Conflict Prevention, Mediation, & Resolution
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2022.08 Gender and Peacekeeping-Intelligence (Guidelines)
Library
Following UN Security Council resolutions on women, peace and security, and the Peacekeeping-Intelligence (PKI) Policy, this document provides guidance on the considerations required for integrating…
The Gender-Climate-Security Nexus: Conceptual Framework, CGIAR Portofolio Review, and Recommendations Towards an Agenda for One CGIAR
Library
This position paper provides a conceptual framework for the gender-climate-security-nexus, a CGIAR portfolio review of work related to the nexus, and recommendations towards an agenda…
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…
Women Speak: The Lived Nexus Between Climate, Gender and Security
Briefs & Development
A growing body of research recognises the gendered impacts of climate change, and how these are impacted by armed conflict. Women often bear the brunt…
Climate Change and Conflict: First-Hand Tips on How to Tell Stories with Impact [Video]
Library
In this session, IJNet's guest will look at how the impacts of climate change can contribute to conflict, and the specific factors that drive conflict.…
Climate, Peace, and Security Fact Sheet: Iraq
Briefs & Development
Iraq is highly vulnerable to climate change and its impacts. The country’s vulnerability is shaped by its physical exposure, a strong natural resource dependency and low adaptive…
Climate Change and Violent Conflict in West Africa: Assessing the Evidence
Library
West Africa is widely cited as a hotspot of climate change and insecurity. This SIPRI Insights uses a systematic literature review of academic research to…
Putting Gender at the Heart of Climate Security
Event
Gender-sensitive and gender-inclusive peace initiatives are essential in securing sustainable and durable peace, and the gender dimension of the climate security nexus overlaps with this. This initiative endeavors to…
Engaging Men for Gender Equality
Event
In recent years, there has been a growing interest in research and public discourse about how various conceptualizations of masculinity shape men's lives and about…
Rethinking Peace Education in a Time of Endless Wars
Event
This event is part of the Gender, Peace, Education and International Law Symposium held under the ERC project ‘A Gendered International Law of Peace’.
What does ‘peace’ mean…
Let's Talk About Sexual Violence in the Climate Crisis
Event
We know that disasters, conflict and emergencies increase the risk of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) globally. If we add climate change to the equation…
Vietnam/South China Sea: Vietnam Land-Filling on Disputed Reef in Spratlys, Imagery Shows
International
Vietnam appears to be doing new construction and land-filling on a remote reef it occupies in the disputed South China Sea, commercial satellite imagery shows.…
Crisis as an Opportunity for Transformative Change
Event
This event is co-hosted with the Women’s International Peace Centre and launches the second edition of their Feminist Peace Series magazine. The Feminist Peace Series was born out…
Open Debate on Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security
Event
Under the presidency of the Government of Kenya, the UN Security Council will convene its annual “Open debate on Security Council resolution 1325 on women,…
Launch of the 2021/22 Global Women, Peace and Security Index
Event
Mark your calendar to join the launch of the third edition of the global Women, Peace and Security Index, which provides a comprehensive measure of women's status…
“Women’s Rights are Human Rights:” Launching a Georgetown Exhibition
Event
“If there is one message that echoes forth from this conference, let it be that women’s rights are human rights, and human rights are women’s…
Women in Uniform: Does Participation Shift U.S. Military Culture and Operations?
Event
Does increasing women’s participation in the U.S. military shift military culture? If so, does this support compliance with international conventions such as Women, Peace and…
Key Results of the Initial Gender Analysis on Climate Change in Tajikistan
Event
Does increasing women’s participation in the U.S. military shift military culture? If so, does this support compliance with international conventions such as Women, Peace and…
IUCN Announces Commitments to Help Usher a Generation of Equality for Sustainability and Gender Equality
International
Today, as a part of the high-level Generation Equality Forum, Dr. Grethel Aguilar Rojas, Deputy Director General, Regions and Outposted Offices of the IUCN delivered…
South Sudan: South Sudan Crude Output Plunges as Blocks Reach Peak Production
International
South Sudan is experiencing a rapid drop in crude output as producing oil blocks have hit peaks and have begun to decline, according to Ministry…
NATO and Climate Change: How Big Is the Problem?
International
The world's most powerful defence alliance agreed on Monday to step up efforts to tackle climate change for the first time.Nato - the North Atlantic…
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.
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…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Dispute over Nile Dam Project May Lead to Military Conflict
International
Talks between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan over Addis Ababa's disputed dam on the Nile River has reached a political impasse, amid rising concerns that the…
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…
United States: DOD Officials Give Report on Women Peace and Security Compliance
International
The Women Peace and Security program fits right into the Defense Department's breadbasket because "it is a tool for smart power," Air Force Brig. Gen.…
Egypt: Market Movers Americas, March 29-April 2: Suez Blockage Impacts Brent-WTI Spread [Video]
International
In this week's Market Movers Americas, presented by Joe Fisher: Brent-WTI spread widens amid Suez closure, Traders watch US-Northwest Europe jet fuel arbitrage amid Suez…
Looking Beyond Conflict to Address Climate Change Impacts in the Women, Peace and Security Agenda
Blog
Since the creation of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda with the adoption of resolution 1325 in 2000, climate change has become arguably the most pressing…
Call for Proposals: Digital Technologies for Environmental Peacebuilding: Sustaining Peace in the Digital Age
Announcement
In the span of only a few decades, new big data ecosystems and a combination of frontier technologies, including social media, artificial intelligence, blockchain, earth…