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Hitting Women Hard, Pandemic Makes Gender Poverty Gap Wider - U.N.

Sep 2, 2020 | Anastasia Moloney, Thomson Reuters Foundation

More women than men will fall into extreme poverty due to the pandemic as they bear the economic brunt of COVID-19 and face bigger job…

Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: US Cuts Aid to Ethiopia amid Nile Dam Dispute

Sep 2, 2020 | Associated Press

On the guidance of President Trump, the State Department said Wednesday that the United States was suspending some aid to Ethiopia over the “lack of…

Myanmar: Myanmar's Indigenous People Use Ancestral Customs to Fight for Land

Sep 2, 2020 | Star

From tying umbilical cords to sacred trees to paying homage to spirits before a hunt, indigenous people in south-eastern Myanmar are tapping ancestral customs to…

Afghanistan: Greenhouses — A Stable Source of Income for Farmers during COVID-19

Sep 2, 2020 | UN Office on Drugs and Crime

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, which has negative implications on economic activities across the country, the greenhouses are still operating, producing fresh vegetables and serve as…

An Experiment in Inclusion? Informal Peacemaking in Manbij, Syria

Sep 1, 2020 | Aviva M. Stein and Adam H. Beek

Examples of informal and localised peacemaking have emerged from within the chaos of the Syrian civil war and violent reign of the Islamic State (IS),…

Foundations for Gender Inclusive Peacebuilding

Sep 1, 2020 | Abiosseh Davis

Through years of programming experience in post-conflict contexts, Interpeace has learned first-hand that inclusion, particularly of marginalized and historically excluded groups, is fundamental for the…

1325: Rhetoric or Reality?

Sep 1, 2020 | Ndeye Sow and Gemma Kelly

Working on Women Peace & Security (WPS) issues since the 1990s, International Alert was directly involved in the global advocacy campaign “From the Village to…

More Justice, Less Violence Related to Gender

Sep 1, 2020 | Simone Eggler

Although 25 years have passed since the World Conference on Women was held in Beijing, violence against women worldwide is still at alarming levels. Even…

Unpacking the Revised and Annotated DRC Mining Code

Sep 1, 2020 | Mining Review Africa

In July 2020, the DRC mining registry published an annotated version of the 2002 Mining Code as amended in 2018 (the Revised Code). The announcement…

Generations of Progress for Women and Girls Could be Lost to COVID Pandemic, UN Chief Warns

Aug 31, 2020 | UN News

Highlighting the disproportionate and devastating socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on women and girls globally, The UN chief António Guterres called on Monday for a major…

China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Vietnam Threatens Fines for Illegal Energy Exploration in Its Waters

Aug 31, 2020 | Drake Long, Benar News

Vietnam has issued a new decree against illegal energy exploration in its territory on land and sea, threatening violators with fines and potentially seizing their…

Climate Change: A Threat to International Peace & Security?

Aug 29, 2020 | Mark Nevitt

Is the climate-security century upon us? If so, what are the implications for international legal governance and institutions? In his recent Opinio Juris essay, based on his provocative and…

Director, Policy and Advocacy

Aug 29, 2020 | Alliance for Peacebuilding

The Alliance for Peacebuilding (AfP) is a nonpartisan network of 120+ organizations working in 153 countries to end conflict, reduce violence, and build sustainable peace.…

Recruitment of Consultant for the Scoping Study of “Climate Security Project in Central Africa”

Aug 29, 2020 | UN Regional Office for Central Africa

The United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) is a Special Political Mission with a regional mandate to help prevent conflict and consolidate peace…

Ideas for How to Break Gender Barriers in Colombia's Water Sector

Aug 28, 2020 | Karen Navarro

The relationship between water and women does not come only from mythology. Since ancestral times, women have been responsible for managing water in communities, particularly…

Expert's Take: Four Lessons from COVID-19 that Should Shape Policy Decisions Everywhere

Aug 28, 2020 | Laura Turquet

All crises have gendered impacts – simply put, they affect women and men, girls and boys in different ways. COVID-19 is no different. Six months…

Colombia: Growing Demand for Zero-Deforestation Cacao Might Not Help Colombian Forests

Aug 28, 2020 | International Center for Tropical Agriculture

When Brazil refused soy grown on deforested land in the Amazon, the movement spread worldwide. Brazil's Soy Moratorium in 2006 became the first zero-deforestation agreement.…

Liberia: More Than 9,000 Burkinabes Illegally Squatting in Grand Gedeh

Aug 28, 2020 | J. Burgess Carter, Observer

Senator Marshall A. Dennis has confirmed that over nine thousand (9,000) Burkinabés are illegally occupying a portion of land belonging to citizens of Grand Gedeh…

Why Are Women Experts ‘Absent’ From Panels on War & Security?

Aug 27, 2020 | Ruhee Neog

In Aristophanes’ Lysistrata, an Athenian magistrate demands of an assembly of women: “And where do you get off taking an interest in war and peace?” The play, set…

Call for Applications - Online Training on Climate Security, Environmental Peacebuillding & Digital Storytelling

Aug 27, 2020 | EcoPeace Middle East

EcoPeace Middle East & KAS Climate Policy and Energy Security Programme for Sub-Saharan Africa invite you to apply for an amazing opportunity to enhance your…

Myanmar: Myanmar Forgoes Revenue from Gem Emporiums

Aug 27, 2020 | Aung Loon, Myanmar Times

The Myanmar government has potentially lost billions in revenue from having to suspend this year's gems emporiums due to the outbreak of COVID-19, according to…

South Sudan: South Sudan Residents Protest Oil Facilities

Aug 27, 2020 | David Mono Danga, Voice of America

Residents around South Sudan’s Palouch and Melut oil fields in Upper Nile state demonstrated Wednesday for a third consecutive day against environmental pollution caused by…

Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Is a Major Hydroelectric Project — and Sparking a Conflict Over Water

Aug 27, 2020 | Mark Leon Goldberg, UN

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, or as it’s better known The GERD, is a major hydroelectric project that is being built on the Blue Nile…