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In Mozambique, Promoting Biodiversity Includes Greater Gender Equality

Jul 17, 2020 | Amanda Jerneck and Carmen Lahoz Rallo

Increasing girls’ access to education and empowering women has become a core intervention area of the Mozambique Integrated Landscape Management (ILM) Portfolio, of which MozBio is…

Egypt: Regional Emergency Gender Based Violence Advisor (REGA) Arabic speaking

Jul 16, 2020 | Norwegian Refugee Council

We are seeking a talented individual for the post of Regional Emergency Gender Based Violence Advisor (REGA) level P4/P5 to be based in Cairo, Egypt…

United States: Policy Specialist - Gender and Peacebuilding

Jul 15, 2020 | 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…

COVID-19 and Gender Equality: Countering the Regressive Effects

Jul 15, 2020 | Anu Madgavkar, Olivia White, Mekala Krishnan, Deepa Mahajan, and Xavier Azcue

As COVID-19 continues to affect lives and livelihoods around the world, we can already see that the pandemic and its economic fallout are having a regressive…

How Women Can Power the Green Transition

Jul 15, 2020 | Irene Giner-Reichl

The world needs to shift from the current fossil-fuel-based energy system to carbon neutrality. Most obviously, this will require countries to roll out renewable energy…

Myanmar: Gender Analysis Expert

Jul 14, 2020 | Action Contre la Faim

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Global Affairs Canada funds ACF’s project: Gender responsive nutrition, health, WASH, and psychosocial support to vulnerable women, men, girls and boys in Northern Rakhine State, Myanmar…

Southeast Asia: Enhancing Equality in Energy for Southeast Asia (EEESA) Activity

Jul 14, 2020 | ECODIT

ECODIT is an international development firm working with governments, businesses, and local communities to advance environmentally- and socially-responsible development around the world. We provide technical assistance…

Myanmar: Expert in Gender and Inclusion

Jul 14, 2020 | Social Impact

USAID Burma Advancing Transition to Peaceful Democracy Through Participation of Civil Society and Media (CSM-II) 

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Social Impact has been commissioned to conduct a mid-term evaluation for…

Kenya: Advocacy Lead

Jul 14, 2020 | Faith to Action

Faith to Action Network mobilizes faith organizations’ support for family health and wellbeing. We focus on issues that faith actors are grappling with, including sexual…

Uganda: Program Officer, National Association Of Women Judges

Jul 14, 2020 | International Development Law Organization

International Development Law Organisation (IDLO) with funding from the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida), is implementing the Community Justice Programme (CJP) 2018-2023, which seeks to…

Gender Equity and Climate Change Have More in Common Than You Think

Jul 14, 2020 | Katica Roy

Gender equity is a lot like climate change. It’s a horizontally-integrated issue that largely exists inside a vertically-integrated policy framework. Now is the time to change…

A Dashboard Overview: Gender Inequality and the COVID-19 Crisis

Jul 13, 2020 | Carolina Rivera, Yu-Chieh Hsu, Fernanda Pavez Esbry, and Esuna Dugarova

The human development crisis unleashed by the COVID-19 pandemic is putting the fight for gender equality at risk. The immediate effects of COVID-19 are already…

The Power of Women on Pathways to Net-Zero Emissions

Jul 9, 2020 | Linda Coady

When we think about transforming our energy systems, we need to make sure that transformation happens in a way that is not only innovative and…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Glencore Restructures $500 Million Oil Loan With Iraqi Kurdistan

Jul 9, 2020 | Javier Blas and Jack Farchy, Bloomberg

Glencore Plc has restructured a $500 million oil-for-cash loan to Kurdistan in northern Iraq, reducing payments for 2020 as the semi-autonomous region struggles due to…

Afghanistan: Afghan Women Spin New Careers by Reviving Ancient Silk Road Crafts

Jul 9, 2020 | Stefanie Glinski, Thomson Reuters Foundation

Once an important Silk Road trading hub, the Afghan city of Herat has long been a cultural centre, but decades of war have ravaged its…

Mainstreaming Gender When Incorporating Advanced Technology In Agriculture

Jul 8, 2020 | Novela Acharya

With the globalization, massive technological advancement has been observed which has revolutionized the whole world and transformed our daily lives. This digital revolution has not…

Climate and Environmental Justice Issue Focus Landscape Mapper and Consultant

Jul 7, 2020 | Urgent Action Fund

Urgent Action Fund for Women’s Human Rights is a global women’s fund that protects, strengthens and sustains women and trans* human rights activists and the…

Why Investing in Women's Land Rights Helps Overall Gender Equality

Jul 7, 2020 | Karol Boudreaux

It is depressing, discouraging, infuriating – pick your word – to see the scale and scope of abuse and discrimination aimed at women and girls…

Myanmar: Corruption, Weak Rule of Law Cited as Myanmar Probes Latest Jade Disaster

Jul 7, 2020 | Radio Free Asia

A team appointed by the Myanmar government to probe a massive landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar has begun its investigation into the…

Climate Woes Growing for Women, Hit Worst By Displacement and Migration

Jul 7, 2020 | Megan Rowling

From sexual violence in displacement camps to extra farm work and greater risk of illness, women shoulder a bigger burden from worsening extreme weather and…

Indonesia: Women, Peace and Security and Indonesia's Foreign Policy

Jul 7, 2020 | Retno LP Marsudi

The issue of women, peace and security is one of the priorities of Indonesia’s foreign policy. This priority is manifested also in our support for…

Unlocking the Biggest Resource We Have to Fight COVID-19 and Climate Change: Women in STEMM

Jul 2, 2020 | Anna Madlener and Natalie Unterstell

In times of the Covid-19 outbreak, social isolation is illuminating the gender gap perhaps like never before. Just count how many online “manels’’ (a panel…

In Guatemala, Investing in Indigenous Women's Economic Empowerment is Key to Building Back Better After COVID-19

Jun 29, 2020

Since March 2020, Guatemala has recorded more than 600 COVID-19 deaths and over 11,000 infections. Amidst this crisis, indigenous women have continued to use their…

Gender and Climate – Scaling Impact with a Cross-Cutting Agenda

Jun 29, 2020 | Ting Nan Wang

Today, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the destructive nature of global crises without immediate resolutions. Likewise, the effects of climate change are slated to be…

Three Cheers for the Power, Promise of Gender Equity in Agriculture

Jun 29, 2020 | Denise E. Antonio

We need the talents and energy of both men and women to power this sector and contribute to Jamaica's economy — an economy which must…

Prioritizing Gender Equality in Post COVID-19 Tourism

Jun 27, 2020 | Jennifer Musson

Covid-19 has had an unprecedented impact on tourism with the UNWTO anticipating a 60-80% decline in international tourism. The crisis has laid bare structural inequalities…

Op-ed: Build Back Better: Women at the Centre of Decision-Making

Jun 26, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our world and our world view, deepening pre-existing inequalities, and exposing vulnerabilities in social, political, and economic systems. Across every…

Myanmar: Mogok Bans Entry to Unlicensed Gem Mines

Jun 25, 2020 | Kyaw Ko Ko, Myanmar Times

Mogok township in Mandalay Region will prohibit people from entering gem-mining concessions that have expired licenses. Ko Soe Min Hlaing, a local resident, described the…

Uganda: Integrating Gender into Climate Change Interventions

Jun 25, 2020 | Sarah Kenyi, Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung

The effects of climate change such as prolonged droughts and unreliable weather patterns adversely impact smallholder coffee growing farmers in Uganda. To mitigate this, the…

Libya: Women, Peace, and Security in Libyan Context

Jun 25, 2020 | United Nations Support Mission in Libya

Full and effective participation of women in public life, including all political processes and peace building initiatives remains essential and a core priority for UNSMIL.…