International News
Climate Change: Integrating Gender in the Mitigation of Climate Change
Sep 17, 2018
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UNDP
The Focal Point of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change for Liberia at the EPA says the issue of climate change continues to…
A Mother's Impossible Choice: Risk Rape to Feed Your Family, or Starve
Aug 6, 2018
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Denise Hruby
On a dirt path dotted with bright-red bougainvillea, women in ankle-length dresses gather in groups of five or more before venturing into the forest. Right…
Conflict Minerals: The “Blood” Diamonds
Aug 6, 2018
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Mariela Naydenova, LeapRate
After being applied in more than 20 different industries around the globe, it is no surprise that blockchain is now being used in the diamond…
South Sudan: A Mother's Impossible Choice: Risk Rape to Feed Your Family, or Starve
Aug 6, 2018
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Denise Hruby, CNN
Based on interviews, the UN estimates that 70% of women living in camps have been raped. Since the beginning of the conflict in 2013, South…
How Afghanistan's Urban Gardens are Changing Women's Lives
Jun 14, 2018
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Agence France-Presse
It may look like they're just planting and weeding, but for the women tending the public gardens of Jalalabad, the tasks represent far more: the…
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone in Fourth Bid to Launch Oil Sector with Licensing Round
Jun 14, 2018
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Cooper Inveen, Reuters
Seeking to capitalise on higher oil prices, Sierra Leone has extended the deadline of a fourth oil licensing round for five deep water offshore blocks…
Afghanistan: How Afghanistan's Urban Gardens Are Changing Women's Lives
Jun 14, 2018
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Agence France-Presse
It may look like they're just planting and weeding, but for the women tending the public gardens of Jalalabad, the tasks represent far more: the…
Liberia: Weah Warned Against Cruel Land Reform
Mar 7, 2018
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P. Nas Mulbah, New Democrat
Enacting the Land Rights Bill, which has been severely altered against the interest of poor forest dwellers would no doubt undermine Liberia’s peace, security, economic…
Liberia: Dowry and Women’s Land Rights in Liberia: A “Double-Edged Sword” for Women
Mar 7, 2018
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Justine Uvuza, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Dowry is a double-edged sword. Research indicates that, on one side of the sword, it can afford a woman social status from both her biological…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Denies Pull-out from Oil-Rich Kirkuk
Feb 25, 2018
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Middle East Monitor
Iraq’s Defence Ministry on Saturday denied media reports about the withdrawal of federal police forces from the oil-rich Kirkuk province. Local media said federal police…
No Guns, No Drugs, No Atrocities, No Rape, No Murder. Just Bananas…
Feb 25, 2018
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Tim Adams
Don José Manuel Suarez has seen some things. Father of seven and grandfather of 15, his 80 years have been spent farming a patch of…
Liberia: Liberia Looks to Women for Equal Distribution of Forest Resources
Feb 12, 2018
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FrontPage Africa
An eight-bedroom guesthouse, a five-classroom school and a palaver hut are major achievements of a community forest development committee (CFDC) of a community affected by…
Nile Basin: How Big Land Deals Add Stress to the River Nile
Feb 11, 2018
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The Conversation
One of the major scenes of a potential water crisis and conflict is the Nile, the longest in the world. It flows 11 countries -…
Sudan/South Sudan: Sudan to Gain Influence over South Sudan in Oil Deal
Dec 18, 2017
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Tsvetana Paraskova, OilPrice.com
Six years after South Sudan seceded from Sudan, Sudan may regain some of its influence over the south’s oil industry after the two countries agreed…
DRC: Congolese Women Fight ‘Invisible Hands’ of Exploitation
Dec 18, 2017
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Workers World
Marie-Claude Manga, social worker, pastor and fighter for the rights of oppressed women, brought the story of the plight of women in her original home,…
Afghanistan: USAID Empowers Afghan Women to Access Agriculture Credits
Nov 29, 2017
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USAID
One of the most difficult challenges for female farmers and women operating agriculture-related businesses in Afghanistan is access to credit. In addition, many women often…
Iraq: Drought and Neglect Have Decimated Iraq’s Breadbasket
Nov 28, 2017
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Alex Dziadosz, Bloomberg
In Iraqi Kurdistan, farmers face a dizzying array of problems, from drought and polluted water supplies, to ruthless urban expansion and an influx of cheap…
Cambodia: Land Grab Families Given Deadline
Sep 1, 2017
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Zahron Sokry, Khmer Times
Nearly 300 families accused of grabbing state land to build huts near a canal in Kandal province have been given three days to dismantle the…
Climate Change: Climate Change Leaves Women Farmers in Central Asia Fighting for Water
Sep 1, 2017
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Katie Arnold, NewsDeeply
In the Fergana Valley, mass migration of men has left women in charge of many of the farms. But patriarchal attitudes and a Soviet irrigation…
Afghanistan: Improving Livelihoods for Afghan Women through Agricultural Credit
Aug 18, 2017
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Middle East North Africa Financial Network
USAID's Regional Agricultural Development Program-North (RADP-N), in partnership with Agricultural Credit Enhancement Phase-II project (ACE-II), hosted the Women's Agricultural Credit Shura in Mazar-e-Sharif on Wednesday…
FAO Welcomes UN Security Council Recognition of Conflict-Famine Link
Aug 17, 2017
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) welcomes the UN Security Council's recognition of conflict as a major cause of famine, and the call to…
Afghanistan: USAID Hosts Women’s Agricultural Credit Shura in Mazar-E-Sharif to Improve Livelihoods for Afghan Women
Aug 17, 2017
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USAID
When it comes to accessing credit for women farmers and women-owned agriculture-related businesses, challenges have often forced these operations to close because of a lack…
Myanmar: Serenity Amid Conflict at Myanmar’s Indawgyi Lake
Aug 16, 2017
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Hugh Scobie, Adelaide Review
Myanmar is a part of the world where poverty and wealth become very confusing — it suffers from the ‘resource curse’; abundant natural resources but…
Afghanistan/Iran: Iran Criticism of Afghan Dam Projects Draws Rebuke from Kabul Officials
Jul 5, 2017
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Noor Zahid, Voice of America
Afghan officials reacted strongly to recent remarks by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani concerning water management and irrigation projects in Afghanistan. Speaking at an international conference…
DRC: In DRC, Women Challenge Custom to Assert Legal Right to Inherit Land
Jul 5, 2017
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Esther Nsapu, News Deeply
Traditionally, women in the DRC gained shares in property through marriage, not inheritance – and today, few realize that this custom contradicts the law. In…
DRC: Study Finds Congo's Miners often Resort to Hunting Wildlife for Food
May 26, 2017
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Phys.org
A new study by WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) has revealed how mining for valuable minerals in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a major…
Afghanistan: Introducing Safaroma, a Movement and a Brand to Empower Afghan Women with Saffron
May 26, 2017
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Digital Journal
When it comes to Afghanistan, the public knows about war, crime, and the opium drug trade (most of the world’s deadliest drug comes from Afghanistan).…
Myanmar: Drilling for a Dream in Myanmar
May 24, 2017
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Adam Dean, New York Times
Nga Naung Mone is one of three oil fields near the town of Minhla, in south central Myanmar, and the largest by far. The others,…
Afghanistan: USAID Hosts Women’s Agriculture Credit Shura to Improve Lives and Livelihoods of Afghan Women Farmers
May 24, 2017
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USAID
One of the most difficult challenges for women farmers and agriculture-related business owners in Afghanistan is the access to credit for their agriculture operations, and…
Myanmar: As Myanmar Democratizes, Women’s Rights Lag Behind
May 16, 2017
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Mike Ives, New York Times
Change is coming to Myanmar as it transitions to democracy. But when it comes to protecting women from violence, the needle has barely budged. Myanmar…