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#BringBackOurGirls: Ecofeminism, Climate, and Conflict

Posted: 14 Apr 2022 06:13 AM PDT

On the night of April 14, 2014, a group of militants attacked the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Nigeria. They kidnapped 276 female students, ranging from ages 15 to 19 years. An armed group called Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.Boko Haram had been launching attacks against the Nigerian government since its formation […] Related posts: Climate Change and Farmers-Herders Conflict in Nigeria Climate Change, Armed Conflict and Humanitarian Organizations:...

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The Zero-Waste School Movement Is Finding Its Stride In Vietnam

Posted: 13 Apr 2022 09:01 PM PDT

During February's Lunar New Year holiday, Vietnam Zero Waste Alliance coordinator Xuan Quach and her family were returning home to Thai Binh. When they were halfway home, Xuan's brother nonchalantly tossed a plastic bottle out the window. Xuan opened her mouth to chide her brother, but was surprised when her niece scolded him, "Dad! Don't […] Related posts: Developing Data-Driven Solutions to Vietnam's Ocean Plastics Problem Building Local Capacity for Zero-Waste in the Philippines:...

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66th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women: Six Pillars to Support Midwives

Posted: 12 Apr 2022 09:01 PM PDT

"When women can decide on the timing and spacing of their births, are treated with respect, and offered quality of care across the life course—they are not only able to survive, they, their families, and their communities are able to thrive and flourish. By directly and indirectly contributing to women's empowerment, midwives are contributing to […] Related posts: State of the World's Midwifery Report 2021: Follow the Data, Invest in Midwives Māori Midwives on the Power of Indigenous...

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Ukrainian, Belarusian, and Russian Women and the Anti-War Movement

Posted: 12 Apr 2022 09:01 PM PDT

"I want this war to be over. I want all of us to rebuild our societies. We are a force that can do that, and we will do that; we are doing it. But I think we also need to see the bigger picture, that women in the world, and now in our region, are […] Related posts: Hydropolitics in the Russian – Ukrainian Conflict Ukrainian Resilience: Ukrainian MP Kira Rudik Discusses Surviving in Kyiv [New Video] The Environmental Dimensions of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

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Harnessing the Power of ‘Other’: Cities Where Human Mobility is not a Threat

Posted: 12 Apr 2022 10:52 AM PDT

"This is not the refugee wave we have been used to, people we were not sure about their identity, people with unclear pasts, who could have been even terrorists. In other words, there is not a single European country now which is afraid of the current wave of refugees.”Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov's quote lays […] Related posts: Tethering to Human Rights in the Pushes and Pulls of Human Mobility Sustainable Responses to Human Mobility, Climate Change, and Conflict Climate...

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