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Sudan: RSF Seizes Key Heglig Oilfield as It Pushes to Expand Control in Sudan

Dec 8, 2025
Al Jazeera

Heglig is Sudan’s largest oil field and also the main processing facility for neighbouring South Sudan’s oil exports.

Water Wars: Violence over Water Resources Reaches Record Levels

Dec 8, 2025 | Peter Gleick
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Violence over water has been reported around the world, in every region, including events where access to or control of water resources triggers conflict and…

Afghanistan: UN Sounds Alarm over Afghanistan’s Land Degradation amid Climate Change Crisis

Dec 6, 2025 | Fidel Rahmati
Khaama Press

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has warned that prolonged droughts and increasing dust storms are causing severe land degradation across Afghanistan, making it one…

Egypt/Ethiopia: Ethiopia Accuses Egypt of Driving up Tensions in Nile Dam Standoff after International Law Accusations

Dec 6, 2025
Jerusalem Post

Ethiopia accused Egypt of driving up tensions in their long-running dispute over the Nile River by rejecting dialogue and clinging to what it calls outdated…

Timor-Leste: Timor-Leste Charts Its Post-Oil Future

Dec 5, 2025 | Jaime Nogueira Pinto
Geopolitical Intelligence Services

Timor-Leste, a small nation heavily reliant on oil, finds itself in a delicate position, grappling with economic downturns and dwindling resources.

Capacity Building Workshop: Climate Policy and Finance for Sustaining Peace and Security

Dec 5, 2025
UN System Staff College

The workshop marked a major step toward integrating climate, peace and security priorities into policy and finance frameworks, supporting Member States in developing conflict-sensitive climate-finance…

Brazil: Study Reveals the Impact of Environmental Crimes and Criminal Factions on the Redefinition of the Legal Amazon

Dec 5, 2025 | Fred Santana
Cenarium

The convergence between lethal violence, expansion of criminal factions, drug trafficking, deforestation and illegal mining took center stage at the 2025 30th United Nations Climate…

DRC/Rwanda: US Follows up on Congo-Rwanda Peace Deal with Plan to Secure Minerals

Dec 5, 2025 | Anait Miridzhanian and Marc Jones
Reuters

The United States' development lender announced plans on Friday to take a stake in a new partnership to market Congo's minerals which could give US…

Water Conflicts Surge Globally: A Conversation on Rising Threats

Dec 4, 2025 | Madelyn MacMurray

Events over this past year have made water’s role in global conflicts increasingly salient. India threatened to restrict water flows to Pakistan in response to…

Afghanistan: Kabul Thirsts as Lines Grow Longer, and Water Grows More Polluted

Dec 4, 2025 | Elina Qalam
Hasht-e-Subh Daily

Many residents of Kabul now live with deep worry as water shortages and pollution spread across the city. They say the water from their taps…

DRC: US and EU Critical Minerals Project Could Displace Thousands in DRC – Report

Dec 4, 2025 | Rachel Savage
Guardian

Up to 6,500 people are at risk of being displaced in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by a multi-billion-dollar infrastructure project funded by the…

Call for Applicants – Next Gen Programme (PEACE Action)

Dec 4, 2025
Peace Research Community Europe

The Next Gen Programme of the PEACE Action network invites applications from Young Researchers and Innovators (YRIs) — defined as researchers aged 39 or younger — to participate in a mentorship and professional development…

Myanmar: Opium Poppy Farming Hits 10-Year High in War-Torn Myanmar

Dec 3, 2025 | Kevin Doyle
Al Jazeera

In its latest Myanmar opium survey, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime found that poppy cultivation increased by 17 percent compared with the previous…

Iraq: How an Oil Pipeline Battle Shows the US Gaining Sway in Iraq

Dec 3, 2025 | Ahmed Rasheed, Maha El Dahan, Humeyra Pamuk, and Anna Hirtenstein
Reuters

Iranian drones swept through the mountain air of northern Iraq's Kurdistan region in mid-July, homing in on their targets: oilfields run by Americans.

Afghanistan: United Nations: Budget Cuts Have Increased Mine-Related Casualties in Afghanistan

Dec 3, 2025
Hasht-e-Subh Daily

The United Nations has warned that reduced funding for mine-action programs in Afghanistan has led to a rising number of civilian casualties.

As Solar Geoengineering Enters its Startup Phase, Governments Must Address Emerging Security Risks

Dec 2, 2025 | Scott M. Moore and Imran Bayoumi

Just decades ago, the idea of artificially cooling the planet to help fight climate change was viewed as science fiction. But as climate change impacts…

Sudan: Solar Power Supplies Safe Water to Refugees and Host Communities in Sudan’s White Nile State

Dec 2, 2025 | Antonia Vadala
UN High Commissioner for Refugees

With the generous support of the Government of Italy, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency has implemented a large-scale solarization project that is transforming access to…

Gaza Strip: Amid Ceasefire, FAO Helps Herders Protect Remaining Livestock, Combat Malnutrition

Dec 2, 2025
Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

With winter approaching, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is helping approximately 2,000 families in the Gaza Strip that still have…

Food Security: Africa's Unresolved Conflicts Drive Acute Food Insecurity

Dec 2, 2025
Africa Center for Strategic Studies

Acute food insecurity is when a person's inability to consume adequate food puts their life or livelihood in immediate danger. This equates to a risk…

Water and Power: The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and Nile Basin Security

Dec 1, 2025 | Chourouk Mestour

When Ethiopia began filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in 2020, the dispute between Ethiopia and Egypt over the GERD and the Nile Basin…

Evidencing a Recovery Plan for Black Sea Dolphins and Porpoises

Dec 1, 2025 | Linas Svolkinas

Many human activities pose threats to cetaceans, including military activities. Russia’s war against Ukraine is no exception and there are significant concerns over its impact…

Liberia: From Destruction to Protection: How Strengthening Sustainable Forest Practices Helped Change the Mentality of Liberian Forest Communities

Dec 1, 2025 | Paul M. Kanneh and Matthias F. Larbeindee
Liberia Forest Media Watch

Unregulated agriculture activities, hunting of endangered species and unsustainable logging have been a normal practice by residents of Salayea (Lofa) and Gba (Nimba) community forests.…