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Conflict and Natural Disasters Drive up Child Labour in Agriculture Again
Jun 12, 2018
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
After years of steady decline, child labour in agriculture has started to rise again in recent years driven in part by an increase in conflicts…
Myanmar: Landslides Kill 11 as Monsoon Batters Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh
Jun 12, 2018
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Agence France-Presse
Landslides triggered by monsoon rains killed at least 11 people on Tuesday in Bangladesh near camps housing one million Rohingya refugees, officials said. Aid agencies…
Somalia: Somalia Connects Disaster Risk Reduction
Jun 12, 2018
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John Snow, Mareeg
The Federal Government of Somalia and its constituent states have recognized that the stability of their country depends on developing comprehensive solutions to these problems,…
Conflict Minerals: SEC's Mixed Messages Prompt Warning from Institutional Investors on Conflict Minerals
Jun 12, 2018
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Bailey McCann, Opalesque
The SEC may be taking a more hands-off posture under the new administration, but institutional investors aren't about to let companies off the hook. A…
Colombia: FARC and the Forest: Peace is Destroying Colombia’s jungle — and Opening It to Science
Jun 12, 2018
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Sara Reardon, Nature
When the government of Colombia and the left-wing guerrilla group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) signed an agreement in 2016 to end five decades…
Afghanistan: Country Director
Jun 11, 2018
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Wildlife Conservation Society
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) saves wildlife and wild places worldwide through science, conservation action, education, and inspiring people to value nature. With a commitment to…
Afghanistan: International Consultant (Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into Local Development Planning Process)
Jun 11, 2018
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UNDP
UNDP is the UN’s global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a…
Sierra Leone: Operations Associate
Jun 11, 2018
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Namati
Namati Sierra Leone works with communities to strengthen their ability to protect, enforce, and defend their customary land rights and support equitable and empowered community-investor…
Senior Consultant, Mid-Term Evaluation
Jun 11, 2018
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International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas
The International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA) will commission a mid-term evaluation of the project “Restoration of degraded land for food security…
Egypt/Ethiopia: Egypt and Ethiopia Fend off Water Wars over Nile Mega-Dam
Jun 11, 2018
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Deutsche Welle
The leaders of Ethiopia and Egypt signaled on Sunday that their two countries had achieved a breakthrough in the ongoing dispute over the Grand Renaissance…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Issues Tender for Hybrid Solar
Jun 11, 2018
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Emiliano Bellini, PV Magazine
The Ministry of energy and water of Afghanistan (MEW) has issued a tender for the construction of a 5 MW hybrid solar power plant in…
Yemen: WASH Coordinator
Jun 10, 2018
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Oxfam
Oxfam is a global movement of millions of people who share the belief that, in a world rich in resources, poverty isn't inevitable. To spread…
India: Sr. Project Officer / Project Officer - Community Engagement (Assam)
Jun 10, 2018
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World Wildlife Fund
WWF-India is one of the largest conservation organizations, engaged in wildlife and nature conservation in the country. A vital component of our conservation work are…
Sudan/South Sudan: Juba and Khartoum Agree on Oil Production Resumption
Jun 10, 2018
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Joseph Oduha, Nation
South Sudan and the Sudan have agreed to reopen oil wells in the contested Heglig area on their common border. South Sudan's Information minister and…
Iraq: First Iraq-Flagged Oil Tanker in 3 Decades Leaves Port
Jun 10, 2018
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Agence France-Presse
An Iraq-flagged tanker carrying two million barrels of crude oil has set sail for the US, the first such trip in nearly three decades, the…
Not So Quiet on the Western Front: The Snowball Effect in Afghanistan
Jun 8, 2018
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Morwari Zafar
The deteriorating security in western Afghanistan may soon be worsened by a water crisis. A snowballing militancy, desiccating wetlands, and environmental migration create a trifecta…
Conflict Minerals: Unethically Mined Cobalt Haunts Companies’ Supply Chains
Jun 8, 2018
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Alyssa Danigelis, Environmental Leader
Cobalt, a chemical element crucial for making lithium-ion batteries, continues to be mined using child labor in the Democratic Republic of Congo. With the DRC…
DRC: New DRC Mining Code Comes into Effect, Still Cause for Concern
Jun 8, 2018
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Mining Review
Regulations to immediately implement a new Mining Code in the Democratic Republic of Congo will be signed into law today. This follows the announcement that…
Uganda: Consultant, Conflict Analysis of Development Minerals in Uganda and Develop Conflict Sensitive Community Engagement Toolkit
Jun 7, 2018
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UNDP
UNDP in collaboration with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development is implementing the ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme in Uganda. The three-year capacity building programme…
Iraq: Climate Change Specialist
Jun 7, 2018
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World Food Programme
The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve…
Afghanistan: Programme Policy Officer (Policy Coherence)
Jun 7, 2018
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World Food Programme
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian Agency, fighting hunger worldwide. WFP has been working in Afghanistan since 1963. WFP…
Yemen: Water and Sanitation Coordinator
Jun 7, 2018
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United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
UNOPS supports the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to serve people in need by…
Afghanistan: Civil Engineer Agriculture
Jun 7, 2018
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Save the Children
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those…
Afghanistan: Hydrologist
Jun 7, 2018
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Save the Children
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those…
Rubber Product Manufacturing in Liberia in Sight at Last
Jun 7, 2018
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Observer
Liberia, Africa’s first independent and sovereign Republic, has also been, since the early 1930s, the continent’s first rubber producing country, and yet in nearly 90…
Liberia: Community Establishes Platform to Prevent and Mediate Conflicts in Senjeh
Jun 7, 2018
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FrontPageAfrica
“We, the citizens of Bomi County drawn from nine project affected communities and clans in Senjeh District comprising youth, women, chiefs, representatives of the Senjeh…
South Sudan: Resource Competition and Climate Change Hampering South Sudan Peace and Development
Jun 7, 2018
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UN Environment
Ongoing conflict in South Sudan continues to hinder its ability to sustainably manage and develop its natural resources, threatening the livelihoods of more than 10 million…
Liberia: USAID Wants Land Reform Feature in 'Pro-Poor Agenda'
Jun 7, 2018
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Abednego Davis, Observer
USAID's Deputy office director for Democracy and Governance yesterday told a gathering of stakeholders in the land sector that President George Weah's "pro-poor agenda" should…
Sudan/South Sudan: South Sudan, Sudan Agree to Repair Damaged Oil Infrastructure
Jun 7, 2018
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Reuters
South Sudan said on Thursday it had agreed with its northern neighbour Sudan to repair oil infrastructure facilities destroyed by conflict within three months to…
Conflict in Abyei Could Reignite South Sudan’s Civil War
Jun 6, 2018
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Sam Mednick
Abyei, Sudan/South Sudan — Landlocked and lawless, the region of Abyei straddles Sudan and war-torn South Sudan’s borders, yet the arid expanse belongs to neither…