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Kenya: Ahero Women Take Up Rice Paddies in Kano Plains
Jun 30, 2026
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Mabel Keya and Tonny Brian
Kenya News Agency
When you look at the Kano Plains from the window of a speeding matatu on the Kisumu-Nairobi highway, you see an economic miracle draped in…
Afghanistan: UN Says Women and Children Bear Heaviest Burden of Water Crisis in Afghanistan
Jun 30, 2026
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Fidel Rahmati
Khaama Press
Women and children are bearing the heaviest burden of Afghanistan’s worsening water crisis, spending hours each day collecting water for their families, the United Nations…
Afghanistan: OCHA: Women and Children Bear the Burden of Water Shortages in Afghanistan
Jun 30, 2026
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said that women and children are shouldering the heavy burden of water shortages.
Fiji: Gender, Environmental and Social Safeguards (ESS) Officer (Regional Tuna Programme – Programme Management Unit)
Jun 29, 2026
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Pacific Community
ReliefWeb
The Pacific Community (SPC) is the principal scientific and technical organisation in the Pacific region, supporting development since 1947. We are an international development organisation owned and…
Global: Women Lead Peacebuilding Efforts in Colombia, Lebanon, and Malawi Through Dialogue, Mediation, and Justice
Jun 25, 2026
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UN Women
UN Women
Peace is often determined in processes, agreements, and political milestones. But around the world, every day, peace is being built by creating spaces for dialogue,…
Peru: Women Elevating the Role of Bees in Conserving Amazonian Biodiversity
Jun 25, 2026
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UNESCO Perú
UNESCO
Like Lesli, a group of Indigenous and rural women in the Oxapampa–Asháninka–Yánesha Biosphere Reserve (BIOAY), located in the Pasco region, are leading a quiet yet…
Global: Fact Check: What Does It Mean to Be a Woman Farmer in 2026?
Jun 24, 2026
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Anastacia Wanjiru and José Luis Urrea-Benítez
Alliance Biodiversity & CIAT
As the world marks the International Year of the Women Farmer, we asked our gender experts from the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT to…
Bamyan (Central Afghanistan): Drought, Displacement, and a Deepening Humanitarian Crisis
Jun 24, 2026
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Nazanin Mohseni
Kabul Now
The United Nations has warned that worsening drought, severe food insecurity, and restrictions on women and girls are deepening Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis, leaving millions of…
Environmental Peacebuilding Association Launches "Essential Concepts of Environmental Peacebuilding: An A-Z Guide"
Jun 23, 2026
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
Routledge
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) is excited to announce the publication of Essential Concepts of Environmental Peacebuilding Terms: An A-Z Guide, a resource developed to…
Meet the 2026 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners
Jun 15, 2026
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Goldman Prize
Each year, the Goldman Environmental Prize is awarded to grassroots environmental champions from around the world.
Liberia: President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Urges Women Leaders to Lead, Build and Rise
Jun 12, 2026
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Tina S. Mehnpaine
The Liberian Observer
It’s almost midday. The atmosphere in this air-conditioned room is eye-catching. Everyone's attention is fixed on her, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who broke barriers as Liberia…
Algeria: Coordinación de Género y Derechos humanos Ubicación: Campamentos saharauis, Tinduf, Argelia
Jun 9, 2026
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Médicos del Mundo
ReliefWeb
El puesto tiene por objeto contribuir a la mejora de la incorporación del enfoque de género interseccional en los Programas de Médicos del Mundo en…
Afghanistan: Solar-powered Greenhouses Enable Afghan Women to Grow Food, Income, and Hope
Jun 8, 2026
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Hortidaily
Hortidaily
For seven years after her husband died, Noorhaya, 45, toiled under the harsh sun in Kandahar Province, southern Afghanistan, trying to grow enough vegetables to…
Middle East and North Africa: Women at the Frontlines of Water Scarcity
Jun 3, 2026
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Fanack Water Editorial Team
Fanack Water
Women across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) live at the sharp edge of the region’s deepening water crisis. Their unpaid labor, daily decisions,…
Afghanistan: Water Crisis in Qaisar: Women and Children Bear the Heaviest Burden
Jun 3, 2026
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Farhad Farhaad
Hasht e Subh
Residents of Qaisar district in Faryab province have raised concerns about the shortage of safe drinking water and the lack of sufficient water for farming…
Young People Taking Action Against the Causes of Violence in their Communities
May 29, 2026
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Conciliation Resources
Conciliation Resources
This month, more than 40 young men and women gathered in Kaga Bandoro, Central African Republic to work on their youth-led local action plans. The…
Canada: Stories of Resilience: Indigenous Women across the Prairies
May 25, 2026
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Andy Airey
International Institute for Sustainable Development
Across the Canadian Prairies, water carries memory, identity, responsibility, and life. Yet the voices of those most deeply connected to it are often absent from…
The Rush for Critical Minerals Is Reshaping Communities. Gender Analysis Helps Show Who Pays the Cost.
May 21, 2026
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Maryruth Belsey Priebe
There are troubling trends at both ends of the minerals supply chain. On one end, communities across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Lithium…
Remote: Global Lead, Gender Transformative Program
May 19, 2026
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ORBIS International
ReliefWeb
The Global Lead, Gender Transformative Program provides global leadership for Orbis International’s gender-responsive and gender-transformative programming. This role leads the Global Gender Transformative Programming Strategy…
Somalia: Girls Face Heightened Risk as Hunger Crisis Worsens
May 14, 2026
Plan International
Somalia is facing a deadly hunger crisis made worse by soaring food and fuel prices linked to the Middle East conflict; a years-long climate change induced…
Timor-Leste: Consultant, Gender, Disability, and Social Inclusion Public Administration
May 13, 2026
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DT Global
ReliefWeb
Program Background
PROSIVU is an Australian Government-funded program that focuses on strengthening governance in Timor-Leste. This eight-year program (2022 – 2030) works in partnership with the…
Global: AI’s Environmental Footprint is a Gendered Security Risk
May 12, 2026
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Tamara Bah
New Security Beat
The infrastructure powering artificial intelligence (AI) has become both a political flashpoint and a signal for strategic warfare with significant military, geopolitical, and international security…
AI’s Environmental Footprint Is a Gendered Security Risk
May 12, 2026
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Tamara Bah
The infrastructure powering artificial intelligence (AI) has become both a political flashpoint and a signal for strategic warfare with significant military, geopolitical, and international security implications. Climate change is a “threat multiplier”…
Register Now for "Law, Policy and Science in Environmental Peacebuilding Training" (12 Oct - 16 Oct 2026 in Slovenia) [DEADLINE: May 30, 2026]
May 11, 2026
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Geneva Water Hub
Call for Application: Join the Geneva Water Hub in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from October 12 to October 16, 2026, for a transformative training course on Law,…
Global: Indigenous Leaders Call for Global Recognition of Peacebuilding Role as UN Forum Echoes Summit Outcomes
May 6, 2026
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E-Pao
E-Pao
Indigenous leaders, diplomats and United Nations officials convened in New York for the Second Global Summit on Indigenous Peacebuilding, issuing a call to reframe global…
From Ancient Goddesses to Modern Peace Activists − Mother’s Day Celebrates Women’s Political Power
May 5, 2026
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Marie-Claire Beaulieu
The Conversation
On Mother’s Day, Americans go all out with gift-buying and dining out to honor the women in their lives. In fact, according to some estimates,…
Global: UNDRR Expands Sendai Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism to LGBTIQ+ Persons Constituency
May 5, 2026
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United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) has formally added an LGBTIQ+ Persons constituency to the Sendai Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism (SEM), marking an…
East Africa: “We Are Facing Increased Violent Land Dispossessions and Climate Injustices” – African Women
May 5, 2026
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Witnessradio.org
Witnessradio.org
Stories of displacement, land loss, and resilience filled the room as 45 women from six African countries gathered for the East Africa Women’s Land and…
Jordan: Head, Gender Section
May 4, 2026
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UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
ReliefWeb
The Organization
UNRWA, the largest United Nations operation in the Middle East with over 30,000 staff working across five areas of operation, is looking for highly…
Call for Applications: Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security 2026 Gala Scholarship
May 1, 2026
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Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security
Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security
Women of Color Advancing Peace, Security, and Conflict Transformation (WCAPS) is awarding scholarship grants to mid-career women of color who are engaged in research that…