International News
Liberia: WOMSUD Launches Women’s Participation in Country’s Natural Resources
25 July 2019 | Hannah N. Geterminah, Observer
Women Movement for Sustainable Development (WOMUD) on Tuesday, July 23, 2019, launched the Women’s Participation in the Natural Resources Sectors Report under the title, “Strengthening the Voices...
South Africa: Sweeping the Bush, Protecting the Land - The Women Quashing Poaching
25 July 2019 | UNEP
The black mamba is the most venomous snake in sub-Saharan Africa. One bite can kill a person in just a few hours. It is also the namesake of the all-female anti-poaching unit that operates in the 56,...
Inclusive Peace in Afghanistan Means ‘Women at the Centre’ Urges UN Deputy Chief in Kabul
21 July 2019 | UN
The UN deputy chief issued an impassioned plea on Sunday for Afghans to reconcile with the past and put “women at the centre” of all efforts to forge a durable peace, and a truly inclusive politi...
Women Key in Peace Negotiations- UN Women
19 July 2019 | Sarah Mazirwe, New Vision
The UN Women has urged the government to increase the engagement of women in peace negotiations in conflicts. Anna Mutavati, the deputy representative UN Women in Uganda said increased engagement of w...
Afghanistan: Farmer Field Schools Help Afghan Women to Step out from the Shadows
16 July 2019 | ACTED
Working with over 300 female farmers, ACTED provided field school trainings in five provinces across Afghanistan. They aimed at teaching participants new techniques and developing their critical think...
Meet the Woman Risking her Life to Clear Colombia's Minefields
12 July 2019 | BBC News
Paola Sanchez is 24 years old and risks her life every day, finding and deactivating landmines after five decades of conflict in Colombia.Many of the mines were laid by Farc rebels who, until recently...
Land Rights and Livelihoods Key to Achieving Sustainable Development for Kenya’s Indigenous Women
11 July 2019 | Global Forest Coalition
Governments gathered today at the High-level Political Forum at United Nations Headquarters in New York are discussing Sustainable Development Goal 13, on climate action. But whilst these discussions...
Los Derechos a la Tierra y a los Medios de Vida son Clave para que las Mujeres Indígenas de Kenia Logren un Desarrollo Sostenible
11 July 2019 | Coalicion Mundial por los Bosques
Los gobiernos que están hoy reunidos en el Foro Político de Alto Nivel en la sede de las Naciones Unidas en Nueva York, están discutiendo el Objetivo de Desarrollo Sostenible 13 sobre acción clim...
Kenya: How Women in Kenya Mobilised for Peace after Surviving Violence
10 July 2019 | Sierra Leone Times
Women are rarely represented adequately at peace negotiations yet they make up half the population of any country in conflict or at war. This remains the case despite increasing global policy awaren...
Gov’t, Int’l Partners Endorse Liberia’s Action Plan for Women Empowerment
10 July 2019 | Alline Dunbar, FrontPage Africa
Several officials of the Liberian government and international partners on Tuesday, July 9, gathered at the Mamba Point Hotel in Monrovia to endorse and validate Phase Two of the National Action Plan...