Protection & Access to Justice
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Shifting Conceptions of Gender Justice in EU Policy on Women, Peace, and Security
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security was a landmark resolution passed in 2000 that, for the first time, recognised the…
Women, Internal Displacement and the Boko Haram Conflict: Broadening the Debate
Briefs & Development
Women and children make up 79 per cent of the population displaced by the conflict between the Nigerian government and the armed movement informally known…
Hacia el Buen Vivir con Igualidad de Género y Justicia Ambiental: Análisis de Género de los Objectivos de Desarrollo Sostenible en 5 Países de Latinoamérica
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Reconocer, entender, y enfrentar las causas de las brechas de género existentes en las comunidades rurales, forestales, e indígenas motivó a las organizaciones miembros de…
Toward Buen Vivir with Gender Equality and Environmental Justice: Gender Analysis of the Sustainable Development Goals in Five Countries in Latin America
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Global Forest Coalition (GFC) member organizations in Latin America, Africa, and Asia have conducted gender assessments in the communities that they work in based on…
Gender Perspective in Water Management: The Involvement of Women in Participatory Water Institutions of Eastern India
Briefs & Development
The paper examines the extent, nature, and factors affecting women’s involvement in participatory irrigation institutions of eastern India. Effective participatory water institutions are urgently needed…
Women and Environment - Ecofeminism and Environmental Movements in India
Briefs & Development
A gendered study of this paper demonstrates the relation between women and natural environment, where women is closely related with nature because of their biological…
Toward Gender Sensitivity: Women and Climate Change Policies in China
Briefs & Development
Climate change and environmental protection have become increasingly important in China. The country has formulated and strictly enforced a series of policies to address climate…
Gender-Based Violence and Environment Linkages: The Violence of Inequality
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Rooted in discriminatory gender norms and laws and shrouded in impunity, gender-based violence (GBV) occurs in all societies as a means of control, subjugation and exploitation…
How the Climate Crisis Could Reverse Progress on Gender Equality Around the World
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People who directly depend on the natural world for their livelihoods, like farmers and fishers, will be among the greatest victims of the climate crisis.…
CFFP Volunteer Lea Börgerding Speaks with Dorothy Nalubega, a Ugandan Minority Rights Activist, Feminist and Environmentalist
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Lea Börgerding (LB): Dorothy, you are a minority rights activist and environmentalist. Can you tell us a little bit more about yourself and your work?
Dorothy…
Women From the Xingu Territory Unite Against Threats from Bolsonaro Administration
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“We don’t think about selling wood or any part of the Earth to get money. We have so many ways to support ourselves that we…
Inaugural Meeting of the AfP Committee on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Issues
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As a community, we as peacebuilders are committed to the values of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). We have recognized that DEI is not only…
Status of Women in Afghanistan: Findings From the 2019 Survey of the Afghan People
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Underrepresented in the peace process, Afghan women are concerned about potential outcomes and implications of a possible U.S. withdrawal. The 2019 Survey of the Afghan…
How to Build Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Response in Your Operation
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Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is one of the most oppressive forms of gender inequality and stands as a fundamental barrier to equal participation…
Gender Equality in Nordic Peace and Mediation Efforts: Norms and Practice
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This talk will focus on models for studying norm contestation in world society, and then illustrates the model's use with reference to three case studies including…
Climate Crisis Could Reverse Progress in Achieving Gender Equality
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People who directly depend on the natural world for their livelihoods, like farmers and fishers, will be among the greatest victims of the climate crisis.…
Deepening Our Engagement with Gender Dimensions in Agriculture
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The Feed the Future Advancing Women’s Empowerment (AWE) Program was delighted to partner with Agrilinks this October to raise awareness about the impacts of gender-based violence in…
Women Land and Water Defenders Are the Real Peacebuilders
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Large-scale resource extraction often perpetuates violence, even in countries with peace accords. Those who mobilize to protect the land and water to build peace are…
WPP "United Women for Peace Forum" London Edition
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Please join us for the launch of ‘United Women Peace Forum', an initiative of the non-profit "Women for Peace and Participation”. This event will highlight…
Verve Think Tank: Gender and Climate Change
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Why the climate crisis is a feminist issue...and what you can do about it.
During the global campaign, 16 Days of Activism to end gender-based violence…
Women in Climate Change Hotspots Face Greater Burdens When Under Environmental Stress
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Climate change has a negative impact on women's ability to make meaningful decisions in their lives, according to new research looking at climate change hotspots…
Sleepwalking into Catastrophe - Climate Change
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Special Advisor to SI Advocacy, Linda Witong, takes a closer look at how and why climate change aggravates inequalities and increases the risks to women…
A Gender Lens is Essential to Sustaining Peace: Evidence from Mozambique
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Despite decades of relative peace and recent efforts to promote gender equality, women and girls in Mozambique continue to experience a disproportionate amount of insecurity.…
Climate Change is Brutal for Everyone, but Worse for Women
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The climate crisis is so epic, so vicious, so wide-reaching, that at this point there are few aspects of the human experience it isn’t transforming.…
Forest Conservation Must Address Violence Against Women
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November 25th has been designated as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women by the United Nations. The day also marks the beginning…
Climate Change: Feminists Have Pushed for Marginalised Voices to Be Heard
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As calls grow for climate action to be more responsive to frontline communities, CIVICUS spoke to Maria Nailevu, a feminist climate activist from Fiji, about…
Is Gender Balance a Governance Issue Which Should Be as Prominent as Environmental Risk in the UK's New Stewardship Code?
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Join us for a business breakfast event on the topic of gender balance - is this a governance issue which should be as prominent as…
Colombia Must Protect the Women Risking Their Lives to Defend Black Communities
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Danelly Estupiñán will never forget the first threats she received back in 2015. First came the text message declaring “Danelly, your end has come.” And…
Gender Equity and Climate Roundtable
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The Gender Equity and Climate Roundtable is meant to encourage conversation around the connection between climate change and gender equity. Though climate change will affect all…
Climate Change Affects Women More. What Can the State Do to Intervene?
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Climate change is affecting us all, but certain demographics more than others. Marginalised communities — and within them, women in particular — feel the discriminatory…