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China: Roses in the Battlefield: Rural Women Farmers Join the Fight against COVID-19 in China

Apr 15, 2020 | 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…

China/Vietnam/South China Sea: US ‘Seriously Concerned’ over China Sinking Vietnamese Fishing Boat

Apr 15, 2020 | 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…

Female-Led, Island-Based Solutions to Climate Change

Apr 14, 2020 | 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…

Women, Peace, and Security: Gender and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Apr 13, 2020 | 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…

The Greatest Story Never Told

Apr 13, 2020 | 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…

China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Chinese Ship back in Waters off Vietnam amid Coronavirus 'Distraction'

Apr 13, 2020 | 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…

Afghanistan: What the COVID-19 Outbreak Means for Afghanistan’s Troubled Economy

Apr 11, 2020 | 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…

Myanmar: Mental Health, Care Practices, Gender and Protection Program Manager

Apr 11, 2020 | 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…

Mali: GBV Specialist

Apr 11, 2020 | 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…

Nepal: Gender and Social Inclusion (GESI) Expert, Knowledge-Based Integrated Sustainable Agriculture

Apr 11, 2020 | 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…

Staying Connected During COVID-19: Get Engaged through the Interest Groups

Apr 10, 2020 | 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 | 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,…

COVID-19 & ASM: Illicit Traders Cashing in on Vulnerable Miners in Conflict-Prone Areas

Apr 10, 2020 | 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…

Unfulfilled Ambition: Yemen's National Action Plan for Women Leaves Much to Be Desired

Apr 9, 2020 | 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…

Women Leaders Call on UN Security Council to Address Covid-19 Crisis

Apr 9, 2020 | 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…

Somalia: 'Most of the Men are your Enemies': One Woman's Crusade in Somalia

Apr 9, 2020 | 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…

In Wasting Oil Wealth, Baghdad and the KRG Have More in Common Than Meets the Eye

Apr 9, 2020 | 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…

Rome: Director - Environment, Climate, Gender and Social Inclusion Division (ECG) *reopened*

Apr 8, 2020 | 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.…

South Sudan: GBV Coordinator

Apr 8, 2020 | 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…

Dominica: Enabling Gender-Responsive Disaster Recovery, Climate and Environmental Resilience in the Caribbean (EnGenDER)

Apr 8, 2020 | 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…

Amid COVID-19 Lockdown and Land Conflict, a Village Wages Struggle to Live

Apr 8, 2020 | 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 | 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…

Evaluating Environmental Peacebuilding: Difficult but Necessary

Apr 7, 2020 | Juha I. Uitto and Amanda Woomer

When you first hear the phrase “environmental peacebuilding,” you may think that these two words are not directly linked. Think again. Many conflicts around the…

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…

From ENMOD to Geoengineering: The Environment as a Weapon of War

Apr 7, 2020 | Gabriela Kolpak

Collateral environmental damage has long been regarded as an inevitable consequence of armed conflicts. But there have also been many examples of the intentional manipulation of…

Climate Change: Study Finds Link between Climate Disasters, Armed Conflict

Apr 7, 2020 | 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 | 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.

UN Chief Calls for Domestic Violence ‘Ceasefire’ Amid ‘Horrifying Global Surge’

Apr 6, 2020

UN chief António Guterres is calling for measures to address a “horrifying global surge in domestic violence” directed towards women and girls, linked to lockdowns…

South Sudan: WASH Officer

Apr 5, 2020 | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is a United Nations agency with the mandate to protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people, and…

Jordan: Technical Coordinator

Apr 5, 2020 | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is a United Nations agency with the mandate to protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people, and…