Background Republic of Moldova is facing many significant environmental issues triggered mainly by the unsustainable use of natural resources and agricultural practices. As a result, there is continuous degradation and loss of fertile land and biodiversity and air and water pollution from point and non-point sources due to high motorization and dumping of waste and chemicals. All these along with the pending climate change risks directly and…

The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, also known as UN Women, is a United Nations entity working for the empowerment of women. The translator will be engaged under a retainer contract for one year in length and is expected to provide high-quality Arabic to English and English to Arabic written translation services for UN Women on a per assignment basis. Individual assignments will vary in form, ranging from a…

Global Affairs Canada invites you to save the dates and times below to share your ideas for a potential climate partnership program to promote new, innovative partnerships focused on climate adaptation and mitigation in ODA eligible developing countries. During the weeks of August 17th and 24th, the Department be hosting the following webinars to help inform the orientation and design of a possible partnership facility. This series of webinars is…

The Cap-Net (Capacity Development in Sustainable Water Management) UNDP and Gender and Water Alliance (GWA) is offering an e-learning tutorial on Integrated Water Resources Management.

The Regional Asia Environment Conference Support Programme creates a negotiation forum for organizations across Asia regarding sustainable development, gender equality and poverty eradication.

This international training program is a hybrid of training and symposium modes. It will consist of moderation and facilitation by the Moderator Faculties side by side the short lectures by Faculty Speakers. The participants or delegates will not act as mute listeners or learners, but they will be given at least 50% time to speak and present their papers and articles through oral presentations using appropriate (audio-visual) aids. Such a hybrid…

Global Challenges Forum on Saturday 20 March, will bring in experts on law, development, politics, and gender, to address these ever-changing issues, and to look at how we can positively make an impact. Director of SOAS, Professor Adam Habib, a public intellectual and activist, will present the forum’s opening lecture on addressing inequality. Other presenters include Esther Stanford-Xosei from Extinction Rebellion, a range of SOAS academics…

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is one of the five regional commissions under the jurisdiction of the United Nations Economic and Social Council. It was established in order to increase economic activity in Asia and the Far East, as well as to foster economic relations between the region and other areas of the world. Interns will work five days per week (37.5 hours) under the supervision of a…

The regional event will be organized by Mekong Institute in partnership with Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), New Zealand Aid Programme and Pha Khao Lao. The overall objective of the 2-day workshop and forum is to strengthen policy actions towards agrobiodiversity mainstreaming in regional GESI policies and initiatives for sustainable food systems (SFS) in Southeast Asia. The event is expected to advance action-oriented policies related to…

Helen Keller International (HKI) invites Proposals (RFP) to select a vendor who will conduct a mid-term evaluation of the SAPLING project that will provide best value to HKI, when both technical and cost factors are combined.

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe is the world's largest security-oriented intergovernmental organization. Its mandate includes issues such as arms control, promotion of human rights, freedom of the press, and fair elections. The requirement for the job: A minimum of 6 years relevant professional experience including at least 3 at a relevant managerial level; Practical experience in the areas covered by the mandate of the…

Advanced Fellowship Opening doors to great opportunities and possibilities To create a sustainable difference Awla aims to enrich its fellows' participative experience throughout and beyond the duration of the program. In coordination with Awla's strategic partners, fellows have the opportunity to benefit from a range of related resources, assets, and networks through: Participation in regional & international conferences Membership in relevant…

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. Within the WEE portfolio, the project “Strengthening women’s livelihoods and participation for greater…

Republic of Moldova is facing many significant environmental issues triggered mainly by the unsustainable use of natural resources and agricultural practices. As a result, there is continuous degradation and loss of fertile land and biodiversity and air and water pollution from point and non-point sources due to high motorization and dumping of waste and chemicals. All these along with the pending climate change risks directly and indirectly…

The One Planet Fellowship seeks to build a vibrant, highly connected, and inter-generational network of African and European scientist leaders equipped to use a gender lens to help Africa's smallholder farmers adapt to a changing climate. The One Planet Fellowship invests in high-potential early career researchers from Africa and Europe, and accelerates their scientific careers so that they are better able to develop relevant and gender…

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace, and security. Objective of the Assignment: The UN Women ROAS seeks to support a multicountry study on VAWP at the…

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is looking for a volunteer to assist with the Drylands, Livelihood and Gender Programme. Key duties includes, among others: • Support the Drylands, Livelihood and Gender Programme Manager in implementing the project activities and organizing other assessment and training sessions as requested; • Support in the technical input and research for the programme; • Support in coordination and…

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) aims to help ensure that emergency response saves lives and protects people in crisis. The Field Information Manager works under the supervision and close collaboration of the Local Coordination Teams leaders and OCHA and maintains regular contact with relevant counterparts in local institutions, UN agencies, funds and programmes, non-governmental organizations (NGOs)…

The Adaptation Fund’s Readiness Programme for Climate Finance aims to help strengthen the capacity of national and regional implementing entities to receive and manage climate financing, particularly through the direct access modality, and to adapt and build resilience to counter changing climate conditions in sectors ranging from agriculture and food security to coastal zones and urban areas. The programme also aims to advance direct access in…

This course is the first in the Rural Poverty Reduction series and provides an overview of rural poverty, and why it is so important to overcome it in rural contexts. The course describes the key concepts and definitions of rural poverty and how it can be measured, its drivers and cross-cutting themes. Finally, it considers the connection with gender issues and the way that gender shapes the way poverty is experienced by rural people. The course…

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. Under the supervision of UN Women Mexico Representative, the Project Coordinator is responsible for the…

Green Climate Fund is looking for an intern. The mission of the Green Climate Fund is to assist developing countries to respond to climate change while bringing prosperity to their peoples. The Intern will provide operational and administrative support to the Sustainability Unit of the Division of Country Programming. The Intern will have the opportunity to learn and expand her/his experiences by providing assistance in the development and…

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for West Asia is one of five regional commissions under the jurisdiction of the United Nations Economic and Social Council. This internship is located within the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA - unescwa.org) Cluster on 'Gender Justice, Population and Inclusive Development' which focuses on gender equality and gender justice; equitable, inclusive and participatory social…

Investing in women’s economic empowerment (WEE) is crucial to achieve gender equality, poverty reduction and in response and recovery of COVID-19. Women contribute enormously to economies: in businesses, on farms, as entrepreneurs or employees, or by doing unpaid work at home. Realizing women’s potential is a universal mission but some of the barriers holding women back are also universal. We are at a juncture with only 10 years before the Global…

UN Women proposes a review of the comprehensive relief package to assess the achievement made in meeting the stated objective with special emphasis on the extent to which the programme reached the right holders who are most in need. The review will examine the relevance of the comprehensive relief package design and implementation approach in line with the actual needs of the women and excluded groups. It will also provide recommendations for…