International News
Nigeria: Niger Delta Women Seek America, Britain’s Intervention to Avoid Conflict in Region
Jan 10, 2022
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Obinna Nwaoku
Woman advocating for the development of Niger Delta, under the aegis of Wailing Women of the Niger Delta (WWND), has written to the American and…
Afghanistan: Taliban Halts Iron Ore Extraction amid Talks with Russians on Gas Refineries
Jan 5, 2022
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WION
The Taliban government has reportedly declared a ban on the extraction of iron ore in the country. The development comes after videos on social media…
Norway to Prioritise Women, Peace, Security at Security Council Meet
Jan 5, 2022
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Tribune India
A “signature event” on addressing violence targeting women in peace and security processes to be held.
Netherlands: Record Numbers of Women to Be in New Government in Holland
Jan 3, 2022
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Maya Oppenheim
Women to fill 14 of 29 ministers and secretaries of state roles.
Azerbaijan: Combatting Stereotypes to Prevent Violence Against Women in Azerbaijan
Jan 1, 2022
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UN News
Azerbaijani activist Maryam Majidova is fighting to improve gender equality in her country, and address the daily challenges faced by women and girls.
Ukraine: Ukraine’s Water Wars
Dec 29, 2021
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Politics.co.uk
Anatoli Malyuk and his team of fifteen fitters are responsible for the maintenance of 300 kilometres of water pipeline. It supplies three million people downstream…
Liberia: Women Struggle to Participate in Forest Governance 15 Years after Law
Dec 24, 2021
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Observer
Before the Liberian Civil War in 2003, communities—including women—did not participate in forestry though are the custodians of the forest. But the National Forestry Reform…
Myanmar: Myanmar Jade Mine Landslide Leaves Dozens Feared Dead
Dec 23, 2021
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Reuters
At least one person was killed and scores were missing after a landslide of dirt and rubble ripped down the waste heap of a Myanmar…
Syria: Conflict and Climate Change Collide: Why Northeast Syria Is Running Dry
Dec 20, 2021
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Bartholomäus Laffert and Daniela Sala, New Humanitarian
The huge silos at the roundabout as you enter Syria’s Hassakeh city are decorated with giant pictures of Abdullah Öcalan, leader of the Turkey-based separatist…
India: Indian Climate Action Entrepreneur Wins United Nations Women's Award for Leadership Commitment to Gender Equality
Dec 20, 2021
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Cision PR Newswire
Divya Hegde from Udupi, coastal Karnataka, has won the UN Women's Award for Leadership Commitment at the 2021 Regional Asia-Pacific Women's Empowerment Principles Awards ceremony on November…
Yemen: Call for Project Bids Supporting Women’s Participation in Peacebuilding
Dec 16, 2021
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YemenOnline
The Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) is a cross-government fund that supports and delivers activity to tackle instability and to prevent conflicts that threaten…
Liberia: Sapo National Park Now Prepared to Receive Tourists
Dec 14, 2021
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FrontPage Africa
Through the help of the Wild Chimpanzee Foundation and the instrumentality of the Forestry Development Authority, a new Ecolodge has been opened in Sinoe County…
Afghanistan: Mining at Mes Aynak Has Resumed: Officials
Dec 13, 2021
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TOLOnews
Officials of the Islamic Emirate said that the Logar Mes Aynak copper-mining project, a major venture with China, has resumed operations.
A Gender Dimension of Energy: Modern Cooking Fuels Connected to Quicker Demographic Transition
Dec 13, 2021
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Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Morocco: Refugee Women Scale Atlas Mountain to Tackle Gender Violence
Dec 13, 2021
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Kawtar Abendag and Ass Hagouchi
Afghanistan: Top Taliban Leader Claims They Have ‘Made Progress’ on Gender Rights
Dec 13, 2021
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Mike Brest
Kuwait: ‘Gushing Oil and Roaring Fires’: 30 Years on Kuwait Is Still Scarred by Catastrophic Pollution
Dec 11, 2021
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Richa Syal, Guardian
For 10 months in Kuwait, everything was upside down. Daytime was full of darkness from the thick smoke, and nights were bright from the distant…
Nigeria: Insecurity - Effects and Implications for Nigerian Women, Girls
Dec 11, 2021
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Angela Nkwo
Iraq: How the Oil Industry Is Making Iraqis Sick
Dec 10, 2021
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TRT World
Oil is the main driver of Iraq’s economy, but at human and environmental costs. In Iraq’s southern city of Basra, the cancer rate has been…
DRC: Gender-Based Violence Survivors Learn to Rebuild Engines as they Rebuild Lives
Dec 10, 2021
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Vittoria Moretti
Cameroon: Climate Change Fuels Violence and Mass Displacement in Cameroon
Dec 10, 2021
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UN News
A flare-up in intercommunal fighting in northern Cameroon has forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes and brought a halt to aid…
Colombia: Colombia’s Amazon Is a Peace Victim
Dec 9, 2021
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George Mackie, Washington Newsday
Surprisingly, the 2016 peace agreement in Colombia that ended nearly six decades of civil strife has harmed the Amazon. Land grabbers came into areas that…
Fiji: U.S. Government Enhances Gender Balance in Climate Adaptation Training
Dec 9, 2021
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US Embassy in Fiji
Women Peacebuilders Get $5 Million Boost
Dec 8, 2021
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Search for Common Ground
New 5-year program will focus on some of the world’s conflict hotspots.
How Does Fighting Climate Change Help Protect Sexual and Reproductive Health?
Dec 7, 2021
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Leah Rodriguez
Liberia: Liberia Sets to Issue Title Deeds for Customary Land
Dec 7, 2021
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Observer
The Liberia Land Authority (LLA), with support from the Joint United Nations PeaceBuilding Support Programme on December 2, launched an historic land survey in Sinje, Grand…
Afghanistan: Taliban Issues Decree on Afghan Women’s Rights
Dec 4, 2021
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Aleynes Palacios Hurtado
Taliban leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada on Friday issued a decree on women's rights in Afghanistan, official sources reported.
Afghanistan: In Afghanistan, ‘Who Has the Guns Gets the Land’
Dec 3, 2021
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Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Yaqoob Akbary, New York TImes
Thousands of Afghans are facing such traumatic dislocations as the new Taliban government uses property to compensate its fighters for years of military service, amid…
DRC: DRC Set to Become Africa’s Largest Producer of Mining Components for Battery
Nov 24, 2021
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Amina Accram, SABC News
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is strengthening its position to be Africa’s largest producer of mining components needed for Battery Operated Electric Cars. President…
South Sudan- Economic Recession Spurs Gender Violence in South Sudan
Nov 24, 2021
On eve of Global Day for Elimination of Violence against Women, activists demand tougher laws to curb gender violence in South Sudan.