International
Myanmar: Farmers in Kyaikmaraw Forced to Grow Monsoon Rice amid Landmines and Unexploded Ordnance
Jul 7, 2025
Independent Mon News Agency
Despite the presence of landmines and unexploded ordnance left behind by the military junta, farmers along the Gyaing River in Kyaikmaraw Township, Mon State, continue…
DRC/Rwanda: UN Report Reveals Involvement of Russian-Linked firm in DRC's Illicit Mineral Trade
Jul 4, 2025
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Solomon Ekanem
Business Insider Africa
A new United Nations report has for the first time publicly identified a Russian-linked company operating in Rwanda as being complicit in the illicit trade…
Israel/Ukraine: Israel Expands Ukraine Aid with Lifesaving Water Infrastructure for Frontline Regions
Jul 4, 2025
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Vlad Litnarovych
UNITED24 Media
Israel will provide Ukraine with an additional humanitarian aid package that includes advanced water supply systems for hundreds of thousands of civilians in areas where…
Egypt/Ethiopia: Ethiopia Completes Controversial Nile Dam, Escalating Dispute with Egypt
Jul 4, 2025
France 24
Ethiopia’s prime minister said on Thursday the contested Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Nile is complete, a key step in a dispute with Egypt…
Liberia: Community to Protest over Forest Benefits
Jul 4, 2025
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Emmanuel Sherman
FrontPage Africa
A community forest in Grand Bassa County bordering Nimba has threatened to stop a logging company’s operation for failing to deliver on development projects, barely…
Afghanistan: Building Homes, Losing Harvests: Ghazni’s Farmland Crisis Threatens Food Security
Jul 2, 2025
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Elina Qalam
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
Several residents in Ghazni province have expressed concern over the increasing sale of agricultural lands for residential construction, warning that this trend could seriously threaten…
Iraq: Iraq Reports 34 Percent Revenue Decrease in Four Months
Jul 2, 2025
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Hastyar Qadir
Rudaw
Iraq’s finance ministry on Wednesday reported revenues of 28 trillion dinars (about $21.3 billion) in the first four months of 2025, a 34 percent increase…
DRC/Rwanda: Mineral Smuggling from Congo to Rwanda at ‘Unprecedented Levels’, UN Says
Jul 2, 2025
Bloomberg
Mineral smuggling from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo into neighboring Rwanda has reached “unprecedented levels” amid the occupation of a large swath of the region…
Ukraine/Russia: Russia Turns Water into Weapon in Ukraine, Expert Explains
Jul 1, 2025
RBC-Ukraine
The number of conflicts caused by water resources is growing globally, and this issue could become a new challenge for global security, including Ukraine. Amid…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Baghdad-Erbil Oil Talks Stall over Federal Refusal to Sign Written Deal
Jul 1, 2025
Rudaw
Negotiations between Erbil and Baghdad on resuming Kurdish oil exports have stalled, as the two sides have failed to reach consensus on a formal, written…
Colombia: Women in Colombia Pioneer Coca Leaf Ink, Turning Stigma into Opportunity
Jun 30, 2025
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Darvin Salamanca
Colombia One
Colombian designers Mónica Suárez and Daniela Rubio run Ginger Blonde, a graphic design and visual communication studio pioneering the use of coca leaves as a…
Climate Change: The Climate-Space-Security Nexus
Jun 30, 2025
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Christine Nam
Open Access Government
At first glance, the words climate, space, and security appear disconnected. Yet, as we will show, they are intrinsically intertwined in modern society’s peace and…
DRC/Rwanda: Congo Gold Miners Forced to Work without Pay by M23 Rebels
Jun 30, 2025
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John Zadeh
Discovery Alert
In a significant escalation of eastern Congo's ongoing conflict, Chinese-owned Twangiza Mining SA has reported that M23 rebels have completely seized control of its gold…
Afghanistan: UN Food Organization Establishes over 2,000 Cold Storage Units for Farmers in Afghanistan
Jun 29, 2025
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has announced the establishment of over two thousand simple and smart cold storage units for…
Afghanistan: Abundant Crops, Empty Pockets: Afghanistan’s Farmers Struggle to Sell
Jun 28, 2025
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Avizha Khorshid
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
Amid a surge in watermelon and melon production, several farmers and vendors in Afghanistan are voicing concerns over the lack of a viable market for…
Afghanistan: From Drought to Greenery: Some Nimroz Farmers Turn to Drip Irrigation
Jun 28, 2025
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Shaima Sediqi
Pajhwok Afghan News
While consecutive droughts in Nimroz province have severely impacted agriculture, recently some farmers have revived their cracked and dried lands by adopting the modern method…
India/Pakistan: The Hague Court Delivers Major Blow to India’s IWT Suspension
Jun 28, 2025
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Nasir Iqbal
Dawn
In a major boon for Pakistan in its dispute over the ‘one-sided’ suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), the Permanent Court of Arbitration in…
DRC/Rwanda: Trump Eyes Mineral Wealth as Rwanda and DRC Sign Controversial Peace Deal in US
Jun 27, 2025
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Carlos Mureithi
Guardian
Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo have signed a peace deal in Washington to end fighting in eastern DRC, although questions remain over…
Colombia: Indigenous Guards: The Shield of Colombia’s Amazon
Jun 26, 2025
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Daniela Quintero Díaz
Mongabay
Luis Alfredo Acosta, the national coordinator of the Indigenous guard within the National Indigenous Organization of Colombia (ONIC), is from the department of Cauca and…
Global: Dismantling Barriers to Women's Leadership in Building Peace
Jun 25, 2025
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UN OHCHR
UN OHCHR
“Peace needs to be inclusive and requires the participation of every citizen of society, not only half of it. Neglecting women from peacebuilding efforts misses…
Invisible Damage: From Stratosphere to Marine Life, Impact of Ongoing Wars Pervasive & Long-Term
Jun 25, 2025
DownToEarth
Amid the ongoing humanitarian crises in Ukraine, Gaza, Iran, and Israel, a quieter but equally serious issue is emerging alongside the conflict: The environmental cost…
India/Pakistan: India Says It Will ‘Never’ Restore Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan
Jun 22, 2025
Al Jazeera
India will never restore the Indus Waters Treaty with neighbouring Pakistan, and the water flowing there will be diverted for internal use, says federal Home…
Brazil: The Ecofeminist Movement Is Surging. Here’s What Its Advocates Want
Jun 21, 2025
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Katie Surma
Inside Climate News
It was an audacious moment. During a recent government hearing, allies of former President Jair Bolsonaro berated Brazil’s environment and climate minister, telling Marina Silva she…
Myanmar: Myanmar Junta Battles Guerillas for Control of Jade Hub
Jun 20, 2025
Agence France-Presse
Myanmar’s junta and anti-coup guerillas battled over the country’s jade mining hub Friday, a combatant and a local said, displacing desperate civilians as they vied…
DRC: Rebel-Held Coltan Mine Collapses in DR Congo Killing 16
Jun 20, 2025
Agence France-Presse
A pit collapse has killed at least 16 people at the Democratic Republic of Congo's largest coltan mine, controlled by the Rwanda-backed M23 militia, local…
Finland/Russia: Finland’s Lawmakers Vote to Leave Land Mine Treaty; Boosts Defenses against Russia
Jun 19, 2025
Associated Press
Finland’s parliament voted overwhelmingly to pull out of a major international treaty on antipersonnel land mines Thursday as the Nordic country seeks to boost its…
Afghanistan: Kabul’s Daily Battle for Water: A Capital Gasping with Thirst
Jun 18, 2025
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Elina Qalam
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
Residents of various areas in Kabul say they are facing significant difficulties in securing water due to the escalating water shortage. They note that they…
Food Security: ICRC Special Appeal: Moving from Relief to Resilience, Strengthening Food Security in Conflict
Jun 18, 2025
Climate Centre
The ICRC earlier this month published its special appeal 2025 for strengthened food security, saying that “[m]illions of people all over the world face the…
Sudan: Land Justice, Drought, and Desertification: How a Sudanese Town Is Standing up for Its Rights
Jun 17, 2025
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Sarah Burroughs
Dabanga
Recurrent droughts and the resulting desertification have considerable effects on agricultural productivity in Sudan, particularly in terms of reducing the water available for agricultural production,…
DRC/Uganda: Are Commercial Interests Driving Uganda’s Military Operations in DR Congo?
Jun 17, 2025
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Musinguzi Blanshe
Al Jazeera
The expansion of the Ugandan army’s area of operation reflects Kampala’s shifting priorities in eastern DRC, according to army spokesperson Felix Kulayigye. He said the…