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Colombia: UN Praises Colombia and FARC's Agreement on Women
Jul 25, 2016
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BBC News
The UN has welcomed an agreement between the Colombian government and FARC rebels giving specific guarantees to women as part of a peace accord. Both…
Climate Change: The GOP is Leading an Effort to Block the Military from Planning for Climate Change
Jul 24, 2016
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Adam Wernick, PRI
In June, House Republicans attached an amendment to the defense authorization bill that stopped the Defense Department from spending money to plan for climate change. The…
The Top-Secret Cold War Plan to Keep Soviet Hands off Middle Eastern Oil
Jun 23, 2016
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Steve Everly, Politico
On a cool summer day in London in 1951, an American CIA officer told three British oil executives about a top-secret U.S. government plan. The…
Afghanistan: Afghan Women Take on Farming
Jun 23, 2016
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Arzo Mohammadai, Institute for War & Peace Reporting
Agriculture, a central pillar of Afghanistan’s economy, has traditionally been dominated by men. Women are sometimes recruited to work the fields or tend livestock, but…
When Climate Change Exacerbates Conflict, Women Pay the Price Says Mayesha Alam
May 13, 2016
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Sean Peoples, New Security Beat
Climate change has the potential to exacerbate conflict and political instability, and women will pay a steeper price than their male counterparts when it does,…
Phillippines/United States/South China Sea: U.S. Conducts Joint Patrols with Philippines in South China Sea
Apr 14, 2016
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Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press
In a military buildup certain to inflame tensions with China, the United States said Thursday it will send troops and combat aircraft to the Philippines…
Iraq: Marsh Loss Shatters Lifestyle of Iraq’s Ma’dan Women
Apr 14, 2016
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Rasha Dewedar, SciDev.Net
Iraq is losing crucial knowledge about water management as marshland depletion is altering the lifestyle of local women, a paper has warned. The indigenous people…
Enhancing Women's Role in Land Management Decisions
Mar 24, 2016
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Thierry Berger
How can women's rights be strengthened when decisions are being made about large-scale agricultural investments that affect their livelihoods?
A recent IIED webinar examined how women's…
Can Mining Dig Rural Women Out of Poverty in Ghana?
Mar 8, 2016
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Amani Mhinda
Walking within the artisanal and small-scale mining population in Tarkwa, one of Ghana's principal mining regions, it dawns on me that the local population has…
Women Pay Heavier Price for Big Dams
Mar 8, 2016
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Jamie Skinner
Large dams are displacing thousands of people in West Africa in societies where women traditionally have few legal or customary rights to the natural resources…
The Role of Women in Creating Climate Resilient Communities: Focus on the Philippines
Feb 19, 2016
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Laura Fairman
The Philippines is one of the world’s most vulnerable populations to the effects of climate change. When the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction…
Lessons From Uganda on Strengthening Women’s Voices in Environmental Governance
Jan 19, 2016
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Blake Ratner, Clementine Burnley and Paola Adriázola
It’s become popular to say that the health of the environment and the health of human communities are interlinked. Yet much of the investment aimed…
Gender Equality Is Central to Effective Climate Action
Dec 1, 2015
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Melanne Verveer and Mary Robinson
As the nations of the world meet in Paris to address climate change, it is critical that women play a central role in these historic…
Farmers of the Future: Why Mentoring Youth and Girls Is Key to Strengthening India's Food Security
Nov 11, 2015
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Rucha Chitnis
Researchers predict that in a decade or so, India’s population will surpass that of China. Meanwhile, according to this report, India is also losing 2,000…
Will the European Endgame on Conflict Minerals Put an End to Financing Rape in the DRC?
Oct 26, 2015
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Margot Wallström and Denis Mukwege
In the Eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), armed groups and criminal operators terrorize the population. Sexual violence against women is…
Getting to the Root of Gender Equal Land Governance
Sep 23, 2015
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Catriona Knapman
While there is international agreement that we need gender equality in land ownership – achieving this in practice is more complex.
Women face a number of…
Amazon Women on the Front Lines: The Waorani
Sep 17, 2015
Meet the Waorani of the Ecuadorian Amazon. They are fighting for traditional life and championing alternatives to threats to their ancestral territory—one of the wildest,…
DRC: New Scheme Seeks to Improve Tracking of DRC Minerals
Sep 9, 2015
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Nick Long, Voice of America
The eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is renowned for its mineral wealth, but much of that wealth is untapped, partly because of fears that mineral…
Liberia: Women Petition Senate to Pass Land Rights Bill
Sep 9, 2015
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Liberia News Agency, Richard Stephens
A group of women under the banner of the Women NGO Network Tuesday converged on the Capitol Building to petition the Liberian Senate to speedily…
Governance, Gender and no Guarantees in Africa’s Oil-Rich States
Jul 19, 2015
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Celeste Hicks and Laura Seay
The discovery of oil in Chad in 1969 did not yield many immediate benefits for a population that would soon be wracked by civil war,…
Does Gender Balance Improve Forestry and Fishery Management?
Jul 2, 2015
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Francesca Booker
Differences in women's and men's access to, control over, and use of local natural resources shapes the way that these resources are managed. Yet women…
Challenges After Conflict: Regional Consultation on Resolution 1325
Jun 16, 2015
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Aizhamal Bakashova
Resolution 1325 is not just a tool which can be used to protect women and sustain peace. It is also a testament to strong women…
Empowered Women = Happy Planet? Gender Equality in a Changing Environment
May 20, 2015
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International Institute for Environment and Development
Gender and women's empowerment are getting increasing attention in global discussions on climate change, sustainable development and the green economy. The international community is recognising…
Timor-Leste: Timor-Leste Welcomes Australia's Return of Spying Documents Seized by Asio
May 3, 2015
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Daniel Hurst, The Guardian
The Timor-Leste government has praised a decision by the Australian government to return documents about past spying that were at the centre of raids by…
Myanmar: Moving the Earth: Women Take On Land Aggressors
May 3, 2015
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Sonya Carassik Ratty, Democratic Voice of Burma
From the platinum reserves in eastern Shan State to the Shwe gas pipeline in south-western Arakan, much of Burma’s wealth lies in the earth. As…
Women On the Frontlines of Water Insecurity
Mar 25, 2015
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Mayesha Alam
Water is essential to life on earth, but we are facing a global crisis. According to a new report released by UNESCO on March 22…
Protecting & Empowering Women & Girls in Situations of Crisis & Conflict
Mar 9, 2015
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Annabelle Timsit
Since the mid-1990s, there have been significant increases in the recorded number of all disasters and in deaths resulting from those disasters, especially in low-income…
UN Report Highlights Women’s Roles in Natural Resource Management During and After Conflict
Jan 5, 2015
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Priya Kamdar
It’s been 14 years since the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 1325 acknowledging women as important agents of change in recovery from conflict and peacebuilding…
'Outside the Net': Women's Participation in Fishing Activities in Trincomalee District of Sri Lanka
Jan 5, 2015
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Gayathri Lokuge
‘The woman left us slowly and moved to the other side of the beach seine, sat down on the sand and started piling the seaweed…
Women's Land Rights and Africa's Development Conundrum- Which Way Forward?
Dec 12, 2014
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Eric Yeboah
How can African countries use land policies to ensure agricultural development and inclusive growth? Particularly in countries which are dominated by patriarchal land ownership systems?…