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Mainstreaming Gender in India's Climate-Smart Agriculture Policy

Jul 30, 2019 | Mikhila Menon

India needs to adopt a climate-smart agriculture policy that includes a ‘gender lens’. Since most Indian agriculture is rain-fed, the intensifying effects of climate change…

East African Policy Makers Advocate for Gender in Climate Policy

Jul 26, 2019 | Mary Nyasimi, Dana Elhassan and Faith Gikunda

Policy makers from nine East African countries pledge to lobby governments and policy influencers to consider gender mainstreaming in national climate change policies.

Climate, Conflict and Gender

Jul 25, 2019 | OSCE

Mary Robinson, founder of the Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Change and chair of The Elders, the group of global leaders established by Nelson Mandela,…

DRC: $3.7m Fund to Help End Illegal Mining in Congo

Jul 25, 2019 | Kennedy Senelwa, East African

Armed actors in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s artisanal mining have been dealt a blow with the release of $3.7 million funding by the United…

Liberia: WOMSUD Launches Women’s Participation in Country’s Natural Resources

Jul 25, 2019 | Hannah N. Geterminah, Observer

Women Movement for Sustainable Development (WOMUD) on Tuesday, July 23, 2019, launched the Women’s Participation in the Natural Resources Sectors Report under the title, “Strengthening…

South Africa: Sweeping the Bush, Protecting the Land - The Women Quashing Poaching

Jul 25, 2019 | UNEP

The black mamba is the most venomous snake in sub-Saharan Africa. One bite can kill a person in just a few hours. It is also…

Zimbabwe: War Vets Confront Minister over Land Grab

Jul 24, 2019 | New Zimbabwe

War veterans here have called to order Provincial Affairs Minister Ezra Chadzamira for allegedly trying to remove the former freedom fighters from farms they forcibly…

Inclusive Peace in Afghanistan Means ‘Women at the Centre’ Urges UN Deputy Chief in Kabul

Jul 21, 2019 | UN

The UN deputy chief issued an impassioned plea on Sunday for Afghans to reconcile with the past and put “women at the centre” of all efforts…

Iraq: Iraq Kills Daesh Oil Minister

Jul 20, 2019 | Middle East Monitor

Iraq’s intelligence services have killed the oil minister of Daesh in Syria, according to Iraqi security expert Fadel Abu-Ragheef. Abu-Ragheef wrote on Twitter: “The Iraqi…

Climate Change: House Passes Intelligence Legislation with Climate Rider

Jul 19, 2019 | Nick Sobczyk, E&E News

The House this week passed a measure as part of its annual intelligence authorization bill to create a Climate Security Advisory Council under the director…

Women Key in Peace Negotiations- UN Women

Jul 19, 2019 | Sarah Mazirwe, New Vision

The UN Women has urged the government to increase the engagement of women in peace negotiations in conflicts. Anna Mutavati, the deputy representative UN Women…

Ethiopia: Gender and Climate Change Resilience: E-Volunteer

Jul 18, 2019 | Cuso International

Gender and climate change intersectionality is becoming an increasingly relevant topic in the development arena. Historically, it has been proven that climate change affects genders…

Egypt: Chief of Party, Women's Empowerment

Jul 18, 2019 | Pathfinder International

Pathfinder is seeking a Chief of Party to provide overall strategic leadership and oversight for the upcoming USAID-funded Women’s Empowerment project in Egypt. The project…

Ethiopia: Volunteer Gender and Leadership Advisor

Jul 18, 2019 | Cuso International

Women’s rights and gender sensitivity are one of the biggest challenges to gaining proper nutrition in Ethiopia.  The Growing Nutrition for Mothers and Children (GROW)…

Senior Women's Protection Adviser

Jul 17, 2019 | United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali

Org. Setting and Reporting

This position is located in the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) and is within the Women Protection Office…

Climate Change: Global Threats Imperil Women of Color

Jul 17, 2019 | Bonnie Jenkins

Women of color are the most impacted by global insecurity. For this reason, their leadership is vital to tackling these challenges.I am frequently asked to…

The Missing Piece of Climate Action: Supporting the Leadership of Girls and Women

Jul 16, 2019 | Michelle Milford Morse

To change everything, we need everyone – and that means we need to harness the wisdom and leadership of girls and women to protect the…

Nigeria: Land Grabbing behind Herdsmen-Farmers Crisis – Yuguda

Jul 16, 2019 | Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Vanguard

Former Bauchi State Governor, Isa Yuguda on Tuesday said that land grabbing and population explosion were responsible for the crisis between farmers and herdsmen in…

Afghanistan: Farmer Field Schools Help Afghan Women to Step out from the Shadows

Jul 16, 2019 | ACTED

Working with over 300 female farmers, ACTED provided field school trainings in five provinces across Afghanistan. They aimed at teaching participants new techniques and developing…

From Syria to Sudan, Women Rights Defenders Need More Than Likes

Jul 15, 2019 | Lubna Alkanawati

As a Syrian activist, seeing this photo of Ala'a reminded me of the brave girls and women who also called for change0 in streets, in…

India: Water Wars: Tempers Fray as Shortages Bite in New Delhi

Jul 12, 2019 | Joe Wallen, Telegraph

Soaring temperatures and a long delay to the start of the monsoon season are behind some of the most severe water shortages in New Delhi's…

Meet the Woman Risking her Life to Clear Colombia's Minefields

Jul 12, 2019 | BBC News

Paola Sanchez is 24 years old and risks her life every day, finding and deactivating landmines after five decades of conflict in Colombia.

Many of the…

Land Rights and Livelihoods Key to Achieving Sustainable Development for Kenya’s Indigenous Women

Jul 11, 2019 | Global Forest Coalition

Governments gathered today at the High-level Political Forum at United Nations Headquarters in New York are discussing Sustainable Development Goal 13, on climate action. But…

Los Derechos a la Tierra y a los Medios de Vida son Clave para que las Mujeres Indígenas de Kenia Logren un Desarrollo Sostenible

Jul 11, 2019 | Coalicion Mundial por los Bosques

Los gobiernos que están hoy reunidos en el Foro Político de Alto Nivel en la sede de las Naciones Unidas en Nueva York, están discutiendo…

South Sudan: The Plight of South Sudanese Sexual Assault Survivors

Jul 10, 2019 | Osman Mohamed Osman, Aljazeera

Dadaab, Kenya - Teresa* (not her real name) gathers her three children outside her shanty, which was provided by aid agencies in Dadaab, a sprawling refugee camp…

Climate Change: Pentagon Pushed to Put Price Tag on Climate Vulnerability

Jul 10, 2019 | Dean Scott, Bloomberg Environment

The U.S. military already knows it faces increasing vulnerabilities from a warming planet, from Virginia naval installations facing more frequent flooding to Air Force bases…

Afghanistan: UN-backed ‘Local Peace Initiative’ Culminates in Pact to End Longstanding Land Dispute in Kunar

Jul 10, 2019 | UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan

A UN-backed ‘local peace initiative’ has helped two tribes reach agreement on ending a 40-year conflict over land in the eastern province of Kunar. For…

Kenya: How Women in Kenya Mobilised for Peace after Surviving Violence

Jul 10, 2019 | Sierra Leone Times

Women are rarely represented adequately at peace negotiations yet they make up half the population of any country in conflict or at war. This remains the case…

Gov’t, Int’l Partners Endorse Liberia’s Action Plan for Women Empowerment

Jul 10, 2019 | Alline Dunbar, FrontPage Africa

Several officials of the Liberian government and international partners on Tuesday, July 9, gathered at the Mamba Point Hotel in Monrovia to endorse and validate…

Liberia: "Land Rights Education Will Empower Women, Girls"

Jul 9, 2019 | Alvin Worzi

The Land Rights Act (LRA), which was passed into law in 2018 by members of the 54th Legislature, will serve as an impetus that will…