International
Myanmar: Karenni Farmers Jailed in Land Dispute with Army Leave Prison
Mar 13, 2020
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Lawi Weng, Irrawaddy
A group 41 Karenni farmers and activists who were detained for more than six months for damaging property during a land dispute with the Myanmar…
Women Shouldering the Burden of Climate Crisis Need Action, not Speeches
Mar 13, 2020
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Patricia Scotland, The Guardian
Milikini Failautusi, 30, lives on the Pacific island of Tuvalu. She has become virtually a nomad in her own country after rising tides forced her…
Colombia: In Indigenous Colombia, Venezuelan Migration Sparks Conflict
Mar 12, 2020
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Julia Symmes Cobb, Reuters
In the sun-baked scrubland of northern Colombia’s remote La Guajira province, a bitter quarrel rages between two neighboring Wayuu indigenous families, one of them seeking…
Liberia: Oil Palm Companies Accused of Violating Liberia’s Environmental Laws
Mar 12, 2020
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Simeon S. Wiakanty, Observer
The Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Nathaniel Blama, has accused some oil palm companies of being the worst violators of the country’s…
Myanmar: Some Paleontologists Seek Halt to Myanmar Amber Fossil Research
Mar 11, 2020
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Lucas Joel, New York Times
Fossils preserved in amber are giving paleontologists exceptional glimpses into the age of the dinosaurs, be it through the preserved tail of a dinosaur that…
Afghanistan: In Afghanistan, a New National Park Carries Hopes for Conservation and Peace
Mar 11, 2020
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Erich Orion, Mongabay
In November 2019, more than a decade after that first encounter, Abrar, now a project manager with the Wildlife Conservation Society’s (WCS) Afghanistan program, returned…
Colombia: Glyphosate and Cocaine: Colombia's Next Drug War?
Mar 10, 2020
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Nicolas Martin, Deutsche Welle
As cocaine production rises, Donald Trump is increasing the pressure to curb it and insisting Colombia should spray its fields with glyphosate again. In remote…
Afghanistan: Government to Plant "Millions" of Trees across Afghanistan
Mar 10, 2020
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Gulabuddin Ghubar, TOLOnews
The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) of Afghanistan on Tuesday said that based on a government plan, they will plant millions of trees…
Yemen: Rainy Season Threatens Huge Cholera Spike in Yemen
Mar 10, 2020
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Oxfam
Yemen is suffering a forgotten cholera crisis, Oxfam said today, as it warned the number of people there with the disease could spiral as the…
Syria: Turkey Wants to Rebuild Syria with the Country's Oil Income, Erdogan Says
Mar 10, 2020
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Ragip Soylu, Middle East Eye
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday night that Syrian oil reserves in Qamishli and Deir Ezzor should be used to rebuild the war-ravaged…
Liberia: Criminal Conveyance of Land May Undermine National Security
Mar 10, 2020
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Abednego Davis, Observer
Chief Justice Francis Saye Korkpor says despite the clear and unambiguous provision of law governing activities in the society, criminal conveyance (sale of a single…
Bangladesh: Can Renewable Energy Give Climate-Displaced Women in Bangladesh a New Beginning?
Mar 9, 2020
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UNEP
It is nightfall in the village of Char Baghutia in Manikganj district in central Bangladesh. Twenty-seven-year-old Miriam is hunched over a rickety old sewing machine,…
Zimbabwe: Zim Women Living in Mining Areas a Constant Target of Abuse, Says NGO
Mar 9, 2020
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Robert Tapfumaneyi
ZIMBABWEAN women living in the country’s mining areas are a constant target of sexual abuse, domestic violence on top of having their rights to water…
Papua New Guinea: No Sustainable Development or Peace without Women - UN Deputy Chief
Mar 8, 2020
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UN News
The Deputy Secretary-General was part of a three-woman UN delegation to Papua New Guinea which, due to its geographic location, was among the first countries…
Power Structures Over Gender Make Women More Vulnerable to Climate Change
Mar 8, 2020
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Adelle Thomas
The 2020 International Women’s Day theme: I am Generation Equality: Realising Women’s Rights is closely linked to climate change impacts and the need for ambitious climate action.
As…
Power Structures Over Gender Make Women More Vulnerable to Climate Change
Mar 8, 2020
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Adelle Thomas
The 2020 International Women’s Day theme: I am Generation Equality: Realising Women’s Rights is closely linked to climate change impacts and the need for ambitious climate action.
As…
Philippines: In the Defense of the Environment: Women Activists on the Front Lines
Mar 8, 2020
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Gaea Katreena Cabico, Phil Star Global
MANILA, Philippines — Jinky Malibato has been seeking sanctuary in the United Church of Christ in the Philippines in Davao City for five years, the…
Libya: Libyan Women Push for a Bigger Role in Rebuilding Their Country
Mar 8, 2020
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Sarah Page
The United Nations’ latest efforts to broker a cease-fire between the armies warring for control of Libya have floundered. Yet despite the continuing conflict, or…
Afghanistan: (Human Rights Watch) Afghanistan Peace Negotiations Must Include Women and Rights Activists
Mar 8, 2020
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Tamil Guardian
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called upon authorities negotiating an Afghanistan peace agreement to centre discussions on human rights and in particular to be inclusive…
Climate Change: Climate Change Is Fuelling Social Tensions and Conflict
Mar 8, 2020
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Tanaka Manungo, Mail & Guardian
Climate change has wreaked havoc across the world — and Africa is likely to be worst hit by its destructive consequences. There have been droughts,…
Bangladesh: The Women Fighting Climate Change in Bangladesh
Mar 6, 2020
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Marigold Warner, British Journal of Photography
In disaster-prone areas like Barishal, a major city that lies on the bank of Kirtankhola river in Bangladesh, life for women is a constant struggle.…
Colombia: Where Indigenous Women Take Lead on Land Rights, Communities Thrive
Mar 6, 2020
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Andrew J. Wight
MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA – Across the globe, women are on the front lines of protecting traditional and Indigenous land from threats like mining, ranching, and a…
Climate Change Hits Women Hardest, Report Finds
Mar 6, 2020
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Sarah Mac Donald
Women are disproportionately hurt by climate change and corporate human rights violations throughout the world, according to a new study by Trócaire, the aid and development…
Ethiopia: Trouble as Trump Dives into the Dispute over Ethiopia's Nile Mega-Dam
Mar 6, 2020
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Benita van Eyssen, Deutsche Welle
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is a massive hydroelectric power plant being constructed on the Blue Nile in Ethiopia. In mid-January, Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan reached…
Hidden in Plain Sight: Women and Girls in Internal Displacement
Mar 5, 2020
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Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
More than half of the 41 million people worldwide living in internal displacement at the end of 2018 were women and girls. They experience displacement…
Afghanistan: The Afghan Scorpion Farmer Harvesting Valuable Venom for International Buyers
Mar 5, 2020
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Kern Hendricks, National
Scorpion venom is highly prized among medical researchers. “Not all the venom components of scorpions are dangerous to humans, and there are actually many components…
Iraq: As Oil Prices Fall, How Will Iraq Pay the Bills?
Mar 4, 2020
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Agence France-Presse
As crude prices plunge, Iraq's oil sector is facing a triple threat that has slashed revenues, risks denting production, and may spell trouble for future…
Liberia: Resolution Underway in Boniken-Weleken Land Dispute
Mar 4, 2020
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New Dawn
A team of local authorities headed by County Superintendent, George A. Prowd have instituted measures aimed at restoring peace over a disputed farmland between Boniken…
Myanmar: Myanmar Govt Faces Setbacks in Enforcing Compliance with EITI Database
Mar 3, 2020
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John Liu and Thompson Chau, Myanmar Times
Myanmar’s Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) unit, a government body under the finance ministry, held a press conference on February 28 to address criticisms over…
Climate Change: Report Warns of Climate Change Induced Global Security Risks
Mar 3, 2020
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Leila Mead, International Institute for Sustainable Development
National security, military and intelligence experts are warning of high to catastrophic threats to security at different warming scenarios, and urging a rapid reduction and phasing…