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Rural Women and Girls Are Key In Building Climate Resilience
Oct 15, 2019
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Humana People to People
‘Rural women represent the backbone of many communities, but they continue to face obstacles that prevent them from realizing their potential. The devastating impacts of…
From Poor Harvests to a Lack of Property Rights: The Struggles of Sindhi Rural Women
Oct 15, 2019
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Shiza Malik
Celebrated on the 15th of October every year, International Rural Women’s Day often goes unnoticed in Pakistan, just as the voices of the millions of…
Colombia: Women Defenders of Land, Environment, at Risk in Colombia
Oct 15, 2019
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Oxfam
Women defenders of land rights and the environment in Colombia are being attacked at an alarming rate, according to Oxfam’s partners in the country.
The expansion…
Liberia: Liberia on Verge of Delisting from Global Extractives Transparency Body Risking Further Blow to Economy
Oct 15, 2019
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FrontPage Africa
Liberia risks being delisted from the Extractives Industries Transparency Initiative, the global body which monitors transparency in oil and mining industries, in a move that…
Indonesia/Liberia: Liberian, Indonesian Communities Affected by Palm Oil Concessions Report Grievances to Dutch Bank ABN Amro
Oct 15, 2019
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FrontPage Africa
Representatives from communities impacted by palm oil companies in Liberia and Indonesia have traveled to the Netherlands to convey their grievances to ABN Amro, the…
Afghanistan: Drawing Forestry Lessons from Republic of Korea to Enhance Livelihoods in Afghanistan
Oct 15, 2019
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UN Environment
Afghanistan is an agrarian society, and close to 80 per cent of its population, including nearly 90 per cent of the rural poor, relies on…
Burundi: Expat Psychosocial and Trauma Expert for Sexualized Gender-based Violence (female)
Oct 15, 2019
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Medica Mondiale
medica mondiale e.V. is a non-governmental organisation based in Cologne, Germany. As a feminist women’s rights and aid organization, medica mondiale supports women and girls in war and…
South Sudan: Gender Adviser
Oct 15, 2019
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BRAC
Founded in 1972, BRAC works with the poorest people in nine countries in Asia and Africa. Its mission is to empower people and communities in situations of…
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Coordinator (National Position)
Oct 15, 2019
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Nordic International Support Foundation
The Nordic International Support Foundation (NIS) implements a large range of projects together with donors and key national stakeholders to support peace-building and stabilisation efforts…
South Sudan: Gender-Based Violence Specialist
Oct 15, 2019
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IOM
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…
How Fires Threaten Syria's Security
Oct 15, 2019
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Justin Schon, Robert D. Field, and Michael J. Puma
Fires are proliferating. By the end of September, over 4,500 active fires had been detected in Syria during 2019. From May through June, 2,106 of…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Vietnam Pulled Dreamworks' 'Abominable' Movie because It Used a Map Staking China's Claim over the Disputed South China Sea
Oct 15, 2019
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Bill Bostock, Business Insider
Vietnam outlawed Dreamworks' new animation "Abominable" on Sunday because it showed a map acknowledging China's claim to a disputed part of the South China Sea.…
Women Help Feed the World. Why Can't They Own Land?
Oct 15, 2019
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Karol Boudreaux
In rural areas around the world, the face of a farmer is increasingly a woman’s.
From the paddy terraces of Asia to the maize fields of…
Rural women a ‘powerful force’ for global climate action: UN Secretary-General
Oct 14, 2019
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UN News
In a message to mark the International Day of Rural Women, observed annually on 15 October, the UN chief said that “listening to rural women and amplifying their voices…
Review Finds That UK Policy and Practice on Conflict and the Environment Needs Improving
Oct 14, 2019
An analysis of the UK’s environmental conduct before, during and after armed conflicts has found considerable room for improvement in both practice and reporting. With a…
Why Women Farmers Deserve the Right to Identity
Oct 14, 2019
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Shipra Deo
In a workshop with a group of agronomists who work in agriculture extension in India, I ask the participants to draw the picture of a…
Around the World, Young People Are Driving Climate Innovation
Oct 14, 2019
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Climate Justice Resilience Fund
2019 will be remembered as the year young people took to the streets around the world to fight for their future.
Inspired by Greta Thunberg and…
United States: UN Focuses on Rural Women's Role in Ensuring Food Security
Oct 13, 2019
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Santo D. Banerjee, IDN In Depth News
Since the first International Day of Rural Women was observed on October 15, 2008, there is agreement that rural women and girls, including indigenous women, play a…
Iran: Official Highlights Role of Iran's Rural Women in Boosting Livelihoods
Oct 13, 2019
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Tasnim News Agency
Hossein Shirzad, who is also the chief executive officer of the Central Organization for Rural Cooperatives of Iran (CORC), said rural women cooperatives has revived…
Colombia: Colombia’s Ruling Party Clashes with Duque over Law to Compensate Conflict Victims
Oct 13, 2019
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Adriaan Alsema, Colombia Reports
Colombia’s president Ivan Duque announced on Friday he would propose a 10-year extension of the law that seeks to return stolen land and help victims…
Afghanistan: Hashish Replaces Poppy as Afghan Farmers' Illegal Crops
Oct 13, 2019
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Xinhua
Following the government's fight against poppy cultivation in Afghanistan, local farmers have mostly replaced the opium poppy with another profitable but illicit herb, the hashish,…
From Rajasthan to Mexico: Why Gender Matters at the Heart of The Energy Transition
Oct 13, 2019
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Costanza Burstin, Mouna Chambon, Morgane Ollier, and Cécile Spanu
In 2013, the climate negotiations (COP19) culminated with a promising consensus for women across the world: gender was voted as an independent agenda item in…
The Next Big Opportunity for Gender Equality?
Oct 11, 2019
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Ewa Lewandowska
The movement for a circular economy has focused on the environmental and business impacts of circularity, with far less interest (from researchers and policymakers) dedicated…
Liberia: Bong and Gbarpolu Stakeholders Meet Kakata to Resolve Long-Standing Boundary Dispute
Oct 11, 2019
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FrontPage Africa
Stakeholders of Bong and Gbarpolu Counties are meeting in Kakata City, Margibi County for the purpose of finding an amicable resolution to a long-running boundary…
South Sudan: South Sudan to Replace Oil Pipelines after Leakage in Northern Region
Oct 11, 2019
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Xinhua
South Sudan said on Friday it will commence replacement of old oil pipelines after it lost about 2,000 barrels of oil in the recent oil…
Conflict Minerals: Majority of Firms Fail at Conflict Minerals Due Diligence
Oct 11, 2019
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Cecilia Jamasmie, Mining.com
Nine years after the implementation of a law requiring publicly traded companies to ensure their raw materials don’t come from mines that use child labour…
Climate-Justice and Gender-Justice Have to Go Hand-in-Hand
Oct 11, 2019
“We demand that the new European Commission secures equal rights for everyone – and that they work hard to smash the gender-gap, both inside and…
Finland Wants to Lead Way in Gender-Equal Climate Policy
Oct 11, 2019
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Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
On the International Day of the Girl, Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari and upper secondary school student Priya Härkönen highlight the…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Nile Dam: Egypt Needs Water, Ethiopia Seeks Electricity, Sudan Wants Both
Oct 11, 2019
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Daniel Mumbere, Africanews
While Egypt wants to guarantee a steady supply of water for its 100 millions citizens , Ethiopia is determined to power the homes of the…
Kyrgyzstan/Uzbekistan/Tajikistan: Will a Central Asian Border Dispute Be Resolved Soon? [Video]
Oct 10, 2019
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Hoda Abdel-Hamid, Al Jazeera
A debate over who controls precious water resources has led to a 30-year-long border dispute between Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. A river canal network stretches…