International
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
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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
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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up tensions in their long-running dispute over the Nile River by rejecting dialogue and clinging to what it calls outdated…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
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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
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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
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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…
Afghanistan: Kabul Thirsts as Lines Grow Longer, and Water Grows More Polluted
Dec 4, 2025
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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
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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…
Myanmar: Opium Poppy Farming Hits 10-Year High in War-Torn Myanmar
Dec 3, 2025
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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
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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.
Sudan: Solar Power Supplies Safe Water to Refugees and Host Communities in Sudan’s White Nile State
Dec 2, 2025
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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…
Liberia: From Destruction to Protection: How Strengthening Sustainable Forest Practices Helped Change the Mentality of Liberian Forest Communities
Dec 1, 2025
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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.…
Landmine Casualties Swell amid Ban Challenges: Monitor
Dec 1, 2025
Agence France-Presse
New land mine use in Myanmar, Ukraine and other conflicts coupled with funding cuts for clearance saw casualty numbers surge in 2024, a monitor said…
Iraq: Iraq Invites US Companies to Take over Major Oil Field as Lukoil Faces Sanctions
Dec 1, 2025
Kurdistan24
Iraq’s Ministry of Oil announced on Monday that it has formally invited several major American energy companies to submit bids to operate the West Qurna…
DRC: Seeking Minerals, Trump Tries Dealmaking and Peacemaking
Dec 1, 2025
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Théodore de Kerros
Christian Science Monitor
Along the ripped flanks of the Rubaya hills, in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo, hundreds of workers dig through one of the…
Sudan: Khartoum Residents under Threat from Environmental Hazards in War-Ravaged City [Video]
Nov 30, 2025
Africanews
It’s been six months since Sudan’s Armed forces retook the capital Khartoum. But two years of fighting has wrought untold devastation. Now, people returning to…
DRC/Rwanda: Apple Sued over Conflict Minerals Linked to DRC and Rwanda [Video]
Nov 29, 2025
CNBC-TV18
A US-based advocacy group has sued Apple, alleging the tech giant continues to use conflict-linked minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda.…
Russia/Turkey: Mystery Fire: Two Russian Shadow Fleet Tankers Catch Fire in Black Sea Near Turkey
Nov 29, 2025
Mathrubhumi
Two oil tankers linked to Russia’s shadow fleet caught fire in the Black Sea near Turkey on 28 November 2025, triggering rescue operations and raising…
Climate Change: Africa Confronts Climate–Security Crisis with Call for Peace-Resilient Action
Nov 28, 2025
Devdiscourse
Climate change is no longer just an environmental crisis in Africa—it is a driver of conflict, forced displacement, and growing insecurity across the continent.
Iraq: Weaponising Energy: Khor Mor Attacks Expose Iraq’s Power Struggles
Nov 28, 2025
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Amena Bakr
The National
This week, the Khor Mor gasfield in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq was struck once again in a rocket attack. The explosion triggered an immediate…
Iraq: Drone Strike Hits Iraq Gas Complex, Cuts Supply
Nov 27, 2025
Agence France-Presse
A drone strike on Wednesday targeted a gas complex in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, disrupting the gas supply to the region's power plants, local authorities…
Myanmar: From Forest to Farm: The Changing Landscape of Myanmar’s Rural Communities
Nov 27, 2025
Myanmar Digital News
As forests disappear, farmland grows. In many rural areas, people clear trees to plant crops like rice, corn, sesame, and rubber. Farming is important for…
Tajikistan: Drone Strike Kills 3 Chinese Engineers in Tajikistan: Mystery Deepens as Taliban Denies Role, Blames Pak-based Terror Group for Gold Miners’ Deaths
Nov 27, 2025
Bhaskar English
Three Chinese engineers were killed in a drone attack on a gold mine in Tajikistan's Khatlon Province on November 26. Tajikistan claimed the drone flew…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Baghdad Says Ready to Help Repair Kurdistan’s Key Gas Field Following Attack
Nov 27, 2025
Rudaw
The federal oil ministry is ready to help the Kurdistan Region’s authorities to repair damages at a key gas field following a drone attack, said…
Climate Change: CGIAR Climate Security Team Pilots a New Research Approach for the Development of Nature-Based Solutions in Fragile Settings
Nov 27, 2025
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Ibukun Taiwo
CGIAR
Responding to complex crises requires new systemic research approaches that help identify entry points for programmes that can simultaneously address risks of different nature while…