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Women Key in Peace Negotiations- UN Women

Jul 19, 2019 | Sarah Mazirwe, New Vision

The UN Women has urged the government to increase the engagement of women in peace negotiations in conflicts. Anna Mutavati, the deputy representative UN Women…

Ethiopia: Gender and Climate Change Resilience: E-Volunteer

Jul 18, 2019 | Cuso International

Gender and climate change intersectionality is becoming an increasingly relevant topic in the development arena. Historically, it has been proven that climate change affects genders…

Egypt: Chief of Party, Women's Empowerment

Jul 18, 2019 | Pathfinder International

Pathfinder is seeking a Chief of Party to provide overall strategic leadership and oversight for the upcoming USAID-funded Women’s Empowerment project in Egypt. The project…

Ethiopia: Volunteer Gender and Leadership Advisor

Jul 18, 2019 | Cuso International

Women’s rights and gender sensitivity are one of the biggest challenges to gaining proper nutrition in Ethiopia.  The Growing Nutrition for Mothers and Children (GROW)…

Senior Women's Protection Adviser

Jul 17, 2019 | United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali

Org. Setting and Reporting

This position is located in the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) and is within the Women Protection Office…

Climate Change: Global Threats Imperil Women of Color

Jul 17, 2019 | Bonnie Jenkins

Women of color are the most impacted by global insecurity. For this reason, their leadership is vital to tackling these challenges.I am frequently asked to…

The Missing Piece of Climate Action: Supporting the Leadership of Girls and Women

Jul 16, 2019 | Michelle Milford Morse

To change everything, we need everyone – and that means we need to harness the wisdom and leadership of girls and women to protect the…

Nigeria: Land Grabbing behind Herdsmen-Farmers Crisis – Yuguda

Jul 16, 2019 | Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Vanguard

Former Bauchi State Governor, Isa Yuguda on Tuesday said that land grabbing and population explosion were responsible for the crisis between farmers and herdsmen in…

Afghanistan: Farmer Field Schools Help Afghan Women to Step out from the Shadows

Jul 16, 2019 | ACTED

Working with over 300 female farmers, ACTED provided field school trainings in five provinces across Afghanistan. They aimed at teaching participants new techniques and developing…

From Syria to Sudan, Women Rights Defenders Need More Than Likes

Jul 15, 2019 | Lubna Alkanawati

As a Syrian activist, seeing this photo of Ala'a reminded me of the brave girls and women who also called for change0 in streets, in…

India: Water Wars: Tempers Fray as Shortages Bite in New Delhi

Jul 12, 2019 | Joe Wallen, Telegraph

Soaring temperatures and a long delay to the start of the monsoon season are behind some of the most severe water shortages in New Delhi's…

Meet the Woman Risking her Life to Clear Colombia's Minefields

Jul 12, 2019 | BBC News

Paola Sanchez is 24 years old and risks her life every day, finding and deactivating landmines after five decades of conflict in Colombia.

Many of the…

Land Rights and Livelihoods Key to Achieving Sustainable Development for Kenya’s Indigenous Women

Jul 11, 2019 | Global Forest Coalition

Governments gathered today at the High-level Political Forum at United Nations Headquarters in New York are discussing Sustainable Development Goal 13, on climate action. But…

Los Derechos a la Tierra y a los Medios de Vida son Clave para que las Mujeres Indígenas de Kenia Logren un Desarrollo Sostenible

Jul 11, 2019 | Coalicion Mundial por los Bosques

Los gobiernos que están hoy reunidos en el Foro Político de Alto Nivel en la sede de las Naciones Unidas en Nueva York, están discutiendo…

South Sudan: The Plight of South Sudanese Sexual Assault Survivors

Jul 10, 2019 | Osman Mohamed Osman, Aljazeera

Dadaab, Kenya - Teresa* (not her real name) gathers her three children outside her shanty, which was provided by aid agencies in Dadaab, a sprawling refugee camp…

Climate Change: Pentagon Pushed to Put Price Tag on Climate Vulnerability

Jul 10, 2019 | Dean Scott, Bloomberg Environment

The U.S. military already knows it faces increasing vulnerabilities from a warming planet, from Virginia naval installations facing more frequent flooding to Air Force bases…

Afghanistan: UN-backed ‘Local Peace Initiative’ Culminates in Pact to End Longstanding Land Dispute in Kunar

Jul 10, 2019 | UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan

A UN-backed ‘local peace initiative’ has helped two tribes reach agreement on ending a 40-year conflict over land in the eastern province of Kunar. For…

Kenya: How Women in Kenya Mobilised for Peace after Surviving Violence

Jul 10, 2019 | Sierra Leone Times

Women are rarely represented adequately at peace negotiations yet they make up half the population of any country in conflict or at war. This remains the case…

Gov’t, Int’l Partners Endorse Liberia’s Action Plan for Women Empowerment

Jul 10, 2019 | Alline Dunbar, FrontPage Africa

Several officials of the Liberian government and international partners on Tuesday, July 9, gathered at the Mamba Point Hotel in Monrovia to endorse and validate…

Liberia: "Land Rights Education Will Empower Women, Girls"

Jul 9, 2019 | Alvin Worzi

The Land Rights Act (LRA), which was passed into law in 2018 by members of the 54th Legislature, will serve as an impetus that will…

Veterans and Farmers Can Make an Ideal Team

Jul 9, 2019 | HudsonValley360

Imagine you’re an Army veteran returning from tours of duty in Afghanistan relatively unscathed physically but burdened by post-traumatic stress disorder, and you have an…

Liberia: Land Rights Education Will Empower Women, Girls

Jul 9, 2019 | Alvin Worzi, Observer

The Land Rights Act (LRA), which was passed into law in 2018 by members of the 54th Legislature, will serve as an impetus that will…

US Sets up Commission for Human Rights Advice

Jul 8, 2019 | Deutsche Welle

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced a new commission to review the idea of human rights and how it shapes US foreign policy. Critics…

DRC: Congo’s Swing Producers Turn to Copper after Cobalt Meltdown

Jul 8, 2019 | William Clowes, Bloomberg

Production of hand-dug cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo is poised to drop sharply after prices tumbled, prompting many of the country’s thousands of…

Afghanistan: Afghan Women Entrepreneurs to Receive 5 Percent Quota to Strengthen Economic Participation

Jul 8, 2019 | Xinhua

Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has announced to reserve a minimum quota of 5 percent for women entrepreneurs in a bid to improve their participation…

Bangladesh/Myanmar: Flood Submerges Rohingya Camp on Borders

Jul 6, 2019 | Cox's Bazar

A Rohingya camp on the borderline between Bangladesh and Myanmar was flooded by sudden onrush of hilly water on Thursday. Makeshift shades at a camp…

Inclusion of Women in Decision-Making on Environment-Related Security Challenges is Key for Equitable, Safe and Stable Societies Concludes OSCO Event

Jul 5, 2019

Including women at all stages of the planning and decision-making processes in environmental security enables more effective and sustainable responses to the challenges we face,…

Why Gender Equality is Needed for Successful Climate Policies

Jul 4, 2019 | Anna Sophia Carrigou

On a trip to the Niger Delta when she was young, Alexandra Wandel witnessed how Shell’s leaked oil pipelines and gas flaring were polluting the water, soil…

Climate Change is a Women's Human Rights Issue

Jul 4, 2019 | Keina Yoshida and Lina Cespedes

On the February 7th 2018, the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) enacted its first general recommendation which focuses…

Programme Manager, Dry Land, Livelihoods and Gender

Jul 3, 2019 | International Union for Conservation of Nature

This position is a senior position at ROWA and it plays a crucial role in the management and direction of the regional thematic programme strategy…