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East Africa: How Militarisation Impacts Rural Women in the Horn Of Africa
allAfrica, 5 April 2023
From the Tigray conflict between Eritrea and Ethiopia to the ongoing Somalia Al-Shabaab crisis, to civil wars in South Sudan and the military coup in Sudan, one thing is clear… Read more »
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Africa: Africa Needs to 'Demilitarize to Decarbonize' - Move War Funds to Climate Coffers
allAfrica, 8 November 2022
"Africom must leave Africa!" That is a clear message expressed by speakers during the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)'s webinar titled A Climate of… Read more »
How Militarisation Impacts Rural Women in the Horn Of Africa
From the Tigray conflict between Eritrea and Ethiopia to the ongoing Somalia Al-Shabaab crisis, to civil wars in South Sudan and the military coup in Sudan, one thing is clear - women and girls suffer the most.
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During this year's UN Commission for the Status of Women (CSW) policy makers, women-led organisations and activists met to address the widespread inequalities, violence, and ... Read more »
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New goals and effective plans for women's involvement in peacebuilding are needed before it is too late, Sima Sami Bahous, Executive Director of UN Women has said. Bahous was ... Read more »
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Conflict and political unrest in north-east Africa - civil wars, uprisings and attacks by armed insurgents - along with the effects of climate change - are fueling a famine, ... Read more »
