Aissata is a multilingual professional who has devoted her career to young people, adolescent girls and women. She brings extensive experience in program/project management and her areas of technical expertise include adolescent girls programming, gender-based violence … [Read more...]
Earth Day 2019: Celebrating Women Leaders and their Climate Solutions
In October 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change announced the world is on track to exceed the global warming threshold of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels within 12 years. Beyond 1.5°C warming, the world will experience unprecedented rises in natural disasters, … [Read more...]
‘Foreign children’ in overwhelmed Syrian camp need urgent international help, says top UN official
Panos Moumtzis, Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis made the "special plea" to journalists in Geneva, noting that 75,000 people now shelter in Al Hol camp, after fleeing ISIL extremists. … [Read more...]
Ask a climate activist: Why is it important to engage women in promoting biodiversity and sustainable waste management in the Caribbean?
Ruth Spencer, GEF/SGP National Coordinator from Antigua connects with people everywhere she goes-in the market, in church, at the parking lot or in the halls of the United Nations. She builds networks and capacity of local community groups through education, training, resource … [Read more...]
When disaster strikes: how education and children’s futures were battered by Cyclone Idai – Mozambique
An in-depth look at how the deadly storm and flooding have disrupted the schooling of half a million children in southeast Africa - and the efforts to rebuild. First comes the shock and the terror. Then the fight for survival - to find food, water and shelter, and to avoid … [Read more...]
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