International News
Afghanistan: Taliban Forces Pepper-Spray Women’s Rights Protesters in Kabul
Jan 16, 2022
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Agence France-Presse
One woman reportedly taken to hospital after protest calling for right to work and education is stopped.
Ireland: Cabinet to Examine ‘Zero Tolerance’ Measures on Gender-Based Violence
Jan 16, 2022
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Harry McGee
Response to Ashling Murphy murder to centre on countering violence against women.
Sudan: In Sudan, the Price of Revolution is Paid for by Women's Bodies
Jan 14, 2022
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Wini Omer
The rape of 13 women at a protest in Khartoum last month by security service personnel is explained by the long history of state-sanctioned sexual…
India: Exploring the Gender and Social Aspects of Climate Policies
Jan 13, 2022
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The Hindu
After joint initiative with GUCCI, WIA is preparing to hand over policy recommendations and strategy for climate action to the government.
Kazakhstan: Kazakhstan Unrest Highlights Tricky Terrain of Fuel Subsidy Cuts
Jan 13, 2022
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Charu Sudan Kasturi, Al Jazeera
The government announces a new policy that will increase fuel prices. Street protests break out. An unprepared administration cracks down with excessive force. That amplifies…
Climate Change: Department of Homeland Security Announces Climate Change Professionals Program
Jan 12, 2022
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Homeland Security Today
Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the creation of a new Climate Change Professionals Program to recruit recent graduates and current federal employees to support…
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…
Climate Change: National Defense Authorization Act Cements DOD’s Climate Resilience Role
Jan 10, 2022
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Kylie Bielby, Homeland Security Today
On December 27, President Biden signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (NDAA). The NDAA authorizes fiscal year appropriations principally…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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: Top Taliban Leader Claims They Have ‘Made Progress’ on Gender Rights
Dec 13, 2021
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Mike Brest
Morocco: Refugee Women Scale Atlas Mountain to Tackle Gender Violence
Dec 13, 2021
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Kawtar Abendag and Ass Hagouchi
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
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.
Nigeria: Insecurity - Effects and Implications for Nigerian Women, Girls
Dec 11, 2021
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Angela Nkwo
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…
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…
DRC: Gender-Based Violence Survivors Learn to Rebuild Engines as they Rebuild Lives
Dec 10, 2021
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Vittoria Moretti
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…
Fiji: U.S. Government Enhances Gender Balance in Climate Adaptation Training
Dec 9, 2021
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US Embassy in Fiji
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…