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Afghanistan: Salma Dam Resumes Operations as Reservoir Fills up

Apr 10, 2020 | Afghanistan Times

Salma hydroelectric dam in Herat became fully operational on Sunday after the reservoir behind it filled with water. With water levels rising in the reservoir,…

Staying Connected During COVID-19: Get Engaged through the Interest Groups

Apr 10, 2020 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) is committed to people to stay connected during these unprecedented times.  We would like to remind all EnPAx members of the opportunities for engagement…

COVID-19 & ASM: Illicit Traders Cashing in on Vulnerable Miners in Conflict-Prone Areas

Apr 10, 2020 | Alan Martin and Joanne Lebert

We are particularly concerned about the pandemic’s impact on livelihoods, how it will fuel the illicit trade of minerals, and undermine peace and security in…

Somalia: 'Most of the Men are your Enemies': One Woman's Crusade in Somalia

Apr 9, 2020 | Neha Wadekar and Will Swanson

Ibado Mohammed Abdulle is a counsellor, friend and campaigner for women who have been made refugees in their own country by the impact of the…

In Wasting Oil Wealth, Baghdad and the KRG Have More in Common Than Meets the Eye

Apr 9, 2020 | Nick Augustijn

With the slump in oil prices, and some analysts forecasting prices to head towards $10 per barrel, yet more hard times are ahead for Iraq and…

Unfulfilled Ambition: Yemen's National Action Plan for Women Leaves Much to Be Desired

Apr 9, 2020 | Maha Awadh

As Yemen enters its sixth year of a vicious war, turning it into the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, women bear the greater burden of the…

Women Leaders Call on UN Security Council to Address Covid-19 Crisis

Apr 9, 2020 | Group of Women Leaders, Voices for Change and Inclusion

This letter to President of the United Nations Security Council Mr. José Singer Weisinger was signed electronically on 8 April 2020 by a growing group…

Solomon Islands: Machetes in Hand, Women Join Forces to Fight Logging in Solomon Islands

Apr 8, 2020 | John Beck, Reuters

IGWA, Solomon Islands - Jessica Jacinta was just a child when loggers first arrived in the forest a few miles from her Solomon Islands village…

Dominica: Enabling Gender-Responsive Disaster Recovery, Climate and Environmental Resilience in the Caribbean (EnGenDER)

Apr 8, 2020 | 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…

South Sudan: GBV Coordinator

Apr 8, 2020 | International Medical Corps

International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs.

Established…

Rome: Director - Environment, Climate, Gender and Social Inclusion Division (ECG) *reopened*

Apr 8, 2020 | International Fund for Agricultural Development

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is an international financial institution and a specialized United Nations agency dedicated to eradicating rural poverty and hunger.…

Amid COVID-19 Lockdown and Land Conflict, a Village Wages Struggle to Live

Apr 8, 2020 | Richard Calayeg Cornelio

While the government scrambles to cushion the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cities, not much has been clamored, at the same pitch, about relief…

Climate Change: Study Finds Link between Climate Disasters, Armed Conflict

Apr 7, 2020 | Nathanial Gronewold, Energy & Environment News

Climate-linked disasters increase the odds of armed strife, according to researchers who found that one-third of all conflicts since 1980 began within days of a…

Evaluating Environmental Peacebuilding: Difficult but Necessary

Apr 7, 2020 | Juha I. Uitto and Amanda Woomer

When you first hear the phrase “environmental peacebuilding,” you may think that these two words are not directly linked. Think again. Many conflicts around the…

Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s Women Are the Key to a Lasting Peace

Apr 7, 2020 | Sohrab Azad, The Diplomat

To guarantee a peace process that will materialize and come to fruition, women need to be substantively involved at every level, from pre-negotiation to talks.

From ENMOD to Geoengineering: The Environment as a Weapon of War

Apr 7, 2020 | Gabriela Kolpak

Collateral environmental damage has long been regarded as an inevitable consequence of armed conflicts. But there have also been many examples of the intentional manipulation of…

Ashok Swain

Professor of Peace and Conflict Research
Uppsala University Department of Peace and Conflict Research
Sweden
Apr 7, 2020

Ashok Swain is a professor at Uppsala University, where he also serves as the Director of the Research School of International Water Cooperation. His work…

UN Chief Calls for Domestic Violence ‘Ceasefire’ Amid ‘Horrifying Global Surge’

Apr 6, 2020

UN chief António Guterres is calling for measures to address a “horrifying global surge in domestic violence” directed towards women and girls, linked to lockdowns…

South Sudan: WASH Officer

Apr 5, 2020 | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is a United Nations agency with the mandate to protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people, and…

Syria: Consortium WASH Specialist

Apr 5, 2020 | Solidarités International

SI has been working in Syria since 2012 and currently has strong coverage for WASH, FSL and NFI programs across North West (NWS) and North…

Yemen: Program Manager – WASH

Apr 5, 2020 | Solidarités International

SI opened its mission in Yemen in 2017, establishing its coordination in Aden. With the support of the Emergency DESK, SI mission was able to…

Senior Project Manager Climate Adaptation and Vulnerability

Apr 5, 2020 | adelphi

The impacts of climate change can already be felt globally. Especially economically less developed countries will be affected by these impacts. Early action in climate…

Myanmar: Senior Freshwater Ecologist

Apr 5, 2020 | World Wildlife Fund for Nature

WWF Myanmar was established in 2013 and is working to conserve the country’s biodiversity and build a sustainable future for people and wildlife. The focus…

CAR: Community Conservation and Livelihoods Coordinator

Apr 5, 2020 | Wildlife Conservation Society

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a US non-profit, tax-exempt, private organization established in 1895 that saves wildlife and wild places by understanding critical issues,…

Nigeria: Programme Development Officer

Apr 5, 2020 | Cooperazione Internazionale

 Cooperazione Internazionale (COOPI) is an Italian humanitarian non-governmental organization founded in Milan in 1965. COOPI aims to help the world’s poorest to improve their access…

Nigeria: National Protection and Gender Specialist

Apr 5, 2020 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and…

Jordan: Technical Coordinator

Apr 5, 2020 | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is a United Nations agency with the mandate to protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people, and…

Indonesia: Empowering Indonesia’s Women Farmers

Apr 5, 2020 | Dewa Made Agung, The Asean Post

An empirical study in the Springer Journal titled, Gender in Agriculture reveals that women lack access to agricultural inputs, training, information and marketing services. Furthermore,…

India: Climate Change and the Need for Gender-Responsive Policymaking

Apr 5, 2020 | Akanksha Khullar

While climate change in general has negative implications, from a gender perspective, it entails greater risks for women than men. In India, as weather patterns…

Chad: Programme Director

Apr 5, 2020 | Concern Worldwide

Concern has been operating in Chad since 2007 and, following an initial response to the refugee crisis in the East, has further developed its presence…