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Kenya: In Northern Kenya, the Climate Crisis Shifts Gender Roles
Oct 26, 2020
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Lauren Evans, Foreign Policy
OLDONYIRO, Kenya—On a Tuesday morning at the Oldonyiro livestock market in November, Samaria Leyagu was doing what just a few years ago would have been…
Mining Forum Reviews Impacts of COVID-19 on Climate Action, Gender Equality
Oct 26, 2020
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International Institute for Sustainable Development
The 16th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) convened online to discuss issues related to…
Kenya: In Northern Kenya, the Climate Crisis Shifts Gender Roles
Oct 26, 2020
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Lauren Evans
Drought has disrupted the traditional way of life for pastoralists, pushing many women into business for the first time.
OLDONYIRO, Kenya—On a Tuesday morning at the…
Iraq/Kurdistan: As Oil Prices Dive, Iraqi Kurds Seek to Diversify Economy
Oct 21, 2020
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Mam Rostam, Agence France-Presse
Iraq's Kurdish region has for decades lived off its oil wealth, but plummeting energy prices amid the pandemic and financial mismanagement are forcing locals to…
Mobilizing to Address Gender in Forests and Climate Change Actions
Oct 21, 2020
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Augusta Dwyer, Forest News
The role of women in the success of climate action initiatives and the sustainable management of forest resources has been proven many times. Recent work by the…
Colombia: Colombia Sees Surge in Femicides Amid Uptick in Violence
Oct 20, 2020
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Megan Janetsky, Al Jazeera
Medellin, Colombia – Letica Estacio hoped the wave of gender-based violence that surged during the coronavirus lockdown in Colombia would slow after the South American country eased restrictions…
USIP Announces New Grants on Environment, Conflict and Peacebuilding
Oct 19, 2020
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US Institute of Peace
The US Institute of Peace (USIP) is pleased to announce the eight new grantees of the Environment, Conflict and Peacebuilding Competition. The grants strengthen the…
Call for Submissions: 1325 Chapter, Thank You UN Book
Oct 15, 2020
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Global Network of Women Peacebuilders
Seventy-five years ago, world leaders, recoiling from the horrors of war, sought to secure a future free from fear and free from want. The result…
World Leaders Should Champion Gender Equality
Oct 13, 2020
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Nisha Varia
Women’s rights, including the right to live free from violence or to make decisions about their own bodies, are in the crosshairs of reactionary forces…
Exploring Gender Inequality in Yemen
Oct 13, 2020
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Lily Jones
Due to structural inequalities, women and girls cannot easily access essential services in Yemen, such as education. The effect of this limited access is poor…
Why Are North & South India so Different on Gender?
Oct 13, 2020
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Alice Evans
Everyone knows that Southern and Northern India are very different in culture, language and socio-economic development. But the most dramatic regional disparity may be in…
COVID-19 Recovery - A Missed Opportunity to Fight Climate Change and Gender Inequality?
Oct 13, 2020
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Sven Harmerling
There is a real risk that women will not be able to take advantage of new green jobs as countries overlook gender in pandemic stimulus.COVID-19…
DRC: Final Evaluation, South Kivu Support Programme
Oct 11, 2020
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medica mondiale e.V.
medica mondiale e.V. is a non-governmental organisation based in Cologne, Germany. As a feminist women’s rights and aid organisation, medica mondiale e.V. supports women and…
South Sudan: Gender Assessment Survey Consultancy
Oct 11, 2020
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World Vision
Fortifying Equality and Economic Diversity for Resilience (FEED II) is a five-year project (2020-2025) funded by the Global Affairs Canada. In close collaboration with World…
Kenya: Gender Senior Scientist
Oct 11, 2020
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International Potato Center
The International Potato Center (CIP) is seeking a dynamic and innovative researcher on gender to enhance the impact of research and development programs on poverty,…
UN Working ‘Relentlessly’ to Advance Women, Peace and Security Agenda
Oct 10, 2020
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UN Women
At a virtual roundtable discussion on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) in peacekeeping, António Guterres drew attention to “landmark” Security Council Resolution 1325, which he called “foundational” to international…
Nobel Peace Prize: Hunger Is a Weapon of War but the World Food Programme Can’t Build Peace on Its Own
Oct 9, 2020
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Susanne Jaspars, Conversation
By awarding the 2020 Nobel peace prize to the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP), the Nobel committee said that it wanted to “turn the eyes…
Malawi: Malawi Women Demonstrates for Gender Justice in Public Appointments
Oct 9, 2020
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Wongani Chiuta
Gender Activists on Friday kicked off demonstrations in Malawi's major cities of Mzuzu, Lilongwe, and Blantyre to protest against the gender imbalance in public appointments…
Afghanistan: Afghan Negotiator: Nobel Nomination Nod to Women's Campaign
Oct 9, 2020
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Tameem Akhgar, Associated Press
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan peace negotiator Fawzia Koofi is one of four women representing the Afghan government who have been sitting down at the negotiating…
Russia: Women Peace Builders In Chechnya Face Religious Traditions And The Pandemic
Oct 8, 2020
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Jackie Abramian, Forbes
The reconstructed war-torn Republic of Chechnya, in the North Caucasus mountainous region, borders Russia, Georgia, and the Russian republics of Dagestan and Ingushetia. Amidst a…
Women Are Systematically Excluded from Global Coronavirus Coverage, Experts Say
Oct 8, 2020
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Miriam Berger, The Washington Post
On a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation program earlier this month, a debate between two physicians over coronavirus-related restrictions turned into a brief clash over the role of gender…
25 Years After Beijing, What's Changed on Gender Equality? Not Enough, Experts Say
Oct 8, 2020
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Amy Lieberman, Devex
NEW YORK — Twenty-five years after world leaders agreed upon the landmark Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, progress on gender equality remains uneven. The pandemic could now…
Costa Rica: For Costa Rica, the Future of Forests Hangs in the Gender Balance
Oct 7, 2020
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The World Bank
Costa Rican women are important land conservation agents, but their roles are often marginalized.A concerted effort is underway to better recognize, promote, and value the…
Myanmar: Suspension of Operations at Jade Mining Sites Extended
Oct 7, 2020
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Mizzima
Myanmar extended the suspension period of operations at jade mining sites to contain the spread of COVID-19 pandemic until the end of November, an official…
South Sudan: Gender Violence in South Sudan
Oct 7, 2020
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Raven Heyne
JUBA, South Sudan — South Sudan was a nation gripped by civil war and ethnic cleansing until a peace agreement reached in 2018. It is…
Gender, Climate and Security in Latin America and the Caribbean: From Diagnostics to Solutions
Oct 6, 2020
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Adriana Erthal Abdenur
Women in the region suffer disproportionately from climate impacts, but they also play an essential role in addressing climate change. With the right policy responses,…
Liberia: Rural Communities Continue Call for Share of Logging Revenue
Oct 6, 2020
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FrontPage Africa
The National Union of Community Forestry Development Committee (NUCFDC) has reemphasized call it made to the National Legislature for the allotment of more than US$1…
On International Day Of Non-Violence Women Peace Builders Raise Their Voices
Oct 2, 2020
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Jackie Abramian, Forbes
Women peace builders and change makers are at the front lines of the world’s most brutal conflicts. Today they raise their voices for non-violence as…
Colombia: Gender Fellows Support Research on Gender Differences in Agriculture
Oct 2, 2020
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Amy Duke, Penn State News
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — While conducting research on cacao farms in his native country of Colombia last year, Daniel Guarín-Estrada observed significant differences in how…
Myanmar: 'Make It Safer': Calls Grow to Reform Myanmar's Deadly Jade Trade
Oct 1, 2020
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Bangkok Post
Heavy rainfall in July triggered a massive landslide in Hpakant -- the green heart of Myanmar's jade trade in northern Kachin state -- that entombed…