International News
Iraq: Iraqi President Calls on Country to Stand Firm amid Spate of Attacks on Oil and Gasfields
Jun 26, 2022
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Sinan Mahmoud, National
The recent spate of attacks on oil and gas plants in Iraq's Kurdistan Region is harmful to the country’s stability and economy, President Barham Salih…
Kenya: Gender Remains Neglected At The Nairobi Session Of New Biodiversity Framework
Jun 26, 2022
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Flavia Lopes
Australia's Sex Discrimination Commissioner Calls for Urgent Change in Mining Sector
Jun 24, 2022
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Praveen Menon and Byron Kaye
Ukraine: Ukraine Joins the LIFE Programme for Environment and Climate
Jun 24, 2022
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European Commission
Today, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius and the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine Ruslan Strilets jointly…
USA: After Roe v. Wade: US Researchers Warn of What’s to Come
Jun 24, 2022
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Mariana Lenharo
Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Türkiye on Legislation on Gender-Based Violence, Ask Questions about the State Party’s Withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention and Early Marriage
Jun 15, 2022
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UN News
India: Hariyali Green Villages- Women Lead Climate Solutions
Jun 14, 2022
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Charlotte Steiner and Sameer Kwatra
DRC/Uganda: Ugandan Mission in DR Congo Aimed at Shielding Oil: Report
Jun 14, 2022
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Agence France-Presse
Uganda's crackdown on ADF rebels in eastern DR Congo, a mission launched jointly with Kinshasa, was driven in part by a desire to protect Ugandan…
Somalia: Somalia Attempts to Revive Lands Blighted by Deforestation
Jun 14, 2022
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UN Environment Program
Acacia trees, slow-growing hardwoods, play a pivotal role in Somalia’s hot and arid climate. They improve soil fertility by storing water, fixing nitrogen, a key…
Pakistan: Mothers at the Searing Edge of Climate Crisis in Pakistan
Jun 14, 2022
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Al Jazeera
Iraq/Kurdistan: KRG Says ‘No Court’ Authorized to Invalidate Oil, Gas Law
Jun 13, 2022
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Chenar Chalak, Rudaw
No court in Baghdad has the authority to outlaw the Kurdistan Region’s oil and gas law, the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) natural resources ministry stated…
Australia: Renewables, Environment and Women- What We Know About the 2022-23 NSW Budget
Jun 13, 2022
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Gazala Anver
Ukraine/Russia: Putin Admits Ukraine Invasion Is an Imperial War to “Return” Russian Land
Jun 10, 2022
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Peter Dickinson, Atlantic Council
Throughout the past few months, Vladimir Putin has offered up all manner of outlandish excuses for his invasion of Ukraine. At various different times he…
New Report: Why Climate Change Impacts Women Differently Than Men
Jun 10, 2022
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UNFCCC
Belgium: Women in Conflicts - Brussels Declaration on Actions Towards Empowering Women
Jun 9, 2022
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European Council
Women continue to be particularly affected by conflict situations: whether as civilians in directly affected areas, as refugees, or as persons directly targeted. At the same time, women contribute…
Colombia: Colombia's Extractive Industries Watching Election Warily
Jun 8, 2022
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Oliver Griffin, Reuters
Colombia's leftist firebrand presidential candidate Gustavo Petro is too close in recent polls for the comfort of oil companies and miners who worry that his…
Lebanon: Lebanon Urges US Envoy to End Maritime Dispute with Israel
Jun 6, 2022
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Bassem Mroue, Associated Press
The Lebanese government invited on Monday a U.S. envoy mediating between Lebanon and Israel over their disputed maritime border to return to Beirut as soon…
Liberia: High-Level UN Peacebuilding Commission Delegation Arrives in Liberia
Jun 6, 2022
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Front Page Africa
DRC: Chinese Companies Linked to Illegal Logging and Mining in Northern DRC
May 31, 2022
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Gloria Pallares, Mongabay
In Yaliwasa, northern DRC, logs from 200-year-old hardwood trees lie rotting deep into the world’s second largest rainforest. They were cut in a hurry to…
Somalia: Enhancing Livelihoods and Business Skills for Vulnerable Women in Somalia
May 31, 2022
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African Business
Australia: Australian Women Document Climate Crisis in Visual Petition – In Pictures
May 23, 2022
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Tracey Nearmy, The Guardian
The #everydayclimatecrisis visual petition is a collection of more than 1,000 photographs taken by women and non-binary people across Australia showing the impact of the…
Myanmar: Losing the Freedom to Protect: The Shattered Dreams of Environment Defenders
May 23, 2022
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Esther Wah, Frontier Myanmar
The environmental activists who campaigned to defend the nation’s forests are now hiding in them to save their lives and fearful of the destruction that…
Ukraine/Russia: The Russian Army Has Burned Forests and Poisoned Water Supplies, Flouting International Law. As the UN Draws up New Guidelines, Is It Possible to Wage an “Eco” War?
May 21, 2022
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Philippa Nuttall, New Statesman
The purple shoots of spring meadow saffron are usually a welcome sign of spring in Ukraine. This year the rare flowers lie crushed, destroyed by…
Women Stand More Risk to Effects of Deforestation, Land Degradation, Drought, New UNCCD Study Reveals
May 21, 2022
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Front Page Africa
A new study titled “Differentiated Impacts of Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought on Women and Men” released this week at COP15 by the United Nations Convention to Combat Deforestation…
Bangladesh: Women in Rural Bangladesh Bear Rising Cost of Climate Crisis
May 19, 2022
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Al Jazeera
Food Security: UN Security Council Meeting: Agriculture Is Key to Lasting Peace and Security, FAO Says
May 19, 2022
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
The head of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today called for greater funding for agriculture to ensure there’s available and…
Australia: Australian Women Document Climate Crisis in Visual Petition – In Pictures
May 18, 2022
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Tracey Nearmy, The Guardian
The #everydayclimatecrisis visual petition is a collection of more than 1,000 photographs taken by women and non-binary people across Australia showing the impact of the…
India: Jammu and Kashmir: Forest Fire Triggers Several Landmine Explosions along LoC in Poonch
May 18, 2022
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LatestLY
A forest fire triggered several landmine explosions along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, officials.said on Wednesday. The fire that started…
US: ‘I Feel Angry and Incredibly Motivated’: US Abortion Providers Consider Options for Fighting Back
May 17, 2022
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Carey Dunne
Doctors around the country are anticipating the struggles of patients and providers after the likely fall of Roe v Wade: ‘We’ve been planning for it’.
‘Women Being Targeted In World’s Conflict Flashpoints,’ Says Former Minister
May 16, 2022
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Jewish News
Jewish-Muslim virtual conference hears politicans on both sides talk of the need for unity amid Afghan, Ukraine and Uyghur crises.