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Filling Gender Gap in Agriculture: Viable Opportunities for Women
Oct 17, 2021
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Sorina Buzatu
Country life may be romantic, but regional development counts too. Digitalisation can help boost gender equality and curb rural poverty
Despite women playing a key role…
Ghana: Plan International Ghana Supports Vulnerable Rural Women with WISE Project
Oct 16, 2021
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News Ghana
Plan International Ghana through its project “Women’s Innovation for Sustainable Enterprise” (WISE), is organising series of activities to commemorate this year’s International Day of Rural…
Bangladeshi Women’s Leadership in Water Governance
Oct 16, 2021
Women in Bangladesh play a crucial role in collecting water, often bearing the brunt of physical labor and household chores. Despite women and girls playing…
Colombia: Violence, Land Issues Pose Challenges to Colombia's Peace Process: UN Envoy
Oct 15, 2021
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Xinhua
Violence and land issues continue to pose challenges to the implementation of the peace agreement between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of…
Nigeria: Female Farmers Seek an End to Gender Disparities in Ownership of Land Holdings in Agriculture
Oct 15, 2021
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Great Ozozoyin
Female farmers in Taraba State have again expressed sadness at the way and manner they are often being relegated to the background in allocating lands…
How Can Climate Considerations Be Better Integrated into the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda?
Oct 15, 2021
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Adriana Abdenur, Mayesha Alam, Adam Day, Cristal Downing, and Beatrice Mosello
As the impacts of climate change become more clear—starkly outlined this August by the International Panel on Climate Change’s latest report—responses to them will require an…
The Right to a Clean and Healthy Environment: 6 Things You Need to Know
Oct 15, 2021
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UN
On 8 October, loud and unusual applause reverberated around the chamber of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. A battle fought for decades by…
International Day Honours Rural Women’s Critical Role in Feeding the World
Oct 15, 2021
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UN News
Although rural women and girls have an essential role in food systems, they still do not have equal power with men, therefore earn less, and experience higher levels of…
In a Flashpoint South Sudanese Town, Women Peacemakers Try to Bridge the Divide
Oct 14, 2021
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Natalia Ojewska
More than 18 months into a power-sharing government between South Sudan’s rival leaders, local conflicts still simmer, undermining a fragile peace accord. But in the…
Focus on Women and Girls Matters as Disaster Risks Shift
Oct 14, 2021
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Riyanti Djalante and Mohammad Naciri
At its heart, ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response has a simple but visionary objective to reduce disaster risks and losses in lives. …
The Women’s Agenda for Climate Crisis
Oct 14, 2021
80% of the world’s resources are looked after, consolidated by women across the globe. If that is not an agenda that Women Peace and Security…
North Macedonia: Women Agricultural Producers in North Macedonia Get Help to Grow Their Businesses
Oct 13, 2021
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Mirage News
Under a new measure achieved through gender-responsive budgeting, 250 women farmers received financial support to expand their businesses.
Yemen: Qat-to-Coffee for Climate Resilience and Human Security
Oct 12, 2021
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UNDP
This project aims to support improved climate security and boost employment in Yemen by piloting the transition from Qat-to-Coffee. The Qat sector has grown immensely…
Educating Girls: The Overlooked Solution to Climate Change
Oct 12, 2021
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T. Shawn Taylor
Addressing a global challenge as complex as climate change demands a full suite of solutions and actors, but one powerful intervention is widely overlooked: educating…
International Day of Rural Women Theme: Rural Women Cultivating Good Food For All
Oct 11, 2021
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Charles Mulungi
This year, the International Day of Rural Women (15 October), puts a spotlight on “Rural Women Cultivating Good Food for All.”
NEW YORK, USA, October 11,…
Afghanistan: UN Chief Slams ‘Broken’ Taliban Promises Made to Women, Girls
Oct 11, 2021
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Al Jazeera
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has slammed the Taliban’s “broken” promises to Afghan women and girls, and urged the world to inject cash into Afghanistan in…
Iraq/Lebanon/South Sudan: UK Funding for Land Mine Clearance Scrapped in Lebanon, Iraq and S. Sudan
Oct 9, 2021
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New Arab
UK government funding for land mine clearance in Lebanon, Iraq and South Sudan, as well as three other countries, has been scrapped in what humanitarian…
India: Risk Factors for Gender-Based Violence: The Case of Indian Agriculture
Oct 8, 2021
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OXFAM
The present study documents the incidence of domestic and workplace violence among Indian female agricultural workers, and the factors that put these women at risk…
Burkina Faso: Artisanal Gold Mining in Context of Violent Insecurity
Oct 7, 2021
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Mirage
Over the last 5-6 years Burkina Faso has become seriously implicated in the rapid and dramatic changes in the geopolitical situation in the Sahel. The…
Analysis: The Lack of Diversity in Climate-Science Research
Oct 6, 2021
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Ayesha Tandon
Publishing research in respected journals, such as Nature or Science, is a key way for academics to share their findings with the scientific community and beyond.
A researcher’s publication…
Argentina: Falklands Land-Grab: Argentina Tests UK with New Sovereignty Bid - 'No More Concessions!'
Oct 4, 2021
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Ciaran McGrath, Express
Argentina's new Malvinas minister has sought to turn up the heat over his country's sovereignty claim over the Falkland Islands, accusing previous regimes of "concession"…
Philippines: How Women and Technology Can Help Boost Food Security in the Philippines
Oct 4, 2021
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Patricia Bianca Taculao
Food insecurity continues to be a pressing issue in the Philippines. According to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), about 59 million Filipinos…
Women, Peace, and What is Security?
Oct 4, 2021
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Phoebe Donnelly, Gretchen Baldwin, Masooma Rahmaty, and Phesheya Nxumalo
The past year has raised many questions for those focused on the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda, as well as highlighting issues that feminist…
The Imperative of Climate Adaption for Africa: Building Resilience Across Societies in an Inclusive Manner
Sep 30, 2021
Empowered women and girls have the capacity to build resilient communities using local solutions to climate change to safeguard lives and ensure a sustainable future…
Addressing Masculinities and Gender Stereotypes to Prevent Violent Extremism and Terrorism
Sep 30, 2021
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Pablo Arrocha Olabuenaga
Fifteen years ago, the General Assembly unanimously adopted the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (GCTS), which has served as the backbone for the efforts of States to…
DRC: China, the US and a Twitter Tit-for-Tat over Congo Cobalt Contracts
Sep 25, 2021
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Jevans Nyabiage, South China Morning Post
When the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo announced his decision, a former American diplomat was quick to offer support. J. Peter Pham,…
COP26: Women Must Be Heard on Climate, Say Rights Groups
Sep 25, 2021
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Fiona Harvey
Women must be enabled to play a greater role at the Cop26 summit, as the needs of women and girls are being overlooked amid the global…
Women and Climate Justice: It’s Time to Act
Sep 24, 2021
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Leocadia I. Zak and Susan Kidd
The headlines are clear. Human suffering from a changing climate is escalating and projections show clearly how it will worsen. Equally clear is the need…
Environmental Peacebuilding Awards: Call for Submissions
Sep 23, 2021
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
To honor outstanding contributions to environmental peacebuilding, the Environmental Peacebuilding Association sponsors awards for leaders, practitioners, and researchers. The Association is seeking nominations for awards to…
It Makes Economic Sense for Women to Lead the Fight Against the Climate Crisis
Sep 22, 2021
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Oladosu Adenike
For the first time ever, the United Nations body whose mission is to promote and protect human rights around the world, passed a resolution recognising access…