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Colombia: For Colombia, 2019 Was a Year of Environmental Discontent

Jan 28, 2020 | Antonio José Paz Cardona, Mongabay

In Colombia, a year of crucial environmental decisions ended with a national strike that began on Nov. 21, 2019. Various social sectors say they are…


'Join Foces in Defense of Life, Territory and our Womanhood!' Statement Signed by Indigenous Women of the World, Present at COP 25

Jan 28, 2020 | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change


Facing Climate Change in Honduras: The Importance of Gender Equity

Jan 28, 2020 | Arely Valdivia

The women of the municipality of Namasigue, Honduras, have found empowerment in the Local Technical Agroclimatic Committee (LTAC) of the municipality of Choluteca. LTACs allow women to…


How Climate Change Is Feeding Violent Extremism in the Horn

Jan 26, 2020 | Peter Kagwanja

Oddly, humour in Kenya’s social media space is drawing on perhaps the world’s deadliest link between climate change and conflict.

“Never underestimate the power of nature…


Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: UN Urges Calm after Deadly Attack in Disputed Abyei Border Area Between Sudan and South Sudan

Jan 25, 2020 | Lisa Schlein, Voice of America

The United Nations is condemning the deadly attack on a village in the disputed oil-rich area of Abyei between Sudan and South Sudan Wednesday.  It…


Water: Water Diplomacy Talks -- Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute

Jan 25, 2020 | OOSKAnews

Since the 1980s the Pacific Institute has maintained a historical and current database (chronology and map) of cases where water has been a trigger for…


Egypt: Mashat Prioritizes Women, Food Security in Davos Meetings

Jan 25, 2020 | Egypt Today

CAIRO - 25 January 2020: On the sidelines of Davos 2020, Minister of International Cooperation Rania al-Mashat held meetings with heads of UN organizations to…


Sri Lanka: Environmental Engineering Technician - Senior Gender Assistant

Jan 25, 2020 | UN Office for Project Services

UNOPS in Sri Lanka is based in Colombo and is responsible for helping the Government of Sri Lanka and partner organizations deliver social and economic…


GBV AoR Communications Officer

Jan 25, 2020 | 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…


Panama: Peace and Security and Humanitarian Action Specialist-UNV Internacional

Jan 25, 2020 | UN Women

The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, also known as UN Women, is a United Nations entity working for the…


Palestine: Consultant For MENA Regional Gender Strategy Review

Jan 25, 2020 | Oxfam

Gender justice has constituted a focus of Oxfam’s work in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) for the last forty years. During this time,…


South Sudan: Projects Officer

Jan 25, 2020 | Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa

The Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) is a coalition of civil society organizations from Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda, Eritrea, Ethiopia,…


Central African Republic: Area Coordinator

Jan 25, 2020 | Concern Worldwide

Concern Worldwide is Ireland's largest aid and humanitarian agency, specializing in emergency response, health, and nutrition. Since its foundation 50 years ago it has worked…


Sudan: Head of Mission (WASH, Environment and Climate Change, Food Security)

Jan 25, 2020 | Cooperazione Internazionale

Cooperazione Internazionale (COOPI) is an Italian humanitarian non-governmental organization founded in Milan in 1965. COOPI aims to help the world’s poorest to improve their access…


Sudan: Project Manager

Jan 25, 2020 | Cooperazione Internazionale

Cooperazione Internazionale (COOPI) is an Italian humanitarian non-governmental organization founded in Milan in 1965. COOPI aims to help the world’s poorest to improve their access…


Somalia: Team Leader - Agriculture and Irrigation

Jan 25, 2020 | European Committee for Agricultural Training

CEFA - European Committee for Training and Agriculture (Comitato Europeo per la Formazione e l’Agricoltura) is an Italian NGO that has worked in Somalia since…


Myanmar: M&E and Knowledge Management Specialist

Jan 25, 2020 | International Union for Conservation of Nature

This is a local recruitment. Only Myanmar nationals, individuals with residence status or the appropriate employment visa for Myanmar are eligible to apply. The remuneration…


Nigeria: Coordination Assistant

Jan 25, 2020 | Cooperazione Internazionale

Cooperazione Internazionale (COOPI) is an Italian humanitarian non-governmental organization founded in Milan in 1965. COOPI aims to help the world’s poorest to improve their access…


Cameroon: Director of Conservation for Congo Basin

Jan 25, 2020 | World Wide Fund for Nature

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is one of the largest independent conservation organizations in the world, active in almost 100 countries. Our mission…


Cambodia: International Specialist – Public Private Partnerships and Financing Climate-Resilient Road Infrastructure

Jan 25, 2020 | UNDP

Cambodia is strongly affected by climate change (CC). As documented in a recent study on Addressing Climate Change Impact on Economic Growth in Cambodia (CEGIM,…


Mali: Breakwater Human Security Program Director

Jan 25, 2020 | Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40…


Between September and December 2019, a Monitoring Station in Kabul Classed Its Air Quality As Good Just 0.5% of the Time

Jan 24, 2020 | Eoghan Darbyshire

Over the last four months of 2019, and based on the US Environmental Protection Agency’s standards, the embassy data reveals that the air at the…


How One Woman's Aptitude for Farming Inspired a Whole Community

Jan 24, 2020

Nestled among date trees and endless lush fields in southeastern Pakistan is the district of Tando Allahyar. The main source of income for many villages…


Iraq: British Businessmen on Trial over Bribes for Oil Contracts in Iraq

Jan 23, 2020 | David Pegg and Rob Evans, Guardian

Three British businessmen conspired to pay bribes totalling $6m (£4.6m) to win huge contracts in the oil industry, a court has heard. The trio are…


South Sudan: Black Gold Burning: In Search of South Sudan’s Oil Pollution

Jan 23, 2020 | Wim Zwijnenburg, Bellingcat

Since the discovery of oil in what is now known as South Sudan, bloody conflicts have been waged over control of areas rich with this…


Syria: Health Services for Syrian Women Caught Up in War, Foster Safety and Hope

Jan 23, 2020 | United Nations Population Fund

More than 70,000 people from the northeast remain displaced in Al-Hasakah, Ar-Raqqa and Aleppo governorates due to ongoing conflict in the area. Over 17,500 of…


Women, Burdened with Unpaid Labor, Bear Brunt of Global Inequality

Jan 23, 2020 | Alisha Haridasani Gupta

As world leaders and executives descended in their private jets this week on the snow-capped town of Davos, Switzerland, to discuss climate change and inclusive…


UK-Africa Summit Ignored Gender, Climate and Poverty Concerns, Advocates Say

Jan 23, 2020 | William Worley

Civil society campaigners have raised concerns over the U.K.-Africa Investment Summit’s commitment to gender equality — despite the government’s claims it would be a key focus of…


Getting "Gender Rights" Is Essential for the Sustainability of Food Systems

Jan 23, 2020 | Elizabeth Bryan

The growing emphasis on sustainability of food systems (rather than of agriculture alone) highlights the importance of considering gender at all stages, from production to…


Nigeria: Conflict over Fertile Lands Threatens Nigeria’s Food Security

Jan 22, 2020 | Andres Schipani, Financial Times

The pastoralist Fulanis have traditionally migrated south during the dry season in search of water and grazing land for their cattle. But as climate change…