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Iraq: Islamic State Group Targets Iraq's Electricity Supplies as Summer Temperatures Soar
Jun 22, 2021
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New Arab
Islamic State group (IS) militants have conducted a series of attacks on transformation towers in Iraq in recent weeks, compromising the country's already weak electricity…
Peace Agreements with a Gender Perspective Are Still an Exception, Not the Rule
Jun 18, 2021
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Laura Wise
At the Political Settlements Research Programme, we track the frequency and detail of how peace agreements include references to women, girls and gender, and our…
Afghanistan: Afghan Gov't Builds Water Canal in Restive District
Jun 17, 2021
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Xinhua
The Ministry of Rehabilitation and Rural Development has completed the work for building a water canal in the troubled Arghandab district of the southern Kandahar…
Guterres - Bring Crimes of Sexual Violence in Conflict Out of ‘the Shadows’, Punish Perpetrators
Jun 17, 2021
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UN News
Sexual violence in conflict “reverberates down generations” and threatens both human and international security, the UN chief said on Thursday in his message for the…
Guterres - Bring Crimes of Sexual Violence in Conflict Out of ‘the Shadows’, Punish Perpetrators
Jun 17, 2021
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UN News
Sexual violence in conflict “reverberates down generations” and threatens both human and international security, the UN chief said on Thursday in his message for the…
NATO and Climate Change: How Big Is the Problem?
Jun 15, 2021
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…
Stronger Together
Jun 14, 2021
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Hannah Elisabeth Kurnoth, Beatrice Mosello, and Janna Greve
What can climate security learn from the women, peace, and security (WPS) agenda? The two agendas share the need for urgent, context-specific, interdisciplinary responses, suggesting…
Liberia: Liberia Switches to Direct Negotiations for Offshore Blocks
Jun 14, 2021
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Offshore
The Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Authority, in collaboration with the National Oil Company of Liberia is offering 33 offshore blocks for direct negotiations.
United Kingdom: Consultancy, Capacity Building Specialist, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
Jun 13, 2021
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MSI Reproductive Choices (formerly Marie Stopes International)
MSI Reproductive Choices, named Marie Stopes International until November 2020, is an international non-governmental organisation providing contraception and safe abortion services in 37 countries around…
Thailand: Senior Research Fellow - Gender, Environment and Development
Jun 13, 2021
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Stockholm Environment Institute
The Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) is a non-profit, independent research and policy institute specialising in sustainable development and environmental issues. SEI works on climate change,…
Nigeria: Gender Equity and Social Inclusion/Youth Specialist
Jun 13, 2021
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FHI 360
FHI 360 is a global development organization, with a rigorous, evidence-based approach to human development. Our team of professionals includes experts in health, nutrition, education,…
Barbados: Gender Specialist
Jun 13, 2021
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UN Development Programme
The United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations' global development network. It promotes technical and investment cooperation among nations and advocates for change and…
Iraq: Consultant, Women and Girls Rebuilding Iraq Project
Jun 13, 2021
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Oxfam
Oxfam is a confederation of 20 independent charitable organizations focusing on the alleviation of global poverty, founded in 1942 and led by Oxfam International. It…
Lebanon: Request for Trainer, Civil Society Programme - Positive Masculinities / Men Engage Approach Training of Trainer
Jun 13, 2021
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Search for Common Ground
Search for Common Ground is an international non-governmental organization that works to end violent conflict and build healthy, safe, and just societies. It is the…
What’s at Stake for Women, Peace and Security Agenda?
Jun 12, 2021
On March 8, during the commemoration of International Women’s Day, the President launched the third National Plan (NAP) on the United Nations Security Council Resolution…
Post-Covid-19, Women and the Green Economy
Jun 12, 2021
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Lalita Panicker
As we build back after Covid-19, the challenge of the climate crisis and its ecological, economic and social impact must be prioritised. There have been…
United Kingdom: Empowering Women and Girls as Contributors to the Protection of the Environment
Jun 11, 2021
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Justin Addison, United Kingdom Government
Justin Addison from the UK Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) speaks at the OSCE Second Preparatory Meeting of the…
Register Now for the MOOC Gender and Mining Governance 13/09/21- 10/10/21
Jun 10, 2021
Do you need to make a stronger case for amplifying women's voices in mining governance? Do you want to become more skilled at evaluating the…
Gaza: Gazans Flock to Beaches Despite Pollution Disaster
Jun 9, 2021
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Mai Abu Hasaneen, Al-Monitor
Thousands of families flocked to the shores of the Gaza Strip days after the fighting with Israel ended, completely disregarding that the beach is polluted with raw sewage and…
Gambia: EU Funds over 1.3 Million NGOs Environmental Sustainability Project
Jun 9, 2021
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Cherno O. Bobb, The Point
The European Union last Wednesday launched the European Union (EU) funded programme dubbed - “Civil Society Organisation Actors of Governance” to be implemented by ActionAid International, The Gambia…
Women Are Hurt More By Climate Causes & Impacts
Jun 8, 2021
New reporting highlights the disproportionate burden, caused at both ends of the climate change cycle, borne by women.
In Minnesota, where Enbridge is seeking to build…
Climate Change: Military Operations Will Be Strained by Climate Change
Jun 8, 2021
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Sara Schonhardt, Environment & Energy News
Militaries around the world could be overstretched as they respond to more intense and frequent climate-driven crises and threats to their own installations. That means…
Here Is How Climate Change Poses Threat to Women’s Reproductive Health
Jun 5, 2021
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Cutacut
Two facts that should be of high priority to Pakistan right now: We are among the top 10 countries in the world that are going…
Climate Security: A Tale of Two Defense Hearings
Jun 5, 2021
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John Conger, Center for Climate and Security
Sometimes you want to hear from the very top, and sometimes you want to get into the details. In the last couple of weeks, the…
Statement: Women and Girls Must Be at the Heart of the Fight for Climate Justice
Jun 5, 2021
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Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Women
Gender equality and climate justice are inextricably linked. In any climate crisis, it is women and girls who often face the greatest impacts from environmental…
Sexual Violence Is a Hidden Impact of the Climate Crisis That’s Not Discussed Enough
Jun 4, 2021
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Nylah Burton
We know the climate crisis is already here—with environmental destruction leading to many people being displaced from their homes, as well as causing health problems and economic…
Sudan: $23.6 Million to Preserve Biodiversity and Ecotourism in Three Parks
Jun 3, 2021
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Inès Magoum, Afrik 21
The Global Environment Facility (GEF), the United Nations (UN), and the Sudanese government are mobilising $23.6 million for the preservation of biodiversity in Dinder National…
Liberia: EPA, Conservation International Mainstream Gender in Liberia’s Fight Against Climate Change
Jun 3, 2021
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Gerald C. Koinyeneh, Front Page Africa (FPA)
In a bid to boost Liberia’s fight against Climate Change, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Conservation International (CI) have embarked on a project to…
Cameroon: Sexual Violence Pervasive in Cameroon’s Anglophone Regions
May 29, 2021
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Jess Craig, Al Jazeera
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
May 28, 2021
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Stuart Braun, Deutsche Welle
Militaries around the world are under pressure to rapidly reduce their own outsized carbon "bootprint" to help limit global heating — and future climate conflict.