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Afghanistan: A Key to Peace in Afghanistan? Consider Conservation, Says One Scientist
Mar 31, 2019
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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…
South Sudan: Women Protection & Empowerment Program Coordinator
Mar 28, 2019
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International Rescue Committee
The International Rescue Committee is a global humanitarian aid, relief, and development nongovernmental organization.
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The Women's Protection and Empowerment (WPE) Coordinator is responsible for strategy…
Oceania: Social Scientist for Gender and Youth Studies
Mar 28, 2019
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Centre for International Migration and Development
The Centre for International Migration and Development (CIM) is the competence centre for global labour mobility in the international cooperation activities of the German Government.…
Myanmar: Gender and Protection Coordinator
Mar 28, 2019
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Lutheran World Federation
The World Service is the internationally recognized humanitarian and development arm of the Lutheran World Federation, assisting people in need irrespective of their ethnicity, religion…
United States: Legislation Introduced for Women and Climate Change Act of 2019
Mar 26, 2019
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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
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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…
Gender Research in Integrated Pest Management: Unlocking Food Security
Mar 22, 2019
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Sara Hendery
Agricultural production is only one of many factors that impacts global food security. A Virginia Tech team has found that some factors, like gender, take…
Gender Equality, Justice in Law and Practice: Essential for Sustainable Development
Mar 22, 2019
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UN News
Fundamentally linked to human development, gender justice requires ending inequality and redressing existing disparities between women and men, according to a high-level United Nations forum…
Egypt: New Program Pushes Role for Egyptian Women In Sustainable Energy
Mar 22, 2019
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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
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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
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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…
Launch of Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace Newsletter
Mar 20, 2019
Welcome to the Community of Practice on Gender, Natural Resources, Climate and Peace! As part of our Community of Practice, we bring you monthly updates…
Managing Our Resources: Women, Mining and Conflict in the Asia–Pacific
Mar 20, 2019
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Alison Davidian
The extraction and exploitation of oil and mineral deposits have become increasingly possible across Asia and the Pacific. Rapid industrialisation and technological developments have led…
Somalia: Gender-Sensitive Climate Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment (G-CVCA) and Community Adaptation and Action Planning (CAAP) Development
Mar 19, 2019
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World Vision
The Somali Resilience Programme (SomReP) is a consortium of seven international non-governmental organizations (INGO). SomReP works to enhance the resilience of chronically vulnerable households, communities…
Occupied Palestine: Junior EU Aid Volunteer in Gender
Mar 19, 2019
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Gruppo di Volontariato Civile
The EU Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps – EU Aid Volunteers and related legislation create…
UNEP Report Showcases Women’s Role in Management of Coastal and Marine Environments
Mar 14, 2019
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Catherine Benson Whalén
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) launched a report that analyzes the gendered nature of the conservation, management and use of coastal and marine environments and…
Protecting Women's Rights in Iraq Affects the Whole Population
Mar 10, 2019
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Nazli Tarzi
What Iraq needs is a state-driven campaign that raise awareness and legislation that protects and encourages greater participation of women in the workforce.
Land Is Power: How Land Rights Can Enfranchise Liberia's Women
Mar 8, 2019
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Loretta Alethea Pope Kai
Liberia is in the throes of finalising one of Africa’s most progressive land rights laws but its potential will be thwarted if women are excluded.
Why Research on Gender and Conflict Matters
Mar 8, 2019
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Robert Malley
Last October, Ethiopia appointed its first woman president, the only female leader of an African state today. In many national parliaments, from Mexico to Rwanda,…
Women Are 'on the Front Lines' of Defending Land
Mar 8, 2019
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Barbara Fraser
When gold miners operating illegally near her farm in southern Colombia fouled the stream where she watered her cows, Mary Alis Ramírez tried to have…
'Balance For Better' Does Little to Address Issues Facing Women
Mar 8, 2019
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Rosie Urbanovich
International Women’s Day had radical roots: at the turn of the 20th century, thousands of women came together to protest dismal working conditions, long hours, and…
Colombia: Colombia Mines Minister Aims for Greater Transparency
Mar 8, 2019
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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
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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
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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…
The Transformative Potential of Women in Water Resource Management
Mar 7, 2019
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Callum Clench
Water sits at the heart of our world and is a central tenet across the breadth of all the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Access…
Ghana's Queen Fishmongers: Balancing Gender for Sustainable Fisheries
Mar 7, 2019
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Environmental Justice Foundation Staff
When we think about fishing, we typically conjure a very distinct image: boats at sea, manned. But that is only half the story, as the…
Women Underrepresented in Formal Peace Process, Study Finds
Mar 7, 2019
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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
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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
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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…