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Climate Change: Climate Migration Fuels Conflicts in Bay of Bengal Region

Feb 15, 2022 | Anuradha Nagaraj, Thomson Reuters Foundation

Military and civil conflicts could intensify along the Bay of Bengal coastline, fuelled by climate change-linked migration, land loss and displacement, researchers said on Tuesday.…

Myanmar: Kachin Tycoon Draws Controversy over Gold Mining at Myitsone

Feb 11, 2022 | Emily Fisbhein, Jaw Tu Hkwang, Nu Nu Lusan, and Jauman Naw, Frontier Myanmar

The confluence, known as Myitsone in Burmese and Mali N’Mai Zup in Kachin, captured global attention in 2011 when then-President U Thein Sein suspended a…

DRC/Uganda: UN's Top Court Orders Uganda to Pay $325 Million to DR Congo

Feb 10, 2022 | UN

Uganda must pay the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) $325 million in reparations related to the brutal conflict between the two nations from 1998…

Iran: Iran’s Water Woes Worsen Despite Warmer Taliban Ties

Feb 9, 2022 | Shelly Kittleson, Al-Monitor

Iranian and Taliban officials have issued conflicting claims about how water from a dam in southwestern Afghanistan will be used, amid worsening shortages in Iran…

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.

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…

Colombia: Forest Rule to Outshine Colombia Auction Plans

Feb 8, 2022 | Paul Harris, Mining Journal

Details of the areas are expected to be made available when the pre-qualification process opens. The government offered five small copper areas for auction in…

Colombia: In Colombia, Escobar’s Hippos Spawn Another Problem: Wildlife Trafficking

Feb 8, 2022 | Diana María Pachón, Mongabay

For many people in Doradal, John Aristides Saldarriaga’s hometown, the fishing story is just that: a tall tale. The prevailing rumor is that Saldarriaga had…

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…

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…

Pakistan: Award of Mining Leases Protested

Feb 5, 2022 | Dawn

People of minerals-rich Bara Kamangara locality of Nawagai tehsil here on Friday held a protest demonstration against the authorities for awarding mining leases to an…

Afghanistan: Afghan Women Face Increasing Violence and Repression Under the Taliban After International Spotlight Fades

Feb 4, 2022 | Mia Bloom

The Taliban reportedly captured 40 people in Mazar-e-Sharif, a medium-sized city in Afghanistan, at the end of January 2022. Taliban members then allegedly gang-raped eight…

Guyana: Caricom Preparing Position on Gender Development in Context of Climate Change

Feb 4, 2022 | Jamaica Observer

As Caricom prepares its position ahead of the next conference of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 66), stakeholders in gender development in…

Colombia: Fires in Colombia's Amazon Spark Alarm over Deforestation

Feb 4, 2022 | Oliver Griffin, Reuters

Intense fires in Colombia's Amazon region so far this year point to rising deforestation by people clearing land for ranching and other uses, alarming environment…

Azerbaijan: Women's Role in Post-War Rehabilitation Eyed at Baku Conference

Feb 3, 2022 | Sabina Mammadli

Azerbaijani women's role in post-war rehabilitation has been discussed at an international conference in the capital Baku, ombudsman.az has reported.

Ukraine: Amidst Conflict, Ukrainian Jewish Women Are Thriving — and Preparing for Whatever Happens Next

Feb 3, 2022 | Vlada Nedak

As tensions between Russia and Ukraine continue to mount, a chorus of male voices from the Soviet Jewish Diaspora, and an older generation of Jewish…

Jordan: Jordan's Ambitious Push for Gender Equality

Feb 3, 2022 | Jennifer Holleis and Kersten Knipp

Jordan is pushing for more gender equality. It's the official government policy, and there has even been an amendment to the constitution. But women's activists…

Azerbaijan: Integration of Arable Land at Azerbaijani Liberated Territories into National Crop Rotation to Improve Food Security - FAO

Feb 3, 2022 | Trend

Integration of arable land from the liberated territories of Azerbaijan into national crop rotation could potentially improve food security, FAO official told Trend. The official…