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DRC: Environmental Safeguards Specialist

Oct 18, 2020 | Fonds Social de la République Démocratique du Congo

Fonds Social de la République Démocratique du Congo (FSRDC) is the Government's Executing Agency. Its mission is to participate in the reconstruction effort of the…


Mid-Term Evaluation Consultancy (various locations)

Oct 18, 2020 | Cord

Cord is an international NGO that works to build lasting peace in partnership with people living and working in conflict or post-conflict situations.

Cord is seeking…


DRC: Community Development Lead, Okapi Wildlife Reserve

Oct 18, 2020 | Wildlife Conservation Society

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a non-governmental organization headquartered at the Bronx Zoo in New York City, that aims to conserve the world's largest…


Program Manager Sudano-Sahel Region

Oct 18, 2020 | Wildlife Conservation Society

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a US non-profit, tax-exempt, private organization established in 1895 that saves wildlife and wild places by understanding critical issues,…


Programme Intern

Oct 18, 2020 | RedR UK

RedR UK is an international NGO and learning provider that trains and supports aid workers, organisations, and communities to prepare for and respond effectively to…


Afghanistan: First Pistachio Processing Factory Opens in Badghis Province

Oct 16, 2020 | Wadsam

The first pistachio processing factory in Badghis was inaugurated last week in the presence of local government officials and business community members.


Afghanistan: Protecting Livestock Herders and Markets in Times of COVID-19

Oct 15, 2020 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

FAO has been working to support vulnerable farmers in Afghanistan and prevent the spread of COVID-19 in agricultural markets across the country. FAO became increasingly concerned about…


Call for Submissions: 1325 Chapter, Thank You UN Book

Oct 15, 2020 | Global Network of Women Peacebuilders

Seventy-five years ago, world leaders, recoiling from the horrors of war, sought to secure a future free from fear and free from want. The result…


Myanmar: Technical Advisor, Forestry Division

Oct 15, 2020 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

The Forestry Division (NFO) leads FAO's work in promoting sustainable forest management and providing leadership on the environmental, social and economic dimensions of forestry, including…


Afghanistan: Consequences of Climate Change in Afghanistan: After the War Comes the...

Oct 14, 2020 | AlKhaleej Today

Extreme weather that can lead to months of drought or severe floods: Afghanistan is already one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to…


Afghanistan/Iran: From Water Treaty to Water Dispute

Oct 14, 2020 | Said Hashmat Sadat and Nasrat Sayed, Lowy Institute

The Helmand River has been at the centre of a growing dispute between Afghanistan and Iran over water rights and the construction of the Kamal…


The Environmental Collateral Damage of the South China Sea Conflict

Oct 13, 2020 | Ryan McNamara

Tensions in the South China Sea increased last April when a Chinese coast guard ship sank a Vietnamese fishing boat near the Paracel Islands—a fiercely…


Climate Change: Implications for Military as Climate Change Disrupts Aircraft

Oct 13, 2020 | Homeland Security Today

The deleterious effects of high temperatures and humidity on the performance of aircraft are exacerbated in many places around the world under climate change. Last…


Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Oil Minister Plans Company to Handle Kurdistan Oil Operations

Oct 13, 2020 | Ahmed Rasheed, Reuters

Iraq’s oil minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar proposed to form a company tasked with managing upstream and oil exports operations in Kurdistan’s semi-autonomous region, state news…


Why Are North & South India so Different on Gender?

Oct 13, 2020 | Alice Evans

Everyone knows that Southern and Northern India are very different in culture, language and socio-economic development. But the most dramatic regional disparity may be in…


Exploring Gender Inequality in Yemen

Oct 13, 2020 | Lily Jones

Due to structural inequalities, women and girls cannot easily access essential services in Yemen, such as education. The effect of this limited access is poor…


World Leaders Should Champion Gender Equality

Oct 13, 2020 | Nisha Varia

Women’s rights, including the right to live free from violence or to make decisions about their own bodies, are in the crosshairs of reactionary forces…


COVID-19 Recovery - A Missed Opportunity to Fight Climate Change and Gender Inequality?

Oct 13, 2020 | Sven Harmerling

There is a real risk that women will not be able to take advantage of new green jobs as countries overlook gender in pandemic stimulus.COVID-19…


DRC: Final Evaluation, South Kivu Support Programme

Oct 11, 2020 | medica mondiale e.V.

medica mondiale e.V. is a non-governmental organisation based in Cologne, Germany. As a feminist women’s rights and aid organisation, medica mondiale e.V. supports women and…


South Sudan: Gender Assessment Survey Consultancy

Oct 11, 2020 | World Vision

Fortifying Equality and Economic Diversity for Resilience (FEED II) is a five-year project (2020-2025) funded by the Global Affairs Canada. In close collaboration with World…


Kenya: Gender Senior Scientist

Oct 11, 2020 | International Potato Center

The International Potato Center (CIP) is seeking a dynamic and innovative researcher on gender to enhance the impact of research and development programs on poverty,…


South Sudan: Starvation Used as Weapon of War in South Sudan Conflict

Oct 10, 2020 | Modern Diplomacy

Starvation is being intentionally used as a war tactic in South Sudan’s brutal conflict, a UN-backed human rights panel said on Tuesday, releasing its latest…


UN Working ‘Relentlessly’ to Advance Women, Peace and Security Agenda

Oct 10, 2020 | UN Women

At a virtual roundtable discussion on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) in peacekeeping, António Guterres drew attention to “landmark” Security Council Resolution 1325, which he called “foundational” to international…


Malawi: Malawi Women Demonstrates for Gender Justice in Public Appointments

Oct 9, 2020 | Wongani Chiuta

Gender Activists on Friday kicked off demonstrations in Malawi's major cities of Mzuzu, Lilongwe, and Blantyre to protest against the gender imbalance in public appointments…


Nobel Peace Prize: Hunger Is a Weapon of War but the World Food Programme Can’t Build Peace on Its Own

Oct 9, 2020 | Susanne Jaspars, Conversation

By awarding the 2020 Nobel peace prize to the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP), the Nobel committee said that it wanted to “turn the eyes…


Afghanistan: Afghan Negotiator: Nobel Nomination Nod to Women's Campaign

Oct 9, 2020 | Tameem Akhgar, Associated Press

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan peace negotiator Fawzia Koofi is one of four women representing the Afghan government who have been sitting down at the negotiating…


Russia: Women Peace Builders In Chechnya Face Religious Traditions And The Pandemic

Oct 8, 2020 | Jackie Abramian, Forbes

The reconstructed war-torn Republic of Chechnya, in the North Caucasus mountainous region, borders Russia, Georgia, and the Russian republics of Dagestan and Ingushetia. Amidst a…


25 Years After Beijing, What's Changed on Gender Equality? Not Enough, Experts Say

Oct 8, 2020 | Amy Lieberman, Devex

NEW YORK — Twenty-five years after world leaders agreed upon the landmark Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, progress on gender equality remains uneven. The pandemic could now…


Introducing “Navigating the Poles”

Oct 8, 2020 | Michaela Stith and Mike Sfraga

The polar regions of Antarctica and the Arctic have long captured the world’s imagination as seas and continents covered in unending ice. But the reality…


Women Are Systematically Excluded from Global Coronavirus Coverage, Experts Say

Oct 8, 2020 | Miriam Berger, The Washington Post

On a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation program earlier this month, a debate between two physicians over coronavirus-related restrictions turned into a brief clash over the role of gender…