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International Women’s Day: Women at the Heart of Climate Action
Mar 8, 2022
The theme for International Women’s Day, 8 March, 2022 is “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow,” recognizing the leading role of women and girls…
How These Women Are Contributing to a Sustainable Tomorrow
Mar 8, 2022
Every year on March 8, International Women’s Day celebrates women’s achievements and calls attention to the challenges they face. The 2022 International Women’s Day theme is “Gender…
Climate Crisis Threatens Food Security for Women and Girls
Mar 8, 2022
Johannesburg – Women and girls, especially in rural communities, continue to face the brunt of the climate crisis that exacerbates pre-existing inequalities, jeopardizes their food…
Women and the Environment: An Asia-Pacific Snapshot
Mar 8, 2022
Women and men interact with their environments differently. Women are disproportionately dependent on natural resources, but have less decision-making power over them. Men are more…
Covid-19 and Climate Crisis Worsen Inequalities for Displaced Women and Girls
Mar 8, 2022
Conflict, climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic are delivering a triple blow to the rights and safety of refugee, internally displaced and stateless women and…
Women Play a Key Role in Fighting Climate Change
Mar 8, 2022
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Annette Ssemuwemba, Apurva Mudliar, and Peter Donelan
Women are 14 times more likely to die from a climate disaster than men. That finding, by UN Women, reflects growing acknowledgment that the adverse effects…
Gender Lens, Essential in Global Response to Climate-Induced Migration
Mar 8, 2022
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Renate Held
Vienna, International Women’s Day 2022 – Some people think of migration as a relatively new phenomenon: the “unfinished business of globalization”. Others call it humanity’s oldest…
Photos: World Rallies for Women’s Day under Ukraine War Shadow
Mar 8, 2022
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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
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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…
Education - A Crucial Piece of the Climate Justice and Gender Equality Puzzle
Mar 7, 2022
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Susan Hopgood
For decades we have mobilised across the world and have worked towards gender equality, and increasingly over the last few years to address climate injustice.…
Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: Official Says 27 Killed in Attack in Disputed Abyei Region
Mar 7, 2022
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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…
Explainer: Why Women Need to be at the Heart of Climate Action
Mar 1, 2022
Those who are most affected by climate change today–women, girls and marginalised communities–must be involved in the design and implementation of climate response actions to…
Palestine: Women, Peace and Security Expert (Consultant)
Feb 16, 2022
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UN Women
UN Women (UNW), grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women…
Somalia: GBV Manager
Feb 16, 2022
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International Medical Corps
International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs.
Established…
South Asia & Pacific: Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Lead
Feb 16, 2022
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World Vision
With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life.
Come join…
Mali: Gender Equality, Diversity, and Social Inclusion Advisor
Feb 16, 2022
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Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is an international development and humanitarian organization whose mission is to reduce suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people around the world develop…
Fijil: Women’s Resilience to Disasters – Communications & Visibility Consultant
Feb 16, 2022
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UN Women
UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and…
Bending Gender Norms: Women’s Engagement in Agriculture
Feb 11, 2022
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Manisha Shrestha
Researchers at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) have studied and witnessed that women, particularly in South Asia, have strongly ingrained and culturally…
Vietnam: Women Coffee Growers in Vietnam Boost Climate Mitigation Through Agroforestry
Feb 9, 2022
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Julie Mollins
Greater gender equity benefits reforestation efforts.
Uganda: LWF Urges Uganda to Protect Vulnerable Women
Feb 9, 2022
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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
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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…
South Korea: The South Korean Election’s Gender Conflict and the Future of Women Voters
Feb 8, 2022
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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…
Brief Debrief from the Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding
Feb 8, 2022
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association and Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
From February 1 to 4, the Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx™) and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) convened the Second International Conference…
The Congo Unearthed: A Look at the Republic of the Congo’s Mining Sector
Feb 8, 2022
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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
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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
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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,…