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Feminist Courage for Environmental Peace

Mar 30, 2022 | Ilse Wermink, Christina Vetter, and Brittany Roser

Women, girls, and gender minorities are uniquely and disproportionately affected by the damaging environmental impacts of conflict, while lacking and demanding access to shape the…

Colombia: Colombia Cocoa’s Peaceful Transition to Global Prominence

Mar 30, 2022 | Anthony Myers, ConfectionaryNews

ConfectioneryNews talked to Jose Puyana, ProColombia's Regional Director for Europe, ahead of a Trade Mission to the UK (31 March to 3 April) to attend…

Liberia: Actors Want Women’s Rights Mainstreamed in Agriculture, Land Sectors

Mar 26, 2022 | Varney Karmara

Stakeholders have agreed to mainstream gender equity and inclusion across the agriculture, land, and forestry sectors in Liberia.

The enforcement of gender policies across these sectors…

Climate Change/Ukraine/Russia: Russia’s War on Ukraine Upends Arctic Climate-Change Research

Mar 26, 2022 | Nidhi Subbaraman, Wall Street Journal

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has delayed or derailed international collaborations studying climate change in the Arctic, with many Western scientists and scientific organizations cutting ties…

The Gambia: Women Farming in Kubandar: Land Disputes, Climate Crisis, and Inequality

Mar 24, 2022 | UNFPA
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In a world where climate change is impacting everyone everywhere either directly or indirectly, the poor and vulnerable are left to carry a great burden…

Why More Women Should Lead Food Security and Climate Change Projects

Mar 15, 2022 | Janine Peralta

South Sudan: Women in Malakal Lobby for Equal Rights to Own Land and Participate in Governance

Mar 12, 2022 | NNN

“We have been neglected and denied our rights for too long,” said Achol Nyibong, a women’s representative from Malakal, Upper Nile State, South Sudan. “Our…

Ukraine: The Ukraine War — Like All Conflicts — Will Hit Women and Girls the Hardest, UN Warns

Mar 11, 2022 | Tania Bryer

Women and girls pay the “highest price” during conflicts like the one in Ukraine, the executive director of U.N. Women told CNBC. Sima Bahous, who…

Myanmar: Yangon Suffers Water Shortages amid Rolling Blackouts in Myanmar

Mar 11, 2022 | Irrawaddy

Yangon residents have been hit by water shortage as daily power outages disrupt lives across Myanmar.

Gender Equality In Climate Action Talks, A Key Goal

Mar 11, 2022 | UN Women

Women and girls are 14 times more likely than men to be killed or injured as a result of climate crises and natural disasters, so…

Violence Against Women- New EU Proposal Likely to Face Challenges

Mar 10, 2022 | Sophie Stowers

Iceland: Iceland’s First Lady Eliza Reid- What Our Nation Could Teach the World About Gender Equality

Mar 10, 2022 | Nick Duerden

Ukraine: After Fleeing Ukraine, LGBTQ Refugees Search for Safety in Countries Hostile to Their Rights

Mar 10, 2022 | Madeleine Carlisle

Vitaly, who identifies as trans* masculine, is one of the few trans Ukrainians who has been able to have his gender markers changed on legal…

Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: Withdrawal of Peacekeepers Draws Fears of ‘Security Threats’ in Contested Abyei

Mar 10, 2022 | John Tanza, Voice of America

The spokesperson for U.N. peacekeepers in the contested Abyei region says the mission will face huge security challenges if the U.N. withdraws Ethiopian troops from…

Mexico: On Women's Day, Hundreds March Against Gender-Based Violence, Femicide in Mexico

Mar 9, 2022 | WION

Photos: World Rallies for Women’s Day under Ukraine War Shadow

Mar 8, 2022 | Al Jazeera

Rallies held for International Women’s Day as protesters in Europe urge solidarity with war-torn Ukraine.

Myanmar: Myanmar Timber Exports Continue, Despite Western Sanctions: Report

Mar 8, 2022 | Sebastian Strangio, Diplomat

Myanmar’s military junta exported more than $37 million worth of timber to nations with active sanctions on the country’s state-run timber monopoly, according to the…

Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: Official Says 27 Killed in Attack in Disputed Abyei Region

Mar 7, 2022 | Deng Machoi, Associated Press

A local official says at least 27 people were killed and four others wounded in an attack in the Abyei region that’s disputed between South…

South Korea: South Korea’s Poisonous Gender Politics a Test for Next President

Mar 6, 2022 | Justin McCurry

The identity of South Korea’s next leader will be determined this week by the economy, housing prices and incomes, but the road to the presidential…

DRC: China Cobalt Mine Deal Was ‘Injustice’: My Country Did Not Get Anything, ex-DRC Leader Says

Mar 6, 2022 | Jevans Nyabiage and Finbarr Bermingham, South China Morning Post

As much of the world electrifies its cars, countries are relying ever more heavily on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Central African…

Cuba/Nicaragua/Mexico: Cuba, Nicaragua & Mexico Lead World Gender Parity in Parliaments

Mar 5, 2022 | Kawsachun News

Latin America continues to lead over the rest of the world in parliamentary gender parity. Cuba, Nicaragua and Mexico have been ranked 2nd, 3rd and…

Yemen: Yemen's Houthis Agree UN Proposal to Offload Decaying Oil Tanker

Mar 5, 2022 | Reuters

Yemen's Houthi rebels have signed an agreement with the United Nations to deal with a decaying oil tanker threatening to spill 1.1m barrels of crude oil…

Uganda: LWF Urges Uganda to Protect Vulnerable Women

Feb 9, 2022 | The Lutheran World Federation

In a Shadow Report to the CEDAW committee, partners call on governments to support women in refugee communities.

Ireland: Covid-19 has Created a 'Pandemic Within a Pandemic' of Gender-Based Violence

Feb 9, 2022 | Maeve Lee

The Irish Consortium on Gender Based Violence (ICGBV) has demanded increased efforts to stop violence against women, warning that Covid-19 has created “a pandemic within…

Vietnam: Women Coffee Growers in Vietnam Boost Climate Mitigation Through Agroforestry

Feb 9, 2022 | Julie Mollins

Greater gender equity benefits reforestation efforts.

South Korea: The South Korean Election’s Gender Conflict and the Future of Women Voters

Feb 8, 2022 | Darcie Draudt

In South Korea, gender equality and the feminism movement have become politicized and polarizing issues, especially among the younger generation, leading up to the March…

The Congo Unearthed: A Look at the Republic of the Congo’s Mining Sector

Feb 8, 2022 | Damon Biesold, Energy Capital & Power

The Republic of the Congo is endowed with abundant mineral deposits, yet its mining sector remains largely underdeveloped. Overdependence on oil and gas revenues has…

Sudan: ‘Democracy Is Life’: The Grass-Roots Movement Taking On Sudan’s Generals

Feb 7, 2022 | Abdi Latif Dahir

In a bare, dusty field in a neighborhood north of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, about a hundred people — gray-haired men in white robes and…

Near East and North Africa Countries Focus on Nutrition, Climate, Resilience, Water and Gender

Feb 7, 2022 | African Business

The 36th FAO Regional Conference for the Near East (NERC36) started today with a focus on improving nutrition, building resilient rural communities, optimizing water management,…

Chile: Chile Sets a Record with Environment Ministry Going to a Woman

Feb 6, 2022 | Stephanie Alzate

Maisa Rojas, a renowned climate expert is Chile’s new Minister of Environment among 14 women getting relevant positions in new government out of a total…