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USIP Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowship 2019 Request for Proposal (RfP)
May 20, 2019
USIP has identified two thematic areas in which research investments would advance current Institute priorities.
Environment and Conflict – In a rapidly changing and more complex global…
Afghanistan: Taliban Ramp up Mining in Southern Afghan Region
May 20, 2019
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Mohammad Ilyas Dayee and Abubakar Siddique, Gandhara
Lawmakers and locals in a southern Afghan province say the illegal mining of gold and other precious minerals has dramatically increased in Taliban-controlled regions close…
Myanmar: Five from China Charged over Illegal Banana Plantation in Myanmar Protected Forest
May 20, 2019
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Radio Free Asia
The forestry department of northern Myanmar’s Kachin state has filed charges against five Chinese nationals and their company manager for allegedly expanding a banana plantation…
Libya: UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya Strongly Condemns the Blockage of the Great Man-Made River, Cutting off Water Supply for Hundreds of Thousands of Libyans
May 20, 2019
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UN Support Mission in Libya
On 19 May 2019, during late night hours, a water control station in the Jabal al-Hasawna – southwestern Libya, was deliberately shut down cutting off…
IMPACT Seeking Nominations for Board Members
May 19, 2019
IMPACT is currently seeking expressions of interest from experienced, engaged community members to serve on its Board of Directors. These are volunteer positions. The ideal…
Science Diplomacy and Environmental Peacebuilding: Oceans Governance and Dispute Management
May 19, 2019
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Sunitha Anup, Carla Elliff, and Dhanasree Jayaram
In the third and final webinar of the three-part webinar series concerning science diplomacy and environmental peacebuilding, the focus was on oceans governance.Our planet is…
Do Women Care More About Climate Change Than Men?
May 19, 2019
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Tabitha Whiting
Recently I heard environmentalist economist and author of Doughnut Economics, Kate Raworth, speak (she joined us for our Rebel Book Club April meet up). She mentioned…
Liberia: Liberia Women Forum Wants Stakeholders Tune Down Rhetoric & Maintain Peace
May 19, 2019
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Alaskai Moore Johnson
Monrovia – Liberia Women Forum (LWF), a woman’s advocacy group, is appealing to the main stakeholders on the Liberian political landscape to tune down the…
For Many Women in Colombia, Peace Never Arrived
May 19, 2019
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Kimberley Brown, Al Jazeera
More than 340 human rights defenders in Colombia were killed from the beginning of 2016 to mid-August 2018 - mostly by paramilitaries trying to squash…
Somalia: UN Warns of Humanitarian Crisis in Drought-Stricken Somalia
May 18, 2019
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Africa News
Drought has left nearly two million Somalis in desperate need of food, a humanitarian agency warned Monday, as poor rainfall pushes communities to the brink…
Central African Republic: Coordinator Resilience/Food Security
May 17, 2019
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Cordaid
Cordaid is the Catholic Organization for Relief and Development Aid. It is one of the biggest international development organizations, with a network of hundreds of…
Policy Lead Climate Change Adaptation
May 17, 2019
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Oxfam
Oxfam Novib is a Dutch foundation and the Dutch affiliate of the international Oxfam organization. Oxfam Novib is fighting for a just world without poverty.…
Afghanistan: Team Leader
May 17, 2019
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Danish Refugee Council
The Danish Refugee Council assists refugees and internally displaced persons across the globe: they provide emergency aid, fight for their rights, and strengthen their opportunity…
Myanmar: Subject Matter Experts, Myanmar Agri-Food Systems Activity
May 17, 2019
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ACDI/VOCA
Since 1963 and in 146 countries, ACDI/VOCA has empowered people in developing and transitional nations to succeed in the global economy. Based in Washington, D.C.,…
Lebanon: Protection & Gender Coordinator
May 17, 2019
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Near East Foundation
The Near East Foundation, formerly the American Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief, then the American Committee for Relief in the Near East, and later…
Communications Assistant/Assistante aux communications
May 17, 2019
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IMPACT
About IMPACT
Communications Assistant Ottawa, Canada
IMPACT transforms how natural resources are managed in areas where security and human rights are at risk. We investigate and develop…
This Year's Goldman Environmental Prize Winner Says the Battle for Land Rights in Liberia Is Just Getting Underway
May 17, 2019
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Alfred Brownell
In 2016, I fled my native Liberia to avoid being arrested. My organization Green Advocates had recently filed a complaint before the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm…
Sudan/South Sudan: South Sudan Concerned Sudan Turmoil Could Hurt Oil Exports
May 17, 2019
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Paul Burkhardt, Bloomberg
South Sudan, recovering from a civil war in which 400,000 people died and and a quarter of the population was displaced, is concerned that an…
Bomb-Laden Drones Threaten Arabian Oil Fields, Nuclear Plant
May 16, 2019
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Energy & Environment News
A Yemen rebel drone strike this week on a critical Saudi oil pipeline shows that the otherwise-peaceful sandy reaches of the Arabian Peninsula now are…
Climate Change: EU Security Community Considers Climate Security
May 16, 2019
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Planetary Security Initiative
Climate-related security issues were prominently discussed in Brussels. Luxembourg Minister of Defense François Bausch addressed the topic in a meeting with his counterparts in the…
Sudan: Community-Led Rainfall Monitoring in Sudan’s Darfur
May 16, 2019
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UN Environment
Darfur, in Sudan, as most of arid and semi-arid Africa, is marked by a good deal of climatic variability. Climate change has also led to…
Afghanistan: A Connecticut Soldier Exposed to Smoke from 'Burn Pits’ in Afghanistan Now Fights for Benefits and Battles Terminal Brain Cancer
May 15, 2019
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Peggy McCarthy, Hartford Courant
Every day for 10 months in 2012, Peter Antioho walked through dense, black smoke from an open burn pit on his Army base in Afghanistan.…
Somalia: Online Course Inspires Former Envoy to Counter Environmental Degradation in Somalia
May 15, 2019
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UN Environment
An interview with Abshir H Abshir is Executive Director, Centre for the Rule of Law and Development. Based in Garowe, the capital of Somalia’s semi-autonomous…
Colombia: No Peace without a Piece of the Land
May 15, 2019
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Augusta Dwyer, Global Landscapes Forum
After more than half a century of conflict, the Colombian government signed a peace agreement with the FARC guerrillas in 2016, taking a massive step…
Afghanistan: Casualty of War: Deforestation and Desertification in Afghanistan
May 15, 2019
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Austin Bodetti, New Arab
While gridlock is keeping the Taliban and the United States from reaching a political settlement to the war in Afghanistan, a lacklustre peace process represents just…
Iraq: The Exodus Begins as Foreign Oil Companies Exit Iraq on Security Concerns
May 15, 2019
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Julianne Geiger, OilPrice
ExxonMobil is starting to evacuate its engineers working on Iraq’s West Qurna 1 field due to security concerns, according to Al Arabiya. Earlier in the…
London: Director, Centre for Women Peace and Security
May 14, 2019
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The London School of Economics and Political Science
LSE is looking for an outstanding individual to provide leadership in developing the growth and international standing of the Centre for Women, Peace and Security. The Centre…
Evidence from Malawi: Why Agricultural and Nutrition Eduction Programs Should Engage Both Women and Men in Households
May 14, 2019
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Catherine Ragasa and Noora-Lista Aberman
Gender norms and inequalities are an important factor in Malawi’s ongoing food security problems. They shape agricultural practices and production, knowledge acquisition, innovation, food choices—and…
Syria: Syrian Conflict Leaves 93 Percent of Population in Poverty
May 14, 2019
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Ibrahim Hamidi, Asharq Al-Awsat
The conflict in Syria has led to a food safety disaster in the country, with 93 percent of the population living in poverty. A number…
Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: Security Council Extends Mandate of United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei until November, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2469 (2019)
May 14, 2019
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UN
The Security Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) until 15 November today, deciding also to reduce its authorized troop…