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Myanmar: Mismanagement of Land Deals Has Cost Yangon Billions, Audit Finds
Sep 24, 2018
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Nan Lwin, Irrawaddy
The Yangon Region Auditor General’s Office has found that the government’s mismanagement of land leases cost it billions of kyats during the 2016-17 fiscal year,…
Afghanistan: The Afghanistan Goldrush
Sep 23, 2018
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Marco Giannangeli, Express
At least two firms have been given “preferred bidder” status for a range of gold and copper concessions in the war-torn country, said to contain…
Cambodia: After CPP Election Win, Promises to Solve Cambodia’s Land Grabs Fade Again
Sep 21, 2018
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Sun Narin, Voice of America Cambodia
More than a month after the elections - which the CPP won amid widespread international condemnation over the lack of a free and fair vote…
Liberia: Liberia Passes Landmark Law to Secure Ancestral Land Rights
Sep 21, 2018
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CGTN Africa
Liberia has passed a landmark law that will help communities fight foreign land grabs by giving them ownership of ancestral territory, officials and activists said…
US Spends $81 Billion a Year to Protect Global Oil Supplies, Report Estimates
Sep 21, 2018
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Tom DiChristopher, CNBC
The United States military spends about $81 billion a year to protect oil supplies around the world and keep fossil fuels flowing into American gas…
Food Security: Recognising the Debilitating Nature Conflict Has on Food Security
Sep 21, 2018
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Busani Bafana, Inter Press Service
Hunger has been on the rise for three years in a row, the U.N. found in a new report published this September. The global body says…
Liberia: Land Reforms in Liberia Allow Foreigners to Own Property
Sep 21, 2018
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Africa News
Liberia’s President George Weah, who took office in January, has signed a land reform law that gives local communities greater rights over “customary land” and…
Liberia: AfDB to Provide Technical Assistance to Liberia's Wood Industry
Sep 21, 2018
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Devdiscourse
The African Development Bank's Fund for African Private Sector Assistance (FAPA), has approved a grant of US $1 million to Liberia, to provide technical assistance…
South Sudan: Why the Oil Pollution in South Sudan Isn’t Getting Enough Media Coverage, According to the Victims
Sep 21, 2018
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Francis Michael, ViaNews
Oil pollution now affects millions of people in South Sudan. Many villages have been completely destroyed by it. This has been going on for at…
Colombia: Using Space Tech to Improve Palm Oil Transparency in Colombia
Sep 21, 2018
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Andrew J. Wright, Mongabay
Keeping an eye on what is going on out in the vast countryside of Colombia’s palm oil plantations is a challenge. But that may be…
South Sudan: Increased Oil Output Could Ease Implementation of South Sudan’s Peace Deal: Experts
Sep 20, 2018
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Hellenic Shipping News
South Sudan’s increased oil output, if used effectively, could spur economic recovery and ease implementation of the recently signed peace deal, experts said on Thursday.…
Myanmar: President Tells State, Regional Officials to Wrap up Land-Grab Probes
Sep 20, 2018
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Salai Thant Zin, Irrawaddy
President U Win Myint has instructed state and regional chief ministers to complete their investigations into land confiscation cases by the end of the year.
Myanmar: Most of Seized Lands Aren’t Paid Compensation under Development Projects, KHRG says
Sep 20, 2018
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Saw Thein Myint, Burma News International
No compensation has been given to most of the villagers whose lands have been seized for development projects in southeastern Myanmar, the Karen Human Rights…
Iraq: Iraq's Southern Oil Exports Approach Record High in Sept-Sources
Sep 20, 2018
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Alex Lawler, Reuters
Oil exports from southern Iraq are heading for a record high this month, two industry sources said, adding to signs that OPEC’s second-largest producer is…
Conflict Minerals: Blockchain and Diamonds: The Future of the Diamond Industry
Sep 20, 2018
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Andrej Kovacevic, Baltimore Post-Examiner
With conflict gemstones and minerals in the limelight as of recent, De Beers is one among a handful of companies trying to increase consumer confidence…
Colombia: Colombia’s Coca Acreage for Cocaine Production at All-Time High
Sep 20, 2018
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Nicholas Casey, New York Times
Colombia has more land producing the plant used to make cocaine than ever in its history, according to new figures from the United Nations’ crime…
Colombia: Drug Crops Booming in Colombia as FARC Depart
Sep 20, 2018
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Laura Dixon and Veronica Zaragovia, The Times
Coca production is soaring in Colombia as the government struggles to control the spread of crops in areas abandoned by the Farc, the UN has…
Myanmar: Kayah’s Timber Deal Undermines Govt’s Forestry Reform: EIA
Sep 20, 2018
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Myanmar Times
A UK-based non-profit has warned that a timber trade deal in Kayah State represents “a significant step backwards” for the government’s commitment to forestry reform…
Liberia: New Liberian Law Gives Land to Generations-Old Occupants
Sep 20, 2018
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Business Day
Liberia has passed a landmark law that will help communities fight foreign land grabs by giving them ownership of ancestral territory, officials and activists said…
Stress-Testing the ILC’s Draft Principles on Environmental Protection During Occupation
Sep 19, 2018
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Conflict and Environment Observatory
The International Law Commission has completed its review of the draft principles on environmental protection in situations of occupation that were proposed by its Special…
South Sudan: Looting Could Make South Sudan Peace Efforts Impossible
Sep 19, 2018
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Duncan E. Omondi Gumba and Akol Miyen Kuol, Institute for Security Studies
South Sudan’s government, opposition and rebel groups have signed an agreement that lays the foundation for a transition government. But many doubt that the current…
Sierra Leone: American Woodie: Turning a Diamond Mine into a Humanitarian Gem
Sep 19, 2018
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Arkansas Money and Politics
Woodie Butler runs and operates American Woodie Diamond Co., the world’s first and only e-commerce and jewelry store that provides customers with video, pictures and…
Lebanon: Team Leader- Lebanon Water Project (LWP) Midterm Evaluation
Sep 18, 2018
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Social Impact
Social Impact is a global development management consulting firm. They provide monitoring, evaluation, and capacity building services to advance development.
The Lebanon Water Project (LWP) is…
Nepal: Project Coordinator- Safe Water
Sep 18, 2018
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Oxfam Great Britian
Oxfam International is an international confederation of 20 NGOs working with partners in over 90 countries to end the injustices that cause poverty.
Duration: Fixed term…
Syria: WASH Assistant
Sep 18, 2018
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Relief International
Relief International is a leading nonprofit organization working in roughly 20 countries to relieve poverty, ensure well-being and advance dignity. We specialize in fragile settings,…
Somalia: Camp Coordinator & Camp Management, Selter, and WASH Project Manager
Sep 18, 2018
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ACTED
ACTED is a French humanitarian NGO, founded in 1993, which supports vulnerable populations, affected by humanitarian crises worldwide. ACTED provides continued support to vulnerable communities…
Yemen: Research Assistant Conflict Sensitivity Platform
Sep 18, 2018
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Search for Common Ground
Search for Common Ground (or SFCG) is an international non-profit organization operating in 36 countries whose mission is to transform the way the world deals…
Liberia: Economic Freedom Fighters Liberia Slams Government Natural Resource Swap Deal
Sep 18, 2018
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FrontPageAfrica
The Economic Freedom Fighters of Liberia frowns on the Government of Liberia agreement with a Chinese firm to swap the country’s natural resources for US$2.5…
Iraq: Protests Continue in Port City In Iraq over Lack of Drinking Water and Corruption
Sep 18, 2018
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NPR
Iraq's port city of Basra is a hub of oil wealth but is poor and angry. Protests have continued for weeks over a lack of…
DRC: DRC Cobalt Will Become 'Strategic'
Sep 18, 2018
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Mining Journal
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will soon declare cobalt and other minerals as “strategic” resulting in miners having to pay even higher royalties.