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Sierra Leone: Academic Uses Film to Raise Plight of Sierra Leone Diamond Miners
International
It is widely known that “blood diamonds” played a major role in funding the rebel Revolutionary United Front during the ghastly civil war in Sierra…
Women Building Power: African Feminist Efforts on Energy & Climate Justice
Event
Organised peasant and working-class women impacted by extractives industries in African countries are defending their communities and their own gender-specific interests against insatiable extractives industries.…
'I'll Keep Fighting': Philippine Women Keep Alive Memory of Sex Slave Horrors During World War II
International
MANILA — Rosa Henson, a survivor of wartime sexual slavery at the hands of Japanese forces, went public in 1992 with her story. She had no…
Liberia: ActionAid Trains 20 Journalists to Report Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
International
Monrovia – In the wake of increased cases of Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) across the country, 20 Liberian journalists have begun benefiting from a…
For Many Women in Colombia, Peace Never Arrived
International
More than 340 human rights defenders in Colombia were killed from the beginning of 2016 to mid-August 2018 - mostly by paramilitaries trying to squash…
Local Solutions to Strenghten Women's Voices in Land Governance
Blog
With increasing pressure on land in sub-Saharan Africa, including from commercial agriculture and mineral and oil extraction, how can the voices of women be included…
Indigenous Women Land Defenders of the Americas: Protecting Forests, Climate and Communities
Blog
From April 22-26, the Women's Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) International, an LDF grantee, hosted an Indigenous Women's Delegation to New York City for the…
The Complicated Gender Politics of Going Zero Waste
Blog
Look at #zerowaste and #zerowasteliving on Instagram and you’ll see mason jars filled with chocolate smoothies and rows of rose-gold straws. You’ll see perfectly organized…
Women Land Defenders Face "Extreme Criminalisation," Added Risks
Blog
Since her teen years, Maria Magdalena Cuc Choc, now 39, has defended the natural resources of El Estor, a predominantly Mayan Q'eqchi' community on the…
Resilience Strategy Tackles Climate Change, Governance, Gender Inequality in Coastal Mexico
Blog
An innovative action research project in Mexico has created a gender-sensitive, local climate change strategy, which recognises how women and men are affected differently by…
Gender Transition to Energy for All: from Evidence to Inclusive Policies
Blog
Following the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, policy- and decision makers, governments, multilateral organisations, private companies, and civil society organisations, at both…
Breaking from Tradition, Indigenous Women Lead Fight for Land Rights in Brazil
Blog
Brazil’s indigenous women have been overturning tradition to step into the spotlight and lead an international push to defend their tribal land rights, which are…
Afghanistan: Afghan Women Demand Seat at Peace Talks but Face Resistance
International
HERAT, Afghanistan (AP) — For four hours, Khadeja begged her in-laws to take her to the hospital. The skin on her face and neck was…
Articulating, Strengthening and Building Solidarity - Women's Resistance to Mining
Blog
“Our grandparents told them to provide good roads, (electrical) power and hospitals.
But they didn’t meet any of these expectations.
Here there is no power.
Development… we don’t…
Conflict Minerals: WDC Will Lobby for Broader Definition of "Conflict Diamonds" at OECD Meet
International
On April 23, the 13th OECD Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains will take place in Paris, France. The World Diamond Council (WDC) will be…
United States: Democrat: Murdered Women 'An Environmental Injustice'
International
The "silent crisis" of missing and murdered indigenous women is an environmental issue affected by the boom and bust of oil and gas development in…
Sudan/South Sudan: South Sudan, Sudan to Keep Oil Flowing, Industry Is the “Glue That Binds” Two Nations
International
South Sudan exports all produced crude oil via pipeline from Hegleig and Paloch to Khartoum and then to Port Sudan for export. Since a landmark…
Afghanistan: Women to Join Taliban Delegation for First Time in Afghan Peace Talks
International
Women will be included for the first time in the Taliban delegation for talks this month with US officials and Afghan representatives in Qatar on…
Iraq/Kurdistan: What Did Russia Get from Its KRG Gamble?
International
While the KRG has been reaping the benefit of these deals, Russia and Rosneft's gains from this high-risk investment are yet to materialise in full.…
Iraq: Basra Votes in Favour of Being Autonomous Region in Iraq
International
The Basra provincial council unanimously voted on Monday to turn the oil-rich southern governorate into an autonomous region. Head of the Basra provincial council, Sabah…
Colombia: 'Defending Our Existence': Colombian Tribe Stands in Way of Oil Exploration
International
Behind Pablo Maniguaje stands his village’s meeting room, where a gathering has just finished. Talk was of only one thing: proposals by the Colombian subsidiary…
United States: Legislation Introduced for Women and Climate Change Act of 2019
International
Sen. Mazie K. Hirono and Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) on Tuesday, March 26, 2019, introduced the Women and Climate Change Act of 2019, which would…
Liberia: Government of Liberia to Train More Rural Women as Solar Energy Technicians
International
The Government of Liberia, in partnership with the Barefoot College of India, is planning to open a Vocational Training Center at the Grand Bassa Community…
Managing Our Resources: Women, Mining and Conflict in the Asia–Pacific
Blog
The extraction and exploitation of oil and mineral deposits have become increasingly possible across Asia and the Pacific. Rapid industrialisation and technological developments have led…
Protecting Women's Rights in Iraq Affects the Whole Population
Blog
What Iraq needs is a state-driven campaign that raise awareness and legislation that protects and encourages greater participation of women in the workforce.
'Balance For Better' Does Little to Address Issues Facing Women
Blog
International Women’s Day had radical roots: at the turn of the 20th century, thousands of women came together to protest dismal working conditions, long hours, and…
Colombia: Colombia Mines Minister Aims for Greater Transparency
International
Colombia Energy Minister Maria Fernanda Suarez is aiming for greater transparency in the way the country’s resources are managed. She said Colombia hopes to achieve…
Climate Change: Empowering Women on the Frontlines of Climate Change
International
While the scene is age-old, the number of women farmers—and those performing traditionally male roles—has grown out of the impacts of climate change and environmental…
Myanmar: Naga Women in Myanmar Dream of Inheriting Land
International
In November 2014, the Conference of Naga Nationals adopted a resolution that committed the indigenous Naga people in Myanmar to the Convention on the Elimination…
Guatemala: Women Land Defenders Face 'Extreme Criminalisation', Added Risks
International
El Estor, Guatemala - Since her teen years, Maria Magdalena Cuc Choc, now 39, has defended the natural resources of El Estor, a predominantly Mayan…