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Afghanistan: Statement on Afghanistan by Sima Bahous, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director

Dec 21, 2022 | UN Women

The comprehensive onslaught on women’s rights in Afghanistan is unmatched in the world today. The Taliban’s latest announcement of the closure of universities for women, effectively…

South Sudan/Uganda: Security Heightened along Porous Border with South Sudan over Cattle Theft

Dec 21, 2022 | Julius Ocungi, Uganda Radio Network

According to security officials, the porous border point has aided the undetected influx of suspected criminals from the neighboring Nimule Township who loot cattle and…

Women-Focused Investments are Crucial for Community Adaptation

Dec 20, 2022 | Asian Development Bank

At an event during Cop27, speakers highlighted the important role women and girls play as agents of change in community adaptation.

Specifically, emphasis was placed on recognising,…

UN Philippines Peace-Building Program Scores Gains in Bangsamoro Region

Dec 19, 2022 | Manila Bulletin

A United Nations (UN) Philippines peacebuilding joint program in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) marked its completion with results that have significantly…

African and Indigenous Women Voices Essential for Climate Action

Dec 16, 2022 | Radia Mbengue and Chantal Bilulu

The climate crisis is caused primarily by the burning of fossil fuels. Yet some of the key culprits — oil and gas — were glaringly…

Indonesia: Ministry Seeks Gender-Responsive Climate Change Policies

Dec 16, 2022 | Antara

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection (PPPA) is seeking to make policies related to climate change gender-responsive.

South Sudan: As Cattle Migration Season Approaches, Farmers and Herders from Neighbouring States Meet at Joint UNMISS, UNDP Forum

Dec 16, 2022 | United Nations Mission in South Sudan

Every year between January and April, cattle herders from Tonj and Gogrial areas of Warrap, South Sudan move their animals to greener pastures near Wau,…

Gender & Social Inclusion Manager – USAID’s Sustainable Water and Sanitation Systems Activity- DRC, BUKAVU

Dec 14, 2022 | Mercy Corps

The Program/Department Summary

Mercy Corps has been operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since August 2007, with a staff of around 400 people…

Specialist, GBV Prevention Male Engagement

Dec 14, 2022 | International Medical Corps

Job DescriptionThe Male Engagement for GBV Prevention Specialist will be responsible for integrating informed and accountable approaches for GBV prevention into broader GBV prevention and…

Ukraine: VAWG/GBViE Technical Specialist

Dec 14, 2022 | VOICE

VOICE is a for impact-non-profit, that is revolutionizing the conflict, crisis, and peacebuilding landscape by harnessing the power of women and girls and the organizations…

DRC: Gender, Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Lead

Dec 14, 2022 | Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is powered by the belief that a better world is possible. To create a better world, we know our teams do their best…

COP15 Women Key Roles in Conservation Need to be Recognizes

Dec 14, 2022 | Pressenza

Tuesday, representatives from different organizations shared their insights on gender equality in biodiversity policy at the COP15 in Montreal. 

According to Archana Soreng (India) member of the…

Promoting Gender-Transformative Disaster Risk Reduction as Our Human Family Grows Larger

Dec 13, 2022 | Marisa O. Ensor

As 2022 sprints to a close, the world has reached a major milestone. The global population surged past the 8 billion mark in November – that…

It's Complicated: Lessons for GBV Prevention in WASH Programs

Dec 9, 2022 | Olivia R. Tisa, Sarajane Renfroe, and Lorraine R. Kudayah-D'Almeida

Many women and girls, persons with disabilities, and ethnic and religious minorities experience challenges in accessing safe and clean water and sanitation, sometimes placing them…

Webinar Promotes Women’s Leadership in Chemicals, Waste Management in SIDS

Dec 8, 2022 | IISD

The Global Environment Facility’s (GEF) Implementing Sustainable Low and Non-Chemical Development in SIDS (ISLANDS) Programme hosted a webinar on women’s leadership in chemicals and waste management in…

Conflict Minerals: Industry Shows Zero Improvement on Conflict Minerals Sourcing

Dec 8, 2022 | Brendan Sinclair, GamesIndustry.biz

In the early days of conflict minerals reporting, it was in many cases impossible to tell how much of a company's supply chain was conformant…

Climate Change Worsens Gender-Based Violence: Here’s How the WPS Agenda Can Help

Dec 8, 2022 | Jenaina Irani

Climate change is a growing threat to progress, peace, security, and human rights. The negative impacts of climate change often have gendered impacts and are…

CARE’s COP27 Response: One Step Forward, but Many More Needed

Dec 6, 2022 | Marlene Achoki, CARE

We are disappointed to say that while COP27 made some progress recognizing the importance of gender justice, attendees ultimately took no collective action. Two weeks of…

Why We Need More Women at COPs

Dec 6, 2022 | Hellen Shikanda

Two women steered the historic negotiations that led to a funding mechanism under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) for Loss and…

Indigenous Women in STEM Are in a Unique Position to Stop Climate Change

Dec 5, 2022 | Leticia Tituana

In Kichwa, an indigenous language spoken in parts of Ecuador, Pachamama (“Mother Earth”) is a unique word that represents the harmonious bond between nature and the indigenous…

ASEAN Launches Plan to Promote Women’s Security in Southeast Asia

Dec 5, 2022 | UN Women

Phnom Penh, Cambodia — Today, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), in partnership with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and UN Women, launched…

DRC: Glencore Agrees to Pay Congo $180 Million over Bribery Case

Dec 5, 2022 | Associated Press

Commodities company Glencore said Monday that it has reached an agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo to pay $180 million over bribery allegations spanning…

Building African Climate Resilience Through Women's Entrepreneurship

Nov 30, 2022 | Amy Fallah

Westerwelle Foundation’s SHEignites Greenpreneur Program is one of five projects in Sub-Saharan Africa that has received funding through ANDE’s Accelerating Women Climate Entrepreneurs (AWCE) Fund to address…

Green Jobs for Women Can Combat the Climate Crisis and Boost Equality

Nov 29, 2022 | Franziska Deinninger and Ana Gren

Delegates returned home from COP27 with long to-do lists and a formidable challenge: how to accelerate development that doesn’t rely on fossil fuels and creates…

Fishing for Equity and Inclusion: Women’s Socioeconomic Factors in Kenyan Fisheries

Nov 29, 2022 | Margaret Gatonye

Seeing Loreta sort and dry her Omena sardines at the shores of Lake Victoria in Western Kenya, one may dismiss this small, middle-aged woman as…

Kenya: UN’s Highest Environmental Honour Celebrates Ecosystem Restoration

Nov 22, 2022 | UNEP

Nairobi, 22 November 2022 – The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) today announced its 2022 Champions of the Earth, honouring a conservationist, an enterprise, an economist, a women’s…

Myanmar: Myanmar Junta Increases Landmine Use

Nov 22, 2022 | Mizzima

Use of landmines by the Myanmar junta has surged since the 2021 coup according to the Landmine Monitor Report 2022, released last week.

The 46th NATO Committee on Gender Perspectives Focuses on Hybrid Threats, Disinformation and Human Security

Nov 21, 2022 | NATO

From 3rd to 5th October 2022, approximately 170 participants from 42 NATO Allies and Partners as well as academic organisations and civil society gathered for…

Liberia: Call to Strengthen Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land

Nov 21, 2022 | New Dawn

In commemoration of the 10th Anniversary of the Voluntary Guidelines for responsible Governance of land tenure (VGGT), Liberia has held a National Dialogue as participants…

Leaders and Activists at COP27 Say the Gender Gap in Climate Action is Being Bridged Too Slowly

Nov 18, 2022 | Zoha Tunio, Inside Climate News

Research increasingly shows that global warming impacts women far more gravely than men, but they are still left out of the leadership and benefits of…