWA — Canada could find a win for its feminist foreign policy in the spiralling famine and refugee crisis gripping South Sudan and neighbouring African…


Myanmar: Plan under Way to Increase Forest Coverage Areas

May 11, 2019 | Eleven

The Forest Department is working to designate 30 per cent of the country’s total area as reserved forests and protected public forests and 10 per…


United Kingdom: Influencing Advisor - Women's Economic Empowerment & Care

May 10, 2019 | Oxfam

Oxfam is a confederation of 20 independent charitable organizations focusing on the alleviation of global poverty, founded in 1942 and led by Oxfam International. It…


Consultancy Services: End Line Evaluation of the Gender-Based Violence Risk Mitigation and Nutrition Project and Learning Workshops (Bilingual)

May 10, 2019 | Action Against Hunger

Established in 1979, Action Against Hunger (AAH) is a non-governmental organisation that aims to provide solutions to hunger. Their mission is to save lives by…


Indigenous Women Land Defenders of the Americas: Protecting Forests, Climate and Communities

May 9, 2019 | Osprey Orielle Lake

From April 22-26, the Women's Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) International, an LDF grantee, hosted an Indigenous Women's Delegation to New York City for the…


Liberia: Civil Society Breaking Barriers with Land Rights Law in Bong Communities

May 9, 2019 | FrontPage Africa

Communities in the Suakoko District in Bong County are breaking traditional barriers around the ownership of land, thanks to a project being run by three…


Climate Change: Scenes from the New Cold War Unfolding at the Top of the World [Photos]

May 8, 2019 | Neil Shea, National Geographic

For most of human history the very top of the globe has remained out of play, too cold, too distant, and too dangerous for the…


Request for Expressions of Interest African Development Bank Group - Country Studies on Gender Responsive Climate Resilient Solutions in Africa

May 7, 2019 | World University Service of Canada

Africa is one of the most vulnerable continents to the effects of climate change. The changing climate will negatively affect food production and security, with…


Myanmar/Burma: Gender Analysis Consultant

May 7, 2019 | Relief International

Relief International specializes in relief and development programs that benefit people in acute distress. A registered non-profit in the US, UK, France and Belgium, our…