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Myanmar: M&E and Knowledge Management Specialist

Jan 25, 2020 | International Union for Conservation of Nature

This is a local recruitment. Only Myanmar nationals, individuals with residence status or the appropriate employment visa for Myanmar are eligible to apply. The remuneration…


Somalia: Team Leader - Agriculture and Irrigation

Jan 25, 2020 | European Committee for Agricultural Training

CEFA - European Committee for Training and Agriculture (Comitato Europeo per la Formazione e l’Agricoltura) is an Italian NGO that has worked in Somalia since…


Sudan: Project Manager

Jan 25, 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…


Sudan: Head of Mission (WASH, Environment and Climate Change, Food Security)

Jan 25, 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…


Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: UN Urges Calm after Deadly Attack in Disputed Abyei Border Area Between Sudan and South Sudan

Jan 25, 2020 | Lisa Schlein, Voice of America

The United Nations is condemning the deadly attack on a village in the disputed oil-rich area of Abyei between Sudan and South Sudan Wednesday.  It…


Water: Water Diplomacy Talks -- Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute

Jan 25, 2020 | OOSKAnews

Since the 1980s the Pacific Institute has maintained a historical and current database (chronology and map) of cases where water has been a trigger for…


Egypt: Mashat Prioritizes Women, Food Security in Davos Meetings

Jan 25, 2020 | Egypt Today

CAIRO - 25 January 2020: On the sidelines of Davos 2020, Minister of International Cooperation Rania al-Mashat held meetings with heads of UN organizations to…


Central African Republic: Area Coordinator

Jan 25, 2020 | Concern Worldwide

Concern Worldwide is Ireland's largest aid and humanitarian agency, specializing in emergency response, health, and nutrition. Since its foundation 50 years ago it has worked…


South Sudan: Projects Officer

Jan 25, 2020 | Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa

The Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) is a coalition of civil society organizations from Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda, Eritrea, Ethiopia,…


Palestine: Consultant For MENA Regional Gender Strategy Review

Jan 25, 2020 | Oxfam

Gender justice has constituted a focus of Oxfam’s work in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) for the last forty years. During this time,…


Panama: Peace and Security and Humanitarian Action Specialist-UNV Internacional

Jan 25, 2020 | UN Women

The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, also known as UN Women, is a United Nations entity working for the…


GBV AoR Communications Officer

Jan 25, 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…


Sri Lanka: Environmental Engineering Technician - Senior Gender Assistant

Jan 25, 2020 | UN Office for Project Services

UNOPS in Sri Lanka is based in Colombo and is responsible for helping the Government of Sri Lanka and partner organizations deliver social and economic…


How One Woman's Aptitude for Farming Inspired a Whole Community

Jan 24, 2020

Nestled among date trees and endless lush fields in southeastern Pakistan is the district of Tando Allahyar. The main source of income for many villages…


Between September and December 2019, a Monitoring Station in Kabul Classed Its Air Quality As Good Just 0.5% of the Time

Jan 24, 2020 | Eoghan Darbyshire

Over the last four months of 2019, and based on the US Environmental Protection Agency’s standards, the embassy data reveals that the air at the…


UK-Africa Summit Ignored Gender, Climate and Poverty Concerns, Advocates Say

Jan 23, 2020 | William Worley

Civil society campaigners have raised concerns over the U.K.-Africa Investment Summit’s commitment to gender equality — despite the government’s claims it would be a key focus of…


Women, Burdened with Unpaid Labor, Bear Brunt of Global Inequality

Jan 23, 2020 | Alisha Haridasani Gupta

As world leaders and executives descended in their private jets this week on the snow-capped town of Davos, Switzerland, to discuss climate change and inclusive…


Getting "Gender Rights" Is Essential for the Sustainability of Food Systems

Jan 23, 2020 | Elizabeth Bryan

The growing emphasis on sustainability of food systems (rather than of agriculture alone) highlights the importance of considering gender at all stages, from production to…


Iraq: British Businessmen on Trial over Bribes for Oil Contracts in Iraq

Jan 23, 2020 | David Pegg and Rob Evans, Guardian

Three British businessmen conspired to pay bribes totalling $6m (£4.6m) to win huge contracts in the oil industry, a court has heard. The trio are…


South Sudan: Black Gold Burning: In Search of South Sudan’s Oil Pollution

Jan 23, 2020 | Wim Zwijnenburg, Bellingcat

Since the discovery of oil in what is now known as South Sudan, bloody conflicts have been waged over control of areas rich with this…


Syria: Health Services for Syrian Women Caught Up in War, Foster Safety and Hope

Jan 23, 2020 | United Nations Population Fund

More than 70,000 people from the northeast remain displaced in Al-Hasakah, Ar-Raqqa and Aleppo governorates due to ongoing conflict in the area. Over 17,500 of…


Gender and the Environment: What Are the Barriers to Gender Equality in Sustainable Ecosystem Management?

Jan 22, 2020 | Frederique Holle

A gender gap is a gender-based inequality; it is any disparity in treatment or situation between women and men, often rooted in social, cultural and legal norms…


Afghanistan: Afghanistan Improves Its Growth by an Estimated 2.9 Percent

Jan 22, 2020 | TOLOnews

Afghanistan’s economy has grown by an estimated 2.9 percent in 2019, driven mainly by strong agricultural growth following recovery from drought, but lingering political uncertainty dampens…


How Can We Address Climate Change, Pollution and Women's Empowerment? Clean Cooking

Jan 22, 2020 | Anne-Sophie Garrigou and Dymphna van der Lans

From the World Wildlife Fund to the Clinton Foundation, and BP Alternative Energy, Dymphna van der Lans has been working in global development, energy and…


Nigeria: Conflict over Fertile Lands Threatens Nigeria’s Food Security

Jan 22, 2020 | Andres Schipani, Financial Times

The pastoralist Fulanis have traditionally migrated south during the dry season in search of water and grazing land for their cattle. But as climate change…


Iraq: BP Pulls out of Iraq's Kirkuk Field as Expansion Plans Stall

Jan 21, 2020 | Dmitry Zhdannikov and Ahmed Rasheed, Reuters

BP has pulled out of Iraq’s giant Kirkuk oilfield after its $100 million exploration contract expired with no agreement on the field’s expansion, dealing a…


Liberia: Fisheries Sector Attracts US$40M to Boost Revenue

Jan 21, 2020 | Joaquin M. Sendolo, Observer

The National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) and the World Bank are expected to sign a $3.7 million agreement today, January 21 to improve the…


Myanmar: Conservation Group Says Mandalay Birds Need Help

Jan 21, 2020 | Phyo Wai Kyaw, Myanmar Times

A local conservation group will present to the Mandalay Region Forest Department a list of birds that need to be protected. Daw Thiri Dae We…


It's Time We Think beyond "Threat Multiplier" to Address Climate and Security

Jan 21, 2020 | Josh Busby

If you have even a passing familiarity with the climate and security literature, you undoubtedly have come across the phrase “threat multiplier.” The phrase conveys…


Why We Need Gender Equality in the Fight Against Climate Change

Jan 21, 2020

Climate change affects everyone globally, but its impact worsens in those sections of the population that are most vulnerable. Social, economic, political and historical factors…