International News

Iraq/Kurdistan: What Did Russia Get from Its KRG Gamble?

Apr 15, 2019 | Mariya Petkova, Al Jazeera

While the KRG has been reaping the benefit of these deals, Russia and Rosneft's gains from this high-risk investment are yet to materialise in full.…

Afghanistan: Women to Join Taliban Delegation for First Time in Afghan Peace Talks

Apr 15, 2019 | Reuters

Women will be included for the first time in the Taliban delegation for talks this month with US officials and Afghan representatives in Qatar on…

Libya: The Impact of the Crisis on Agriculture - Key Findings from the 2018 Multi-Sector Needs Assessment

Apr 4, 2019 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

Conflict, political instability and insecurity have fuelled the crisis in Libya, impacting individuals and families as well as the country’s economy and institutions. Resulting waves…

South Sudan: South Sudan, Where a Water Crisis is Leading to Child Kidnappings and Rape

Apr 4, 2019 | Bel Trew

For a split second it looked like the young South Sudanese woman and her baby, swaddled in a cloth-carrier on her back, were taking a…

Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s Most Vulnerable Women

Apr 4, 2019 | Ritu Mahendru

Kuchis, traditionally nomadic communities, are considered to be one of the poorest and most marginalized groups in Afghanistan. Over the centuries, Kuchis, whose numbers are…

Iraq: Basra Votes in Favour of Being Autonomous Region in Iraq

Apr 3, 2019 | Middle East Monitor

The Basra provincial council unanimously voted on Monday to turn the oil-rich southern governorate into an autonomous region. Head of the Basra provincial council, Sabah…

Ten Years after the Global Food Crisis, Rural Women Still Bear the Brunt of Poverty and Hunger

Apr 3, 2019 | Oxfam

The “Global Report on Food Crises”, released today by the Food Security Information Network, says that more than 113 million people across 53 countries experienced…

Colombia: 'Defending Our Existence': Colombian Tribe Stands in Way of Oil Exploration

Apr 2, 2019 | David Hill, Guardian

Behind Pablo Maniguaje stands his village’s meeting room, where a gathering has just finished. Talk was of only one thing: proposals by the Colombian subsidiary…

Myanmar: Women Play a Crucial Role in Building Peace in Myanmar

Apr 2, 2019 | Peace Science Digest

Since the passage of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325) in 2000, the international community has devoted a great deal of attention to the…

Angelina Jolie Says Gender Equality Is the Secret to World Peace

Apr 1, 2019 | Erica Sanchez and Leah Rodriguez

Angelia Jolie is urging the world to support gender equality to promote world peace. 

The actress and United Nations special envoy delivered a speech at the…

Afghanistan: A Key to Peace in Afghanistan? Consider Conservation, Says One Scientist

Mar 31, 2019 | Ashley Westerman, NPR

Snow leopards and Marco Polo sheep have not been on the agenda for peace talks involving the Taliban, U.S. officials and Afghan opposition figures. But…

United States: Legislation Introduced for Women and Climate Change Act of 2019

Mar 26, 2019 | Big Island Now

Sen. Mazie K. Hirono and Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) on Tuesday, March 26, 2019, introduced the Women and Climate Change Act of 2019, which would…

Afghanistan: 'The Country Could Fall Apart': Drought and Despair in Afghanistan

Mar 25, 2019 | Rebecca Ratcliffe, Guardian

There are 24 children being treated at Mofleh paediatric hospital’s malnutrition ward, on the outskirts of Herat city, western Afghanistan. Mothers and aunts lean next…

Egypt: New Program Pushes Role for Egyptian Women In Sustainable Energy

Mar 22, 2019 | Maryam Raafat, Al-Monitor

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has launched a program to support Egyptian women in the field of green energy by creating more employment opportunities for them…

Resource Scarcity: Water Scarcity Poses 'Fundamental Risk to Stability,' New Report Finds

Mar 21, 2019 | Teresa Welsh, Devex

Ensuring equal access to water is a key component to maintaining societal stability and preventing conflict in fragile states, according to a new report by the…

Liberia: Government of Liberia to Train More Rural Women as Solar Energy Technicians

Mar 21, 2019 | FrontPage Africa

The Government of Liberia, in partnership with the Barefoot College of India, is planning to open a Vocational Training Center at the Grand Bassa Community…

Colombia: Colombia Mines Minister Aims for Greater Transparency

Mar 8, 2019 | Peter Kennedy, Resource World

Colombia Energy Minister Maria Fernanda Suarez is aiming for greater transparency in the way the country’s resources are managed. She said Colombia hopes to achieve…

Climate Change: Empowering Women on the Frontlines of Climate Change

Mar 8, 2019 | UN Environment

While the scene is age-old, the number of women farmers—and those performing traditionally male roles—has grown out of the impacts of climate change and environmental…

Women Hold the Key to Curbing Climate Change

Mar 8, 2019 | Katharine Wilkinson

In 1911, over one million people took to the streets of Austria, Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland for equal rights and suffrage. It was the first International Women's…

Women Underrepresented in Formal Peace Process, Study Finds

Mar 7, 2019 | Nyein Nyein

YANGON—More than 670 women are contributing to peace building in Myanmar, representing nearly 400 organizations, but only about one quarter of them serve as delegates…

Myanmar: Villagers Say Banana Business Threatens Their Way of Life

Mar 7, 2019 | Myanmar Times

Villagers and farmers protesting against the practices of a nearby banana plantation held a press conference at Mandalay monastery in Myitkyina township of Kachin State…

Congo: 'We Are Fighters, Too'

Mar 7, 2019 | Allison Shelley

Since the perpetrators of the 1994 Rwandan genocide fled into eastern Congo, the region has been consumed by war. Armed groups proliferated, some from Rwanda…

Armenia: "Armenia Has To Stop Using Water As a Political Tool Against Azerbaijan"-Anastasia Lavrina

Mar 7, 2019

During the 40th Regular Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, assistant to President of the International Eurasian Press Fund (IEPF), political analyst Anastasia…

Afghanistan: Improving Livelihoods of Afghan Women through Credit Shura

Mar 7, 2019 | Wadsam

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

Iraq: After IS, Mosul Tackles another Terror: Super-Resistant Bacteria

Mar 6, 2019 | Maya Gebeily, Agence France-Presse

Doctors around the globe are sounding the alarm over bacterial infections immune to modern medicine, but their prevalence in Mosul -- where thousands of patients…

Sahel: Persistent Needs in Sahel, Conflict Driving Massive Displacement

Mar 6, 2019 | UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, World Food Programme, and Save the Children

Top United Nations and non-governmental aid officials today sounded the alarm over rising conflict and insecurity that have accelerated forced displacement across the Sahel, where…

Afghanistan: USAID Improves Livelihoods for Afghan Women through Credit Shura

Mar 6, 2019 | ReliefWeb

Balkh, Afghanistan – One of the most difficult challenges for female farmers and women who operate agriculture-related businesses in Afghanistan is access to credit. In…

Myanmar: Mandalay Starts to Streamline Land Records

Mar 5, 2019 | Phyo Wai Kyaw, Myanmar Times

The Mandalay City Development Committee (MCDC) has begun streamlining land records such as maps, surveys and title deeds, to be in line with rules and…

Myanmar: Naga Women in Myanmar Dream of Inheriting Land

Mar 5, 2019 | Morung Express

In November 2014, the Conference of Naga Nationals adopted a resolution that committed the indigenous Naga people in Myanmar to the Convention on the Elimination…

Iraq: Iraq State Company Denies Shiite Militia Smuggling Mosul Oil

Mar 2, 2019 | Rudaw

Iraq’s North Oil Company (NOC) denied on Sunday that Shiite militia groups were smuggling oil from Nineveh to Syria and Iran, saying that the company…