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Philippines: Environmental Peacebuilding: DENR Initiative to Revive Marawi
Jul 12, 2022
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Republic of the Philippines: Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Other than human lives, there’s another victim of the 2017 Marawi siege—the environment. Thus, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), while leading the…
South Sudan: South Sudan Suspends Dredging of Nile Tributaries
Jul 12, 2022
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David Mayen, East African
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardiit has suspended all dredging activities on Nile tributaries following opposition within his government, environmentalists and activists over the deal…
Liberia: ActionAid Liberia, Partners Launch Project for over 3000 Women
Jul 4, 2022
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Lincoln G. Peters and Winston W. Parley, New Dawn
Ahead of the 2023 presidential and legislative elections, ActionAid Liberia with funding from the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (UNBPF) a project named 'Strengthening the Agency…
Kenya: 'The Conflict Takes Two Forms': How Worsening Droughts Are Fuelling Tensions in Kenya
Jul 4, 2022
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Orla Dwyer, TheJournal.ie
The Executive Vice-President of the EU Commission has often warned that “our children will be waging wars over water and food if we do not…
Ukraine: On the Front Lines, Ukrainian Women Are Often the First Responders
Jul 3, 2022
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Steve Hendrix and Serhii Korolchuk
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Nile Dispute Absent from First Peace Conference Led by China to Settle Conflicts in Horn of Africa
Jul 2, 2022
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Mohamed Saied, Al-Monitor
China’s first special envoy to the Horn of Africa Xue Bing has recently offered to mediate in the turbulent region’s conflicts, as Beijing seeks to…
Empowering Women Aids Climate Resilience
Jun 30, 2022
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Nina Jeffs, Zainab Yunusa
The overturning of constitutional rights to abortion by the United States Supreme Court is the latest blow in a worldwide rollback of protections for gender…
Her Land, Her Power: How Geospatial Tech Secures Women’s Land Rights
Jun 29, 2022
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Amy Coughenour Betancourt
It is estimated that 70 percent of land in the developing world is undocumented. This makes one billion people vulnerable to eviction and, more specifically,…
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security and The Rockefeller Foundation Convene Global Women Leaders on Climate, Democracy, and Gender Equity Issues
Jun 28, 2022
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The Rockefeller Foundation
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) and The Rockefeller Foundation co-convened global women leaders on June 20-23, 2022 at the Foundation’s Bellagio…
Ethiopia: Senior Gender and Advocacy Advisor
Jun 27, 2022
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CARE
CARE seeks a Sr. Gender & Advocacy Advisor for an anticipated $25-49 million USAID-funded Climate Resilient WASHactivity in Ethiopia. The goal of this activity is…
Ethiopia/Sudan: Sudan Killings Risk Rekindling Border Conflict with Ethiopia
Jun 27, 2022
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Tofe Ayeni, Africa Report
On Sunday 26 June, Sudan’s military issued a statement accusing Ethiopian forces of executing seven Sudanese soldiers and one civilian who had been held captive.…
Kenya: Gender Remains Neglected At The Nairobi Session Of New Biodiversity Framework
Jun 26, 2022
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Flavia Lopes
Iraq: Iraqi President Calls on Country to Stand Firm amid Spate of Attacks on Oil and Gasfields
Jun 26, 2022
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Sinan Mahmoud, National
The recent spate of attacks on oil and gas plants in Iraq's Kurdistan Region is harmful to the country’s stability and economy, President Barham Salih…
USA: After Roe v. Wade: US Researchers Warn of What’s to Come
Jun 24, 2022
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Mariana Lenharo
Australia's Sex Discrimination Commissioner Calls for Urgent Change in Mining Sector
Jun 24, 2022
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Praveen Menon and Byron Kaye
Ukraine: Ukraine Joins the LIFE Programme for Environment and Climate
Jun 24, 2022
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European Commission
Today, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius and the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine Ruslan Strilets jointly…
Open Call for Proposals: Apply for the RISE Grants Challenge
Jun 20, 2022
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IUCN
In 2022, the world is arguably facing multiple overlapping pandemics - COVID-19 itself together with gender-based violence (GBV), climate change and biodiversity loss.
Gender-based violence and…
Senior Consultant – Drafting of Statistical Guidelines on Gender-Environment Surveys
Jun 20, 2022
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UN Women
To support member states in coping with, and recovering from crises, through evidence-based decision-making, UN Women’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific is implementing…
Moldova: Programme Analyst, Women, Peace and Security/Humanitarian Action
Jun 20, 2022
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UN Women
At the regional level, UN Women works to drive forward the WPS Agenda in Europe and Central Asia (ECA). This includes support to regional bodies…
Somalia: Technical Specialist, SRH, GBV and FGM/C, Damal Caafimaad
Jun 17, 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…
To Really Lead on Global Gender Equality, the United States Needs Dedicated, Sustained Leadership
Jun 16, 2022
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Megan O'Donnell
It’s been 512 days since President Biden took office, and 216 days since he announced the nomination of Geeta Rao Gupta to be the US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s…
From Where I Stand: “We Need Women’s Voices for a Sustainable Marine Life and Fisheries Sector.”
Jun 16, 2022
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Huriye Göncüoğlu Bodur
“I grew up in a house with a sea view. As a child, I loved watching and being in the sea. I always wanted to…
Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Türkiye on Legislation on Gender-Based Violence, Ask Questions about the State Party’s Withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention and Early Marriage
Jun 15, 2022
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UN News
India: Hariyali Green Villages- Women Lead Climate Solutions
Jun 14, 2022
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Charlotte Steiner and Sameer Kwatra
Pakistan: Mothers at the Searing Edge of Climate Crisis in Pakistan
Jun 14, 2022
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Al Jazeera
DRC/Uganda: Ugandan Mission in DR Congo Aimed at Shielding Oil: Report
Jun 14, 2022
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Agence France-Presse
Uganda's crackdown on ADF rebels in eastern DR Congo, a mission launched jointly with Kinshasa, was driven in part by a desire to protect Ugandan…
Somalia: Somalia Attempts to Revive Lands Blighted by Deforestation
Jun 14, 2022
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UN Environment Program
Acacia trees, slow-growing hardwoods, play a pivotal role in Somalia’s hot and arid climate. They improve soil fertility by storing water, fixing nitrogen, a key…
Australia: Renewables, Environment and Women- What We Know About the 2022-23 NSW Budget
Jun 13, 2022
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Gazala Anver
Iraq/Kurdistan: KRG Says ‘No Court’ Authorized to Invalidate Oil, Gas Law
Jun 13, 2022
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Chenar Chalak, Rudaw
No court in Baghdad has the authority to outlaw the Kurdistan Region’s oil and gas law, the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) natural resources ministry stated…
New Report: Why Climate Change Impacts Women Differently Than Men
Jun 10, 2022
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UNFCCC