International News
Kenya: In Kenya’s Changing Climate, Women are Claiming Land Rights to Feed their Families
18 December 2020 | Sophie Mgubua, Climate Home News
14 years ago, Alice Lasoi’s marriage ended after eight years. With four children in tow and seven months pregnant, she returned to her father’s home, Namelok village in Kajiado, southern Kenya. ...
Peru: In an Oil Spill’s Aftermath in Peru, New Voices Lead an Indigenous Fight for Justice
18 December 2020 | Francesca Garcia Delgado and Vanessa Romo (Adapted by Genevieve Belmaker), Mongabay
When more than 2,300 barrels of oil spilled into Peru’s Marañón River near the community of Cuninico in 2014, it spurred women of the community into prominent roles as leaders seeking justice....
Kenya: Empowering Women in Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding
14 December 2020 | Joyce Wamae Kamau, Independent Catholics News
Over the last ten years, the Shalom Center for Conflict Resolution & Reconciliation (Shalom - SCCRR) has empowered 6,706 women with knowledge, skills and techniques in conflict transformation and...
Libya: Libyan Women Seek Greater Participation in Peace Talks
11 December 2020 | Nisan Ahmado
Libyan women played an influential role in the country's popular protests that led to the downfall of Moammar Gadhafi's regime in October 2011. Nine years later, as Libya's warring parties discuss a r...
The Arctic: New Project on Gender and Security in the Arctic
10 December 2020 | PRIO
PRIO is part of a new MFA funded project on Gender and Security in the Arctic (GSA). The project will be led by Gunhild Hoogensen Gjørv, professor at the Centre for Peace Studies at the Arctic Univer...
Colombia: Female Colombian Coffee Farmers Demonstrate Resiliency Against Climate Change in 'Unseen Guardians' Photo Exhibit
10 December 2020 | Purdue University
A photo exhibit featuring female Colombian coffee farmers will premiere online and in-person in Santa Rosa, Colombia, on Dec. 9. “Unseen Guardians: Rural Colombian Women and the Earth” showcase...
Vietnam: Viet Nam and United Nations Convenes Global Conference to Accelerate Action on Global Commitments on Women, Peace and Security
7 December 2020 | UN Women
As part of the continuing commemoration of 25 years of the Beijing Platform for Action on Women’s Empowerment and the 20th anniversary of landmark UN Security Council resolution 1325 on women, peac...
Brazil: Women Are Still Not Heard in the Climate Policy Conversation
7 December 2020 | Meghie Rodrigues
Climate change effects don’t have the same impact on everyone: Vulnerable groups always have it worse. This discrepancy is apparent even when these groups are not minorities, which is the case for w...
More Women in Boardrooms Mean Better Climate Change Policy, Study Says
1 December 2020 | Heesu Lee, Business Standard
Companies with greater gender diversity in their boardrooms show better performance on developing policies and methods to address climate change risks, according to BloombergNEF.
Liberia: 30 GoL Employees Train on Gender Sensitive, Land, Concession Reporting
26 November 2020 | David A. Yates, Daily Observer
Over 30 employees from three autonomous agencies of Government have acquired an intensive three-days training in gender-sensitive, land and concession reporting organized by UN Women Liberia.The train...