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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…
Mali: Breakwater Human Security Program Director
Jan 25, 2020
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Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40…
Cambodia: International Specialist – Public Private Partnerships and Financing Climate-Resilient Road Infrastructure
Jan 25, 2020
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UNDP
Cambodia is strongly affected by climate change (CC). As documented in a recent study on Addressing Climate Change Impact on Economic Growth in Cambodia (CEGIM,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
Panama: Peace and Security and Humanitarian Action Specialist-UNV Internacional
Jan 25, 2020
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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
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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
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Iraq: BP Pulls out of Iraq's Kirkuk Field as Expansion Plans Stall
Jan 21, 2020
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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…
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…