International News

Meet 15 Women Leading the Fight Against Climate Change

12 September 2019

From sinking islands to drought-ridden savannas, women bear an outsize burden of the global—warming crisis, largely because of gender inequalities. In many parts of the world, women hold traditional...

Nigeria: WANEP Restates Inclusive Peacebuilding Approach

6 September 2019 | Ene Osang, Blueprint

The West Africa Network for Peacebuilding Nigeria (WANEP) has reiterated the call for an inclusive approach to peacebuilding, saying this will prevent violence, promote peaceful co-existence, and ensu...

East and Southern Africa: Climate Change Dissproportionately Affects Women and Young Girls - and Here's Why

2 September 2019 | Derick Nyasulu, UNFPA

“It is essential that we understand the relationship between the effects of climate change and the persistence of violence against women,” she said.Unless recurrent climate-related threats such as...

Afghanistan: Kabul’s Iron Woman Champions Afghanistan’s Mineral Resources

28 August 2019 | Matthieu Aikins

As a female politician in a country where many women still struggle for basic rights, Nargis Nehan is used to standing out. In December 2017, at age 38, she was the only woman of 12 acting ministers s...

Myanmar: Ensuring Access to Land and Resolving Disputes Part of an Inclusive Peace

27 August 2019 | Joint Peace Fund

Land allocation and confiscation remain hugely important issues to be resolved for 70% of Myanmar’s population, whose livelihoods are based around agriculture and related activities. The Government...

Africa: Enhancing Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights, Gender and Climate Change Linkages to Build Climate - Resilient Communities

27 August 2019 | Julitta Onabajo, Benoit Kalasa, and Shoko Arakaki, UNFPA

Twenty-five years ago, world leaders acknowledged the threats of climate change at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). In the Programme of Action, they recognized that �...