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Afghanistan: Afghan Women Are ‘Not Willing to Give up Their Rights’

Feb 13, 2019 | Elias Groll and Lara Seligman, Foreign Policy

American diplomats have been racing to seal a peace deal with the Taliban that would end the longest war in U.S. history—and decades of civil…

Can Improving Women's Representation in Environmental Governance Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions?

Feb 11, 2019 | Charlotte Collins

The Paris Agreement’s clause to include more women in the environmental decision-making process set a historical precedent. The preamble urges parties to acknowledge that climate…

APWLD Member Zoom-in: Alma Sinumlag

Feb 8, 2019 | Adndita Listyarini

The cold bites in New York. That’s what Alma Sinumlag felt when she visited the Big Apple for the first time ever in 2018. Having…

Iraq: UN: Clearing Iraq's Mosul From Explosives to Take Decades

Feb 7, 2019 | Lisa Schlein, Voice of America

The U.N. Mine Action Service (UNMAS) estimates it could take 10 years to clear Mosul, Iraq, of landmines and decades longer to free this former…

Empowering Sudan’s women and promoting peace through equitable use of natural resources

Feb 7, 2019 | Relief Web

Many parts of Sudan’s Darfur and Kordofan regions are low-rainfall and drought-prone agro-pastoral areas. The resulting water scarcity and poor vegetation fosters low agricultural productivity…

Colombia: The Wetlands of Rio Magdalena under Threat [Video]

Feb 5, 2019 | Deutsche Welle

In the rainy season, the Rio Magdalena in Colombia creates a vast area of wetlands. But now its flood plains are threatened by climate change,…

Colombia: Colombia - The Wetlands of Rio Magdalena under Threat [Video]

Feb 4, 2019 | Deutsche Welle

In the rainy season, the Rio Magdalena in Colombia creates a vast area of wetlands. But now its flood plains are threatened by climate change,…

Myanmar: Myanmar's Opium Farmers Cling on to Lucrative Crop [Photos]

Feb 4, 2019 | Agence France-Presse

Fields of purple opium poppy stretch across the pastures and peaks of mountainous eastern Myanmar, with many farmers reluctant to give up the profitable cash…

Strengthening Women's Voices in Land Decisions: What Works?

Jan 31, 2019 | Philippine Sutz

Since the mid 2000s, sub-Saharan Africa has experienced a land rush driven by factors such as rising commercial agriculture, mineral extraction and large infrastructure projects.…

Afghanistan: Peace in Afghanistan? Maybe—but a Minerals Rush Is Already Underway

Jan 30, 2019 | Antony Lowenstein, Nation

The Afghan war is the addiction that Washington can’t quit. The longest war in US history, it’s a conflict that has generally fallen out of…

Afghanistan: 2 in 3 Afghan Men Think Women Have Too Many Rights

Jan 30, 2019 | Thomson Reuters Foundation

Afghan men strongly oppose giving women more freedom — 2 in 3 think they have too much already — and young men are even more reluctant than…

How Gender and Climate Change Can Be Integrated into Military Operations (Book Preview)

Dec 18, 2018 | Jody Prescott

As the United States develops a strategy to guide all military services on how to promote the participation of women in conflict prevention, management, and…

Southeast Asia Must Integrate Gender Considerations in Coastal Resource Management - Regional Gender Study

Dec 14, 2018

A Regional Gender Study completed in 2018 has shown that many countries in Southeast Asia are not adequately integrating gender considerations into their national policies…

Climate Change: Dangers without Borders: Military Readiness in a Warming World

Nov 21, 2018 | Neela Banerjee, Inside Climate News

In a little over a decade, climate change could make the installation and other military sites on Kwajalein uninhabitable. A 2018 study commissioned by the…

Afghanistan: Saffron Processing Factory in Herat to Hire 700 Women

Nov 21, 2018 | Wadsam

An Afghan businessman has invested USD 2 million to open a saffron processing factory in western Herat province. The factory will offer job to 700…

Gender Differences in Public Understanding of Climate Change

Nov 20, 2018 | Matthew Ballew, Jennifer Marlon, Anthony Leiserowitz and Edward Maibach

While political views play a strong role in Americans’ opinions on climate change, there are many other individual, social, and cultural factors that influence public…

Colombia: Gender-Based Violence Manager

Nov 19, 2018 | Danish Refugee Council

Danish Refugee Council/Danish Demining Group (DRC/DDG) is one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, working in more than 40 countries to provide adequate assistance with…

Vietnam: Vietnam, US Complete Cleanup of Toxic Chemical from Airport

Nov 7, 2018 | Associated Press

Vietnam and the United States have finished the cleanup of dioxin contamination at Danang airport caused by the transport and storage of the herbicide Agent…

Iran: Iran Holds Int’l Seminar on War’s Consequences for Family, Environment

Nov 7, 2018 | Alireza Hashemi, Iran Front Page

The 2018 edition of an international seminar revolving around the impact of war on woman, family and environment was held in Tehran on Tuesday, in…

Opinion: Protect Indigenous, Community, and Women's Land Rights for Food Security and Nutrition

Oct 16, 2018 | Fany Kuiru and Paul de Wit

Legally recognized and protected land rights for indigenous peoples and local communities in the developing world are a key part of revitalizing the world’s food…

DRC: DRC Cobalt Will Become 'Strategic'

Sep 18, 2018 | Mining Journal

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will soon declare cobalt and other minerals as “strategic” resulting in miners having to pay even higher royalties.

Afghanistan: Female Entrepreneurs Enter the Seed Market in Rural Afghanistan

Sep 18, 2018 | Yashpal Singh Saharawat, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas

The lack of availability of quality seeds remains a constraint in Afghanistan, hampering agricultural productivity. Against this background, ICARDA recently reintroduced the concept of village-based…

Climate Change: Integrating Gender in the Mitigation of Climate Change

Sep 17, 2018 | UNDP

The Focal Point of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change for Liberia at the EPA says the issue of climate change continues to…

Iraq: Iraq’s Oil Production Problem

Sep 17, 2018 | Irina Slav, OilPrice

Iraq’s oil production will only grow marginally over the next 10 years despite its potential capacity, which stands at as much as 7 million bpd,…

Climate Change: Integrating Gender in the Mitigation of Climate Change

Sep 17, 2018 | UNDP

The Focal Point of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change for Liberia at the EPA says the issue of climate change continues to…

A Mother's Impossible Choice: Risk Rape to Feed Your Family, or Starve

Aug 6, 2018 | Denise Hruby

On a dirt path dotted with bright-red bougainvillea, women in ankle-length dresses gather in groups of five or more before venturing into the forest. Right…

Conflict Minerals: The “Blood” Diamonds

Aug 6, 2018 | Mariela Naydenova, LeapRate

After being applied in more than 20 different industries around the globe, it is no surprise that blockchain is now being used in the diamond…

South Sudan: A Mother's Impossible Choice: Risk Rape to Feed Your Family, or Starve

Aug 6, 2018 | Denise Hruby, CNN

Based on interviews, the UN estimates that 70% of women living in camps have been raped. Since the beginning of the conflict in 2013, South…

Meet the Women Protecting Vanuatu's Resources for Future Generations

Jul 23, 2018 | Julia Woods

Located in the South Pacific, the small, low-lying islands of Vanuatu are home to immense cultural and ecological diversity. However, these beautiful islands and the…

How Afghanistan's Urban Gardens are Changing Women's Lives

Jun 14, 2018 | Agence France-Presse

It may look like they're just planting and weeding, but for the women tending the public gardens of Jalalabad, the tasks represent far more: the…