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Refugees Returning To Syria Face Devastated Water, Sewage Infrastructure

Dec 17, 2018 | Kayla Ritter

Islamic State (IS) militants were ousted from key Syrian cities in 2018, and the country’s civil war, approaching its eighth year, is winding down. Despite…

Myanmar: Armed Ethnic KNU Criticises Land Law Amendment

Dec 17, 2018 | Chan Thar, Myanmar Times

The armed ethnic Karen National Union (KNU) on Sunday called for the abolition of the Vacant, Fallow and Virgin Lands Management Law because it contravenes…

Afghanistan: Disarmament: With Drones, Researchers Take up the Fight against Land Mines

Dec 17, 2018 | News Article Insiders

Together with his colleague, Timothy de Smet, he decided to try the principle in a field in a State Park in Binghamton tested. The use…

Colombia: A Colombian Roadmap for Climate Change

Dec 17, 2018 | Edward Davey, City Paper Bogotá

Colombia is one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to climate change – witness the devastation caused by recent floods, as well as the setbacks…

Afghanistan: Nearly Six Thousand Afghan Farming Families Severely Affected by Drought Targeted for Emergency Assistance

Dec 17, 2018 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

With the approval of the Government of Afghanistan, the Republic of Korea and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have joined…

Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellow

Dec 16, 2018 | Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship

The Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship provides full-time six to nine-month fellowships for recent college and graduate school alumni to work on international peace and…

Afghanistan/Pakistan: Afghanistan and Pakistan’s Looming Water Conflict

Dec 15, 2018 | Waleed Majidyar, Diplomat

From the Mayan Empire to modern-day Syria and Yemen, water insecurity has been a predominant cause of social distress, conflict, and crisis. Studies show that…

The Islamic State's Toxic Legacy Is an Environmental Catastrophe, Too

Dec 14, 2018 | Richard Pearshouse

When ISIS was forced to retreat from Iraq, its fighters took to eviscerating the landscape in ways that gave no immediate military advantage. According to…

Southeast Asia Must Integrate Gender Considerations in Coastal Resource Management - Regional Gender Study

Dec 14, 2018

A Regional Gender Study completed in 2018 has shown that many countries in Southeast Asia are not adequately integrating gender considerations into their national policies…

Timor-Leste: E. Timor President Vetoes Using Petroleum Fund to Buy Sunrise Gas Project

Dec 14, 2018 | Nelson Da Cruz, Reuters

East Timor’s president has vetoed a government bid to increase access to its petroleum fund for investment in energy projects, potentially delaying a $650 million…

Afghanistan: Afghanistan Announces EoI for 2 GW Solar Tender

Dec 14, 2018 | Becky Beetz, pv magazine

In a bid to reduce dependence on energy imports, improve energy access for the around 70% of the Afghani population still lacking it, and to…

Lapis Lazuli Project to Create Vibrant Transit Route for Afghanistan

Dec 13, 2018 | Neelapu Shanti

Lapis Lazuli transit route is set to emerge as an economic corridor for an inclusive development by which Afghanistan could connect to Europe via Turkmenistan,…

South Sudan: South Sudan’s Neighbours Help Launder the Loot from Its Civil War

Dec 13, 2018 | Economist

Since South Sudan’s independence in 2011 its leaders have pillaged the country. Nearly $7bn has gone missing since 2012, reckons Kenya’s Institute of Economic Affairs,…

Iraq: Amnesty: Iraq Should Use Oil Revenue to Fund Reconstruction of War-Torn Areas

Dec 13, 2018 | Kurdistan 24

The Iraqi government would be wise to use an expected budget surplus to begin the reconstruction of rural areas affected by the Islamic State (IS)…

Colombia: Fragile Wetlands Face Major Threat from Climate Change in Colombia

Dec 13, 2018 | Michelle Begue, China Global Television Network

Colombia is home to a unique ecosystem which is a treasure in the northern Andes. These wetlands provide 70 percent of the country’s water supply.…

Afghanistan: Afghanistan Faces Severe Water Shortage: Osmani

Dec 13, 2018 | Haidarshah Omid, TOLOnews

Former minister of water and energy Ali Ahmad Osmani on Thursday said Afghanistan faces a severe water shortage in the northern water zone and in…

Climate Chnage: US Blocks Climate Security Discussion at NATO Level - EU Military Staff Member

Dec 13, 2018 | Faizan Hashmi, UrduPoint

Due to the skeptical position of the US administration on climate change, a discussion on climate security has been regrettably blocked at the NATO level,…

Iraq: Iraq’s Charred Olive Groves - Another Ruinous Legacy of Islamic State

Dec 13, 2018 | Tom Westcott, Middle East Eye

Before the Islamic State (IS) group seized control of the rural town in mid-2014, its olive-loving locals had not imported the fruit for decades, relying…

MOOC: Peace Park Development and Management

Dec 12, 2018

Are you interested in exploring the intersection between biodiversity conservation and community peacebuilding? Would you like to know how to establish a Peace Park using…

Afghanistan: Livelihoods Coordinator

Dec 12, 2018 | Danish Refugee Council

The Danish Refugee Council assists refugees and internally displaced persons across the globe: we provide emergency aid, fight for their rights, and strengthen their opportunity…

Myanmar: Livelihoods and Food Security Specialist

Dec 12, 2018 | UN Office for Project Services

UNOPS Myanmar is one of UNOPS’ leading offices in Asia, acting as fund manager for three of the largest development programmes in the country, namely…

Kenya: Chief of Party- Multiyear Assistance (Food for Peace)

Dec 12, 2018 | Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40…

Academic Officer for Migration and Environmental Programme

Dec 12, 2018 | United Nations University

The United Nations University (UNU) is an international community of scholars, engaged in research, postgraduate teaching and capacity development and dissemination of knowledge in furthering…

Cameroon: Environmental Health Coordinator

Dec 12, 2018 | International Rescue Committee

The International Rescue Committee is a global humanitarian aid, relief, and development nongovernmental organization. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC…

Yemen: WASH Coordinator - Integrated Humanitarian Assistance to Yemen

Dec 12, 2018 | FHI 360

FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization based in North Carolina. FHI 360 serves more than 70 countries and all U.S. states and territories.…

Timor-Leste: President of Timor-Leste Vetoes Changes to the Oil Operations Law

Dec 12, 2018 | Macauhub

The President of Timor-Leste (East Timor) has vetoed a set of amendments to the oil operations law focused on financing the purchase of two holdings…

Conflict Minerals: Responsible Minerals Initiative Releases Blockchain Guidelines to Drive Alignment in Mineral Supply Chain Due Diligence

Dec 12, 2018 | Responsible Business Alliance

The Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI), a coalition of leading companies dedicated to improving the security and human rights conditions in their mineral supply chains, today…