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Cameroon: Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies Specialist

Nov 12, 2020 | UNFPA

Under the direct supervision of the Representative, and the functional supervision of the Humanitarian Coordinator. The incumbent facilitates the rapid implementation of UNFPA´s multi-sectoral GBV…


Azerbaijan: Satellite Imagery Shows Environmental Damage of Reported White Phosphorus Use in Nagorno Karabakh

Nov 12, 2020 | Digital Forensic Research Lab

The Second Karabakh War is now over with a Russia-brokered ceasefire deal. But as the fog of war lifts and both sides assess the full…


Conflict Minerals: In Conversation with Ian Smillie

Nov 12, 2020 | Jewellery Business

Completely cleansing the global diamond industry of blood, corruption, and conflict is no easy feat, and few are more familiar with this challenge than Ian…


Environmental Change and Security Program Internships

Nov 11, 2020 | Wilson Center

Since 1994, the Environmental Change and Security Program (ECSP) has actively pursued the connections between the environment, health, population, development, conflict, and security. ECSP brings…


Ukraine: Epidemic of Violence against Women in Conflict-Torn East

Nov 11, 2020 | Amnesty International

Survivors of domestic violence in eastern Ukraine are not able to seek protection against violence against them due to the government’s ineffective response, Amnesty International…


Gender Equality Is "Essential" to Global Coronavirus Recovery, Norway's Prime Minister Says

Nov 10, 2020 | Elizabeth Elkin, CBS News

Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg said Tuesday that while the coronavirus pandemic has been devastating across the globe, women and girls have been hit "especially…


Mexico: Cross-Border Clash Signals Growing Dispute as Mexico Drowns in Water Debt

Nov 10, 2020 | Laetitia Dogbe, Organization for World Peace

Last August was the driest in 90 years, leaving Mexico unable to pay its water obligations to the superpower next door. Mexico’s deadline to pay…


COVID-19 Worsening Food Insecurity, Driving Displacement, Warn UN Agencies

Nov 10, 2020 | UN

Global hunger and population displacement, which were already at record levels when COVID-19 struck, could “surge” as migrants and those reliant on a dwindling flow…


Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Civil Society Condemns Land Grabbing

Nov 7, 2020 | Politico SL

A group of civil society organisations called the Sierra Leone Land Alliance (SLLA) has released a report critical of the situation land ownership and acquisition…


Several US States Advanced Gender Equality on Election Day

Nov 6, 2020 | Amanda Klasing, Human Rights Watch

With all eyes seemingly on the US presidential election, it’s easy to miss some of the exciting progress made on gender equality at the state…


Liberia: Liberia Gender Minister Raps on Green Climate Action — Says Liberia's Farming Method Has to Change

Nov 5, 2020 | Eric Pervist, Modern Ghana

Liberia's Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Williametta E. Saydee-Tarr, reechoed Liberia's case at the 2020 World Green Growth Summit. The World Green Growth…


South Sudan: Brief: Impact of COVID-19 in South Sudan

Nov 3, 2020 | Africa Oil & Power

Like most of Sub-Saharan Africa, South Sudan has been relatively spared by the COVID-19 pandemic so far, with the number of infections just below 3,000…


Liberia: Rural Women Seek Land Ownership Rights

Nov 3, 2020 | David A. Yates, Daily Observer

Rural Women from 10 of the 15 counties of Liberia have called on the local authorities, national leaders, civil society organizations (CSOs) and development partners…


Amanda Woomer

Amanda Woomer

Founder and Principal
Baobab Tree Consulting
United States

Nov 3, 2020

Amanda Woomer is a development practitioner focusing on the ways that monitoring and evaluation (M&E) can support sustainable development, conflict sensitivity, and conflict transformation. She…


Recent Oil Spills in Central Yemen

Nov 2, 2020 | Eoghan Darbyshire

Report on recent oil spills, including two on land, one at sea with potential impacts on biodiversity, and one near-miss on an oil pipeline pumping…


Afghanistan: Taliban Fund War Machine by Mining Raghistan's Gold

Nov 2, 2020 | Afghanistan Times

Residents of Raghistan district in northeastern Afghanistan say that Badakhshan gold mines are now under Taliban control as insurgency has gained momentum in the provinces.…


Afghanistan: Supporting Saffron Production in Afghanistan

Nov 2, 2020 | Antoinette Fang, Borgen Magazine

SEATTLE, Washington — Saffron is one of the most prized spices in the world, termed by some as “red gold.” It is one of the…


Protecting Women with More than Words

Nov 2, 2020 | Margot Wallström and Dan Smith

While the global conversation about protecting women and girls has improved in the 20 years since the adoption of the United Nations Security Council Resolution…


South Sudanese Women on the Move: Their Roles in Conflict and Peacebuilding

Nov 2, 2020 | Marisa O. Esnor

Enduring violence, climate change and other environmental crises force people in South Sudan to flee their home towns. Women and girls face gender-specific challenges and…


Expert in Peace, Environment and Climate Science

Nov 2, 2020 | Human Security Division of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs

The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) designs and coordinates Switzerland's foreign policy on behalf of the Federal Council. It also works to defend the…


Fundamentals of Conservation Conflict Transformation Capacity Building Workshops Online

Nov 2, 2020 | Center for Conservation Peacebuilding

Do you have a complex conservation challenge? Is social conflict complicating or impeding your efforts to create positive change or achieve conservation goals? The events…


Afghanistan: Making Waves: Kabul Launches Novel Plan to Address Water Crisis

Nov 1, 2020 | Sayed Salahuddin, Arab News

Afghanistan’s government has started building nearly 2 million trenches and 25 small dams to address a water crisis in the capital city of Kabul, caused…


Liberia: Consultancy to Conduct a Gender and Conflict Analysis along the Coast

Nov 1, 2020 | Conservation International

Conservation International is an American nonprofit environmental organization whose mission is to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity, such as…


Sudan/South Sudan: Oil Crisis and Recession Bring Two African Rivals Closer Together

Nov 1, 2020 | Viktor Katona, OilPrice.com

Times of recession usually bring up overused terms like belt-tightening or company restructuring though distressed periods are just as useful for settling old scores and…


Afghanistan: Making Waves: Kabul Launches Novel Plan to Address Water Crisis

Nov 1, 2020 | Sayed Salahuddin, Arab News

Afghanistan’s government has started building nearly 2 million trenches and 25 small dams to address a water crisis in the capital city of Kabul, caused…


Cambodia: National Consultant, Gender and Child Labour in Fisheries

Nov 1, 2020 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

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…


Syria: WASH Program Manager

Nov 1, 2020 | Solidarités International

Solidarités International is a non-profit organization working in areas of conflict and natural disasters. Its main aim is to provide quick and effective support for…


Myanmar: WASH Program Manager Consortium

Nov 1, 2020 | Solidarités International

Solidarités International is a non-profit organization working in areas of conflict and natural disasters. Its main aim is to provide quick and effective support for…


Project Assistant, Climate Diplomacy

Nov 1, 2020 | adelphi

adelphi is an independent think tank and leading international public policy consultancy on climate, environment and development. Our 200-strong team of experts and specialists plays…


Nigeria: WASH Officer

Nov 1, 2020 | Danish Refugee Council

Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a Danish international non-governmental organization, which promotes and supports durable solutions to the problems faced by refugees and internally displaced…