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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…
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,…
Scaling-Out Gender Transformation for Climate Change
Mar 9, 2020
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Sophie Huyer and Heidi Braun
Climate change has enormous implications for women in the developing world through increased workloads, food insecurity, threats to health, and more responsibilities due to male…
Independent Evaluation Expert to conduct the Mid-Term Review of the Empower Regional Project on Gender, Climate Change & Disaster Risk Reduction
Mar 9, 2020
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UN Women
UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations (UN), works for the elimination of discrimination against women…
Uganda: Gender Consultant Call for Proposals
Mar 9, 2020
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The Water Trust
The Water Trust empowers rural communities in Uganda to reduce preventable death and debilitating disease by enabling access to safe water and a healthy, clean…
Vietnam: Gender Advisor (International)
Mar 9, 2020
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Cowater International
With more than 34 years’ experience, Cowater International is Canada’s global leader in management consulting services specializing in international development and has managed the implementation…
Senior Expert – Gender Equality And Social Inclusion
Mar 9, 2020
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Integrity Global
Integrity Global is recruiting a Senior Expert with expertise in Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) to join the team in London. The Senior Expert…
Enhancing Water Security and the Role of Diplomacy in Africa's Mara River Basin and Beyond
Mar 9, 2020
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Ladeene Freimuth
The Mara River traverses nearly 14,000 kilometers in Kenya and Tanzania, flowing through the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya and the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. It is…
Upcoming Conflict Minerals Regulation Does Not Cover Major Technology Companies
Mar 9, 2020
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Sebastian Kovig Skelton
Technology companies are unlikely to tackle the controversial use of so-called conflict minerals in their products because of weaknesses in a forthcoming EU regulation.
The European…
An Ambitious Year for Climate Action Is a Big Year for Women's Empowerment
Mar 9, 2020
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Frank Rijsberman and Ingvild Solvang
This year, the Paris Agreement’s effectiveness as a global response to the climate crisis is being tested as governments are preparing to submit more ambitious…
Power Structures over Gender Make Women More Vulnerable to Climate Change
Mar 8, 2020
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Adelle Thomas
As the global community assesses progress made for women’s rights during the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action, it is timely to take stock…
Want to Go for Inclusive Climate Action? Then Start with Integrating Gender Equality into Climate Finance
Mar 8, 2020
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Verania Chaeo and Koh Miyaoi
Gender equality and women’s rights have progressed immensely since the adoption of the most visionary agenda on women’s empowerment, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for…
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…
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,…
Reframing the Debate Around Women, Peace and Security
Mar 8, 2020
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Shreen Abdul Saroor
When a peace deal is struck between warring factions, it is widely understood that peace has been achieved. However, when key sections of society—in most…
Supporting More Than Equal Numbers in International Climate Debates
Mar 8, 2020
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Brianna Craft and Samantha McCraine
#EachforEqual is the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day. It recognises that equality requires everyone’s support and that, when we all support each other, we…
Women's Safety Means Earth's Safety
Mar 8, 2020
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Jessica Carey-Webb
Across the world, women are actively protecting the natural environment. In Latin America, despite consistent threats of violence and widening gender inequality due to climate…
Can Green Development Be Fair Development?
Mar 8, 2020
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Helen Schneider
Aceh is Indonesia’s westernmost province, situated on the northern tip of the island of Sumatra where the Andaman Sea, Malacca Straits and Indian Ocean converge.…
Strategies for Integrating Gender in Sustainable Ecosystem Management
Mar 8, 2020
Understanding men and women’s different roles and responsibilities related to the use, management and conservation of ecosystems and addressing the barriers to gender equality are…
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…
Women's Rights Are Early Casualties of War
Mar 8, 2020
When conflict and crisis strike displacement, hunger, and poverty follow. But, all too often, it is women’s rights that become the early casualties of war.…
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…
DRC: Water Utility Finance and Operations Director - (French Fluency required)
Mar 7, 2020
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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…
Turkey: Senior Upstream Officer – Infrastructure (Central and Eastern Europe)
Mar 7, 2020
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International Finance Commission
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging…
Rwanda: Advisor (m/f/d) Extractive Resource Governance and Responsible Minerals Supply Chains
Mar 7, 2020
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
As a federal enterprise, GIZ supports the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development.
Job description
The Great Lakes…
Consultant/Researcher: Supporting EITI Actors to Diagnose Extractive Sector Corruption Risks
Mar 7, 2020
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Natural Resource Governance Institute
The Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) is a not-for-profit group that promotes transparency and good governance in the oil, gas and mining sector. NRGI seeks…
DPRK: Programme Manager - Livelihoods
Mar 7, 2020
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Concern Worldwide
Concern Worldwide is an Irish-based non-governmental, international, humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in…