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Guatemala: Especialista en Género, Equidad e Inclusión Social, I-WASH
Sep 14, 2021
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CARE
El Especialista en Equidad de Género e Inclusión Social - GESI liderará la implementación de la evaluación de equidad, género e inclusión social y las…
South Sudan: Gender and Peacebuilding National Consultant
Sep 14, 2021
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UN Women
Under the supervision of the Deputy Country Representative and in close collaboration with the Under Secretary in the Ministry of Peacebuilding, where this position is…
Tunisia: Women Peace and Security Programme Assistant
Sep 14, 2021
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UN Women
Under the overall supervision of the UN Women Country Representative and direct supervision of the Women Peace and Security Analyst, the WPS Programme Assistant works…
Ecuador: Consultoría para la Elaboración de Propuesta Técnica sobre Género, Cambio Climático y Seguridad Alimentaria
Sep 14, 2021
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UN Women
La entidad de las Naciones Unidas para la Igualdad de Género y el Empoderamiento de las mujeres, ONU Mujeres, basándose en la visión de igualdad consagrada…
Australia: Emergency WASH Gender Advisor
Sep 14, 2021
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CARE Australia
The Emergency WASH Gender Advisor is responsible for ensuring a quality, gender-responsive approach to CARE’s emergency WASH. The role is hosted by CARE Australia on…
Call for Abstracts: Hiroshima International Conference on Peace and Sustainability
Sep 13, 2021
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Network for Education and Research on Peace and Sustainability, Hiroshima University
Introducing the first edition of the Hiroshima International Conference on Peace and Sustainability hosted by the Network for Education and Research on Peace and Sustainability…
Somalia: “If Your Animals Die, You Die with Them” – Somali Herders Defenceless against the Climate Crisis
Sep 13, 2021
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International Committee of the Red Cross
In the latest piece exploring the link between climate change and conflict, ICRC focues on Somalia and a way of life under threat. With COP26…
Colombia: Women building dreams: Sustainable livelihoods on Colombia's Pacific coast
Sep 13, 2021
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Lia Valero
Afro-Colombian women on the Pacific coast have faced violence, conflict and the ecological fallout of mining and illegal logging. Now they're working together to protect…
Netherlands: Developer
Sep 13, 2021
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Bellingcat
Bellingcat is an independent collective of international researchers, investigators and citizen journalists using open source and social media investigations to probe conflict, corruption, crimes, misinformation,…
Netherlands: Data Scientist
Sep 13, 2021
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Bellingcat
Bellingcat is an independent collective of international researchers, investigators and citizen journalists using open source and social media investigations to probe conflict, corruption, crimes, misinformation,…
DRC: DR Congo President Seeks Review of Mining Contracts with China
Sep 11, 2021
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Al Jazeera
Felix Tshisekedi, the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has called for a review of mining contracts signed with China in 2008…
Liberia: Sinoe, Rivercess in Land Dispute
Sep 10, 2021
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Kruah Thompson, New Dawn
Sinoe County Superintendent Lee Nagbe Chea alarms serious tension is building up between citizens of Sinoe and the people of Rivercess County over disputed land.…
Yemen: As Conflict Drags on, ‘No Quick Wins’ – UN Envoy
Sep 10, 2021
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UN News
The complexities of the years-long war in Yemen “multiply as the conflict drags on”, the country’s new UN envoy told the Security Council on Friday,…
Afghanistan: Lithium and an Unexpected Battle for Energy Transition in Afghanistan
Sep 10, 2021
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Aliaksei Patonia, Diplomat
Most researchers agree that lithium demand will only increase. Afghanistan’s estimated reserves put it among global leaders — if the metal can be extracted.
Ethiopia: A New Year’s Call for Peace and End to Tigray’s Multifaceted War
Sep 10, 2021
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The Africa Report
A call for peace by Local Civil Society Organizations of Ethiopia.
Liberia: Covid-19 Shrinks Extractive Revenues in 2020
Sep 10, 2021
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Siaway T. Miapue, FrontPage Africa
Revenues generated from Liberia's extractive industries in the first half of last year dropped by more than US$5 million due to the coronavirus pandemic, according…
Ethiopia: A New Year’s Call for Peace and End to Tigray’s Multifaceted War
Sep 10, 2021
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The Africa Report
Our country Ethiopia is facing a multifaceted crisis in Tigray, Amhara, South and West Oromia, Somali, Afar, Benishangul-Gumuz and Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People of…
Yemen: As Conflict Drags on, ‘No Quick Wins’ – UN Envoy
Sep 10, 2021
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UN News
The complexities of the years-long war in Yemen “multiply as the conflict drags on”, the country’s new UN envoy told the Security Council on Friday,…
Nigeria: Obi- Advocacy on Women’s Rights Will Address Gender-Based Violence
Sep 9, 2021
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This Day Live
Ugo Aliogo and Loveth Chinagorom, engaged the Country Director, ActionAid Nigeria, Mrs. Ene Obi, on scaling public investments in agriculture, and the issues of gender-based…
Liberia: UNDP Supports Gender Stakeholders' Conference On Women's Political Participation
Sep 9, 2021
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All Africa
Monrovia — Delegates at a gender stakeholders' conference are reviewing and strengthening an existing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on women's political participation, signed between the…
Myanmar: Environmental Activist ‘Well-Hated’ by Myanmar Junta Is Latest to Be Arrested
Sep 9, 2021
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Sheryl Lee Tian Tong, Mongabay
As demonstrations and deadly crackdowns continue to roil Myanmar following the military coup in February, land and environmental defenders are increasingly under threat. In the…
Afghanistan/China: China’s Rumored Ambitions to Dive into Afghanistan Are Overstated and Unrealistic, Experts Say
Sep 9, 2021
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Natasha Turak, CBNC
One of the first things many Western pundits predicted as the chaotic American withdrawal from Afghanistan unraveled was the replacement in that power vacuum by…
Nigeria: Advocacy on Women’s Rights Will Address Gender-Based Violence
Sep 9, 2021
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This Day Live
Ugo Aliogo and Loveth Chinagorom, engaged the Country Director, ActionAid Nigeria, Mrs. Ene Obi, on scaling public investments in agriculture, and the issues of gender-based…
Liberia: UNDP Supports Gender Stakeholders' Conference On Women's Political Participation
Sep 9, 2021
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All Africa
Monrovia — Delegates at a gender stakeholders' conference are reviewing and strengthening an existing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on women's political participation, signed between the…
Afghanistan/Iran: Iran-Afghanistan Water Dispute to Test Tehran's Ties to Taliban
Sep 9, 2021
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Shabnam von Hein, Deutsche Welle
An old dispute over water rights could be the first test of Iran's planned pragmatic cooperation with the Taliban. Without a functioning environmental agency, it's…
Colombia: Exploring Illegal Mining in Colombia’s Amazon
Sep 8, 2021
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InSight Crime
As gold prices have skyrocketed, criminal groups once solely dedicated to the trafficking of drugs and arms have moved into illegal mining. The activity has…
Federal Election 2021: Gender-Based Violence is an Issue We Should All Prioritize
Sep 8, 2021
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Nancy Marie Ross and Stephanie Zubriski
National strategies to end gender-based violence, public activism movements like #MeToo and One Billion Rising and the continued use of tough-on-crime policies have failed to reduce rates of…
In a Watershed Year for Climate Change, the Commonwealth Secretary-General Calls for Urgent, Decisive and Sustained Climate Action
Sep 8, 2021
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Alison Kentish
London — This November, five years after signing the Paris Agreement and pledging to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, with a…
Tree Planting as Resistance in Palestine
Sep 8, 2021
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Elle Ambler
In Palestine, the struggle for land cannot be separated from the fight for agricultural and environmental rights. Restrictions and attacks on agriculture are used by…
Afghanistan: ‘Drought Has Severely Impacted Livestock Keepers’ in Afghanistan, Head of UN Food Agency Says [Audio]
Sep 8, 2021
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Anna Kusmer, The World
Nearly one-third of people in Afghanistan don't know if they will have a meal each day. Droughts and an approaching winter are worsening the food…