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Brazil: 2017 One of 'Bloodiest Years' for Land Conflicts
Apr 20, 2018
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Sam Cowie, Al Jazeera
Data released this week by Brazil rural violence watchdog Comissao Pastoral da Terra (CPT) showed there had been at least 70 killings related to land…
Afghanistan: MAIL to Roll out Multi-Billion Afghani Irrigation Plan
Apr 20, 2018
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Zarmina Mohammadi, TOLOnews
Ministery of Agriculture Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) Thursday said the Afghan government plans to rollout irrigation projects on farms, worth 2.5 billon AFs.MAIL spokesman Akbar…
Understanding DRC’s New Mining Law Power Play: Will the Congolese People Benefit?
Apr 19, 2018
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Daniel Mulé
Last month, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) enacted a law to revise the country’s 2002 Mining Code. While the law improves environmental and social…
Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: EU Concerned over Situation in Abyei Disputed by Sudan and South Sudan
Apr 19, 2018
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Xinhua
The European Union (EU) on Wednesday expressed concern over the situation of the people of Abyei area, disputed over by Sudan and South Sudan. Ambassadors…
Colombia: Meet the People Building Alternatives to Mining in Colombia
Apr 19, 2018
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Hannibal Rhoades and Benjamin Hitchcock Auciello, Red Pepper
On the 26th March 2017, citizens from the mountainous municipality of Cajamarca, Colombia, voted, with a 98% majority, to ban South African miner AngloGold Ashanti’s…
Iraq/Kurdistan: The Great Russian Oil Game in Iraqi Kurdistan
Apr 19, 2018
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Dmitry Zhdannikov, Reuters
Last October, at the height of a political crisis in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, a letter arrived at the Iraqi oil ministry in Baghdad from Igor…
DRC: WFP-FAO Launch Innovative German-Funded Project to Support Peace and Rebuild Lives in Post-Conflict Areas of Eastern DR Congo
Apr 19, 2018
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) are launching an innovative joint project to…
Iraq: Exxon Faces Setback in Iraq as Oil and Water Mix
Apr 19, 2018
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Ahmad Ghaddar and Aref Mohammed, Reuters
Talks between Exxon Mobil and Iraq on a multi-billion-dollar infrastructure contract have reached an impasse, Iraqi officials and two industry sources said, in a potential…
Sierra Leone: DeBeers Rolls out App to Clean up Sierra Leone Diamond Supply Chain
Apr 19, 2018
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Ed Stoddard, Reuters
Global diamond giant De Beers is rolling out an app to help small-scale, artisanal diamond miners in Sierra Leone certify that gems they pry from…
Afghanistan: Action Urged on Afghan Flooding
Apr 19, 2018
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Yousef Zarifi, Institute for War & Peace Reporting
Residents of Kunar province in eastern Afghanistan are urging the government to act after suffering years of catastrophic flooding. Local residents said heavy rainfall and…
Resource Watch
Apr 18, 2018
The World Resources Institute and more than 30 partners launched Resource Watch on 11 April 2018. Resource Watch is a dynamic platform that provides trusted…
DRC: Consultant - Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Support
Apr 18, 2018
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Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps has been operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since August 2007, with a staff of around 250 people working in…
Cameroon: Protection and Rule of Law Coordinator
Apr 18, 2018
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International Rescue Committee
The International Rescue Committee responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the…
Kenya: Ecosec Coordinator
Apr 18, 2018
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International Committee of the Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) works worldwide to provide humanitarian assistance to people affected by conflict and armed violence. We take action…
Egypt/Sudan: Sudan Protests to UN over Egypt Voting in Disputed Area
Apr 18, 2018
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eNews Channel Africa
Sudan has protested to the United Nations Security Council against Egypt, accusing Cairo of organising voting in a disputed border area during March's Egyptian presidential election.…
South Sudan: 600,000 People in South Sudan Said to Be at Risk from Contaminated Drinking Water
Apr 18, 2018
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Daniel Pelz, Deutsche Welle
Oil is South Sudan's biggest export earner. It is also a much needed lifeline for the government of the war-torn nation. German development organization Sign…
Colombia: Colombia Could Use Drones to Fight Cocaine Production
Apr 18, 2018
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Associated Press
Colombia’s police could start using drones to tackle a five-year surge in cocaine production that has jeopardized relations with the United States. State contracting documents…
Nigeria: Chief of Party, Rural Resilience Program
Apr 17, 2018
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Catholic Relief Services
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is an International non-governmental organization supporting relief and development work in over 99 countries around the world. CRS programs assist persons…
Food Security Analysis Specialist
Apr 17, 2018
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Food and Agriculture Organization of UN
The Agricultural Development Economics Division (ESA) conducts economic research and policy analysis related to all five of the Organization’s strategic objectives (food security, sustainable agriculture,…
Iraq: Consultancy for ECHO Project Evaluation
Apr 17, 2018
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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…
Pakistan: Protests Break out as Karachi Runs out of Water
Apr 17, 2018
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Syed Khursheed Alam, Samaa
Protests are taking place in many parts of Karachi due to water shortage. The city is facing shortage of water as it is not getting…
Liberia: Catholic Church: Land Rights Bill Crucial in Keeping the Peace
Apr 17, 2018
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Bettie K. Johnson-Mbayo, FrontPage Africa
Catholic Bishops Conference of Liberia (CABICOL) has said that the Land Rights Bill is crucial and should properly be reviewed before it is passed into…
India/Sudan: India's ONGC Files Arbitration Claim against Sudan over Unpaid Oil Dues
Apr 17, 2018
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Nidhi Verma and Promit Mukherjee, Reuters
The foreign acquisition unit of India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corp’s (ONGC) has filed an arbitration claim against the government of Sudan in a London…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Has Capacity of Producing 11,000 Tons Honey a Year
Apr 17, 2018
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Pajhwok Afghan News
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation (MALI) on Tuesday stressed on improving the honey business, quality and quantity, saying Afghanistan had the capacity of…
Colombia: End of the Colombian ‘Marginal’ Gives Amazon New Lease on Biodiversity
Apr 17, 2018
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Paul Hill, City Paper
The Colombian Amazon got a new lease on its biodiversity after President Juan Manuel Santos scrapped plans last month for the planned construction of the…
Liberia: NaFAA to Decentralize Fisheries
Apr 17, 2018
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New Dawn
Making her debut appearance at the Ministry of Information’s regular press briefing in Monrovia, the Director General of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA)…
Here’s How the United States Can Help Colombia Thrive
Apr 16, 2018
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Daniel Runde
Vice President Mike Pence set off for Lima, Peru, on Friday, to stand in for President Donald Trump — who stayed home to focus on Syria —…
From Kevlar to Kale: Armed to Farm Gives Veterans Seeds of Opportunity
Apr 15, 2018
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William Holt, Sentinal Source
Armed to Farm, a national initiative that provides training in sustainable agriculture to military veterans free of charge, is coming to Troy this summer. The…
Afghanistan: No Power, Running Water in Kabul after Militants Blow up Electricity Pylon
Apr 15, 2018
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Agence France-Presse
A massive power outage in Kabul has left many residents of the Afghan capital with no lights or running water, officials said Sunday, after militants…
Colombia: Colombia Grants ‘Historic’ Protections to Rainforest, Indigenous Groups
Apr 13, 2018
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Morgan Erickson-Davis, Mongabay
In a move described as “unprecedented,” Colombia’s president Juan Manuel Santos announced Tuesday that the country intends to add 8 million hectares (80,000 square kilometers…