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This Land Is Ours: New Law Could End Age-Old Injustice Faced by Liberian Women

Sep 17, 2019 | Alexandra Benjamin

Lofa County, Liberia – Ten women are gathered in the open-air concrete slab building that serves as a community center for Gbonyea, a village a few…

Climate Security in Afghanistan: Should It Even Be on the Radar

Sep 17, 2019 | Oli Brown

In terms of the resources it brings, the UN is a relatively minor player in Afghanistan. However, as one of the few organisations that has…

Humanity and Nature Are Not Separate- We Must See Them as One to Fix the Climate Crisis

Sep 17, 2019 | Heather Alberro

From transport and housing to food production and fashion, our civilisation is driving climate and ecological breakdown. It’s no coincidence that almost every single sector of industry…

Gender, Environment Complex Connections Hold Back Prospects for Sustainable Management

Sep 17, 2019 | Gibson Mhaka

In an office just a few minutes away from the city centre in Ramallah, Dr. Ayman Rabi scurries to submit a report on the latest…

How Feminist Research Will Help Solve the Climate Crisis

Sep 17, 2019 | Maria Tanyag

As the impacts of global warming are already being felt and we are warned of the irreversible impacts, Maria Tanyang tells us why women’s situated knowledge…

Philippines: Socio-Economic Specialist

Sep 16, 2019 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Organizational Setting

FAO’s approach to development assistance in Mindanao focuses on supporting the rehabilitation of agriculture and fisheries-based livelihoods, accelerating agriculture-based enterprises and increasing access to…

South Sudan: Gender and Protection Advisor

Sep 16, 2019 | CARE USA

CARE seeks a passionate Gender & Protection (GBV) Advisor responsible for coordinating the development and implementation of the gender/protection thematic programs in line with the…

Submit a Proposal for a Conflict and Gender Sensitivity Assessment in North East Syria

Sep 16, 2019 | DanChurchAid

DANCHURCHAID SYRIA programme invites you to submit a Proposal for a Conflict and Gender Sensitivity Assessment IN NORTH EAST SYRIA

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The Service is required for a…

South Sudan: Area Coordinator

Sep 16, 2019 | Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa

I. SIHA Background

The Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) is a network of civil society organizations from Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, Somaliland,…

Central African Republic: General Coordinator of the Program Setting up a Holistic Care Center for Victims of Sexual Violence

Sep 16, 2019 | Dr. Denis Mukwege Foundation

Context of the mission area:

The Central African Republic (CAR) is a landlocked country bordering Cameroon, Chad, Sudan, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and…

Afghanistan: Gender-Based Violence Program Manager

Sep 16, 2019 | International Medical Corps

International Medical Corps is currently implementing approximately 6 programs across eight provinces (Kabul, Nangarhar, Laghman, Kunar, Nuristan, Jawzjan, Balkh and Samangan) in Afghanistan that include…

When It Comes to Addressing Climate Change, Gender Matters

Sep 16, 2019 | Andrew Urevig

Most low-income people world wide are women, and many women face gender discrimination in addition to poverty. Both factors mean greater vulnerability to extreme events…

Liberia: Stakeholders Want Forest Reforms Law Amended for Effective Management, Benefit Sharing

Sep 16, 2019 | Gerald C. Koinyeneh, FrontPage Africa

Stakeholders including lawmakers and environmental experts have made a commitment to initiate activities aimed at promoting effective management of Liberia’s forest to enhance its economic,…

Climate Change: Why Climate Change Is a National Security Issue [Video]

Sep 16, 2019 | Ali Velshi and Stephanie Ruhle, MSNBC

President Trump doesn’t acknowledge that climate change is real, but the Pentagon does. Ali Velshi and Stephanie Ruhle are joined by the director of the…

Water Diplomacy Voices: "The Geneva List of Principles on the Protection of Water Infrastructure"

Sep 15, 2019 | OOSKAnews

Water Diplomacy Voices is a series of guest columns written by senior participants in different parts of the international water community. In this article Mara Tignino, Reader at the…

Liberia: Beekeeping Has a Big Impact in Liberia Thanks to North Shore Foundation

Sep 15, 2019 | Gordon McIntyre, Vancouver Sun

People ask them when they’re coming home. In fact, Kent Bubbs Jr. and Landis Wyatt arrived home on Friday when they landed at Monrovia, the…

ASEAN's Transormative Journey: Role of Women in Peace and Security - Analysis

Sep 14, 2019 | Noeleen Heyzer

ASEAN has embarked on exploring how to implement the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda in the region. It has recently organised “an inaugural inter-sectoral…

China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Vietnam Digs in on South China Sea Oil and Gas Projects amid Chinese Pressure

Sep 14, 2019 | Tan Hui Yee, Eleven

Vietnam, locked in one of its most protracted test of wills with China of late, is trying to allay fears that yet another foreign joint…

Saudi Arabia: Drones Just Attacked the World’s Largest Oil Refinery

Sep 14, 2019 | Justin Rohrlich, Quartz

Yemen’s Iran-allied Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for an armed drone attack early today (Sept. 14) on Saudi Aramco’s Abqaiq refinery, the world’s largest oil processing…

Climate Change, Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace

Sep 13, 2019 | Florian Krampe

Of the ten countries that host the most multilateral peace operations personnel, eight are located in areas highly exposed to climate change. As such, climate…

Colombia: Women in Colombia Are Risking Their Lives Every Day to Clear the Minefields Left After 50 Years of Armed Conflict

Sep 13, 2019 | Luke Taylor, i News

When Paola Sanchez heard she was being recruited for a job in late 2018 after a friend had recommended her, she knew little more than…

India: India Is Working on Climate Change and Biodiversity: Prakash Javadekar Calls for Synergy Between All Three Rio Conventions

Sep 13, 2019 | 5 Dariya News

The 12-day long 14th Conference of Parties (COP14) to United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has come to a close today, with thought-provoking discussions…