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Afghanistan: Clash over Land Leaves 3 Dead, 5 Injured in Ghazni
Oct 20, 2022
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Wahidullah Jumazada, Pajhwok Afghan News
Three people were killed and five others wounded after two tribes clashed over a land dispute in southern Ghazni province, local officials said.
Russian Attacks on Ukrainian Utility Infrastructure: Water and Power
Oct 20, 2022
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Brent Stricker
After withdrawing from much of the territory it occupied in Kharkov Oblast, the Russian military has turned to a new strategy of attacking civilian infrastructure, such…
Liberia: FDA Managers Issue Illegal Timber Export Permits
Oct 18, 2022
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James Harding Giahyue, FrontPage Africa
The Managing Director of the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) Mike Doryen and top managers of the agency award export permits to logging companies outside of…
Africa: High-Level Dialogue Deliberated Solutions for Gender Equality and Climate Resilience in Africa
Oct 18, 2022
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Madeline Wong
Climate change harms women disproportionately, exposing social and gender inequalities across the globe. At the same time, women are essential for transforming food systems that…
Dangerous Forces: The Protection of Nuclear Power Plants in Armed Conflict
Oct 18, 2022
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Abby Zeith and Eirini Giorgou
As the international armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine drags on, the international community continues to sound the alarm about the significant risks of a…
Bring Women to the Centre of Peace-building
Oct 18, 2022
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Sima Bahous
The world today is facing a horrendous range of conflicts. We are seeing military coups, seizures of land by force, and explosion of rivalries into…
Using Gender Sensitive Data to Inform Climate Security Planning
Oct 18, 2022
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Steve Recca and Maryruth B. Priebe
There is a growing consensus at the national and grassroots levels that women must be engaged as leaders and essential contributors in responding to the…
Remote and Multiple Locations: Temporary Director Peace & Conflict-TSU
Oct 18, 2022
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Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is powered by the belief that a better world is possible. To do this, we know our teams do their best work when…
USA: Program Officer, Climate, Environment, and Conflict
Oct 18, 2022
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US Institute of Peace
Peace is the commitment. The United States Institute of Peace represents the American people’s shared values and commitment to peace worldwide. USIP knows that Peace…
DRC: Chief of Party - USAID’s Sustainable Water and Sanitation Systems Activity
Oct 18, 2022
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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…
Sudan: Project Director – Peacebuilding/P2P
Oct 18, 2022
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Catholic Relief Services
Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need…
Bangladesh: Head of Programming I
Oct 18, 2022
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Catholic Relief Services
Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives…
Preventing Water Wars
Oct 16, 2022
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Asad Tahir Jappa
It is an undeniable truth that throughout human history on the planet earth, conflicts emanating from water scarcity have already been happening. It does not…
The World Cannot Fix the Global Food Crisis Without Rural Women
Oct 15, 2022
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Claudia Sadoff
A shocking jump in the number of women compared to men facing food insecurity lays bare a broadening gender gap, with women now shouldering a…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Experts Warn Climate Crisis Could Exacerbate Nile Dam Tensions
Oct 14, 2022
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Noureldein Ghanem, TRT World
With talks over Addis Ababa's Renaissance Dam deadlocked, experts say a major climate crisis event, such as inadequate rainfall or prolonged droughts, could soar tensions…
Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan: Tokayev Urges Peaceful Resolution of Border Conflicts in Central Asia
Oct 14, 2022
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La Prensa Latina
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Friday urged Central Asian countries to resolve border disputes over unresolved delimitations, as is the case with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan,…
Sudan: Sudan's SPLM-N Release Nine Misseriya Herdsmen
Oct 14, 2022
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Dabanga
Deputy Chairman of Sudan's Sovereignty Council Mohamed Hamdan 'Hemeti' Dagalo praises yesterday's release of nine Misseriya herdsmen held captive by the Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) under…
Cooperation Needed to Correct Course on Gender Equality: UN Report
Oct 14, 2022
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IISD
UN Women and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) issued a report, which presents evidence on gender equality across all 17 SDGs. Emphasizing…
Yemen’s Future Conflicts Will Be over Water
Oct 14, 2022
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Niku Jafarnia
In just two days this August, heavy floods caused extensive devastation across Yemen, killing at least 38 people and destroying the shelters of thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs)…
Transatlantic Subnational Climate Cooperation: Opportunities for Implementation
Oct 14, 2022
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Wilson Center
The subnational level has become increasingly important in keeping international climate diplomacy alive. Cities play an important role informing not only local, but also national…
Guatemala: Guatemalan Women Reinvent Agrobusiness
Oct 13, 2022
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Peride Blind
Doris* feels strongly about women being able to earn a living. She is president of one of the savings and credit groups in Chamaiq — a…
Conflict Minerals: Are Green Resource Wars Looming?
Oct 13, 2022
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Priti Gulati Cox and Stan Cox, Tom Dispatch
Much of the excitement over the Inflation Reduction Act, which became law this summer, focused on the boost it should give to the sales of…
Community Development/Gender Specialist
Oct 13, 2022
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International Rescue Committee
The IRC began working in Somalia in the early 1980s; initially to assist people seeking refuge in the aftermath of the Somalia-Ethiopian conflict. The focus…
National Consultant to Conduct an Evaluation of the National Plan for Prevent and Combat Gender-Based Violence (2018-2021)
Oct 13, 2022
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UN Women
BackgroundUN Women - the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Women Empowerment, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the…
National Project Officer--Support of the Coordination Works for UN Joint Project "Empower for Inclusion” to Eliminate Violence Against Women and Girls with Disabilities in Timor-Leste
Oct 13, 2022
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UN Women
BackgroundUN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and…
National Consultant to Conduct Cost Effectiveness Analysis of Mapped Gender Aware Climate Change Adaptation Interventions
Oct 13, 2022
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UN Women
BackgroundUN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and…
Gender Equity Intern - Spring 2023
Oct 13, 2022
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International Rescue Committee
Job Description
BACKGROUND: The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. At work in over 40…
South Sudan: At Least 25 People Killed in South Sudan Communal Land Violence
Oct 12, 2022
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Waakhe Simon Wudu, Reuters
At least 25 people have been killed in South Sudan, officials said, after youths from two neighbouring communities in the country's north clashed over a…
Gender Inequality and the Connection to Climate Change
Oct 12, 2022
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Nelly Gachanja
Did you know gender inequality and climate change are interconnected? Africa is more vulnerable to climate change than any other region on the planet. Coincidentally,…
Unleashing the Power of Gender-Smart Climate Investing in Developed Markets
Oct 12, 2022
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Suzanne Biegel
With little capital flowing in established economies, and increasing urgency, the time to move money in this direction is now.When many investors — especially those…