Blogs & Opinion
Women, Land and Conflict
1 August 2019 | United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs
Land is part of our identity and is essential for our livelihood. With a growing world population, available land is growing scarcer, becoming even more sought-after as a commodity. It is not surprisi...
The Role of Women and Youth in Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management
1 August 2019 | Tatiana LeGrand
On the 15th of July, nations around the world celebrated the World Youth Skills Day. In defining the importance of the skills of the youth, the United Nations states that, “the active engagement of...
Mainstreaming Gender in India's Climate-Smart Agriculture Policy
30 July 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 — changing rainfall p...
East African Policy Makers Advocate for Gender in Climate Policy
26 July 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
25 July 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, is a passionate advocate for gender equali...
Climate Change: Global Threats Imperil Women of Color
17 July 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 explain my background in international sec...
The Missing Piece of Climate Action: Supporting the Leadership of Girls and Women
16 July 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 planet and its people.Last October, the UN Intergovernmental Pa...
From Syria to Sudan, Women Rights Defenders Need More Than Likes
15 July 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 parks, and on top of cars, too- at the beginning of the Syrian revo...
Liberia: "Land Rights Education Will Empower Women, Girls"
9 July 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 holistically empower women across the country, Cecelia Kuetee, a res...
Inclusion of Women in Decision-Making on Environment-Related Security Challenges is Key for Equitable, Safe and Stable Societies Concludes OSCO Event
5 July 2019
Including women at all stages of the planning and decision-making processes in environmental security enables more effective and sustainable responses to the challenges we face, stressed participants...