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Syria: WASH Officer

May 28, 2018 | UNICEF

The WASH Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the WASH programming process, through the application of theoretical and practical technical skills in…


Myanmar: CSO Partnerships Manager

May 28, 2018 | WWF

The CSO Partnerships Manager will lead all aspects of social development, CSO partnership building, and community engagement work of WWF' Myanmar with special focus on…


Ethiopia: Programme Manager

May 28, 2018 | Oxfam

The Programme Manager will provide technical support and quality control in management, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Oxfam drought response project in Somali…


Papua New Guinea: Country Director

May 28, 2018 | WaterAid

The Country Director (CD) provides leadership and management of WaterAid PNG’s Country Program, leading our policy and advocacy with national government and other development stakeholders,…


Myanmar: Sustainable Finance Manager

May 28, 2018 | World Wildelife Fund for Nature

WWF Myanmar was established in 2013 and is working to conserve the country’s biodiversity and build a secure and sustainable future for people and wildlife.…


Liberia: Project Manager, Ziama-Wonegizi-Wologizi (ZWW) Landscape

May 28, 2018 | Fauna & Flora International

FFI is seeking the new position of Project Manager, Ziama-Wonegizi-Wologizi (ZWW) Landscape to manage key aspects of FFI’s approach to conservation efforts in this region.…


Washington DC: Deputy Assistant to the Administrator

May 28, 2018 | USAID

The Deputy Assistant to the Administrator in the Bureau for Food Security is responsible for having substantial day-to-day management responsibilities for the Bureau and spurring…


Myanmar: Protected Areas and Law Enforcement Technical Advisor

May 28, 2018 | World Wildlife Fund

WWF Myanmar was established in 2013 and is working to conserve the country’s biodiversity and build a secure and sustainable future for people and wildlife.…


Myanmar: Energy Data & Research, Senior Associate

May 28, 2018 | Pact

Pact seeks an efficient Energy Data & Research Senior Associate to provide integrated techno-economic analytics across the energy access sector, incl. demand projections modeling, mini-grid…


Afghanistan: Afghan Essential Oils in Demand by Foreign Perfume Industry

May 28, 2018 | TOLOnews

An Afghan company recently started exporting essential oils made from rose petals and orange blossoms for the foreign perfume industry.  The export company said the…


Liberia: In Buchanan, Grand Bassa: Storage Facility for Artisanal Fish Farmers Dedicated

May 28, 2018 | New Dawn

The storage facility, which has several compartments for the cold storing of fishery products, was constructed by the National Fish Farmers Union of Liberia (NAFUL)…


Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone War Criminal to Go Free after Ending Jail Term

May 28, 2018 | Channel News Asia

An ex-Sierra Leone militia leader was to walk free on Monday (May 28) after serving a 15-year sentence, the first to complete a term imposed for…


South Sudan: Oil-Mudslides Flooding South Sudan

May 28, 2018 | Terry Swartzberg, ViaNews

Triggerd by an oil spill and subsequent heavy rainfall, waves of oil and contaminants-soaked mud are rolling over South Sudanese villages and farmlands, reports the…


Afghanistan: Drought Adds to Woes of Afghanistan, in Grips of a Raging War

May 27, 2018 | Mujib Mashal, New York Times

Afghanistan, already torn by decades of intensifying violence, is grappling with a drought in two-thirds of the country that could lead to severe food shortages…


Myanmar: Kachin State Government, China Chasing Chinese Timber Smugglers

May 25, 2018 | Chan Thar, Myanmar Times

The Kachin State government is cooperating with Chinese authorities to arrest Chinese timber smugglers who stole some 2000 tonnes of seized timber in Hsawlaw township,…


Myanmar: US House Backs Measures to Sanction Myanmar's Military, Nudge Gem Sector Reform

May 25, 2018 | Zsombor Peter, Irrawaddy

The US House of Representatives has approved measures that call for targeted sanctions against more of Myanmar’s military leaders over human rights abuses in Rakhine…


Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone President to Push Review of Mining Law, Contracts

May 25, 2018 | Cooper Inveen, Reuters

Sierra Leone’s new president will follow through with campaign promises to review mining contracts and consider changes to the law that would ensure the West…


Myanmar: The Journey of the Blood Jade

May 25, 2018 | Lae Phyu Pya Myo Myint, Myanmar Times

“Journey of The Blood Jade”, a photo exhibition held on 16 to 18 May at The Yangon Gallery aimed to show just how bloody the…


A Watershed Moment for Iraqi Kurdistan: Subnational Hydropolitics and Regional Stability

May 24, 2018 | Marcus King

Iraqi Kurdistan is blessed with abundant water resources, but these resources are under increasing stress. Changing demographics, dam building in neighboring countries, and drought have…


Myanmar: License Renewals for Gem Blocks Suspended until New Law Stipulated, but Small-Scale Work Permitted

May 24, 2018 | Chan Mya Htwe and Khin Su Wai , Myanmar Times

More than 8,000 acres of jade and gem blocks backed by the State are expected to remain active until 2021, said U Aung Nyunt Thein,…


Afghanistan: Illegal Coal Mining on the Rise, Says Watchdog

May 24, 2018 | Mir Haidarshah Omid, TOLOnews

Integrity Watch Afghanistan has said the practice of illegal coal mining is steadily increasing, despite government’s decision to close mines because of the problem. Meanwhile,…


Colombia: Colombian Rural Peace 3: Indigenous Communities Influence Territorial Development Plans

May 24, 2018 | ICCO Cooperation

In January, ICCO was assigned a new project in Colombia called ‘Rural Peace’ by the European Union. Last month, Dutch minister of Foreign Affairs Stef…


Liberia: ‘Mandingos’ Sue Liberian Government for US$500 Million at ECOWAS Court

May 24, 2018 | Lennart Dodoo, FrontPage Africa

Before the Community Court of Justice of the Community of West African States (ECOWAS Court) is a lawsuit filed on behalf of the Mandingos in…


Editorial: Air Pollution a Major Health Risk

May 23, 2018 | Afghanistan Times

Air pollution in Kabul, the capital city maybe hastening to death of hundreds of people each year that have been required an urgent step to…


Ertharin Cousin Talks Food Insecurity, Conflict and Climate Change

May 23, 2018 | Holden Foreman, Stanford Daily

After a year as the Payne Distinguished Lecturer at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI), food security trailblazer Ertharin Cousin gave one last…


Myanmar: IFC’s Draft Hydropower SEA Report Released

May 23, 2018 | Myanmar Times

The draft strategic environmental assessment report which aims to improve the sustainability of the hydropower sector was released by the International Finance Corporation and the…


Myanmar: Military Officers Transferred over Jade Mine Bribes, Killings in Rakhine

May 23, 2018 | Htet Naing Zaw, Irrawaddy

Two high-ranking military officers have been transferred to the military’s auxiliary force for taking bribes from jade mines operating without a license in Kachin State’s…


Sierra Leone: How the Wealth from Sierra Leone’s Diamonds Fails to Enrich Local Communities

May 23, 2018 | Conversation

Ever since diamonds were discovered in Sierra Leone in the 1930s, they have had a significant impact on the country – socially, politically and economically.…


Sudan/South Sudan: AU Sets Date for Meeting between Sudan, S. Sudan on Disputed Abyei Area

May 23, 2018 | Xinhua

The African Union (AU) will hold a meeting for Sudan and South Sudan on the disputed Abyei area on May 30, the Sudanese Media Center…


Liberia: Liberia’s Second Largest Referral Hospital Turns to Agriculture for Sustenance

May 23, 2018 | FrontPage Africa

In order to generate revenue to sustain itself, Liberia’s second largest referral hospital, Jackson Fiah Doe Memorial Regional Referral Hospital in Nimba County, is now…