Protection & Access to Justice
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Belgium: Women in Conflicts - Brussels Declaration on Actions Towards Empowering Women
International
Women continue to be particularly affected by conflict situations: whether as civilians in directly affected areas, as refugees, or as persons directly targeted. At the same time, women contribute…
Colombia: Colombia's Extractive Industries Watching Election Warily
International
Colombia's leftist firebrand presidential candidate Gustavo Petro is too close in recent polls for the comfort of oil companies and miners who worry that his…
Indigenous and Rural Women's Voices: Recommendations to Address Climate Security Risks in Colombia
Briefs & Development
From an ecofeminist and human security perspective, this study aims to contribute to filling this existing gap by developing actionable recommendations that can be replicated…
Malala: I Survived the Taliban. I Fear for My Afghan Sisters.
Blog
In the last two decades, millions of Afghan women and girls received an education. Now the future they were promised is dangerously close to slipping…
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…
Cameroon: Sexual Violence Pervasive in Cameroon’s Anglophone Regions
International
Every day, Gladys, a 33-year-old vendor in Buea, the capital of Cameroon’s Southwest region, heads to Muea market to sell vegetables, sweets and other food…
Climate Change: Scorched Earth: The Climate Impact of Conflict
International
Militaries around the world are under pressure to rapidly reduce their own outsized carbon "bootprint" to help limit global heating — and future climate conflict.
Chile: Chile Indigenous: Time to Make Our Voices Heard
International
Replacing it had been one of the demands made in nationwide protests which swept through the country in 2019. This weekend, Chileans are being asked to…
Kenya: Women and Youth Are Leading Kenya’s Coral Reef Revival
International
Five years ago, 20-year-old Said Abdallah was struggling with alcohol and drug addiction while living on Wasini Island, located in the Indian Ocean, 3 kilometres…
Myanmar: Gender-Based Violence in Myanmar and the Military Coup
International
Myanmar has long struggled as a multicultural society governed primarily through the ethnic Burmese-led military known as the Tatmadaw. The conflict exists since gaining independence…
Myanmar: Myanmar’s Anti-Coup Protesters Defy Rigid Gender Roles – and Subvert Stereotypes about Women to Their Advantage
International
One of the first signs of the military coup that overthrew Myanmar’s democratically elected civilian government was a Facebook Live video of regional lawmaker Pa Pa Han being arrested,…
DRC: DR Congo to Suffer $4bn Shortfall from Gertler Contracts: Activists
International
The Democratic Republic of Congo is on track to suffer a shortfall of nearly four billion dollars from mining and oil contracts that it signed…
Afghanistan: Women, Girls, and Afghanistan’s Missing Justice
International
Rights groups say girls were the clear target of the 8 May violence, when a series of explosions erupted as many students were leaving class.…
Liberia: Pres. Weah to Constitute Committee to Probe Nimba Land Dispute
International
President George Manneh Weah has disclosed plan to set up a committee that will be charged with the responsibility to thoroughly investigate the land dispute…
United States: Earth Day Special: Winona LaDuke and the Women Over 50 Fighting to Save The Environment
International
While the consequences of climate change—rising air and sea temperatures, droughts, extreme storms and even insect outbreaks—have an impact on all humans around the globe,…
Ukraine: How War Is Making Water a Scarce Resource in Eastern Ukraine
International
There are around 12,000 kilometres of pipes near the frontline in eastern Ukraine, supplying water to about 3.8 million people from Sloviansk in the north…
Venezuela: Women and Girls at Greatest Risk as Thousands Escape Violence Due to Military Operations in the Border Zone with Colombia
International
At least 5,500 people from Venezuela had crossed the border between Apure and the Colombian department of Arauca in the last two weeks. They are…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Ethiopia to Go on Filling Nile Mega-Dam Despite Impasse: Minister
International
Ethiopia said Wednesday it would not be deterred from impounding water at its Nile mega-dam, despite a persistent impasse with downstream countries worried about their…
Policy Brief Describes New Mindset Needed to Accelerate Gender Equality
International
A policy brief published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development offers a “formula” for accelerating implementation of the 2030 Agenda – enabling women’s participation…
Yemen: Women Struggle to Get by as Yemen Conflict Hits Six-Year Mark
International
As the world’s worst humanitarian crisis rages on, women and children make up three-quarters of the four million people forced from their homes, putting them…
South Sudan: ECHO Project Manager (Protection)
Job
As part of the 2021 Humanitarian Implementation Plan (HIP) for Upper Nile Basin, Solidarités International (SI), INTERSOS and Interchurch Medical Assistance World Health (IMA) formed…
Latest Session of UN Women’s Commission Focuses on Equality in Public Life
International
For the first time in its history, the Commission will be held almost entirely virtually due to the ongoing pandemic, with events organized by UN Women,…
Myanmar: UN Agency Raises Alarm Over ‘Targeted’ Violence Against Women in Myanmar Protests
International
In addition, women in detention are also reportedly experiencing sexual harassment and violence, UN-Women said in a statement on Friday.
“Women have long played a celebrated and vital role in…
Integrate Climate Change with Sexual and Reproductive Health to Safeguard the Wellbeing of All
International
“Climate change is one of the most disruptive issues of our time. Not only is it a disrupter of progress towards development, but it is…
Mexico: Violence Against Women in Mexico Rises
International
Home is not a safe space for many women around the world and coronavirus-era quarantines and lockdowns have increased the risk of gender-based violence. In…
Pacific Women in Climate Change Negotiations
International
The under-representation of women in climate negotiations is well-established. When the global multilateral body on climate change, the Conferences of Parties (COP) of the United…
Promoting Peace and Protecting Women’s Rights in Contexts Affected by Violent Extremism, Especially During COVID-19 Pandemic
International
In 2020, even as governments around the world rallied to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, a large number of countries and their populations continued to…
Afghanistan: Kabul’s Unquenchable Thirst: Crisis Looms in Afghan Capital as Groundwater Reserves Run Dry
International
When Shoaib Musawi entered the well-digging trade 15 years ago, all he needed to sink a well shaft in central Kabul was a pick and…
The Impact of War on the Health of Millions of Women and Children
International
“Today, more than half of the world’s women and children are living in countries experiencing active conflict. The international community cannot continue to ignore their…
Nigeria: Pastoralist-Farmer Conflict a Threat to Food Security as Inflation Spikes
International
Nigeria could suffer a major food blowback in 2021 as the fisticuffs between pastoralists and farmers morph into regional theatres of conflict with regions of…