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Palestine: Consultant For MENA Regional Gender Strategy Review
Jan 25, 2020
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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,…
South Sudan: Projects Officer
Jan 25, 2020
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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,…
Central African Republic: Area Coordinator
Jan 25, 2020
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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…
Sudan: Head of Mission (WASH, Environment and Climate Change, Food Security)
Jan 25, 2020
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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: Project Manager
Jan 25, 2020
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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…
Somalia: Team Leader - Agriculture and Irrigation
Jan 25, 2020
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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…
Myanmar: M&E and Knowledge Management Specialist
Jan 25, 2020
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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…
Nigeria: Coordination Assistant
Jan 25, 2020
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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…
Cameroon: Director of Conservation for Congo Basin
Jan 25, 2020
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World Wide Fund for Nature
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is one of the largest independent conservation organizations in the world, active in almost 100 countries. Our mission…
Egypt: Mashat Prioritizes Women, Food Security in Davos Meetings
Jan 25, 2020
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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…
Water: Water Diplomacy Talks -- Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute
Jan 25, 2020
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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…
Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: UN Urges Calm after Deadly Attack in Disputed Abyei Border Area Between Sudan and South Sudan
Jan 25, 2020
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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…
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
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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…
Women, Burdened with Unpaid Labor, Bear Brunt of Global Inequality
Jan 23, 2020
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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…
UK-Africa Summit Ignored Gender, Climate and Poverty Concerns, Advocates Say
Jan 23, 2020
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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…
Getting "Gender Rights" Is Essential for the Sustainability of Food Systems
Jan 23, 2020
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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…
Syria: Health Services for Syrian Women Caught Up in War, Foster Safety and Hope
Jan 23, 2020
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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…
South Sudan: Black Gold Burning: In Search of South Sudan’s Oil Pollution
Jan 23, 2020
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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…
Iraq: British Businessmen on Trial over Bribes for Oil Contracts in Iraq
Jan 23, 2020
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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…
How Can We Address Climate Change, Pollution and Women's Empowerment? Clean Cooking
Jan 22, 2020
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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
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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…
Gender and the Environment: What Are the Barriers to Gender Equality in Sustainable Ecosystem Management?
Jan 22, 2020
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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
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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…
Myanmar: Conservation Group Says Mandalay Birds Need Help
Jan 21, 2020
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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…
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…
It's Time We Think beyond "Threat Multiplier" to Address Climate and Security
Jan 21, 2020
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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…
Gender-Focused Policies in Cuban Farming
Jan 21, 2020
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Ivet Gonzalez
The first gender-focused strategy implemented by the Cuban Ministry of Agriculture raised female participation within a key sector for the economy and food security, although…
Myanmar: Solar Mini-Grids to Take off in Myanmar, Support Electrification Ambitions
Jan 21, 2020
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John Liu, Myanmar Times
Solar mini-grids in Myanmar are expected to take off as the private sector sees solar energy as a potentially commercially viable solution in Myanmar’s journey…
Liberia: Fisheries Sector Attracts US$40M to Boost Revenue
Jan 21, 2020
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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…