International News
Ethiopia: Women in Ethiopia Face Challenges During COVID-19 Pandemic
24 August 2020 | Crux
Women in Ethiopia often suffer from “traditional gender roles” where they are expected to defer to men in society. “During gatherings where men and women are together, if a man stands up to spea...
Nigeria: FEC Approves Gender Action Plan on Climate Change
13 August 2020 | Saghir el Mohammed, Press Release Nigeria
Nigeria on Wednesday made history as the Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved the first ever National Action Plan on Gender and Climate Change as a road map to mainstream gender into the Nationall...
Kenya: Kenya Is Trying to End Child Marriage. But Climate Change Is Putting More Young Girls at Risk
12 August 2020 | Neha Wadekar, Time
In a small hut in the village of Bubisa, a young bride named Tunne sits alone on a makeshift pallet bed. Smoke from a smoldering indoor cook fire stings the eyes and obscures the air, and a single bea...
Nigeria: Nigeria Developing Plan to Address Effects of Climate Change - Minister
12 August 2020 | Alfred Olufemi, Premium Times
The Nigerian government is developing a gender-based plan that aims to address the vulnerability of Nigerian women to climate change, the Minister of Environment, Mohammad Mahmood, has said. ...
Republic of Korea and UNFPA Partner to Prevent Gender-Based Violence in Sudan’s Conflict Zones
11 August 2020 | UNFPA
The Republic of Korea and the United Nations Population Fund launched a new partnership in July to tackle gender-based violence in West Darfur, a region with one of the highest rates of gender-based v...
Liberia: Prominent Liberian Women Say ‘Discrepancy’ in the Law Contributes to Women’s Property Rights Violation
7 August 2020 | J. H. Webster Clayeh, FrontPage Africa
Participants at the policy dialogue on women’s property rights and the implications of Sexual Gender-Based Violence say discrepancy in the service provisions and the laws for both males and females...
Sierra Leone: Gender Lens Is Needed to Fully Understand Climate Crisis, Experts Say
7 August 2020 | Cami Mondeaux, The Washington Diplomat
Although the effects of climate change are a threat to everyone, many experts say the ramifications will not be felt equally, with a warming planet exposing and exacerbating the global gender gap. Glo...
Sexual Violence Rampant and Expanding in Armed Conflicts, UN
6 August 2020 | Aasim Saleem, InfoMigrants
Despite a decade of efforts and various resolutions, the use of sexual violence as a tactic of war and to spread terror remains rampant in armed conflicts, states a report by the United Nations. InfoM...
Guyana: Rice, Climate Change and a Post-COVID Opportunity for Women In Guyana
24 July 2020 | Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes
Rice, the most widely consumed staple in the world, has been one of the central protagonists in the global food crisis caused by COVID-19. Three quarters of global rice exports, that originate in Asia...
South Africa Warns UN Security Council about Violence Against Women in Occupied Western Sahara
19 July 2020 | Sahara Press Service
South Africa warned the UN Security Council about the increasing violations of human rights in occupied Palestine and Western Sahara, in particular the hostilities permanently committed against women....