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UN Women: Policy Specialist - Governance and National Planning
Jun 6, 2019
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UN Women
UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and…
A Woman Even Here: Protecting Arab Women's Rights is a Key to Mitigating Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa
Jun 6, 2019
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Rudroneel Gosh
A pertinent session at the ongoing Women Deliver Conference 2019 focussed on the challenges faced by women in the Arab world. Hosted by UNFPA Arab…
Why More Women Should Be Included in the Leadership of Virunga National Park
Jun 6, 2019
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Judith Verweijen, Janvier Murairi, and Esther Marijnen
Since 2014, the number of female park guards serving in Virunga National Park, located in war-ridden eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, has been gradually…
27 Women Leading the Charge to Protect Our Environment
Jun 6, 2019
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Veronique Hyland, Naomi Rougeau and Julie Vandal
Scientists have called our current, climate change–threatened era the Anthropocene, but as the eco-economist Kate Raworth once joked, women are left out of the narrative…
Afghanistan: As Pressure for Afghan Peace Grows, Drug Threat Remains
Jun 6, 2019
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Reuters
As pressure grows for a political settlement to end 18 years of war in Afghanistan, the drug trade remains a major threat, leaving the country…
Iraq: Iraq Harvests Go up in Smoke, but Who Lit the Fires?
Jun 6, 2019
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Marwan Ibrahim with Ammar Karim, Agence France-Presse
Resurgent jihadists, ethnic land disputes or regular field burning? Iraq's northern farmlands are on fire, but the area's complex patchwork of grievances has made it…
Syria: Syria Fighting Destroying Crops as Food Used as 'Weapon of War', UN Says
Jun 5, 2019
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Mina Aldroubi, National
Climate Change: Global Peace and Stability Depend on Climate Security
Jun 5, 2019
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Government of the UK
Foreign and Commonwealth Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific, Mark Field, highlighted the importance of factoring the risks of climate change into all…
South Sudan: South Sudan Sets up Transparent Mechanism to Boost Non-Oil Revenue
Jun 5, 2019
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Xinhua
South Sudan said Wednesday its efforts to boost non-oil revenue collection will be enhanced with the recently set up harmonized system code aimed at ensuring…
Syria: Vital Cropland Destroyed by Escalation of Syria's Violence - WFP
Jun 5, 2019
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Kuwait News Agency
The senior spokesperson of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Geneva Herve Verhoosel on Tuesday said, "The latest outbreak in violence in Idlib and…
Gaza: Collapsing Environmental State of Gaza Poses Threat to Israel's National Security, Report Warns
Jun 5, 2019
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Zafrir Rinat
Sewage dumping and air pollution could severely effect desalination plants and smog levels, experts say, warning none of Gaza's groundwater will be fit for human…
Afghanistan: Glacial Melt Stokes Fears in Northeast Afghanistan
Jun 5, 2019
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Naimatullah Ahmadi and Abubakar Siddique, Gandhara
Melting glaciers in a remote Afghan province pose a major threat to the country’s water resources, climate, and economic prospects. Ziaul Haq Kamran heads Afghanistan’s…
Join the Community of Practice on Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace and Receive the Gender Newsletter
Jun 4, 2019
Curious to see how gender dynamics impact environmental peacebuilding? And vice versa? Focusing on the intersection of gender with natural resources, climate change and/or peace, we adopt a…
Preliminary Agenda for the 1st International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding
Jun 4, 2019
We are delighted to share the preliminary agenda for the 1st International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding: Preliminary Agenda (May 30, 2019).
The conference will bring together researchers,…
Sudan: Food Security & Livelihoods Manager
Jun 4, 2019
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United Methodist Committee on Relief
The United Methodist Committee on Relief is the global humanitarian aid and development organization of the United Methodist Church.
Purpose:
The Food Security and Livelihoods Manager plays…
South Sudan: Food Security and Livelihoods Coordinator
Jun 4, 2019
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Relief International
Relief International is a leading nonprofit organization working in 20 countries to relieve poverty, ensure well-being and advance dignity. RI specializes in fragile settings, responding…
Nigeria: Gender & Nutrition Officer
Jun 4, 2019
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Oxfam
Oxfam is a confederation of 20 independent charitable organizations focusing on the alleviation of global poverty, founded in 1942 and led by Oxfam International. Oxfam's…
Turkey: Livelihoods Coordinator - Economic Recovery - National/Expatriate Contract
Jun 4, 2019
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Danish Refugee Council
Danish Refugee Council, one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, is currently looking for a highly qualified Livelihoods Coordinator - Economic Recovery who will have…
Yemen: Program Manager WASH
Jun 4, 2019
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Solidarites 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…
Mozambique: Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) Coordinator
Jun 4, 2019
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International Organization for Migration
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…
Call for Research Fellowships on Land and Gender under the “Network of Excellence for Land Governance in Africa (NELGA)”
Jun 4, 2019
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Network of Excellence for Land Governance in Africa (NELGA)
The DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) is a publicly funded, self-governing organisation of the institutions of higher education in Germany. It promotes international academic exchange…
Colombia: Colombia's Push for Land Titles Brings Hope for Farmers amid Fragile Peace
Jun 4, 2019
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Anastasia Moloney, Reuters
Granting land titles is part of government efforts to promote rural development as set out in the 2016 peace deal signed with the Revolutionary Armed…
Colombia: Avocado Diplomacy: Supporting Peace in Colombia
Jun 4, 2019
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Marc Gilkey, American Foreign Service Association
Avocado market access was at the core of all issues. It was a talking point in nearly every speech by Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos.…
Myanmar: Karen Groups Aim to Strengthen Customary Land Management System in KNU Areas
Jun 4, 2019
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Karen News
The Kaw Customary Land Seminar was attended by 519 people including representatives from local community and civil society, donors, INGOs, political parties, and officers of…
DRC: Cobalt: The Dark Side of a Clean Future
Jun 4, 2019
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James Gordon, Raconteur
An estimated 35,000 children work in perilous conditions to extract cobalt from the ground in the Democratic Republic of Congo. So what will the impact…
Middle East: How the Middle East's Drought Cycle Will Probably Lead to Even More Refugees
Jun 4, 2019
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Rachel Delia Benaim, Weather Channel
The Middle East is experiencing its most severe drought in 900 years, according to NASA-- one which is seemingly endless. The drought peaked between 2006-2010,…
Climate Change: Germany Wants UN Security Council More Involved in Mitigating Climate Crisis
Jun 4, 2019
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Alicia Prager, EURACTIV
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas launched a call for action on Tuesday (4 June) that aims to develop real solutions that would mitigate the security…
Climate Change: Germany Pushes Climate Change as Security Risk
Jun 4, 2019
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Austin Davis, Deutsche Welle
Floods, drought and mass migration: all factors why Germany has made the UN's response to climate change its priority at the Security Council. But political…
Afghanistan: Greenhouses Could Hold the Key to Tackling Afghanistan’s Food Shortages
Jun 4, 2019
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ACTED
While Afghanistan continues to import a large proportion of its most basic food needs, ACTED is working in Samangan province to help rural women become…
Sharon Burke
New America's Resource Security Group
Jun 4, 2019
Sharon Burke is a senior advisor to New America, focusing on issues of international security, natural resources, and energy security. Sharon has primarily worked in…