International News
Aishwarya Sharma: First Indian Fashion Activist & Climate Advocate At COP27 Demands Global Collective Climate Action
Jan 13, 2023
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Outlook India
Aishwarya is also a global goals ambassador with the TogetherBand (United Nations) representing Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities of the 17 The Global Goals and a…
Uganda: Cultural Leaders Petition Alupo Over Emorimor
Jan 12, 2023
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Simon P. Emwamu, Monitor
The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development has started the mediation process between two warring factions of the Iteso Cultural Union (ICU) over who…
This Month in ESG: COP15 and EU Gender Balance Laws
Jan 11, 2023
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Terence Jeyaretnam, Pro Bono Australia
Nothing slowed down in ESG during the last month of the year, with events, new laws and a raft of government announcements, write Terence Jeyaretnam.
Bolivia: Landmark Global Biodiversity Agreement Enshrines Rights of Indigenous Peoples—Providing Hope for Bolivia’s Guarani
Jan 11, 2023
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Juana Vera-Delgado
After more than four years of negotiations, on Dec.19, 2022, nearly 200 nations adopted the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework—a binding agreement to protect at least 30…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s Extractives Industry Never Achieved Its Potential: SIGAR
Jan 10, 2023
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Nazir Shinwari, TOLOnews
The US Special Inspector for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) in a new report says that Afghanistan’s extractives industry never achieved its potential, despite years of US…
Sudan: Largest Unit of Indian Women Peacekeepers in Sudan Conflict Zone
Jan 7, 2023
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Amrita N. Dutta, Indian Express
The contingent has 25 women soldiers from the Corps of Military Police (CMP) and the Assam Rifles, senior Defence officials familiar with the matter said.
Liberia: Communities Affected by Commercial Logging in Liberia Demand Payment of Their Land Rental Fees
Jan 6, 2023
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Joel Cholo Brooks, Global News Network
Representatives of Communities affected by commercial logging in Liberia are calling on the Government of Liberia through the National Legislators to ensure that the communities’…
Ukraine’s Need for Women in War Conflicts With Nation’s Gender Norms, VCU Professor’s New Research Finds
Jan 6, 2023
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Mary K. Brogan, VCU News
“The Ukrainian military has tried to adopt more equal policies, but those have faced pushback from Ukrainian society, which largely sees women’s place in society…
Pakistan: Climate and Gender Responsive Readiness Program in Pakistan
Dec 29, 2022
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IUCN
IUCN launches Climate Change Gender Action Plan (ccGAP) with Fatima Jinnah Women University as part of its Academic- Climate and Gender responsive readiness program in…
Colombia: Land Titling Advances in Colombia
Dec 27, 2022
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Alina Ramos Martin, Prensa Latina
Colombia's Minister of Agriculture, Cecilia Lopez, confirmed that her Ministry will close this year with one million hectares titled to promote agrarian reform.
International Women’s Day 2023: “DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality”
Dec 22, 2022
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UN Women
The theme for International Women’s Day, 8 March 2023 (IWD 2023) is, “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”. This theme is aligned with the…
Liberia: Gov’t Revenue from Extractive Industries Reaches US$84.6M
Dec 22, 2022
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William Q. Harmon, Observer
Government revenue from the extractive industries in 2021 stood at US$84.6 million, a report from the Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (LEITI) has revealed. The…
Afghanistan: Statement on Afghanistan by Sima Bahous, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director
Dec 21, 2022
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UN Women
The comprehensive onslaught on women’s rights in Afghanistan is unmatched in the world today. The Taliban’s latest announcement of the closure of universities for women, effectively…
South Sudan/Uganda: Security Heightened along Porous Border with South Sudan over Cattle Theft
Dec 21, 2022
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Julius Ocungi, Uganda Radio Network
According to security officials, the porous border point has aided the undetected influx of suspected criminals from the neighboring Nimule Township who loot cattle and…
Indonesia: Ministry Seeks Gender-Responsive Climate Change Policies
Dec 16, 2022
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Antara
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection (PPPA) is seeking to make policies related to climate change gender-responsive.
South Sudan: As Cattle Migration Season Approaches, Farmers and Herders from Neighbouring States Meet at Joint UNMISS, UNDP Forum
Dec 16, 2022
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United Nations Mission in South Sudan
Every year between January and April, cattle herders from Tonj and Gogrial areas of Warrap, South Sudan move their animals to greener pastures near Wau,…
Webinar Promotes Women’s Leadership in Chemicals, Waste Management in SIDS
Dec 8, 2022
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IISD
The Global Environment Facility’s (GEF) Implementing Sustainable Low and Non-Chemical Development in SIDS (ISLANDS) Programme hosted a webinar on women’s leadership in chemicals and waste management in…
Conflict Minerals: Industry Shows Zero Improvement on Conflict Minerals Sourcing
Dec 8, 2022
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Brendan Sinclair, GamesIndustry.biz
In the early days of conflict minerals reporting, it was in many cases impossible to tell how much of a company's supply chain was conformant…
ASEAN Launches Plan to Promote Women’s Security in Southeast Asia
Dec 5, 2022
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UN Women
Phnom Penh, Cambodia — Today, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), in partnership with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and UN Women, launched…
DRC: Glencore Agrees to Pay Congo $180 Million over Bribery Case
Dec 5, 2022
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Associated Press
Commodities company Glencore said Monday that it has reached an agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo to pay $180 million over bribery allegations spanning…
Kenya: UN’s Highest Environmental Honour Celebrates Ecosystem Restoration
Nov 22, 2022
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UNEP
Nairobi, 22 November 2022 – The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) today announced its 2022 Champions of the Earth, honouring a conservationist, an enterprise, an economist, a women’s…
Myanmar: Myanmar Junta Increases Landmine Use
Nov 22, 2022
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Mizzima
Use of landmines by the Myanmar junta has surged since the 2021 coup according to the Landmine Monitor Report 2022, released last week.
The 46th NATO Committee on Gender Perspectives Focuses on Hybrid Threats, Disinformation and Human Security
Nov 21, 2022
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NATO
From 3rd to 5th October 2022, approximately 170 participants from 42 NATO Allies and Partners as well as academic organisations and civil society gathered for…
Liberia: Call to Strengthen Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land
Nov 21, 2022
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New Dawn
In commemoration of the 10th Anniversary of the Voluntary Guidelines for responsible Governance of land tenure (VGGT), Liberia has held a National Dialogue as participants…
Iraq: Supporting Local Dialogue to Address Climate Security Risks in Iraq
Nov 18, 2022
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Robert Bosch Stiftung
While the impacts of climate change manifest differently in Iraq, Iraq is the fifth most vulnerable country to climate change worldwide (UNEP). Combined with long-standing…
Leaders and Activists at COP27 Say the Gender Gap in Climate Action is Being Bridged Too Slowly
Nov 18, 2022
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Zoha Tunio, Inside Climate News
Research increasingly shows that global warming impacts women far more gravely than men, but they are still left out of the leadership and benefits of…
Myanmar: Myanmar Communities Decry Disempowerment as Forest Guardians Since 2021 Coup
Nov 17, 2022
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Carolyn Cowan, Mongabay
Strides have been made in forest protection over the past decade, but violent conflict, shrinking civic space and “rampant” natural resource extraction in the wake…
Liberia: Promoting Women's Rights and Land Ownership in Liberia
Nov 17, 2022
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UNSDG
“In the past, women never owned land here but today, women, men, and youth can sit together with the elders and decide issues on land…
COP27: Lack of Women at Negotiations Raises Concern
Nov 16, 2022
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Esme Stallard, BBC
Too few women are participating in COP27 climate negotiations, charities, activists and politicians have warned.
Afghanistan: Coalmining in Afghanistan – in Pictures [Photos]
Nov 16, 2022
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Oliver Weiken, Guardian
From men in their 60s to boys as young as 10, hundreds of miners work every day in Chinarak for just a few euros.