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Security Council Urges Recommitment to Women, Peace, Security Agenda, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2492 (2019)
29 October 2019 | United Nations
The Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2492 (2019) today, urging States to recommit themselves to its women, peace and security agenda — now approaching its twentieth anniversary —...
South Sudan: “Our Better Lives Do Not Lie In Machine Guns” – Women Call For Peace In Bor
29 October 2019 | Mach Samuel, United Nations Missions in South Sudan
“Our better lives do not lie in machine guns.”Those were the words of Rachael Amuor Pach, the Jonglei Minister for Gender, Child and Social Welfare, at the conclusion of a special women’s forum...
India: Mother Earth’s Café Dares Climate Crises in India
29 October 2019 | Manipadma Jena, Inter Press Service
The sun has barely risen when Phlida Kharshala shakes her 8-year-old grandson awake. He hoists an empty cone-shaped bamboo basket on his back, sets the woven strap flat across his forehead and off the...
The Power of Women Peacebuilders
28 October 2019
Women do groundbreaking work for justice, peace and security. Yet, they continue to be sidelined in formal peace processes. As conflict continues to affect every region of the world, urgent action is...
Colombia: Mothers of Colombia's Disappeared Seek Justice At War Tribunal
17 October 2019 | Anastasia Moloney, Reuters
BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Mothers of young men and teenagers who say their sons were murdered by government soldiers during Colombia’s conflict begged a tribunal for answers on Thursday...
South Africa: South African Sisters Shine in Diamond Business Dominated by Men
17 October 2019 | Sierra Leone Times
BEDFORDVIEW, SOUTH AFRICA - Mosibudi Jo Mathole and Khomotso Ramodipa are rare gems in the male-dominated diamond industry. The South African sisters run one of the few women-owned diamond polishing b...
Rural Women Reclaim Their Financial Independence
16 October 2019 | Cristobal Baeza, BBVA
The foundation organized a round table discussion in commemoration of International Day of Rural Women to give visibility to their role as an economic and social engine. With more than 1.2 million...
Colombia: Women in Colombia Defy Violence to Help Build Peace
16 October 2019 | Shauna Bowers, The Irish Times
Although the Colombian peace accord was signed more than three years ago, domestic and gender-based violence remains all too familiar for women who attempt to challenge the patriarchal society. In Nov...
Colombia: Women Defenders of Land, Environment, at Risk in Colombia
15 October 2019 | Oxfam
Women defenders of land rights and the environment in Colombia are being attacked at an alarming rate, according to Oxfam’s partners in the country.The expansion of large scale mining activities and...
Rural Women and Girls Are Key In Building Climate Resilience
15 October 2019 | Humana People to People
‘Rural women represent the backbone of many communities, but they continue to face obstacles that prevent them from realizing their potential. The devastating impacts of climate change add to their...