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Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Coordinator (National Position)
Oct 15, 2019
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Nordic International Support Foundation
The Nordic International Support Foundation (NIS) implements a large range of projects together with donors and key national stakeholders to support peace-building and stabilisation efforts…
South Sudan: Gender-Based Violence Specialist
Oct 15, 2019
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IOM
Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations, and as the leading UN agency in the field of migration, works closely…
How Fires Threaten Syria's Security
Oct 15, 2019
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Justin Schon, Robert D. Field, and Michael J. Puma
Fires are proliferating. By the end of September, over 4,500 active fires had been detected in Syria during 2019. From May through June, 2,106 of…
Women Help Feed the World. Why Can't They Own Land?
Oct 15, 2019
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Karol Boudreaux
In rural areas around the world, the face of a farmer is increasingly a woman’s.
From the paddy terraces of Asia to the maize fields of…
Rural women a ‘powerful force’ for global climate action: UN Secretary-General
Oct 14, 2019
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UN News
In a message to mark the International Day of Rural Women, observed annually on 15 October, the UN chief said that “listening to rural women and amplifying their voices…
Review Finds That UK Policy and Practice on Conflict and the Environment Needs Improving
Oct 14, 2019
An analysis of the UK’s environmental conduct before, during and after armed conflicts has found considerable room for improvement in both practice and reporting. With a…
Around the World, Young People Are Driving Climate Innovation
Oct 14, 2019
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Climate Justice Resilience Fund
2019 will be remembered as the year young people took to the streets around the world to fight for their future.
Inspired by Greta Thunberg and…
Why Women Farmers Deserve the Right to Identity
Oct 14, 2019
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Shipra Deo
In a workshop with a group of agronomists who work in agriculture extension in India, I ask the participants to draw the picture of a…
United States: UN Focuses on Rural Women's Role in Ensuring Food Security
Oct 13, 2019
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Santo D. Banerjee, IDN In Depth News
Since the first International Day of Rural Women was observed on October 15, 2008, there is agreement that rural women and girls, including indigenous women, play a…
Iran: Official Highlights Role of Iran's Rural Women in Boosting Livelihoods
Oct 13, 2019
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Tasnim News Agency
Hossein Shirzad, who is also the chief executive officer of the Central Organization for Rural Cooperatives of Iran (CORC), said rural women cooperatives has revived…
Colombia: Colombia’s Ruling Party Clashes with Duque over Law to Compensate Conflict Victims
Oct 13, 2019
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Adriaan Alsema, Colombia Reports
Colombia’s president Ivan Duque announced on Friday he would propose a 10-year extension of the law that seeks to return stolen land and help victims…
Afghanistan: Hashish Replaces Poppy as Afghan Farmers' Illegal Crops
Oct 13, 2019
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Xinhua
Following the government's fight against poppy cultivation in Afghanistan, local farmers have mostly replaced the opium poppy with another profitable but illicit herb, the hashish,…
From Rajasthan to Mexico: Why Gender Matters at the Heart of The Energy Transition
Oct 13, 2019
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Costanza Burstin, Mouna Chambon, Morgane Ollier, and Cécile Spanu
In 2013, the climate negotiations (COP19) culminated with a promising consensus for women across the world: gender was voted as an independent agenda item in…
Conflict Minerals: Majority of Firms Fail at Conflict Minerals Due Diligence
Oct 11, 2019
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Cecilia Jamasmie, Mining.com
Nine years after the implementation of a law requiring publicly traded companies to ensure their raw materials don’t come from mines that use child labour…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Nile Dam: Egypt Needs Water, Ethiopia Seeks Electricity, Sudan Wants Both
Oct 11, 2019
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Daniel Mumbere, Africanews
While Egypt wants to guarantee a steady supply of water for its 100 millions citizens , Ethiopia is determined to power the homes of the…
Finland Wants to Lead Way in Gender-Equal Climate Policy
Oct 11, 2019
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Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
On the International Day of the Girl, Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari and upper secondary school student Priya Härkönen highlight the…
Liberia: Bong and Gbarpolu Stakeholders Meet Kakata to Resolve Long-Standing Boundary Dispute
Oct 11, 2019
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FrontPage Africa
Stakeholders of Bong and Gbarpolu Counties are meeting in Kakata City, Margibi County for the purpose of finding an amicable resolution to a long-running boundary…
South Sudan: South Sudan to Replace Oil Pipelines after Leakage in Northern Region
Oct 11, 2019
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Xinhua
South Sudan said on Friday it will commence replacement of old oil pipelines after it lost about 2,000 barrels of oil in the recent oil…
The Next Big Opportunity for Gender Equality?
Oct 11, 2019
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Ewa Lewandowska
The movement for a circular economy has focused on the environmental and business impacts of circularity, with far less interest (from researchers and policymakers) dedicated…
Climate-Justice and Gender-Justice Have to Go Hand-in-Hand
Oct 11, 2019
“We demand that the new European Commission secures equal rights for everyone – and that they work hard to smash the gender-gap, both inside and…
Syria: Syrian Army Eyes Oil Fields across Euphrates as Turkey Begins Northern Syria Operation
Oct 10, 2019
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Al-Masdar News
The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) recently deployed several units of reinforcements to the Euphrates River Valley region of Deir Ezzor amid reports of a new…
China/Iraq: Iraq, China Launch 'Oil for Reconstruction' Agreement
Oct 10, 2019
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Salem Zidane, Al-Monitor
When Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi led a delegation to China in September, Baghdad and Beijing activated an "oil for reconstruction" and investment program. Under the arrangement, Chinese…
Conflict Minerals: Global Lack of Reporting on Conflict Minerals and Cobalt Puts Investors at Risk
Oct 10, 2019
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Globe Newswire
Today, Responsible Sourcing Network, a project of As You Sow, released its annual report, Mining the Disclosures 2019: An Investor Guide to Conflict Minerals and…
Colombia: Toxic River: Mining, Mercury and Murder Continue to Plague Colombia’s Atrato
Oct 10, 2019
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Frederick Gillingham and Melisa Valenzuela, Mongabay
Snaking its way through Colombia’s northwestern department of Choco, for centuries the Atrato River has been the lifeblood for Afro-Colombian and indigenous communities living along…
Water: Water Diplomacy Talks -- "The Geneva List of Principles on the Protection of Water Infrastructure"
Oct 10, 2019
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OOSKAnews
Contemporary armed conflicts have seen an increase in attacks against and the weaponization of water infrastructure. These acts have had severe consequences on the environment…
UN Women Highlights "Compound Effect" of Location, Wealth, Ethnicity on Gender Inequality
Oct 10, 2019
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Catherine Benson Wahlen
The report explains that differences related to ethnicity, location and wealth “combine to create deep pockets of deprivation” across a range of SDGs.The report presents…
Kyrgyzstan/Uzbekistan/Tajikistan: Will a Central Asian Border Dispute Be Resolved Soon? [Video]
Oct 10, 2019
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Hoda Abdel-Hamid, Al Jazeera
A debate over who controls precious water resources has led to a 30-year-long border dispute between Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. A river canal network stretches…
Security and Human Rights Grant 2019
Oct 10, 2019
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Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance
DCAF is pleased to launch today the Security and Human Rights Grant 2019. In 2016, DCAF set up the Security and Human Rights Implementation Mechanism…
Myanmar: Myanmar Court Fines Villagers, Chinese Mining Firm Employee in Waste Dispute
Oct 10, 2019
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Zarni Mann, Irrawaddy
The court in Salingyi Township of Sagaing Division on Wednesday imposed fines on both sides of a legal dispute between a group of residents of…
Fishing for Equality and Sustainability
Oct 9, 2019
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Jamie Wen-Besson and Catherine Wahlen
In a wooden boat on the estuary of the Densu River in Ghana, Cecila dips a salinator into the water and declares that the salinity…