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Ideas for How to Break Gender Barriers in Colombia's Water Sector
Aug 28, 2020
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Karen Navarro
The relationship between water and women does not come only from mythology. Since ancestral times, women have been responsible for managing water in communities, particularly…
Expert's Take: Four Lessons from COVID-19 that Should Shape Policy Decisions Everywhere
Aug 28, 2020
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Laura Turquet
All crises have gendered impacts – simply put, they affect women and men, girls and boys in different ways. COVID-19 is no different. Six months…
Why Are Women Experts ‘Absent’ From Panels on War & Security?
Aug 27, 2020
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Ruhee Neog
In Aristophanes’ Lysistrata, an Athenian magistrate demands of an assembly of women: “And where do you get off taking an interest in war and peace?” The play, set…
DRC: DRC Announces Extension on Export Ban Moratorium for Key Minerals
Aug 27, 2020
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Thomas Hedley, Africa Oil & Power
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has extended a new moratorium on the export ban of cobalt, tin, tungsten and tantalum concentrates. This waiver comes…
Brazil: Amazon ‘Women Warriors’ Show Gender Equality, Forest Conservation Go Hand in Hand
Aug 27, 2020
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Rosamaria Loures and Sarah Sax, Inter Press Service
On an early December morning last year in the state of Maranhão, Brazil, half a dozen members of the Indigenous Guajajara people packed their bags…
Lebanon: UN Women Provides Emergency Relief for Women and Girls in Beirut
Aug 27, 2020
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Sophie Partidge-Hicks, Global Citizen
After the devastating explosion in Beirut on Aug. 4, nonprofits have been dealing with the humanitarian consequences, including the growing crisis now affecting women and girls, especially…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Vietnam Weighs World Court Arbitration against China if Maritime Diplomacy Fails
Aug 26, 2020
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Ralph Jennings, Voice of America
Vietnam is exploring the launch of an international arbitration case against China over a series of mishaps in a disputed sea if diplomacy fails, analysts…
Afghanistan: Minerals Have become Integral to Conflict in Afghanistan: UNDP
Aug 26, 2020
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Ariana News
UNDP Afghanistan has found that decades of mining without a clear vision has done little to reduce poverty but has instead helped insurgent groups fund…
Liberia: EPA Trains Over 40 Female Journalists to Report Environmental Issues
Aug 26, 2020
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Alline Dunbar, FrontPage Africa
The Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia (EPA), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) last weekend concluded a two-day training for over 40…
Niger: Climate Resilient Agriculture Grants in Niger Empower Women-Managed Enterprises
Aug 26, 2020
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Market Screener
In Niger, the agricultural sector employs 8 out of 10 people. It is estimated that if the gender gap was closed in agricultural productivity, it…
Liberia: Charcoal Burners to Plant Trees for Sustainability
Aug 24, 2020
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Global News Network
As part of efforts in sustainably managing the forest, members of the Suehn/Mecca District Charcoal Producers Association in Suehn/Mecca District, Bomi County have taken the…
Kenya: Kenya – Indigenous Women Overcome Discrimination to Lead Community COVID-19 Responses
Aug 24, 2020
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Climate & Development Knowledge Network
In Kenya, indigenous women are tapping into local resources, and undertaking individual and collective initiatives to tackle the COVID-19 crisis. Rose Wamalwa reports. This is…
Ethiopia: Women in Ethiopia Face Challenges During COVID-19 Pandemic
Aug 24, 2020
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Crux
Women in Ethiopia often suffer from “traditional gender roles” where they are expected to defer to men in society. “During gatherings where men and women…
Massive Open Online Course: Gender and Mining Governance
Aug 21, 2020
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UNDP; EGP; IGF
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…
Myanmar: Climate, Security and Gender Consultant
Aug 20, 2020
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International Alert
For over 30 years, International Alert has been working to build positive peace and reduce violence, working across conflict lines and with all parties to…
Afghanistan: WASH Officer - (Afghan Female National)
Aug 20, 2020
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Norwegian Refugee Council
The purpose of the WASH officer position is day to day implementation of the WASH Project. The WASH Officer vary from the officer position by…
COVID-19 Exacerbates the Effects of Water Shortages on Women in Yemen
Aug 20, 2020
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Margaret Habib
The UN estimates that gender-based violence (GBV) has affected 33 percent of women worldwide. In Yemen, GBV has increased by 63 percent since the start of the civil war.…
To Address Gender-Based Violence, We Need Creativity, Collaboration and Courage
Aug 20, 2020
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Bjorn Andersson
One glaring truth the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has reinforced when it comes to gender-based violence is that it is a humanitarian, development and socioeconomic crisis—a…
Put Gender Equality at the Heart of the Post-COVID-19 Economic Recovery
Aug 20, 2020
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Valeria Esquivel
Prior to the onset of the COVID-19 crisis large numbers of women were excluded from the labour market. The pandemic has made things much worse.
It is disproportionately…
Evaluation Consultant
Aug 19, 2020
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UN Women
BackgroundUN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and…
Iraq: Mental Health and Care Practices, Gender and Protection Program Manager
Aug 19, 2020
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Action Contre la Faim
Action Against Hunger has been operating in Iraq since 2013, following the sudden massive influx of refugees fleeing the Syrian crisis. The multiple offensives of…
Jordan: Syria Senior GBV Officer (National Position)
Aug 19, 2020
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Relief International
Relief International is a leading nonprofit organization working in roughly 20 countries to relieve poverty, ensure well-being and advance dignity. We specialize in fragile settings,…
Sudan: Gender Advisor
Aug 19, 2020
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Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40…
South Sudan: GBV Technical Manager
Aug 19, 2020
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International Medical Corps
International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs.
Established…
Call for Proposals: Understanding and Advancing Gender-Sensitive Responses to Integrated Water Resources Management
Aug 19, 2020
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Global Waters Partnership
The Global Water Partnership (GWP) is a multi-stakeholder international action network created in 1996 to foster the implementation of integrated water resources management: the coordinated…
Call for GPN ExpRes Roster – Climate and Security Risk Policy and Programming Experts
Aug 18, 2020
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United Nations Development Programme
The United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations' global development network. It advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience and resources to…
Want More Global Freedom and Prosperity? Include More Women in Leadership
Aug 16, 2020
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Natalie Gonnella-Platts
A century after women secured recognition of their right to vote within our own democracy, we must recommit to ensuring that women and girls around…
Call for Case Studies: Enhancing the Knowledge on the Linkage Between Gender Equality, Women’s Empowerment and the Wise Use, Management and Conservation of Wetlands
Aug 15, 2020
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Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands
The Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands is currently developing a guidance document on how to integrate gender-responsive approaches into the implementation of the Convention in accordance…
Nigeria: FEC Approves Gender Action Plan on Climate Change
Aug 13, 2020
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Saghir el Mohammed, Press Release Nigeria
Nigeria on Wednesday made history as the Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved the first ever National Action Plan on Gender and Climate Change as a…
Afghanistan: UAE to Invest in Afghanistan’s Solar Project, Eyes to Generate 3000 MW Power
Aug 12, 2020
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Khaama Press
The Afghan Government and United Arab Emirates-based PAL 4 Solar Engery LLC signed a memorandum of understanding to provide electrical energy through solar panels in…