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Empowering Women in Peace Operations Remains Top Priority, Says UN Peacekeeping Chief
Mar 25, 2021
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UN News
Praising women’s fundamental contributions to peacekeeping and peacebuilding efforts, the UN peacekeeping chief reiterated on Thursday that empowering women in the military remains a top priority,…
The Blue Economy is an Ocean of Opportunity to Advance Gender Equality
Mar 22, 2021
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Dona Bertarelli
Around the world, women are excessively affected by climate change, by market fluctuations, or shocks like the pandemic, which has put millions of jobs at…
Not A Noisy Gun: The Women Peacebuilders of Liberia
Mar 22, 2021
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Lucinda Rouse
Leymah Gbowee’s office is a hive of activity. At any one time, there are at least a dozen people within its bright, mural-clad walls. Sitting…
Climate Change Disproportionately Affects Women – But They Can Also Provide the Solution
Mar 21, 2021
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Anne-Marie Trevelyan
Climate change affects us all – no matter where you live or what you do. But the impacts of climate change are not spread evenly…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Inching Closer to Revive Forest Cover
Mar 21, 2021
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Shadi Khan Saif, Anadolu Agency
With a renewed devotion to the deep-rooted tradition of tree planting and preservative measures, Afghanistan is inching closer to reviving most of its lost forest…
Afghanistan: Breaking the Mold: Landless Afghans Turn to Fungi Farming
Mar 21, 2021
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Sayed Salahuddin, Arab News
Jamila Khoshbo is one of a growing number of landless women who are growing highly nutritious mushrooms in their kitchens or backyards rather than working…
Bridging Silos at the Climate-Gender-Conflict Nexus
Mar 20, 2021
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Jessica Smith, Lauren Olosky, and Jennifer G. Fernández
International security agendas must account for the overlapping threats of climate change and conflict, and their unequal impacts on women. Similarly, climate action must integrate…
Call for Proposals: Digital Technologies for Environmental Peacebuilding: Sustaining Peace in the Digital Age
Mar 19, 2021
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association and UN Environment Programme
In the span of only a few decades, new big data ecosystems and a combination of frontier technologies, including social media, artificial intelligence, blockchain, earth…
Seeking Mentors! EnPAx Young Professionals Interest Group Launches Mentorship Initiative (DEADLINE: April 16)
Mar 19, 2021
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EnPAx Young Professionals Interest Group
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association’s Young Professionals Interest Group (YPIG) is pleased to announce the launch of its mentorship initiative. Join and help shape the future…
Looking Beyond Conflict to Address Climate Change Impacts in the Women, Peace and Security Agenda
Mar 19, 2021
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Evyn Papworth
Since the creation of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda with the adoption of resolution 1325 in 2000, climate change has become arguably the most pressing…
Looking Beyond Conflict to Address Climate Change Impacts in the Women, Peace and Security Agenda
Mar 19, 2021
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Evyn Papworth
Since the creation of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda with the adoption of resolution 1325 in 2000, climate change has become arguably the most pressing…
What Is Climate Feminism?
Mar 18, 2021
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Nicole Greenfield
Last fall, two powerful hurricanes, Eta and Iota, slammed into Central America within two weeks of each other, causing massive flooding and landslides and affecting…
South Sudan: ECHO Project Manager (Protection)
Mar 17, 2021
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Intersos
As part of the 2021 Humanitarian Implementation Plan (HIP) for Upper Nile Basin, Solidarités International (SI), INTERSOS and Interchurch Medical Assistance World Health (IMA) formed…
Pacific Women’s Leadership in Climate Change, Peace, and Security: Inclusively Responding to Crises
Mar 17, 2021
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Sharon Bhagwan Rolls
Engaging with women peacebuilders in the Pacific to address climate change can transform regional responses, making them more inclusive and focused on human security, Sharon…
Climate Change: Pacific Women’s Leadership in Climate Change, Peace, and Security
Mar 17, 2021
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Sharon Bhagwan Rolls, Asia and the Pacific Policy Society
Engaging with women peacebuilders in the Pacific to address climate change can transform regional responses, making them more inclusive and focused on human security, Sharon…
Gender Equality Means Business, Secretary-General Tells Corporate Leaders
Mar 16, 2021
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UN Women, UN News
The UN Secretary-General has urged corporate leaders to achieve gender equality, highlighting the benefits for the private sector and society at large.
Liberia: Government Reportedly Indebted to Forest Affected Communities More Than US$3M Land Rental Fees
Mar 16, 2021
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FrontPage Africa
The National Benefit Sharing Trust Board (NBSTB) said the Government of Liberia owes forest affected communities more than US$3 million in land rental fees accrued…
Liberia: OHCHR Conducts Baseline Survey and Knowledge Gap Assessment of the United Nations Security Council Resolution on Women Peace and Security in Liberia
Mar 16, 2021
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FrontPageAfrica
The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has conducted a Baseline Survey and Knowledge Gap Assessment of the United Nations…
Uganda: Research Consultant, Accelerating Women Climate Entrepreneurs
Mar 15, 2021
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World University Service of Canada
World University Service of Canada (WUSC) is a Canadian non-profit organization with a mission to build a better world for all young people. Our vision…
Kenya: Research Consultant, Accelerating Women Climate Entrepreneurs
Mar 15, 2021
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World University Service of Canada
World University Service of Canada (WUSC) is a Canadian non-profit organization with a mission to build a better world for all young people. Our vision…
Iraq: GBV Coordinator
Mar 15, 2021
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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.…
Liberia: Economics of Nature: Mapping Liberia's Ecosystems to Understand Their Value
Mar 15, 2021
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Sofie Bates, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Conservation scientist Trond Larsen and his team trekked through a remote forest in Liberia, recording the plants, animals, and insects that they saw. They noted…
UNDP Launches Gender and Crisis Engagement Facility
Mar 15, 2021
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UNDP
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has announced the establishment of a new facility designed to strengthen women’s leadership and participation in crisis contexts.
Burkina Faso: No Trees, No Crops, No Jobs: Burkina Faso's Women Fall Back on Hard Labour
Mar 14, 2021
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Sam Mednick, Thomson Reuters News
Wiping her sandy fingers on her shirt, Balkissa Sawadogo for a moment rests her aching body from shovelling sand and gravel into piles. Three years ago,…
The Nature of Women, Peace and Security: Towards a More Inclusive Peace
Mar 13, 2021
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Keina Yoshida and Lina Céspedes-Báez
The Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda and environmental peacebuilding literature’s shared failure to engage more effectively with each other has directly undermined their attempts…
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone’s Mining Sector in Focus: 2018 – 2021
Mar 13, 2021
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Abdul Rashid Thomas, Sierra Leone Telegraph
In April 2018, His Excellency, Retired Brigadier Dr Julius Maada Bio became President of Sierra Leone, and, among other things, he promised to transform the…
A Conversation with Marisa O. Ensor on Securitizing Youth and Youth’s Role in Peace and Security Agendas [Audio]
Mar 12, 2021
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Amanda King
“I’ve been quite impressed by the wide diversity and complexity of young women’s and men’s engagement for peacebuilding and development often while confronting seemingly insurmountable…
Malala Yousafzai Says Educate Girls to Fight Climate Change
Mar 12, 2021
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Lin Taylor, Thomson Reuters News
Keeping girls in school and taking young climate leaders seriously are keys to tackling climate change, Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai said on Friday. Speaking…
Integrate Climate Change with Sexual and Reproductive Health to Safeguard the Wellbeing of All
Mar 12, 2021
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UNFPA
“Climate change is one of the most disruptive issues of our time. Not only is it a disrupter of progress towards development, but it is…
Myanmar: UN Agency Raises Alarm Over ‘Targeted’ Violence Against Women in Myanmar Protests
Mar 12, 2021
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UN News
In addition, women in detention are also reportedly experiencing sexual harassment and violence, UN-Women said in a statement on Friday.
“Women have long played a celebrated and vital role in…