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Ukraine: Kherson Region's Farmers Forced to Cooperate with Russian Invaders

Mar 17, 2022 | UkrinForm

Farmers are forced to cooperate with Russian invaders within the temporarily occupied territory of Kherson Region. The relevant statement was made by Kherson Regional Council…

Ukraine: War in Ukraine Lengthens List of Violent Acts over Water

Mar 17, 2022 | Brett Walton, Circle of Blue

One of the first casualties of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was not a human life. In late February, as Vladimir Putin’s war machine was beginning…

Afghan Mineral Wealth Attracts Competitors

Mar 16, 2022 | Asad Mirza

Even when the American occupation of Afghanistan was in full steam and apart from the fighting there were mainly reports of the ongoing fighting, yet…

The Environmental and Health Dimensions of the Ukraine War

Mar 16, 2022 | Erika Weinthal, Jeannie Sowers,

As has unfolded before in Grozny, Aleppo, and Gaza City, war exacts a heavy cost on cities. Urban centers depend on systems of coupled infrastructure;…

Why More Women Should Lead Food Security and Climate Change Projects

Mar 15, 2022 | Janine Peralta

Environmental Change, Migration, and Peace in the Northern Triangle

Mar 14, 2022 | Jill Baggerman

Relative to the governance challenges, violence, and inequities, environmental pressures have historically played a more minor role in migration trends. However, Central America has been…

Mali: Gender Specialist

Mar 13, 2022 | International Development Law Organization

The International Development Law Organization is an intergovernmental organization dedicated to the promotion of the rule of law. With a joint focus on the promotion…

USA: Program Manager, Program on Sexual Violence in Conflict Zones

Mar 13, 2022 | Physicians for Human Rights

Physicians for Human Rights’ Program on Sexual Violence in Conflict Zones (SVCZ) is seeking an experienced and qualified program manager who will work with the…

Niger: Women Peace and Security Adviser

Mar 13, 2022 | Financial Services Volunteer Corps

The Financial Services Volunteer Corps (FSVC) is seeking a Women Peace and Security (WPS) Adviser to lead the implementation of a WPS component of an…

Afghanistan: Programme Specialist, Women Peace and Security (Afghan Nationals Only)

Mar 13, 2022 | UN Women

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and…

Emergency Roster Gender and GBV Coordinator

Mar 13, 2022 | HIAS

Over one hundred years ago, the Jewish community founded HIAS (originally the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society) in New York City, the immigrant gateway to America.…

Jordan: GBV Coordinator (National Position)

Mar 13, 2022 | Relief International

Relief International is a leading nonprofit organization working in roughly 20 countries to relieve poverty, ensure well-being and advance dignity. We specialize in fragile settings,…

South Sudan: Women in Malakal Lobby for Equal Rights to Own Land and Participate in Governance

Mar 12, 2022 | NNN

“We have been neglected and denied our rights for too long,” said Achol Nyibong, a women’s representative from Malakal, Upper Nile State, South Sudan. “Our…

Africa: Women Bear Brunt of Climate Disasters - They Should Lead Climate Solutions #AfricaClimateCrisis

Mar 11, 2022 | Melody Chironda

Global news headlines focus on climate projections about rising sea levels and high temperatures - but we rarely discuss how girls and women are on…

New Scenarios on Global Food Security Based on Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Mar 11, 2022 | Qu Dongyu

Over the past two years, COVID-19 has presented many challenges to global food security. Today, what is happening in Russia and Ukraine adds another significant…

10 Ways War Harms Wildlife

Mar 11, 2022 | John R. Platt

Here are 10 of the most dangerous ways war affects the animals and plants around us — many of which also harm humans in the…

Taking Stock of Environmental Peacemaking at 20

Mar 11, 2022 | Shruti Samala

Twenty years after the publication of Environmental Peacemaking, a foundational theoretical and case study volume on environmental peacebuilding, what has not changed is the thorny conceptual…

Myanmar: Yangon Suffers Water Shortages amid Rolling Blackouts in Myanmar

Mar 11, 2022 | Irrawaddy

Yangon residents have been hit by water shortage as daily power outages disrupt lives across Myanmar.

Ukraine: The Ukraine War — Like All Conflicts — Will Hit Women and Girls the Hardest, UN Warns

Mar 11, 2022 | Tania Bryer

Women and girls pay the “highest price” during conflicts like the one in Ukraine, the executive director of U.N. Women told CNBC. Sima Bahous, who…

Gender Equality In Climate Action Talks, A Key Goal

Mar 11, 2022 | UN Women

Women and girls are 14 times more likely than men to be killed or injured as a result of climate crises and natural disasters, so…

Ukraine: Red Cross Team in Mariupol Expecting to ‘Run out of Water Tomorrow’ [Video]

Mar 11, 2022 | Andrea Mitchell, MSNBC

Red Cross Media Team Leader Jason Straziuso joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss Red Cross efforts in Mariupol where the civilian crisis deepens as resources crucial…

Climate Change: NATO and Climate Change: Better Late Than Never

Mar 11, 2022 | Jamie Shea, German Marshall Fund of the US

It has taken some time for the security implications of climate change to find their way on to the NATO agenda. This can be explained…

Afghanistan: Taliban Using Afghanistan's Natural Resources as Bargaining Chip for International Recognition: Report

Mar 11, 2022 | Asian News International

The Taliban regime in Afghanistan is in discussions with key stakeholders, while at the same time inviting companies to develop the country's vast natural resources,…

Climate Talks 'Need Women'

Mar 10, 2022

Marking this year's International Women's Day, the United Nations has called for the inclusion of women as leading voices to address climate change and guard…

Ukraine: After Fleeing Ukraine, LGBTQ Refugees Search for Safety in Countries Hostile to Their Rights

Mar 10, 2022 | Madeleine Carlisle

Vitaly, who identifies as trans* masculine, is one of the few trans Ukrainians who has been able to have his gender markers changed on legal…

Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: Withdrawal of Peacekeepers Draws Fears of ‘Security Threats’ in Contested Abyei

Mar 10, 2022 | John Tanza, Voice of America

The spokesperson for U.N. peacekeepers in the contested Abyei region says the mission will face huge security challenges if the U.N. withdraws Ethiopian troops from…

Violence Against Women- New EU Proposal Likely to Face Challenges

Mar 10, 2022 | Sophie Stowers

Iceland: Iceland’s First Lady Eliza Reid- What Our Nation Could Teach the World About Gender Equality

Mar 10, 2022 | Nick Duerden

Afghanistan: Dry Wells: Portents of a Looming Water Disaster in Afghanistan

Mar 10, 2022 | Shadi Khan Saif, Fair Planet

The sever droughts and disturbance of the agricultural sector in Afghanistan has lead to a drying of local wells. Apart from losing access to drinking…

Myanmar: Illegal Rare Earth Mining Harms Environment in Myanmar’s Kachin State

Mar 10, 2022 | Radio Free Asia

Unregulated mining of rare earth minerals in Myanmar’s Kachin state for export to nearby China is irreparably damaging the environment, local watchdogs in the northern…