International
Syria: Syria Fighting Destroying Crops as Food Used as 'Weapon of War', UN Says
Jun 5, 2019
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Mina Aldroubi, National
South Sudan: South Sudan Sets up Transparent Mechanism to Boost Non-Oil Revenue
Jun 5, 2019
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Xinhua
South Sudan said Wednesday its efforts to boost non-oil revenue collection will be enhanced with the recently set up harmonized system code aimed at ensuring…
Climate Change: Global Peace and Stability Depend on Climate Security
Jun 5, 2019
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Government of the UK
Foreign and Commonwealth Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific, Mark Field, highlighted the importance of factoring the risks of climate change into all…
Gaza: Collapsing Environmental State of Gaza Poses Threat to Israel's National Security, Report Warns
Jun 5, 2019
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Zafrir Rinat
Sewage dumping and air pollution could severely effect desalination plants and smog levels, experts say, warning none of Gaza's groundwater will be fit for human…
Syria: Vital Cropland Destroyed by Escalation of Syria's Violence - WFP
Jun 5, 2019
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Kuwait News Agency
The senior spokesperson of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Geneva Herve Verhoosel on Tuesday said, "The latest outbreak in violence in Idlib and…
Afghanistan: Glacial Melt Stokes Fears in Northeast Afghanistan
Jun 5, 2019
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Naimatullah Ahmadi and Abubakar Siddique, Gandhara
Melting glaciers in a remote Afghan province pose a major threat to the country’s water resources, climate, and economic prospects. Ziaul Haq Kamran heads Afghanistan’s…
Colombia: Avocado Diplomacy: Supporting Peace in Colombia
Jun 4, 2019
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Marc Gilkey, American Foreign Service Association
Avocado market access was at the core of all issues. It was a talking point in nearly every speech by Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos.…
Colombia: Colombia's Push for Land Titles Brings Hope for Farmers amid Fragile Peace
Jun 4, 2019
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Anastasia Moloney, Reuters
Granting land titles is part of government efforts to promote rural development as set out in the 2016 peace deal signed with the Revolutionary Armed…
Middle East: How the Middle East's Drought Cycle Will Probably Lead to Even More Refugees
Jun 4, 2019
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Rachel Delia Benaim, Weather Channel
The Middle East is experiencing its most severe drought in 900 years, according to NASA-- one which is seemingly endless. The drought peaked between 2006-2010,…
DRC: Cobalt: The Dark Side of a Clean Future
Jun 4, 2019
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James Gordon, Raconteur
An estimated 35,000 children work in perilous conditions to extract cobalt from the ground in the Democratic Republic of Congo. So what will the impact…
Myanmar: Karen Groups Aim to Strengthen Customary Land Management System in KNU Areas
Jun 4, 2019
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Karen News
The Kaw Customary Land Seminar was attended by 519 people including representatives from local community and civil society, donors, INGOs, political parties, and officers of…
Afghanistan: Greenhouses Could Hold the Key to Tackling Afghanistan’s Food Shortages
Jun 4, 2019
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ACTED
While Afghanistan continues to import a large proportion of its most basic food needs, ACTED is working in Samangan province to help rural women become…
Climate Change: Germany Pushes Climate Change as Security Risk
Jun 4, 2019
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Austin Davis, Deutsche Welle
Floods, drought and mass migration: all factors why Germany has made the UN's response to climate change its priority at the Security Council. But political…
Climate Change: Germany Wants UN Security Council More Involved in Mitigating Climate Crisis
Jun 4, 2019
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Alicia Prager, EURACTIV
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas launched a call for action on Tuesday (4 June) that aims to develop real solutions that would mitigate the security…
Iraq: Torching and Extortion: OSINT Analysis of Burning Agriculture in Iraq
Jun 3, 2019
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Wim Zwijnenburg, Bellingcat
In early May 2019, it was reported that agricultural areas of central and northern Iraq were being set ablaze — allegedly by remaining pockets of fighters…
Myanmar: Govt to Introduce More Control in Jade Mining Sector
Jun 3, 2019
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Chan Mya Htwe, Myanmar Times
The authorities are expected to limit the issue of new licenses for jade mining in the future, said U Aung Nyunt Thein, managing director of…
Afgahnistan: Nearly Half of Rural Afghans Face Food Insecurity: UN
Jun 3, 2019
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Agence France-Presse
Nearly half of all rural Afghans now face some level of food insecurity, a UN agency said Monday, as a historic drought and deteriorating security…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq’s Ambitious Oil Plan Faces One Major Problem
Jun 3, 2019
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Simon Watkins, OilPrice
The Federal Government of Iraq (FGI) in Baghdad moved swiftly when the U.S. re-imposed sanctions against Iran, ordering its Oil Ministry to breach part of…
India: Running Dry: Competing for Water on a Thirsty Planet
Jun 3, 2019
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Laurie Goering, Reuters
Bangalore’s groundwater is running dry. A government think tank last year predicted the city - like others in India, including New Delhi - could run…
Myanmar: Myanmar Seizes over 326 Tons of Illegal Timbers in NW Region
Jun 2, 2019
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Xinhua
Myanmar authorities seized a total of 326.8 tons of illegally harvested timbers in Sagaing region during the month of May, police said Sunday. The illegal…
Vietnam/South China Sea: Revisiting Vietnam’s Efforts to Resolve the South China Sea Conflict
Jun 1, 2019
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Your Say, Independent
As a coastal state and a jurisdictional party in the South China Sea, Vietnam has played an active role to solve the conflict based on…
Timor-Leste: The Looting of Timor-Leste’s Oil Wealth
Jun 1, 2019
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Bardia Rahmani, Diplomat
In development speak, a “white elephant” is a building project that is extremely expensive but that has little use or practical value. It would not…
Iraq: Explosions in Iraqi Oil Hotspot Kill Five
May 31, 2019
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Julianne Geiger, OilPrice
A series of explosions in Iraqi oil hotpot Kirkuk has killed at least five people and injured 18 more, medical sources reported to Reuters on…
Myanmar: Go Fish! But, Please, Do So Legally
May 30, 2019
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Kundhavi Kadiresan, Myanmar Times
The people of Myanmar love fish and both demand and consumption of fish is on the rise. On the one hand that’s good, because fish…
Colombia: Land Grabbing, Cattle Ranching Ravage Colombian Amazon after FARC Demobilization
May 30, 2019
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Taran Volckhausen, Mongabay
In 2017, the first year following the FARC’s demobilization, deforestation in the Colombian Amazon region exploded, more than doubling from 70,074 hectares (173,000 acres) the…
Iraq/Syria: Deliberate Crop Burning Blamed on ISIS Remnants Compounds Misery in War Torn Iraq and Syria
May 30, 2019
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Associated Press
It was looking to be a good year for farmers across parts of Syria and Iraq. The wettest in generations, it brought rich, golden fields…
Sudan: Land Grabbing and Its Implications for Sudanese – Views from a Scholar
May 30, 2019
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Fredrick Mugira and Annika McGinnis, Water Journalists Africa
Investors from largely food-insecure Gulf countries are increasingly buying vast swaths of fertile land irrigated by the Nile River in Sudan to grow food crops…
'I'll Keep Fighting': Philippine Women Keep Alive Memory of Sex Slave Horrors During World War II
May 30, 2019
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Regine Cabato
MANILA — Rosa Henson, a survivor of wartime sexual slavery at the hands of Japanese forces, went public in 1992 with her story. She had no…
Diamond Development Initiative Seeking Executive Director
May 29, 2019
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Rob Bates, JCK
The Diamond Development Initiative (DDI), the Ottawa, Canada–based group that works on the issues surrounding artisanal diamond diggers, is looking for a new executive director to replace longtime…
Myanmar: Illegal Jade Trade Still Thriving Despite Mining Suspension
May 29, 2019
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Chan Mya Htwe, Myanmar Times
Myanmar jade is still being smuggled across the border to China in large quantities despite the government having suspended new licenses for two years now,…