International News
For People on the Front Lines of Climate Change and Conflict, COVID-19 Is a New Challenge
9 June 2020 | UN Environment
Al Rahad is one of many communities where the combined effects of climate change, conflict, gender inequality, and now the COVID-19 pandemic are posing grave threats to the security of residents, espe...
Gender Lens Essential to Addressing Linked Climate Change and Security Crises, Urges Joint UN Report
8 June 2020 | UN Environment
As countries reel from the devastating social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, gender inequality is shaping the experience of crisis, as well as prospects for resilience and recovery. Co...
Fighting the Climate Battle
3 June 2020 | Jane Ahern, The Madras Pioneer
A local woman's dedication to family traditions, community service and social justice has led to what she describes as her dream job. Madras resident Katherine Quaid, 28, who also goes by KJ, has been...
On Peacekeepers Day, UN to Spotlight Vital Role of Women Peace Operations
27 May 2020 | UN News
Women in Peacekeeping, this year’s theme, highlights their central role in UN operations. “Women often have greater access in the communities we serve, enabling us to improve the protection of ci...
India, Brazil: Women Peacekeepers from Brazil and India Share UN Military Gender Award
25 May 2020 | UN News
The award, created in 2016, recognizes the dedication and effort of individual military peacekeepers in promoting the UN principles on Women, Peace and Security in peace operations. Women peacekeepe...
Women's Appeal for Human Security, Public Health, Peace, and Sustainable Development
24 May 2020
Governments need to cut military expenditure, and increase their focus and budgets on human security and global cooperation, in order to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, address climate change and...
Papua New Guinea: Gender-Based Violence Shakes Communities in the Wake of Forest Loss
19 May 2020 | John C. Cannon, Mongabay
KOKOPO, Papua New Guinea — Change. That’s what Monica Yongol has seen in her 54 years. In that time, the loggers and then the oil palm companies have moved into the remote corner of Papua New Guin...
Papua New Guinea: Women Play Key Role in Crafting Peaceful, Sustainable Future for Papua New Guinea
12 May 2020 | United Nations
Following is UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s briefing, as prepared for delivery, to the Peacebuilding Commission on the joint mission to Papua New Guinea, in New York today:Thank you to...
Canada: Violence Against Indigenous Women During COVID-19 Sparks Calls for MMIWG Plan
10 May 2020 | Teresa Wright, CBC
With reports of a sharp rise in violence against Indigenous women as COVID-19 restrictions keep families stuck in their homes, concerns are being raised about whether the pandemic could delay the prom...
What COVID-19 Tells Us About Gender Inequality in Latin America
1 May 2020 | Eugene Zapata-Garesché and Luciana Cardoso
Mexico City – In the midst of social and economic unrest, the COVID-19 pandemic appears as an uninvited guest to an already crowded cocktail of Latin American headaches. Prevailing rates of poverty...