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Sierra Leone Now Has New Land Rights Law to Promote Gender and Tribal Equality and Social Justice

Aug 8, 2022 | Abdul Rashid Thomas

After sixty years of procrastination, the Parliament of Sierra Leone has today passed into law “The Customary Land Rights Act 2022”, which the government says…

Ukraine: War in Ukraine Continues. Initiatives Endangering Forests Only Gather Pace!

Aug 8, 2022 | Yehor Hrynyk, Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group

Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC 2022) took place on 4-5 July in Lugano, Switzerland. Over 1000 participants attended the event, including high officials from Ukraine and…

Maldives: Greening National Security Policy in the Indo-Pacific

Aug 8, 2022 | Athaulla A. Rasheed, Asia & the Pacific Policy Society

As Maldives pushes to counter climate change with ‘green’ defence strategies, the region can look to the country’s progress for policy inspiration, Athaulla Rasheed writes.

Amid Mixed Results for Africa’s Effective Governance, Peace, Security, Speakers in Security Council Spotlight Ways to End Violence, Build Capacity for Growth

Aug 8, 2022 | United Nations

Highlighting the links between effective governance, peace, security and development in Africa, speakers urged greater international investment and support for nationally led efforts, stressing “Africa…

Colombia: How Colombia's Conflict Intensified Violence Against Women and the LGBTQI+ Community

Aug 4, 2022 | Insight Crime

The testimonies of women and LGBTQI+ persons in Colombia have revealed the disproportionate violence they suffered during the country's armed conflict, warning of the cycles…

Policy Dialogue on the Role of Women in Peacebuilding and Reconciliation in Ethiopia

Aug 3, 2022 | UNDP

UNDP and the Ministry of Women and Social Affairs (MoWSA) organised a one-day national-level policy dialogue in July 2022 to provide a platform for key…

Closing the Gender Gap to Build Forward Better

Aug 3, 2022

Drinkable, usable water is very rare in cyclone-affected areas. One has to walk long distances to reach just a little bit of potted water. Otherwise…

Afghanistan: The Taliban’s Black Gold: Militants Seize on Coal to Reboot Economy

Aug 3, 2022 | Financial Times

To reboot the economic system, the Taliban have aggressively elevated coal exports, brushing apart environmental and moral considerations in a bid to spice up, management…

Women are Turning the Tide on Climate Policy Worldwide, and May Launch a New Era for Australia

Aug 1, 2022 | Jacqueline Peel, Annabelle Workman, Kathryn Bowen, and Rebekkah Markey-Towler

When the new federal parliament opened last week, a record number of female politicians took their seats: 38% in the House of Representatives and 57% in the…

Women Entrepreneurs in Africa Face More Climate Risks Than Their Male Peers

Jul 28, 2022 | Kate Gannon

The world’s climate is changing. All of us will ultimately be affected by climatic shifts – but some will be hit harder than others.

On the African…

Jamaica Launches Gender and Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan

Jul 27, 2022 | Santana Salmon, Caribbean National Weekly

Jamaica has launched a gender and climate change strategy and action plan (GCCSAP) that it says has been developed and guided by a national gender…

We Can’t Fight Climate Change Without Fighting for Gender Equity

Jul 26, 2022 | Jamie L. Gloor, Eugenia Bajet Mestre, Corinne Post, and Winfried Ruigrok

As the climate crisis becomes increasingly urgent, organizations around the world have begun investing in a wide array of environmental sustainability initiatives. Some of these…

Ukraine: Hundreds of Professionals Gather to Discuss Violence Against Women in Conflict-Affected Ukraine

Jul 26, 2022 | Council of Europe

On 21 July 2022, five hundred and twenty professionals who provide services to victims of violence against women, and ensure coordination of these services, participated in a one-day…

Afghanistan: The Trans-Afghan Railway Line: Back on Track?

Jul 26, 2022 | Sophia Nina Burna-Asefi, Diplomat

The Trans-Afghan railway project is gathering momentum as Uzbekistan seeks access to Pakistan’s ports. But can the project overcome security, geographic, and financial hurdles?

Iraq/Kurdistan: Investigations Underway after Missile Attack on Oil Field in Iraqi Kurdistan

Jul 26, 2022 | Morningstar

Investigations are under way after a rocket attack on the Khor Mor gas field in the Chamchamal district of Slemani in Iraqi Kurdistan on Monday…

Why Climate Change Disproportionally Impacts Women

Jul 25, 2022 | Demetria Dickinson

A number of recent studies show that the negative effects of climate change fall disproportionately on women, caused by and compounding long-standing effects of sexism…

Apply Now for the "Gender, Conflict, and Peacebuilding" Course

Jul 21, 2022 | Swisspeace and the University of Basel

This course examines the relationship between gender, violent conflict, and peacebuilding. Participants will consider how war and militarism are highly gendered phenomena that impact men…

India Legislators Vote for President, Tribal Woman Likely to Win

Jul 18, 2022 | Al Jazeera

India: In a First, Eight Women in Team of NDRF’s Rescuers

Jul 18, 2022 | The Times of India

If a pregnant woman gets stuck in any flooded area in the state and is unable to reach the hospital for delivery, now women in…

Nigeria: Terms of Reference (ToR) End Line of Girls’ Education Project in Conflict-Affected Areas in Northeastern Nigeria (International Consultant).

Jul 17, 2022 | Save the Children

The Save the Children Fund, commonly known as Save the Children, was established in the United Kingdom in 1919 to improve the lives of children…

Syria and Iraq: International Consultancy, Developing Knowledge Papers Related to the Repatriation, Rehabilitation, and Reintegration of Women Returnees from Conflict Zones

Jul 17, 2022 | UN Women

The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, also known as UN Women, is a United Nations entity working for gender…

Mozambique: Project Officer, Women, Peace, and Security

Jul 17, 2022 | UN Women

The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, also known as UN Women, is a United Nations entity working for gender…

Switzerland: Programme Manager, Gender and Climate Change

Jul 17, 2022 | Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance

Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance is dedicated to improving the security of states and their people within a framework of democratic governance, the rule…

Consultancy: Identify Priority Issues and Actions Necessary for Strengthening the Role of Women in Conservation of Aquatic Biodiversity and Environmental Management in Africa

Jul 17, 2022 | African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources

The African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR), a specialized technical office of the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment…

Afghanistan: Taliban Again Raise Coal Prices amid Booming Exports to Pakistan

Jul 16, 2022 | Ayaz Gul, Voice of America

Afghanistan’s cash-strapped Taliban government has tripled prices for coal in less than a month to raise revenue from its mining sector amid a lack of…

Venezuela: A Safe Space for Venezuela’s Indigenous Women

Jul 16, 2022 | UN News

Colombia: JEP Receives the Report 'Women: Dispossessed Bodies and Territories in Bajo Atrato'

Jul 15, 2022 | Nick Quaz

Before the Chamber for the Recognition of Truth, Responsibility and Determination of Facts and Conduct of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) was handed over in…

Myanmar: China-backed Illegal Rare Earth Mining Surging in Northern Myanmar

Jul 15, 2022 | Yan Naing, Irrawaddy

Illegal rare earth mining has surged in northern Kachin State since last year’s coup in areas along the border with China controlled by a militia…

Bangladesh: Cash Grants and Training Empower Women in the Face of Climate Change

Jul 14, 2022 | World Food Programme

Faced with land erosion, rising seas and frequent cyclones, islanders in Kutubdia and Moheskhali need continued support from the World Food Programme.

How Climate Change Could Drive an Increase in Gender-Based Violence

Jul 14, 2022 | Meghie Rodrigues

As extreme weather events occur more frequently — something that climate scientists say is inevitable — so, too, will violence towards women and people from…