International News
Worsening Land Inequality Widens Gender, Climate Change Gaps
24 November 2020 | Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Land inequality is growing worldwide, threatening the livelihoods of 2.5 billion people who directly rely on farming and widening disparities in gender, health and climate-change impacts, researchers...
Sierra Leone: ‘We See the Sparks Before They Turn into Fires’: Training Women to Avoid Conflict in Sierra Leone
21 November 2020 | UN News
In the West African country of Sierra Leone, the UN is supporting a government programme, training women and men to take on leadership roles in areas such as peacebuilding, with the aim of promoting...
Afghanistan: Women deny land inheritance in Bamyan
18 November 2020 | MENAFN
KABUL: The Afghan women are facing a drastic challenge in land inheritance issues in the central province of Bamyan, where they refuse to be given. 42 years old, Raihana said that his uncle has taken...
Ukraine: Epidemic of Violence against Women in Conflict-Torn East
11 November 2020 | Amnesty International
Survivors of domestic violence in eastern Ukraine are not able to seek protection against violence against them due to the government’s ineffective response, Amnesty International said today in a re...
Gender Equality Is "Essential" to Global Coronavirus Recovery, Norway's Prime Minister Says
10 November 2020 | Elizabeth Elkin, CBS News
Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg said Tuesday that while the coronavirus pandemic has been devastating across the globe, women and girls have been hit "especially hard" in all countries, includin...
Several US States Advanced Gender Equality on Election Day
6 November 2020 | Amanda Klasing, Human Rights Watch
With all eyes seemingly on the US presidential election, it’s easy to miss some of the exciting progress made on gender equality at the state level. Colorado voters had two big initiatives on their...
Liberia: Liberia Gender Minister Raps on Green Climate Action — Says Liberia's Farming Method Has to Change
5 November 2020 | Eric Pervist, Modern Ghana
Liberia's Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Williametta E. Saydee-Tarr, reechoed Liberia's case at the 2020 World Green Growth Summit. The World Green Growth Summit was designed to c...
Liberia: Rural Women Seek Land Ownership Rights
3 November 2020 | David A. Yates, Daily Observer
Rural Women from 10 of the 15 counties of Liberia have called on the local authorities, national leaders, civil society organizations (CSOs) and development partners to stand with them in advocating f...
Afghanistan: Supporting Saffron Production in Afghanistan
2 November 2020 | Antoinette Fang, Borgen Magazine
SEATTLE, Washington — Saffron is one of the most prized spices in the world, termed by some as “red gold.” It is one of the most lucrative crops in the world, with one kilogram selling for anywh...
Colombia: Women the ‘Driving Force’ for Peacebuilding in Colombia: Deputy UN Chief
30 October 2020 | UN News
The Deputy Secretary-General held a meeting, via videoconference, with President Iván Duque where they discussed the socio-economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the country, protecting the...