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Somalia: For these Women, an Age-Old Way of Life is Ending in the Horn of Africa

Jun 19, 2020 | Aurora Almendral, National Geographic

So many died at once “it was like they were poisoned,” said Rahma Hassan Mahmoud, a herder in Somaliland, of the catastrophe that befell her…

Call for RISE Grant Applications to Address Gender-Based Violence and Environment Linkages

Jun 18, 2020 | USAID

USAID has reopened the RISE Challenge in order to identify and fund the innovative application of promising or proven interventions that prevent and respond to…

Scope for Improvement: Linking the Women, Peace and Security Agenda to Climate Change

Jun 18, 2020 | Elizabeth S. Smith

Climate change can increase the risks of violent conflict, create risks to human security, and challenge conflict recovery and peacebuilding in different contexts. In many…

Local People Hold the Key to Solving Burkina Faso’s Water Challenges

Jun 17, 2020 | Liza Debevec

Thanks to its usually abundant rice production, the Kou River Valley has for decades been known as Burkina Faso’s granary. But then the water stopped flowing.The…

Sustainability for All: Gender Diversity in the Renewable Energy Industry

Jun 17, 2020 | Joanne Fixter

The global renewable energy industry is growing at a faster rate than ever, creating more and more jobs throughout its supply chain requiring a diverse…

Mali: GBV Coordinator

Jun 16, 2020 | 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…

South Sudan: GBV Technical Manager

Jun 16, 2020 | 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…

Switzerland: Associate Researcher, UNIDIR Gender and Disarmament Programme

Jun 16, 2020 | United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research

The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) is an autonomous institution within the United Nations that conducts independent research on disarmament and related problems,…

Philippines: Country Director

Jun 16, 2020 | Plan International

Plan International is a rights-based development and humanitarian organisation working for better lives for all children. We are independent of government and have no political…

Gender Awareness: Towards a Sustainable and Just Energy Transition. Part I

Jun 16, 2020 | Kathrin Meyer

According to the United Nations, the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) number 5 – Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls is the is the “foundation…

Why Gender Responsiveness is Crucial for Equitable, Effective and Efficient Climate Finance

Jun 16, 2020 | Christine Lottje

Women all over the world suffer from the impacts of climate change. They are often more severely affected by climate change impacts as they aggravate…

Why Gender Responsiveness is Crucial for Equitable, Effective and Efficient Climate Finance

Jun 16, 2020 | Christine Lottje

Women all over the world suffer from the impacts of climate change. They are often more severely affected by climate change impacts as they aggravate…

Addressing Gender-Based Violence in Environmental Programming

Jun 16, 2020 | Chelsea Keyser, Resonance

The World Bank estimates that one in three women and girls will experience gender-based violence during her lifetime. In communities that experience severe environmental stress and degradation,…

Afghanistan: Afghanistan Hires Lockdown Jobless to Boost Kabul's Water and Trees

Jun 15, 2020 | Shadi Khan Saif, Reuters

As lockdown measures imposed in March take their toll on Afghanistan’s workforce, the government is employing more than 40,000 jobless workers to rehabilitate groundwater supplies…

Women's Empowerment - The Missing Piece of Environmental Policies

Jun 12, 2020 | Vaishnavi Singh

Ecofeminism, a concept that was coined in 1974 by feminist Francoise d’Eaubonne ideologically links the environmental crisis with gender and highlights the importance of women…

The Gendered Impact of COVID-19 in the Middle East

Jun 11, 2020 | Hafsa Halawa

The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged the normative structures and behaviors of almost every country around the world. The fallout has put pressure on even the…

Israel/Palestine: West Bank's Ancient Terraces Threatened by Settlers' Plan to Build Business Park on Unesco Site

Jun 11, 2020 | James Rothwell, Telegraph

A Unesco World Heritage site in the West Bank that dates back to the rule of King Herod could soon be “destroyed” by ultra-orthodox Jewish…

Women Integral to Battling Coronavirus and Pushing for Lasting Peace and Security

Jun 11, 2020 | UN Women

The coronavirus pandemic has brought into sharp focus the differentiated impacts that COVID-19 is having on women, including new obstacles to their meaningful participation in…

How Women Can Lead The Resistance Against Climate Change

Jun 10, 2020 | Nancy Wang

In the past decade, women have made great strides attaining key leadership roles in technology, education, and politics. Another area that has shot to international…

How Women Can Lead The Resistance Against Climate Change

Jun 10, 2020 | Nancy Wang

In the past decade, women have made great strides attaining key leadership roles in technology, education, and politics. Another area that has shot to international…

Covid-19 in Colombia: Migration, Armed Conflict and Gendered Violence

Jun 10, 2020 | Priscyll Anctil Avoine

In Colombia, 2019 ended with massive demonstrations throughout the country, gathering together several groups, such as students, unions, retirees, feminist organizations, indigenous peoples, Afro-Colombians and environmental defenders.…

Afghanistan: 20 Workers Dead in Afghanistan Mine Collapse

Jun 10, 2020 | Shadi Khan Saif, Anadolu Agency

All 20 miners trapped in a coal mine that collapsed in Afghanistan’s northern Samangan province a day earlier have died, officials confirmed on Wednesday. The…

UN Urges Need for Gender Lens to Address Climate Change and other Security Crises in the Time of This Pandemic

Jun 10, 2020 | Kathmandu Post

Gender inequality is not only shaping the experience of the crisis, but also prospects for resilience and recovery of countries around the world, as they…

For People on the Front Lines of Climate Change and Conflict, COVID-19 Is a New Challenge

Jun 9, 2020 | UN Environment

Al Rahad is one of many communities where the combined effects of climate change, conflict, gender inequality, and now the COVID-19 pandemic are posing grave…

The Effect of Covid-19 on Women in Artisanal Mining

Jun 8, 2020 | Tina Blazquez-Lopez

Artisanal Mining is a significant source of minerals and metals.  According to the International Institute for Sustainable Development 2018  the sector is estimated to produce approximately…

The Effect of Covid-19 on Women in Artisanal Mining

Jun 8, 2020 | Tina Blazquez-Lopez

Artisanal Mining is a significant source of minerals and metals.  According to the International Institute for Sustainable Development 2018  the sector is estimated to produce approximately…

Gender Lens Essential to Addressing Linked Climate Change and Security Crises, Urges Joint UN Report

Jun 8, 2020 | UN Environment

As countries reel from the devastating social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, gender inequality is shaping the experience of crisis, as well as…

Colombia: The Colombian Prosecutor’s Office Indicates that Displaced Peasants Do Not Receive the Aid Ordered by the Justice

Jun 8, 2020 | Europa Press

The Colombian Public Prosecutor’s Office has alerted this Sunday that up to 93 percent of the judicial rulings that decree the delivery of housing and…

Myanmar: Southern Myanmar’s Indigenous Groups Say the UN Should Scrap $21 Million Conservation Plan

Jun 3, 2020 | Skylar Lindsay, ASEAN Today

Myanmar’s Tanintharyi Region is among the most vibrantly biodiverse places in Asia. The southern tail of kite-shaped Myanmar, Tanintharyi encompasses hundreds of islands in the…

Fighting the Climate Battle

Jun 3, 2020 | Jane Ahern, The Madras Pioneer

A local woman's dedication to family traditions, community service and social justice has led to what she describes as her dream job. Madras resident Katherine…