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Thailand: Two New Initiatives Launched on Gender Equality and Peacebuilding in Thailand’s Southern Border Provinces

Mar 26, 2025 | Montira Narkvichien and Naruedee Janthasing
UN Women Asia and the Pacific

Two new community-based initiatives were launched during a recent mission to Thailand’s Southern Border Provinces (SBPs) by UN Women’s Regional Director for Asia and the…

Nigeria: SPRiNG Launches Gender Equality, Social Inclusion Report to Strengthen Women’s Role in Peacebuilding

Mar 22, 2025 | Charles Ajunwa
This Day

As part of its commitment to gender inclusion in peacebuilding, Strengthening Peace and Resilience in Nigeria (SPRiNG) Programme, a UK-backed initiative focused on fostering peace…

Colombia: ‘Here, the Leash Changes but Not the Dog’: A Conversation with Colombian Human Rights Leader Elizabeth Moreno

Mar 20, 2025 | Alfie Pannell
The Bogota Post

Elizabeth “Chava” Moreno is a human rights leader from the embattled Litoral San Juan municipality in Colombia’s Chocó Department. 

After being forced to flee her rural…

Colombia: Only 26% of Rural Women Own the Land They Work

Mar 19, 2025
Via Campesina

In the furrows of the earth, where life and hope germinate, Colombian peasant women have forged a path of struggle and resistance. Through the National…

Kyrgyzstan: FAO Supports Women's Initiative in Batken Region to Cultivate Rose Hips on Degraded Land

Mar 19, 2025 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

Nestled in the picturesque slopes of the Pamir-Alay mountains, Batken Region in southwestern Kyrgyzstan faces significant challenges due to its harsh continental climate, arid conditions,…

Colombia: Only 26% of Rural Women Own the Land They Work

Mar 19, 2025
Via Campesina

In the furrows of the earth, where life and hope germinate, Colombian peasant women have forged a path of struggle and resistance. Through the National…

Gender, AI, and Disaster Response: Navigating the Risks of Technological Innovation Amidst Climate Breakdown

Mar 18, 2025 | Maryruth Belsey Priebe

The frequency and severity of climate-related disasters has risen alongside a growing deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve disaster response and recovery operations. Disaster…

Kenya: Women Step Up Environmental Conservation Efforts in Suba South

Mar 14, 2025 | Davis Langat

A group of women in Suba South Constituency has embarked on raising tree seedlings for planting this rainy season. Dubbed the Sindo Tree Nursery Women Project,…

UN Report on Israel’s Gender-Based Violence and Genocidal Acts Against Women’s Health Facilities Must Spur Action to Protect Palestinians

Mar 13, 2025 | Amnesty International

Responding to a report by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry (COI) on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel published today concluding that Israel has…

International Women’s Day: In Cameroon’s Far North region, Mothers’ Clubs Provide a Model for Building a Healthier, More Prosperous Future

Mar 11, 2025 | IFRC

As we mark International Women’s Day, we share the story of Cameroon’s mothers’ clubs, groups of local women trained by the Red Cross to raise…

Liberia: Empowering Women: Plan International Launches New Initiative in Liberia

Mar 11, 2025 | Patience M. Jones

In a major step toward advancing gender equality and economic empowerment, Plan International has launched the Liberia Women Empowerment Project (LWEP), a three-year initiative aimed…

Zimbabwe: How More Inclusive Maize Breeding Can Yield Better Outcomes for Women Farmers in Zimbabwe

Mar 10, 2025 | Jill Cairns and Maureen Miruka

In Zimbabwe, CGIAR, through CIMMYT, runs a maize breeding program to strengthen food security and livelihoods in a country where maize is a staple crop. The program spans diverse testing plots – managed exclusively…

In Praise of Matriarchal Environmental Wisdom

Mar 8, 2025 | Dr. Marisa O. Ensor
Georgetown University

Since 1911, March 8th has been International Women’s Day, observed around the world as a day to recognize women’s contributions to society and work towards…

Women’s Land Rights: The Missing Key to Climate Action

Mar 8, 2025 | Lily Maxwell-Lwin
Common Dreams

This year’s International Women’s Day theme, #AccelerateAction, calls on the world to address the structural barriers slowing progress. If we are serious about climate, we…

Global: How Funders are Addressing Climate-Driven Violence for Women Workers

Mar 7, 2025 | Devex Partnerships
Devex

Climate change is a threat multiplier, amplifying existing risks and vulnerabilities, including structural inequality and workplace exploitation, which has been found to drive more extreme…

How six women are helping their communities adapt to climate change

Mar 6, 2025
UN Environment Program

This piece highlights impactful women-led climate change initiatives around the world. As climate change intensifies, its impacts disproportionately affect women due to existing gender inequalities.…

How Six Women are Helping their Communities Adapt to Climate Change

Mar 6, 2025 | UN Environment Program
UN Environment Program

As the planet warms, the fallout from climate change – from droughts, to floods, to superstorms – is getting worse. But not everyone has felt…

How six women are helping their communities adapt to climate change

Mar 6, 2025
UN Environment Program

This piece highlights impactful women-led climate change initiatives around the world. As climate change intensifies, its impacts disproportionately affect women due to existing gender inequalities.…

How six women are helping their communities adapt to climate change

Mar 6, 2025
UN Environment Program

This piece highlights impactful women-led climate change initiatives around the world. As climate change intensifies, its impacts disproportionately affect women due to existing gender inequalities.…

Global: Women and Girls are at the Heart of Fostering Better Agrifood Systems for All

Mar 6, 2025 | Haley Zaremba

Gender equality has never been more important. Thirty years after the Beijing Declaration, a landmark United Nations resolution to promote gender equality, progress on women’s rights…

How six women are helping their communities adapt to climate change

Mar 6, 2025
UN Environment Program

This piece highlights impactful women-led climate change initiatives around the world. As climate change intensifies, its impacts disproportionately affect women due to existing gender inequalities.…

69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women

Mar 5, 2025 | UN News

The 69th annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69), taking place from 10 to 21 March at the UN Headquarters in New York, is a milestone moment for women’s…

Eswatini: How One Woman is Breaking Barriers to Amplify Women's Voices in Peacebuilding Across Southern Africa

Mar 4, 2025 | Women's Peace And Humanitarian Fund
Upworthy

Vimbai Kapurura is the Executive Director of Women Unlimited, a grassroots women’s rights organization working to promote the rights and leadership of women, girls, and…

Kenya: Provision of Gender Dimension of Climate Security and Adaptation in the Context of the Karamoja Region

Mar 4, 2025 | Danish Refugee Council

Founded in 1956, the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a leading international NGO and one of the few with specific expertise in forced displacement. Active…

India: Women Farmers in Bihar Turn to Solar Pumps, Overcoming Patriarchy, Woes

Mar 2, 2025
Press Trust of India

Indu Devi, a 35-year-old widow from Suryahi village, knows the weight of despair all too well. When her husband was hanged over a land dispute,…

Nigeria: NGO Launches Project to Empower Women in Peacebuilding, Environmental Protection

Mar 1, 2025 | Ibrahim Sofiyullaha, Legit.ng

A non-profit organization in Abuja, the Ark and Rainbow Development Foundation (ARDF), has introduced the SHAPPE Project, an initiative aimed at empowering women and youth…

Kenya: Kiambu Women Redefining Roles in Coffee Sector

Feb 28, 2025 | Yvonne Wangeci

Women in Kiambu are transforming Kenya’s coffee industry through empowerment and innovation, challenging traditional barriers and redefining their role in the sector. Coffee, Kenya’s second-largest agricultural…

Kiambu Women Redefining Roles in Coffee Sector

Feb 28, 2025 | Yvonne Wangeci

Women in Kiambu are transforming Kenya’s coffee industry through empowerment and innovation, challenging traditional barriers and redefining their role in the sector. Coffee, Kenya’s second-largest agricultural…

Kenya: The Silent Struggle: Women in Agriculture Bearing the Weight of Every Task

Feb 28, 2025 | Eileen Bogweh Nchanji, Lutomia Cosmas and Victor Nyamolo

Agriculture is a critical lifeline for many rural communities in Kenya. In Makueni County, Kenya, women farmers bear the majority of workload on the farm:…

Haiti: Strengthening The Resilience of Women and Girls Amidst Haiti's Growing Humanitarian Crisis

Feb 27, 2025 | Moise Alex Docteur

In 2024, Haiti faced an unprecedented humanitarian crisis, characterized by escalating gang violence, massive population displacement, and climate disasters. Over one million people were displaced,…