Inclusive Governance
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Adjudicating Gender-Based Persecution at the ICC and Beyond: A Monumental Step and the Challenges that Lie Ahead
Event
Historically speaking, gender has not been viewed as a relevant category of persecution in international criminal law, whereas victimisation on the basis of race, religion,…
Opportunities for Women Environmental Leaders in the New Green Economy
Event
Join ELI’s Women in Environmental Law and Leadership (WELL) initiative and expert panelists in a discussion on the role of women in the development of the environmental…
Representation of Women in Human Rights Organs and Mechanisms for Ensuring Gender Parity
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Ensuring gender parity, a discussion on the Report of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee.” The panel will discuss the recently-published report of the UN…
At the Nexus of Participation and Protection: Risks and Barriers to Women’s Participation in Northern Ireland
Blog
Of its four pillars, participation and protection arguably predominate the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda. Growing gaps in women’s leadership across all spheres, exacerbated by…
South Sudan: South Sudan Misused Oil Revenues: Government Official
International
Mismanagement of oil revenues is undermining development in South Sudan, according to a senior official. Deputy Finance Minister in the transitional unity government Agok Makur…
Corporate Due Diligence and Gender Equality
Event
The field of Business and Human Rights has attracted growing attention in recent years as many cases have sadly illustrated that companies can cause, contribute…
Africa Climate Change Fund Launches Third Call for Gender Equality and Climate Resilience Projects
International
The African Development Bank-hosted Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF) on Wednesday issued a third call for project proposals addressing gender inequality and climate resilience in Africa.
The call…
Achieving an Equal Future in a COVID World: Next steps for Women's Freedom
Event
Achieving an Equal Future in a COVID-19 World
Series Three: Taking the Next Steps for Women's Freedom
2020 brought unprecedented new challenges to all of us. But…
Afghanistan: Afghan Gov't Builds Water Canal in Restive District
International
The Ministry of Rehabilitation and Rural Development has completed the work for building a water canal in the troubled Arghandab district of the southern Kandahar…
Liberia: Liberia Switches to Direct Negotiations for Offshore Blocks
International
The Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Authority, in collaboration with the National Oil Company of Liberia is offering 33 offshore blocks for direct negotiations.
The Climate Crisis and Gender Inequality: An Intimate Relationship
Event
We’ve destroyed the planet, insist major public figures like David Attenborough. But who, asks Professor Anne Karpf, is this ‘we’? We aren’t all equally to…
Untapped Potential: Women, Leadership, and Water Diplomacy in the Middle East
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Women play a critical role in water resource management and decision-making at the community level. Yet, they are often absent from high-level water-related negotiations and…
Advancing the Role of Women in International Security
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The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) is pleased to invite you to participate in a by-invitation roundtable of the institute’s new research initiative: Advancing…
Statement: Women and Girls Must Be at the Heart of the Fight for Climate Justice
International
Gender equality and climate justice are inextricably linked. In any climate crisis, it is women and girls who often face the greatest impacts from environmental…
Climate Security: A Tale of Two Defense Hearings
International
Sometimes you want to hear from the very top, and sometimes you want to get into the details. In the last couple of weeks, the…
Ensuring Quality Education for Girls During COVID-19: An Elusive Priority?
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In recent years, girls' education has been a top priority for governments, funders, and global bodies. And yet, during the COVID-19 pandemic, girls have lost…
Liberia: Awareness Campaign on Dissemination of Information on Land Rights Acts Begins across Liberia
International
A nationwide awareness campaign on the dissemination of information on the Land Rights Act (LRA) and the Liberia Land Authority Act (LLAA) has begun across…
Minerals Council Appoints First Woman President in 131 Years
International
Nolitha Fakude has been appointed as president of the Minerals Council South Africa. This is the first time in the 131 year history of the organisation…
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Discovers New Deposits of Diamond, Bauxite, Iron Ore, Gold, Rutile and Nickel
International
Sierra Leone, one of the poorest nations in the World despite an abundance of mineral resources valued at Trillions of Dollars, has announced new discovery…
Displaced Mothers
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In this seventh edition of the UNESCO RILA Sofa Cafés, Professor Alison Phipps , holder of the UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and…
Convención Internacional de Mujeres Líderes de Paz en Acción Emergente/ International Convention of Women Peace Leaders in Emerging Action
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Successworld1 con su Comité Organizador convoca a hombres y mujeres que conforman la sociedad civil a nivel global sin condiciones de raza, credo estrato social,…
Drought Fueling Western Wildfires, Water Wars, Legal Conflicts
International
The historic dry conditions desiccating the West will pit “tribe against tribe” and “fish against fish” as they compete for the last available drops of…
Gaps in Gender Inclusion and Climate Action
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Despite progress on inclusive leadership and the gender pay gap, when it comes to seeing change for financial inclusion for women, significant gaps still remain:
The…
Africa Day Women in Pan Africanism Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
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Africa Day is the annual commemoration of the foundation of the Organisation of African Unity on 25 May 1963. It is celebrated in various countries…
Sudan: Military Gender Advocate of the Year Highlights ‘Crucial Gender Dimensions’ in Darfur
International
Secretary-General António Guterres lauded 32-year-old Military Gender Advisor Steplyne Nyaboga who served in the recently completed UN-African Hybrid Union Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), for the…
Launch of the OECD Report “Gender and the Environment: Building Evidence and Policies to Achieve the SDGs”
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Gender equality and women’s empowerment are central to economic development, environmental sustainability and achieving the SDGs. Yet, evidence shows that gender inequalities have recently increased…
Beyond Borders: Women, Migration, and Pandemic
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UN Women USA NY will host Beyond Borders: Women, Migration & Pandemic, an open dialogue on the experience of women in migrant and refugee populations,…
Kurdistan: Kurdistan Amends Repayment Terms to IOCs, Citing Higher Oil Prices, Pandemic Stress
International
The Kurdistan Regional Government plans to slash payments owed for previous shortfalls to international oil producers operating in the semi-autonomous region of Iraq, citing the…
Land, Ladies, and the Law: A Case Study on Women’s Land Rights and Welfare
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This seminar will discuss women’s de jure and de facto land rights and its implications for household welfare in nineteenth-century Bangkok. Women constituted a significant…
Vietnam: Agent Orange Case: After Defeat, Woman, 79, Vows to Keep Up Fight
International
The landmark trial between a 79-year-old Vietnamese-French woman and 14 chemical multinationals was always going to be a David and Goliath legal battle. Trần Tố Nga…