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Ukraine/Russia: Shelling Forces Kherson Hospitals to Evacuate as UN Warns Millions Plunged into Hardship – as It Happened

Nov 25, 2022 | Léonie Chao-Fong, Harry Taylor, and Helen Sullivan, Guardian

More on the shelling in Kherson, where the governor of the region said that patients are being evacuated from the city’s hospitals because of bombardment…

Ukraine: Ukrainians Prepare for Winter by Cutting down Trees, Raising Concerns about Forests [Audio]

Nov 24, 2022 | Nathan Rott, NPR

Ukraine is suffering power outages and damaged heating systems as Russia attacks its energy systems. Many are preparing for winter by cutting down trees, raising…

Afghanistan: The Chinese Entrepreneurs Chasing an Afghan ‘Gold Rush’ [Video]

Nov 24, 2022 | 101 East and Al Jazeera

When the Taliban returned to power in August 2021, most foreigners and multinational companies had already packed up and left Afghanistan. Going against the stream…

Water Wars: Causes and Possible Solutions

Nov 23, 2022 | Politecnico di Milano

A study published in the prestigious Nature Sustainability by a group of researchers from the Politecnico di Milano has investigated the phenomenon, also in light…

Syria: Turkish Strikes Spark Fire in Syrian Oil Field [Video]

Nov 23, 2022 | Associated Press

In recent days, Turkey has launched a barrage of airstrikes on suspected militant targets in northern Syria and Iraq, in retaliation for a deadly November…

Iraq: Salt, Drought Decimate Buffaloes in Iraq's Southern Marshes

Nov 23, 2022 | Samya Kullab, Associated Press

Drought that experts believe is spurred by climate change and invading salt, coupled with lack of political agreement between Iraq and Turkey, are endangering the…

DRC: DRC Puts Mining Deal with China under Review as Targets Windfall Mineral Profits

Nov 23, 2022 | Miningmx

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is seeking additional investment in infrastructure from China in terms of a review it is conducting with a mining…

Kenya: UN’s Highest Environmental Honour Celebrates Ecosystem Restoration

Nov 22, 2022 | UNEP

Nairobi, 22 November 2022 – The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) today announced its 2022 Champions of the Earth, honouring a conservationist, an enterprise, an economist, a women’s…

Myanmar: Myanmar Junta Increases Landmine Use

Nov 22, 2022 | Mizzima

Use of landmines by the Myanmar junta has surged since the 2021 coup according to the Landmine Monitor Report 2022, released last week.

The 46th NATO Committee on Gender Perspectives Focuses on Hybrid Threats, Disinformation and Human Security

Nov 21, 2022 | NATO

From 3rd to 5th October 2022, approximately 170 participants from 42 NATO Allies and Partners as well as academic organisations and civil society gathered for…

Liberia: Call to Strengthen Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land

Nov 21, 2022 | New Dawn

In commemoration of the 10th Anniversary of the Voluntary Guidelines for responsible Governance of land tenure (VGGT), Liberia has held a National Dialogue as participants…

Colombia: Petro Has a New Plan to Counter Deforestation in Colombia

Nov 21, 2022 | Christoph Sponsel, World Politics Review

The government of newly elected Colombian President Gustavo Petro listed countering deforestation as one of its top priorities. But those efforts promise to raise tensions…

Iran/Iraq/Kurdistan: Kurdish Oil Jitters as Iran Bombs Northern Iraq

Nov 21, 2022 | Charles Kennedy, OilPrice.com

Iranian missiles bombarded the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) capital of Erbil and the city of Sulaymaniyah on Monday in apparent retribution for the Northern Iraqi…

Leaders and Activists at COP27 Say the Gender Gap in Climate Action is Being Bridged Too Slowly

Nov 18, 2022 | Zoha Tunio, Inside Climate News

Research increasingly shows that global warming impacts women far more gravely than men, but they are still left out of the leadership and benefits of…

Iraq: Supporting Local Dialogue to Address Climate Security Risks in Iraq

Nov 18, 2022 | Robert Bosch Stiftung

While the impacts of climate change manifest differently in Iraq, Iraq is the fifth most vulnerable country to climate change worldwide (UNEP). Combined with long-standing…

Liberia: Promoting Women's Rights and Land Ownership in Liberia

Nov 17, 2022 | UNSDG

“In the past, women never owned land here but today, women, men, and youth can sit together with the elders and decide issues on land…

Myanmar: Myanmar Communities Decry Disempowerment as Forest Guardians Since 2021 Coup

Nov 17, 2022 | Carolyn Cowan, Mongabay

Strides have been made in forest protection over the past decade, but violent conflict, shrinking civic space and “rampant” natural resource extraction in the wake…

COP27: Lack of Women at Negotiations Raises Concern

Nov 16, 2022 | Esme Stallard, BBC

Too few women are participating in COP27 climate negotiations, charities, activists and politicians have warned.

Afghanistan: Coalmining in Afghanistan – in Pictures [Photos]

Nov 16, 2022 | Oliver Weiken, Guardian

From men in their 60s to boys as young as 10, hundreds of miners work every day in Chinarak for just a few euros.

Sahel: UN Warns of Worsening Conflict and Displacement in Sahel without Immediate Climate Action

Nov 16, 2022 | UN High Commissioner for Refugees

Without urgent investment in climate mitigation and adaptation, countries in the Sahel risk decades of armed conflict and displacement exacerbated by rising temperatures, resource scarcity…

Afghanistan: Pollution Increases as Kabul Residents Choose Coal over Wood

Nov 16, 2022 | Bibi Amina Hakimi, TOLOnews

The residents of Kabul said that as the price of wood remains high and they are obliged to use coal, which is causing air pollution…

DRC: Crucial Congo Rainforest Faces Growing Threats from Logging and Mining

Nov 15, 2022 | Madeleine Cuff, New Scientist

If the Amazon is the lungs of the world, then the Congo basin is its beating heart. This vast region in central Africa is home…

Colombia: In Colombia, Drilling Pays the Bills. The Country’s Leaders Want to Quit Oil.

Nov 15, 2022 | Max Bearak, New York Times

Over the past four decades, Colombia has pumped billions of barrels of oil from under a vast savanna it shares with neighboring Venezuela. Through pipelines,…

Iraq: Expanding Deserts, Searing Temperatures, and Dying Land: Climate Crises Deepen Struggle of Farmers [Video]

Nov 14, 2022 | International Committee of the Red Cross

Iraq has been burdened with wars, sanctions, and domestic conflict for over 40 years, but the potential economic and environmental fallout of the climate crisis…

Afghanistan: Women Human Rights Defenders Arrested by the Taliban Must Be Immediately Released

Nov 14, 2022 | Amnesty International

Responding to the arrests of at least three prominent women human rights defenders Zarifa Yaqoobi, Farhat Popalzai and Humaira Yusuf and their colleagues by the…

At COP27, Our Climate Future is Female: A Progress Report on Implementing U.S. Efforts to Advance Women and Girls’ Climate Action

Nov 14, 2022 | US Department of State

On November 14, 2022, Gender Day at COP27, the U.S. government is proud to announce the following strategies, initiatives, and programs addressing the disproportionate impacts…