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Afghanistan: Unemployed Afghans Risk Death and Debt in Hunt for Gold
Mar 12, 2024
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Yaftal Sufla, Agence France-Presse
The Afghan Taliban's takeover of the country in 2021 may have seen an end to two decades of war with the United States and its…
Gender Responsiveness Can Make Climate-Smart Agriculture Even Smarter!
Mar 12, 2024
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IRRI and CGIAR
The impact of climate change on agriculture is undeniable, and it poses a significant threat to global food security. While climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is gaining…
Climate Change the Elephant in the Room at Munich Security Conference
Mar 12, 2024
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Vanina Laurent–Ledru and Elhadj As Sy
Climate and health must be at the center of discussions about global security to avoid these crises destabilizing governments and impacting our future prosperity. Yet…
Addressing the Intersection of Climate and Gender Through Transformative Action
Mar 11, 2024
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Eva Bialobrzeski
Gender-responsive climate action is critical in addressing the dual crisis of climate change and biodiversity loss, recognizing that climate change often exacerbates pre-existing gender inequalities.…
Understanding the Gender-Climate Nexus
Mar 11, 2024
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Understanding the gender-climate nexus
The ongoing global discourse regarding climate change emphasises the need to address the disproportionate impact of climate change on women and the necessity of involving…
Gender Equality and Climate Adaptation: Closing the Data Gap
Mar 11, 2024
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Fionna Smyth, Duncan Knox, and Mariam Ibrahim
This month, the UN’s largest annual gathering on gender equality and women’s empowerment, the Commission of the Status of Women (CSW), will address a critical issue: strengthening…
How Amplifying Women's Voices Could Boost Humanitarian and Development Aid Efforts
Mar 11, 2024
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Kalkidan L. Yihun
The percentage of people in need across the world has doubled since 2020, with one out of every 23 people now needing some form of humanitarian relief.…
Pakistan: First Batch of Unit Formed to Protect Gilgit-Baltistan’s Forests, Wildlife, Graduates
Mar 10, 2024
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Nisar Ali, Arab News
Gilgit-Baltistan, once known as Northern Areas, used to be a part of Jammu and Kashmir, but has been under Pakistani control since shortly after Pakistan’s…
Honduras: Violence, Land Conflicts, Corruption and Impunity Defy Human Rights
Mar 10, 2024
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ONU/Atalayar
Persistent violence, including gender-based violence, land conflicts and impunity are among the most serious human rights challenges in Honduras, the UN High Commissioner for Human…
Nigeria: Foundation Moves to Curb Impact of Climate Change, Insecurity in Northwest
Mar 10, 2024
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Godwin Enna, Leadership
Worried by the continued effects of climate change in the world and Nigeria in particular, the Building Blocks For Peace Foundation (BBFORPEACE) has launched a…
South Sudan: South Sudan Economy Sinks as Revenue from Oil Shrinks Due to War, Flooding
Mar 9, 2024
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Aggrey Mutambo, James Anyanzwa, and Fred Oluoch, East African
South Sudan President Salva Kiir is facing a tough task of reversing the economic downturn that has pushed more eight million people in the country…
Angola: Landmine Clearance a Key Driver for Food Security
Mar 8, 2024
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EIN Presswire
The winner of the 2023 World Food Prize has called for increased funding to enable the clearance of land contaminated with landmines and explosive remnants…
Hunger as a Weapon of War
Mar 8, 2024
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René Wildangel
A dramatic famine is threatening the Gaza Strip as a result of Israel’s blockade. Germany must do all it can to end the misery.
Trailblazing Women in Climate 2024 - Dr Kimiko Hirata
Mar 7, 2024
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Reuters
Dr Kimiko Hirata is the executive director of Climate Integrate, an independent climate policy think-tank she launched in Japan in 2022.
Austria: Water, Women, and Security: OSCE co-hosts “Women in Water Diplomacy Global Network Forum” in Vienna
Mar 7, 2024
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OSCE
Addressing the need for women’s empowerment in the water sector, the “Women in Water Diplomacy Global Network Forum” took place in Vienna from 4 to…
South Sudan: UN Says Conflict Fuels Food Insecurity in South Sudan
Mar 7, 2024
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Xinhua
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Wednesday blamed the food insecurity situation in South Sudan on the lack of peace and conflict…
Myanmar: 9 Suspects Arrested for Trafficking Timber in Myanmar
Mar 7, 2024
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Xinhua
Myanmar authorities have arrested nine suspects for allegedly trafficking timber across the country, the state-run media The Mirror reported on Thursday.
Iraq: Security Incident at Ratawi over Land Claims
Mar 7, 2024
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Ali Al-Aqily, Iraq Oil Report
Unidentified gunmen traveling in four pickup trucks threatened to disrupt work at the Ratawi oil field, operated by France’s TotalEnergies, in what security officials described…
Under the Weather – The National Security Risks from Climate Change Could Go Well Beyond What the US Government Thinks
Mar 7, 2024
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Bryan Frederick and Caitlin McCulloch
The ongoing United Nations Environmental Assembly meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, has revealed sharp splits among countries over the risks of geoengineering projects. Energy from renewable sources is…
Women Farmers in Malawi Tackle Climate Change and Gender Inequalities through Greenhouse Programme
Mar 6, 2024
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UN WOMEN
The greenhouses of the Kambuku Cooperatives stand proudly among newly planted maize fields about 23 kilometres from Malawi’s capital city of Lilongwe. The facilities stand…
Malawi: Women Farmers in Malawi Tackle Climate Change and Gender Inequalities Through Greenhouse Programme
Mar 6, 2024
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UN Women
The greenhouses of the Kambuku Cooperatives stand proudly among newly planted maize fields about 23 kilometres from Malawi’s capital city of Lilongwe. The facilities stand…
Israel/Palestine: The UN Is Investigating the Environmental Impact of the War in Gaza. Here’s What It Says So Far
Mar 6, 2024
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Lottie Limb, Euronews Green
The United Nations is investigating the environmental impact of the war in Gaza, which has caused a catastrophic spike in land, soil and water pollution.
Conflict Minerals: Redefining Conflict Minerals: Artisanal Mining's Role in Global Violence and Economic Development
Mar 6, 2024
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Salman Akhtar, BNN Breaking
For over two decades, the narrative around 'conflict minerals' has been dominated by the image of armed groups exploiting resources to fund warfare in politically…
Gaza Conflict: Rising Death Toll from Hunger a Stark Reminder of Starvation as a Weapon of War
Mar 6, 2024
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Leïla Choukroune
The deaths of more than 100 Palestinians who had been waiting for an aid convoy on February 29 were a grim reminder of the catastrophe…
Conflict Minerals: How to Clean up the Clean Energy Transition: Preventing Violence over New ‘Conflict Minerals’
Mar 6, 2024
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Tarek Ghani, Juan S. Lozano, Anouk Rigterink, and Jacob Shapiro
Advocates and researchers have drawn attention to the harms from ‘conflict minerals’ (tantalum, tin, tungsten, and gold) for more than two decades. As the European…
European Union/Russia: EU Efforts to Slow the Influx of Illegal Russian Timber Marred by Poor Enforcement
Mar 5, 2024
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Carmen Molina Acosta, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
Tons of Russian timber continue to illegally flow into the European market as countries struggle to enforce war-related sanctions, ICIJ partners in Europe have found,…
Sudan/South Sudan: Sudan's War Curbs South Sudan's Oil Exports, Triggering Inflation
Mar 5, 2024
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Ayin English
Insecurity in neighbouring Sudan and the flooding of the oil wells has made it challenging for South Sudan to pump much-needed crude oil to reach…
Ukraine/Russia: ICC Judges Issue Arrest Warrants against Sergei Ivanovich Kobylash and Viktor Nikolayevich Sokolov
Mar 5, 2024
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International Criminal Court
Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court, composed of Judge Rosario Salvatore Aitala, Presiding, Judge Tomoko Akane and Judge Sergio Gerardo Ugalde Godinez (“ICC”…
Conflict Pollution: Lessons from Iraq
Mar 5, 2024
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A.S. Harinath and Ahmed Ali
When conflicts end, the tragic impact of lives lost, damages, and the countless needs of people left in its wake are overwhelmingly visible. There are…
New Security Broadcast | Sarah Ladislaw on US Climate Security and “Mutually Assured Resilience”
Mar 5, 2024
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Wilson Center
In this episode of New Security Broadcast, ECSP Program Director Lauren Risi speaks with Sarah Ladislaw, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for…