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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…

Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone in Fourth Bid to Launch Oil Sector with Licensing Round

Jun 14, 2018 | Cooper Inveen, Reuters

Seeking to capitalise on higher oil prices, Sierra Leone has extended the deadline of a fourth oil licensing round for five deep water offshore blocks…

Afghanistan: 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…

Land Rights: Liberia Is at a Crucial Moment in Its History

Jun 13, 2018 | Lennart Dodoo

A historic election gives President George Weah the momentum and mandate to enact a robust agenda, and Mr. Weah has rightly identified secure land rights…

Common Pool: Equitable Water Governance Brings Prosperity to Sabkhali

Jun 12, 2018

The Sundarbans, a vast forest in the coastal region of the Bay of Bengal, are considered one of the natural wonders of the world. Lying…

Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction: Women and Climate Change Adaptation

Apr 10, 2018 | Ellie Anderson

According to a 2015 Georgetown University report on women and climate change, “the impacts of climate change – droughts, floods, extreme weather, increased incidence of…

A More Just Migration: Empowering Women on the Front Lines of Climate Displacement

Apr 3, 2018 | Saiyara Khan

“It is often expected that women care more, and therefore women are going to volunteer, and be the saviors” in times of crisis, said Eleanor Blomstrom,…

DRC Mining Industry Is a Prime Example of How Corporate Power Threatens Women’s Rights

Mar 25, 2018 | Valerie Bah

On a research trip to the Kamituga gold mine in her home province of South Kivu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), activist Marie-Rose…

Q&A: Getting Women's Land Rights Recognized

Mar 19, 2018 | Philippine Sutz

Philippine Sutz describes work under way to help secure land rights for women in Senegal and Tanzania, and explains how accessing land gives them greater…

Connecting the Dots: Natural Resources, Women, and Peace

Mar 8, 2018 | Silja Halle, Clare Church

In the recent peace process with the FARC in Colombia, however, women made up one third of participants, and the resulting peace agreement stands as a model…

Rep. Lee Introduces Women and Climate Change Act of 2018

Mar 8, 2018

On February 5, 2018, Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) introduced the Women and Climate Change Act of 2018 (H.R.4932) to “address the disparate impact of climate…

Liberia: Dowry and Women's Land Rights in Liberia: A "Double-Edged Sword" for Women

Mar 7, 2018 | Justine Uvuza, Thomson Reuters Foundation

As an African woman and gender expert, the concept of “dowry,” or bride price, is not new to me. For women attempting to exercise their…

Liberia: Weah Warned Against Cruel Land Reform

Mar 7, 2018 | P. Nas Mulbah, New Democrat

Enacting the Land Rights Bill, which has been severely altered against the interest of poor forest dwellers would no doubt undermine Liberia’s peace, security, economic…

Liberia: Dowry and Women’s Land Rights in Liberia: A “Double-Edged Sword” for Women

Mar 7, 2018 | Justine Uvuza, Thomson Reuters Foundation

Dowry is a double-edged sword. Research indicates that, on one side of the sword, it can afford a woman social status from both her biological…

Land: Misinterpreting Islamic Law Robs Muslim Women of Land: Experts

Mar 1, 2018 | Reuters

The misinterpretation of Islamic law and a lack of knowledge about inheritance rights are major hurdles in improving women’s access to land in Muslim countries,…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Denies Pull-out from Oil-Rich Kirkuk

Feb 25, 2018 | Middle East Monitor

Iraq’s Defence Ministry on Saturday denied media reports about the withdrawal of federal police forces from the oil-rich Kirkuk province. Local media said federal police…

No Guns, No Drugs, No Atrocities, No Rape, No Murder. Just Bananas…

Feb 25, 2018 | Tim Adams

Don José Manuel Suarez has seen some things. Father of seven and grandfather of 15, his 80 years have been spent farming a patch of…

Liberia: Liberia Looks to Women for Equal Distribution of Forest Resources

Feb 12, 2018 | FrontPage Africa

An eight-bedroom guesthouse, a five-classroom school and a palaver hut are major achievements of a community forest development committee (CFDC) of a community affected by…

Nile Basin: How Big Land Deals Add Stress to the River Nile

Feb 11, 2018 | The Conversation

One of the major scenes of a potential water crisis and conflict is the Nile, the longest in the world. It flows 11 countries -…

Sudan/South Sudan: Sudan to Gain Influence over South Sudan in Oil Deal

Dec 18, 2017 | Tsvetana Paraskova, OilPrice.com

Six years after South Sudan seceded from Sudan, Sudan may regain some of its influence over the south’s oil industry after the two countries agreed…

DRC: Congolese Women Fight ‘Invisible Hands’ of Exploitation

Dec 18, 2017 | Workers World

Marie-Claude Manga, social worker, pastor and fighter for the rights of oppressed women, brought the story of the plight of women in her original home,…

Afghanistan: USAID Empowers Afghan Women to Access Agriculture Credits

Nov 29, 2017 | USAID

One of the most difficult challenges for female farmers and women operating agriculture-related businesses in Afghanistan is access to credit. In addition, many women often…

Iraq: Drought and Neglect Have Decimated Iraq’s Breadbasket

Nov 28, 2017 | Alex Dziadosz, Bloomberg

In Iraqi Kurdistan, farmers face a dizzying array of problems, from drought and polluted water supplies, to ruthless urban expansion and an influx of cheap…

Gender in Conflicts - Interview with Saferworld on Building Peace [Video]

Oct 6, 2017 | Climate Diplomacy

Saferworld is an international conflict prevention organization. The Head of Policy, Larry Attree, in this video, shares the lessons learned over the years to end…

Reforming Women's Property Rights in Afghanistan

Sep 6, 2017 | Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Becky Allen

On paper, the law is clear: men and women enjoy equal property rights under Afghanistan's 2004 Constitution. But on-the-ground reality says otherwise as a combination…