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China/Vietnam/South China Sea: US ‘Seriously Concerned’ over China Sinking Vietnamese Fishing Boat
Apr 15, 2020
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VNExpress
U.S. State Department spokesman Morgan Ortagus Monday condemned China for sinking a Vietnamese fishing boat, calling it an assertion of an "unlawful" claim. Ortagus said…
Myanmar: Myanmar Seizes 800 Tonnes of Illegal Timber in Single Week
Apr 15, 2020
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The Star
Myanmar's Forest Department recently seized over 846 tonnes of illegal timber in a week, according to the Information Ministry on Thursday (April 9).
East Africa: Two New Generations of Locusts are Set to Descend on East Africa Again -- 400 Times Stronger
Apr 15, 2020
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Neha Wadekar, Quartz Africa
This infestation of desert locusts first arrived in East Africa last June, feeding on hundreds of thousands of hectares of crops and pastureland and chomping…
Colombia: Deforestation Surged Following End of Armed Conflict in Colombia
Apr 15, 2020
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Sonia Aronson, Phys.org
Deforestation is skyrocketing in the country with the world's second-highest number of species. The cause? Ineffective conservation in protected areas following decades of civil war.
DRC: Congo Governor Condemns Rising Insecurity at Mines in Gold Province
Apr 15, 2020
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Reuters
Illegal mining and trading are fuelling worsening violence on mine sites, the governor of Democratic Republic of Congo’s gold-rich Ituri province said, after armed robbers…
India: Agrobiodiversity Initiatives Open Women’s Horizons in Kerala
Apr 15, 2020
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Mahima Jain, Mongabay
Kaliamma Nanjan, 70, sings as she cuts through her farm in Kerala’s Western Ghats. She deftly navigates the slopes of Attappady in Palakkad district with…
China: Roses in the Battlefield: Rural Women Farmers Join the Fight against COVID-19 in China
Apr 15, 2020
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UN Women
In January 2020, the COVID-19 epidemic began spreading across China. Of the 42,600 medical workers dispatched to the hardest-hit Hubei Province, as of early March, two-thirds…
Female-Led, Island-Based Solutions to Climate Change
Apr 14, 2020
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Rebecca Root, Devex
According to the United Nations, the majority of people displaced by climate change are women. Given that small island developing states are among the most vulnerable to the…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Chinese Ship back in Waters off Vietnam amid Coronavirus 'Distraction'
Apr 13, 2020
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Khanh Vu and James Pearson, Reuters
A Chinese ship embroiled in a standoff with Vietnamese vessels last year has returned to waters near Vietnam as the United States accused China of…
The Greatest Story Never Told
Apr 13, 2020
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Meaghan Parker
“If the pope is interested, everyone is interested,” said Alexandre Roulin, accepting the 2019 Environmental Peacebuilding Research Award in Irvine, California. The University of Lausanne…
Women, Peace, and Security: Gender and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Apr 13, 2020
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Tracy Beattie, Hal Crichton-Standish, Daria Impiombato, Alexandra Pascoe, and Albert Zhang
Amid the coronavirus outbreak, a number of commentators have stressed the need for gender analysis of the issue. Writing for The Atlantic, Helen Lewis discusses the…
Myanmar: Mental Health, Care Practices, Gender and Protection Program Manager
Apr 11, 2020
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Action Contre la Faim
Action Contre la Faim is a global humanitarian organization which originated in France and is committed to ending world hunger. The organization helps malnourished children…
Afghanistan: What the COVID-19 Outbreak Means for Afghanistan’s Troubled Economy
Apr 11, 2020
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Shoaib A. Rahim, Diplomat
Even before the novel coronavirus took the world hostage, the World Economic Outlook Report 2019 produced by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had already raised…
Nepal: Gender and Social Inclusion (GESI) Expert, Knowledge-Based Integrated Sustainable Agriculture
Apr 11, 2020
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Social Impact
Social Impact is a global development management consulting firm. We provide monitoring, evaluation, strategic planning, and capacity building services to advance development effectiveness. We work…
Mali: GBV Specialist
Apr 11, 2020
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Norwegian Church Aid
Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) is one of the largest aid organisations in the Nordic region. We are there in disasters and emergencies to provide water…
COVID-19 & ASM: Illicit Traders Cashing in on Vulnerable Miners in Conflict-Prone Areas
Apr 10, 2020
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Alan Martin and Joanne Lebert
We are particularly concerned about the pandemic’s impact on livelihoods, how it will fuel the illicit trade of minerals, and undermine peace and security in…
Staying Connected During COVID-19: Get Engaged through the Interest Groups
Apr 10, 2020
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) is committed to people to stay connected during these unprecedented times. We would like to remind all EnPAx members of the opportunities for engagement…
Afghanistan: Salma Dam Resumes Operations as Reservoir Fills up
Apr 10, 2020
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Afghanistan Times
Salma hydroelectric dam in Herat became fully operational on Sunday after the reservoir behind it filled with water. With water levels rising in the reservoir,…
Women Leaders Call on UN Security Council to Address Covid-19 Crisis
Apr 9, 2020
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Group of Women Leaders, Voices for Change and Inclusion
This letter to President of the United Nations Security Council Mr. José Singer Weisinger was signed electronically on 8 April 2020 by a growing group…
Unfulfilled Ambition: Yemen's National Action Plan for Women Leaves Much to Be Desired
Apr 9, 2020
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Maha Awadh
As Yemen enters its sixth year of a vicious war, turning it into the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, women bear the greater burden of the…
In Wasting Oil Wealth, Baghdad and the KRG Have More in Common Than Meets the Eye
Apr 9, 2020
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Nick Augustijn
With the slump in oil prices, and some analysts forecasting prices to head towards $10 per barrel, yet more hard times are ahead for Iraq and…
Somalia: 'Most of the Men are your Enemies': One Woman's Crusade in Somalia
Apr 9, 2020
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Neha Wadekar and Will Swanson
Ibado Mohammed Abdulle is a counsellor, friend and campaigner for women who have been made refugees in their own country by the impact of the…
Dominica: Enabling Gender-Responsive Disaster Recovery, Climate and Environmental Resilience in the Caribbean (EnGenDER)
Apr 8, 2020
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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…
South Sudan: GBV Coordinator
Apr 8, 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…
Rome: Director - Environment, Climate, Gender and Social Inclusion Division (ECG) *reopened*
Apr 8, 2020
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International Fund for Agricultural Development
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is an international financial institution and a specialized United Nations agency dedicated to eradicating rural poverty and hunger.…
Amid COVID-19 Lockdown and Land Conflict, a Village Wages Struggle to Live
Apr 8, 2020
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Richard Calayeg Cornelio
While the government scrambles to cushion the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cities, not much has been clamored, at the same pitch, about relief…
Solomon Islands: Machetes in Hand, Women Join Forces to Fight Logging in Solomon Islands
Apr 8, 2020
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John Beck, Reuters
IGWA, Solomon Islands - Jessica Jacinta was just a child when loggers first arrived in the forest a few miles from her Solomon Islands village…
Climate Change: Study Finds Link between Climate Disasters, Armed Conflict
Apr 7, 2020
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Nathanial Gronewold, Energy & Environment News
Climate-linked disasters increase the odds of armed strife, according to researchers who found that one-third of all conflicts since 1980 began within days of a…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s Women Are the Key to a Lasting Peace
Apr 7, 2020
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Sohrab Azad, The Diplomat
To guarantee a peace process that will materialize and come to fruition, women need to be substantively involved at every level, from pre-negotiation to talks.
Ashok Swain
Professor of Peace and Conflict Research
Uppsala University Department of Peace and Conflict Research
Sweden
Apr 7, 2020
Ashok Swain is a professor at Uppsala University, where he also serves as the Director of the Research School of International Water Cooperation. His work…