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Will Bangladesh Ever See An End To Gender-Based Violence?
Blog
Acid and dowry-based attacks have been particularly prominent in the country, though sexual, physical, psychological and economic abuse has been recognized as forms of abuse…
Cameroon: Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies Specialist
Job
Under the direct supervision of the Representative, and the functional supervision of the Humanitarian Coordinator. The incumbent facilitates the rapid implementation of UNFPA´s multi-sectoral GBV…
Ukraine: Epidemic of Violence against Women in Conflict-Torn East
International
Survivors of domestic violence in eastern Ukraine are not able to seek protection against violence against them due to the government’s ineffective response, Amnesty International…
Gender Equality Is "Essential" to Global Coronavirus Recovery, Norway's Prime Minister Says
International
Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg said Tuesday that while the coronavirus pandemic has been devastating across the globe, women and girls have been hit "especially…
Several US States Advanced Gender Equality on Election Day
International
With all eyes seemingly on the US presidential election, it’s easy to miss some of the exciting progress made on gender equality at the state…
Liberia: Liberia Gender Minister Raps on Green Climate Action — Says Liberia's Farming Method Has to Change
International
Liberia's Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Williametta E. Saydee-Tarr, reechoed Liberia's case at the 2020 World Green Growth Summit. The World Green Growth…
UN: 20 Years After Landmark UN Resolution, Women Still Excluded in Peace Processes
International
NEW YORK - Twenty years after a landmark U.N. Security Council resolution seeking to include more women in the prevention and settlement of conflicts, the…
Colombia: Embracing Organic in Colombia
International
Eosta's first shipment of limes from Colombian exporter Persian arrived last week with a surprise attached: almost 100 postcards from farmworkers in the valley of…
Colombia: Colombia Sees Surge in Femicides Amid Uptick in Violence
International
Medellin, Colombia – Letica Estacio hoped the wave of gender-based violence that surged during the coronavirus lockdown in Colombia would slow after the South American country eased restrictions…
USIP Announces New Grants on Environment, Conflict and Peacebuilding
International
The US Institute of Peace (USIP) is pleased to announce the eight new grantees of the Environment, Conflict and Peacebuilding Competition. The grants strengthen the…
Malawi: Malawi Women Demonstrates for Gender Justice in Public Appointments
International
Gender Activists on Friday kicked off demonstrations in Malawi's major cities of Mzuzu, Lilongwe, and Blantyre to protest against the gender imbalance in public appointments…
Russia: Women Peace Builders In Chechnya Face Religious Traditions And The Pandemic
International
The reconstructed war-torn Republic of Chechnya, in the North Caucasus mountainous region, borders Russia, Georgia, and the Russian republics of Dagestan and Ingushetia. Amidst a…
25 Years After Beijing, What's Changed on Gender Equality? Not Enough, Experts Say
International
NEW YORK — Twenty-five years after world leaders agreed upon the landmark Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, progress on gender equality remains uneven. The pandemic could now…
Thailand: Tired of Conflict, Thailand’s Seep South Women are on the Front Lines of Peace
International
Years of conflict and violence have divided communities in Thailand’s deep south. Pateemoh Poh-Itaeda-oh is one of a growing number of women trying to build…
Solomon Islands: Why Are There Unexploded Bombs in the Pacific Islands?
International
How on Earth was a piece of unexploded ordnance (known as UXO) from World War II discovered in suburban Honiara, the capital of the Solomon…
Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Ukraine: An Opportunity for Gender-Sensitive Policymaking?
Blog
The stigma of CRSV, the patchy domestic legislation, and the unpreparedness of the criminal justice system to deal with such cases prevent the authorities from…
Central African Republic: Central African Republic Seeks Justice for Rural Victims of Sexual Violence
International
BANGUI - Restoring court operations in rural parts of the war-torn Central African Republic is vital to tackling sexual violence and ensuring victims can seek…
Myanmar: Jade Prices in Myanmar Halve as Demand Dwindles amid COVID-19
International
Jades sales have taken a hit as a result of poor demand from China in the wake of COVID-19 and prices of the green mineral…
More Justice, Less Violence Related to Gender
Blog
Although 25 years have passed since the World Conference on Women was held in Beijing, violence against women worldwide is still at alarming levels. Even…
Foundations for Gender Inclusive Peacebuilding
Blog
Through years of programming experience in post-conflict contexts, Interpeace has learned first-hand that inclusion, particularly of marginalized and historically excluded groups, is fundamental for the…
International Conference on Women, Peace, and Security
Event
International Conference on Women, Peace, and Security aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research…
The Women, Peace, and Security Resolutions and the Politics of Gender Expertise and Feminist Knowledge in Post-Conflict Settings
Event
Note: this event has been cancelled.
This panel investigates the meaning and practice of gender expertise in post-conflict contexts, exploring how the Women, Peace and Security…
Covid-19, CEDAW and Women’s Human Rights
Event
The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the deeply entrenched inequalities that have shaped the impact of the virus. Where there was violence, violence has increased. …
Colombia: The Colombian Prosecutor’s Office Indicates that Displaced Peasants Do Not Receive the Aid Ordered by the Justice
International
The Colombian Public Prosecutor’s Office has alerted this Sunday that up to 93 percent of the judicial rulings that decree the delivery of housing and…
Climate Disruption, Gender, and Peacebuilding
Event
This three-day, invitation-only workshop, organized with support from the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, will be centered on climate. It will ask, how is it…
India’s COVID–19 Gender Blind Spot
Blog
The second most populous country in the world, India, has been under a nationwide lockdown since March 24, 2020 – one it intends to continue…
Improve Gender Equality to Better our Island
Blog
The Guam Green Growth Initiative was launched earlier this year, and dozens of leaders from the government, business, nonprofit and academic community came together to…
A Gender Lens for COVID-19
Blog
When pandemics strike, world leaders and health responders must adapt quickly to the looming threat. Often the last factor they consider – if it makes…
Developing Recommendations for a Gender-Responsive Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
Event
The expert workshop will take place in New York, United States of America, on 11 and 12 April 2019, and will bring together approximately 30…
Unfulfilled Ambition: Yemen's National Action Plan for Women Leaves Much to Be Desired
Blog
As Yemen enters its sixth year of a vicious war, turning it into the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, women bear the greater burden of the…