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The Impact of Food Assistance on Food Insecure Populations during Conflict in Mali
Briefs & Development
Mali, a vast landlocked country at the heart of West Africa in the Sahel region, is one of the least developed and most food insecure…
Climate Change Profile: Yemen
Country Assessments
Yemen faces serious risks from climate change that further threaten the already fragile state of the country1. As climate change and rapid population growth put…
Conflict Minerals and Sexual Violence in Central Africa: Troubling Research
Briefs & Development
This paper explores “conflict mining-related sexual violence” as a type of conflict sexual violence, tracing the dynamic process by which this category is defined in…
Healing the Scars of War: The Women Rebuilding Mozambique's National Park
Library
In the heart of central Mozambique, Gorongosa park was destroyed in the crossfire of the country's civil war. Now women are leading the way in its restoration,…
Remarks to Security Council on the Maintenance of International Peace and Security: The Root Causes of Conflict – The Role of Natural Resources
Library
The exploitation of natural resources, or competition over them, can and does lead to violent conflict. Preventing, managing and resolving such conflicts is one of the…
The Afghanistan National Peace and Development Framework 2017-2021
Briefs & Development
The Afghanistan National Peace and Development Framework (ANPDF) is a five-year strategic plan for achieving self-reliance. The sustainable development that will help Afghanistan meet its…
Country Programming Framework for the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan 2017-2021
Briefs & Development
The Country Programming Framework (CPF) sets out strategic pillars of expertise to guide FAO partnership with and support to the Government of Islamic Republic of…
Resources and Resourcefulness: Gender, Human Rights and Resilience in Artisanal Mining Towns of Eastern Congo
Briefs & Development
Few things evoke reactions as passionate as issues surrounding gender, conflict and mining in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). At once reviled by…
Violence in Environmental Conflicts: The Need for a Multidimensional Approach
Briefs & Development
Although studies on environmental conflicts have engaged with the subject of violence, a multidimensional approach has been lacking. Using data from 95 environmental conflicts in…
Peace with Hunger: Colombia’s Checkered Experience with Post-Conflict Sustainable Community Development in Emerald-Mining Regions
Briefs & Development
The interactions between conflict and local development has puzzled scholars and practitioners alike. This article explores why the advent of peace in Colombia’s emerald-mining regions…
Women and Land in the Muslim World
Library
Access to land is a key element that allows women and men to fully play their role in building peaceful, stable and prosperous societies and…
Reforming Women's Property Rights in Afghanistan
Blog
On paper, the law is clear: men and women enjoy equal property rights under Afghanistan's 2004 Constitution. But on-the-ground reality says otherwise as a combination…
Climate Change: Climate Change Leaves Women Farmers in Central Asia Fighting for Water
International
In the Fergana Valley, mass migration of men has left women in charge of many of the farms. But patriarchal attitudes and a Soviet irrigation…
Afghanistan: USAID Hosts Women’s Agricultural Credit Shura in Mazar-E-Sharif to Improve Livelihoods for Afghan Women
International
When it comes to accessing credit for women farmers and women-owned agriculture-related businesses, challenges have often forced these operations to close because of a lack…
Addressing Women's Burdens from Water Risks Could Help Reduce World Hunger
Blog
For hundreds of millions of women, providing food to feed their families is a daily imperative. Many of them depend solely on the meager yields…
Inside Conflict: What Does Research Reveal About Women's Rights and Changing Gender Roles in Yemen?
Blog
Until the acceleration of violence in 2015, women in Yemen were making some headway in challenging a system that largely excludes them from public life.…
Reconceptualizing Women's Participation in Water Governance
Blog
There is growing emphasis on community-managed water supply and sanitation that embodies a new paradigm in water governance based on demand management. However, projects have…
How Men Can Promote Gender-Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction
Blog
Gender’s importance and the vital roles played by women in all facets of development, humanitarian aid, and disaster response are increasingly recognized. But recognition is…
Afghanistan/Iran: Iran Criticism of Afghan Dam Projects Draws Rebuke from Kabul Officials
International
Afghan officials reacted strongly to recent remarks by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani concerning water management and irrigation projects in Afghanistan. Speaking at an international conference…
Global Rights, Local Struggles: Barriers to Women's Participation in Community Land Decision-Making
Blog
Seven women quietly filed in and sat on the rough cement floor of the tiny stone block house. We were in a small, dusty village…
Myanmar: As Myanmar Democratizes, Women’s Rights Lag Behind
International
Change is coming to Myanmar as it transitions to democracy. But when it comes to protecting women from violence, the needle has barely budged. Myanmar…
Afghanistan: Land-Grabbing Still in Practice in Logar
International
Tens of thousands of acres of land has been usurped by powerful individuals and ordinary people in central Logar province, a practice still ongoing, officials…
LDC Women in World Climate Talks: Building a Cohort of Champions
Blog
The upcoming United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Bonn will include a workshop on 10-11 May to develop elements of a 'Gender…
National Monitoring and Review of the Sustainable Development Goals and Development Justice
Blog
Since 2012, Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD) has been advocating for a transformative development framework that addresses the structural causes of…
Missing Voices: Let's Hear Women's Experiences of Climate Change
Blog
Attending the UN climate talks feels like a big deal. Despite having been in the climate change movement for some years, Bonn was my first…
Land in the New Urban Agenda: Opportunities, Challenges, and Way Forward
Library
Land governance underpins all key aspects of the New Urban Agenda (NUA) which was adopted at the closing plenary of the Habitat III, the United…
Political Feminism and the Women's Movement in Thailand
Briefs & Development
Commissioned with these issues in mind, this paper proposes four areas through which gender issues can be strategically politicized and based on feminist principles and…
Joint Statement on Promoting Women, Peace and Security in ASEAN
Briefs & Development
WE, the Heads of State/Government of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (hereinafter referred to as “ASEAN”), namely Brunei Darussalam, the…
The Internationalization of Security Sector Gender Reforms in Post-Conflict Countries
Briefs & Development
With the passing of several UN Security Council Resolutions related to Women, Peace and Security, gender balancing security sector reforms (SSR)—or policies that ensure the…
Sharing the Spoils: Gender and the Mining Industry
Briefs & Development
Who benefits when a mining boom comes to town? The global rush to extract precious resources from the ground has brought both conflict and opportunity to…