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DRC: Field Coordinator
Aug 10, 2020
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Action Contre la Faim
Action Contre la Faim has been working in the DRC since 1997 with programs in nutrition-health, food security and livelihoods, and WASH. ACF implements emergency…
Libya: WASH National Project Officer
Aug 10, 2020
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Committed To Good
CTG stands for Committed To Good. With an ethical approach at the heart of all that we do, it is a description that makes us…
Climate Change Is a Security Threat to the Asia-Pacific
Aug 10, 2020
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Shiloh Fetzek and Dennis McGinn
This week the ASEAN Joint Task Force on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) will meet via video conference, with the COVID-19 pandemic escalating just…
How Impact Investing Can Help Girls Shatter the Glass Ceiling
Aug 10, 2020
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Henrietta H. Fore and Suzanne Biegel
Governments and private investors have long recognized the importance of investing in education and skills development, in terms of both achieving gender equality and economic…
Scientists, Policy Experts Assess Environment's Impact on Stability, Defense Strategy
Aug 10, 2020
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Jim Garamone, US Department of Defense
Environmental factors affecting war and security have long been known, but a new Defense Department group seeks to increase awareness of these factors in making policy…
Kenya: KWS Pays out Ksh 98.5M to Victims of Human-Wildlife Conflicts
Aug 10, 2020
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Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
County Commissioner Maalim Mohammed said the compensation was paid out to 45 families for wildlife attacks reported between 2014 and 2016. Maalim said of the…
Scientists, Policy Experts Assess Environment's Impact on Stability, Defense Strategy
Aug 10, 2020
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Jim Garamone, US Department of Defense
Environmental factors affecting war and security have long been known, but a new Defense Department group seeks to increase awareness of these factors in making policy…
The Key to an Inclusive Recovery? Putting Women in Decision-Making Roles
Aug 9, 2020
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Francesca Donner
As the world sketches out post-pandemic plans, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, the head of U.N. Women, explains why having more women in leadership positions could lead to…
Thoughts on Womanhood, Gender Roles, and Agriculture
Aug 7, 2020
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Patricia Marie Cordero Irizarry
As women, we’ve been generally told to be obedient, to sit with our legs closed, to comb our hair, to wear bras, and not to…
Sierra Leone: Gender Lens Is Needed to Fully Understand Climate Crisis, Experts Say
Aug 7, 2020
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Cami Mondeaux, The Washington Diplomat
Although the effects of climate change are a threat to everyone, many experts say the ramifications will not be felt equally, with a warming planet…
Colombia: In Colombia, ‘Climate-Smart’ Villages Show How the Future of Farming Could Look
Aug 7, 2020
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Anmar Frangoul, CNBC
A country of vivid beauty, Colombia is home to vast swathes of fertile land producing everything from coffee and sugarcane to bananas, cocoa and rice. …
Colombia: In Colombia, a Protected Park Is Buffeted by Social, Environmental Conflicts
Aug 7, 2020
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Antonio José Paz Cardona, Mongabay
Las Quinchas is an Important Area for Bird Conservation (AICA), a significant carbon sink and a biodiversity hotspot. Despite its diversity, this protected area continues…
Liberia: Prominent Liberian Women Say ‘Discrepancy’ in the Law Contributes to Women’s Property Rights Violation
Aug 7, 2020
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J. H. Webster Clayeh, FrontPage Africa
Participants at the policy dialogue on women’s property rights and the implications of Sexual Gender-Based Violence say discrepancy in the service provisions and the laws…
Sexual Violence Rampant and Expanding in Armed Conflicts, UN
Aug 6, 2020
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Aasim Saleem, InfoMigrants
Despite a decade of efforts and various resolutions, the use of sexual violence as a tactic of war and to spread terror remains rampant in…
Myanmar: After a Century of Logging, Myanmar Struggles to Preserve Its Teak Groves
Aug 6, 2020
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National Geographic
Demand in China, India, and Europe drives illegal logging of this valuable, versatile hardwood.
Liberia: Lack of Awareness on Land Rights Law: A Recipe for Future Conflict
Aug 6, 2020
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Abednego Davis, Observer
In September 2018, Liberia passed the Land Rights bill into law. Its passage by then was highly embraced by community members, civil society activists, and…
Online Course: Communicating Gender Statistics for Gender Equality
Aug 5, 2020
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PARIS21 Academy
This course on Communicating Gender Statistics is designed to guide journalists and statisticians to use statistics to report on the unique situation and needs of…
Anticipatory Action for COVID-19: Building the Systems That Protect Livelihoods throughout a Pandemic
Aug 5, 2020
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
The impacts of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis on food systems are vast and varied, and as of yet hard to predict. But nowhere…
Iraq: In Heat-Struck Iraq, Power Shortages Prompt Protests
Aug 4, 2020
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Samya Kullab and Nabil Al-Jurani, Associated Press
In Iraq’s oil-rich south, the scorching summer months pose painful new choices in the age of the coronavirus: stay at home in the sweltering heat…
Liberia: Land Authority Grants 6 Communities Full Ownership of Ancestral Land in Lofa
Aug 4, 2020
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FrontPage Africa
The Liberia Land Authority has officially certified six communities in Foya, Lofa County as land-owning communities, a major milestone in the implementation of a ground-breaking…
Afghanistan/Iran: Kamal Khan Dam in Nimroz Set to Plug Flow of Free Water into Iran
Aug 3, 2020
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Salaam Times
The days of Iran siphoning off free water from Afghanistan are numbered, according to President Ashraf Ghani. Excess water will no longer freely flow to…
South Sudan: Interview: Coronavirus Adds to South Sudan's Oil Industry's Woes
Aug 3, 2020
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Eklavya Gupte, S&P Global Platts
Logistical and technical issues continue to hinder South Sudan's oil sector, which has already been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, the country's senior oil…
Syria/Turkey: Turkey Joins Syria in Slamming Oil Agreement between US Firm, Syrian Kurds
Aug 3, 2020
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Joe Snell, Al-Monitor
Turkey condemned a new oil agreement between an American-based company and the Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, according to a release Monday by the country’s…
Decades of Progress on Gender Equality in the Workplace at Risk of Vanishing
Aug 2, 2020
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Pamela Jeffrey
Five months into the pandemic, the warning lights for female participation in the workplace are flashing furiously as progress made toward gender equality over the…
Syria: Syria Says US Oil Firm Signed Deal with Kurdish-Led Rebels
Aug 2, 2020
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Reuters
Syria’s foreign ministry said on Sunday that an American oil company had signed an agreement with Kurdish-led rebels who control northeastern oilfields in what it…
The Exaggerated Threat of Oil Wars
Aug 2, 2020
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Emily Meierding
Over the past year, Chinese seismic survey vessels and their paramilitary escorts have interfered repeatedly with Vietnamese and Malaysian oil and natural gas exploration in the South China…
How the Grand Renaissance Dam Might Spark Basin-Wide Water Cooperation
Aug 1, 2020
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Ashok Swain
Ethiopia’s on-going construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile River has attracted speculation that it could lead to a ‘water war’.
There is no…
Agriculture & COVID-19: Pro Women Farmer Policies Needed
Aug 1, 2020
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Binod Sinha
A two-week survey conducted during the lockdown by Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) and Centre for Sustainable Agriculture (CSA)…
COVID-19 and the Food System: Setback or Opportunity for Gender Equality?
Jul 31, 2020
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Catherine Ragasa and Isabel Lambrecht
Agriculture and the food sector are critical to food and nutrition security. They not only produce food for growing populations but also contribute to economic…
Reviving Energy Cooperation in South Asia
Jul 31, 2020
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Saheb Singh Chadha
Recent developments in South Asian energy security such as the India-Nepal petroleum products pipeline and the India-Bhutan joint venture hydroelectric project have revived conversations on…