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Afghanistan: US Lost $60 Million on Afghan Power Project That Doesn't Work
Apr 4, 2018
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Nina Burleigh, Newsweek
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has spent $60 million trying to bring power to remote parts of Afghanistan, but has produced an unusable high…
Afghanistan: Why on Earth Would Canadian Mining Companies Want to Do Business in a War Zone?
Apr 4, 2018
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Saul Chernos, NOW
The last time Canadian mining companies showed an interest in Afghanistan, Canada had troops on the ground and the country was riddled with land mines.…
Afghanistan: In Rural Afghan War, Irrigation Water Is Tool
Apr 4, 2018
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Sharifullah Sharfat and Abubakar Siddique, Gandhara
Government forces and insurgents are using access to irrigation water as leverage to pressure civilians into supporting them or force their opponents out of their…
Myanmar: Landmines and Explosive Remnants of War Threaten Children and Communities across Myanmar
Apr 4, 2018
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UNICEF
Landmines and Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) from decades of armed conflicts across Myanmar continue to threaten the lives of children and their families every…
Sudan: Sudan Strives to Address Severe Oil Shortage
Apr 4, 2018
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Xinhua
The Sudanese government is stepping up measures to address a severe shortage of oil products, especially benzine and diesel, in parts of the country including…
DRC: Politics and Oil: The Unseen Drivers of Violence in Congo’s Ituri Province
Apr 4, 2018
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Fiston Mahamba and Claude Sengenya, IRIN
A recent wave of targeted attacks has left a trail of death, destruction, and mass displacement in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s northeastern province of…
South Sudan: South Sudan Has Banned All Forms of Hunting
Apr 4, 2018
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Lorenzo Brenna, LifeGate
On the 6th of March the Ministry of Wildlife Conservation and Tourism of South Sudan banned all forms of wildlife hunting to contrast the phenomenon…
Afghanistan: Water Crisis in Afghanistan
Apr 4, 2018
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Daily Outlook Afghanistan
In Afghanistan, as experts say, the water table has dropped unprecedentedly, and thousands of settlements and farms face sever water crisis. According to the recentreports…
Sierra Leone: Local Coordinator (Consultant-Local)，MCC Evaluation of Sierra Leone Threshold Program
Apr 3, 2018
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Social Impact
Social Impact is a global development management consulting firm. We provide monitoring, evaluation, strategic planning, and capacity building services to advance development effectiveness. We work…
Sudan: Natural Resource Management Specialist
Apr 3, 2018
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Catholic Relief Services
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Sudan Program is finalizing a proposal for United Kingdom's Department for International Development (DFID) grant for resilience programming in Darfur, with…
Yemen: Deputy Country Director Operations
Apr 3, 2018
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ACTED
Since 1993, as an international non-governmental organization, ACTED has been committed to immediate humanitarian relief to support those in urgent need and protect people’s dignity,…
Syria: Chief of Party
Apr 3, 2018
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Concern Worldwide
Concern Worldwide is an international humanitarian organisation dedicated to tackling poverty and suffering in the world’s poorest countries. Concern works in partnership with the very poorest people…
Lake Chad Basin: Regional Program Manager
Apr 3, 2018
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Creative Associates International
Creative Associates International, Inc. (Creative) seeks a Regional Program Manager (RPM) for an anticipated USAID-funded grants-based project. The Regional Program Manager is to be based…
A More Just Migration: Empowering Women on the Front Lines of Climate Displacement
Apr 3, 2018
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Saiyara Khan
“It is often expected that women care more, and therefore women are going to volunteer, and be the saviors” in times of crisis, said Eleanor Blomstrom,…
Understanding the Causes of Colombia's Conflict: Land Ownership
Apr 3, 2018
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Jarrod Demir
At the very heart of violence and armed conflict in Colombia is land. This has been the case since before Colombia was a republic and…
Iraq: Iraq Brings Forward Plan to Award Oil Contracts
Apr 3, 2018
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Financial Tribune
Iraq plans to award oil and gas exploration and development contracts in 11 new blocks on April 15, oil ministry spokesman, Asim Jihad, said on…
Iraq: Iraq Unveils Plan to Diversify Away from Oil
Apr 3, 2018
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Julianne Geiger, Oil Price
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi on Sunday unveiled an ambitious plan to end its dependence on oil through building up its private sector over…
Colombia: Understanding the Causes of Colombia’s Conflict: Land Ownership
Apr 3, 2018
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Jarrod Demir, Colombia Reports
At the very heart of violence and armed conflict in Colombia is land. This has been the case since before Colombia was a republic and…
Myanmar: Environmental Group Warns of Risk Posed by Air Pollution in Yangon
Apr 3, 2018
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Myat Moe Aung, Myanmar Times
Air pollution in most locations in Yangon exceed authorised limits, according to the 2018 air quality findings of the environment group Advancing Life and Regenerating…
Water and Peace in Middle East
Apr 2, 2018
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M. Reza Behnam
The Middle East, oil rich but water poor, with about 6 percent of the world’s population, has only 1 percent of the Earth’s renewable water…
Sun Setting on Timor-Leste’s Greater Sunrise Plan
Apr 2, 2018
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Clive Schofield and Bec Strating
On 6 March 2018, Australia and Timor-Leste signed a landmark treaty that draws permanent maritime boundaries in the Timor Sea. The treaty is the result of the…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: China and Vietnam Call for Maritime Disputes to Be Settled
Apr 2, 2018
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Straits Times
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi yesterday said Beijing and Hanoi should settle their disputes in the South China Sea through talks and move to jointly…
Afghanistan: Water Ministry Warns of Drop in Water Levels
Apr 1, 2018
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Zabihullah Jahanmal, TOLOnews
Officials from the Ministry of Energy and Water on Sunday raised concern over water resources in the country and said the total amount of running and underground…
Yemen: Houthi Militias Accused of Looting 500,000 Oil Barrels
Mar 31, 2018
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Asharq Al-Awsat
The Yemeni legitimate government accused Houti militias of starting Friday to implement a plot aiming to loot around 500,000 oil barrels from oilfields in Marib…
Iraq: Iraq Announces 11 Tender Offers for Southern Oil Exploration
Mar 31, 2018
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Rudaw
As Iraq’s 2018 budget became law this week, the Iraqi oil Ministry has announced 11 tender offers for 11 blocs bordering Iran, Kuwait, and one…
Burkina Faso: Hunger and Conflict Push Northern Burkina Faso into Crisis
Mar 31, 2018
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Nellie Peyton, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Food shortages and a jihadist uprising in northern Burkina Faso risk plunging the region into a humanitarian crisis if urgent action is not taken, aid…
Colombia: Oil Spill Kills More Than 2,400 Animals
Mar 30, 2018
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Elaina Zachos, National Geographic
At the beginning of March, an oil well in northern Colombia burst, spewing an unclear amount of oil into the Magdalena River, a principal waterway…
Liberia: Rex Tillerson's Exxon Mobil Involved in Corrupt Oil Deals in Liberia, Investigation Reveals
Mar 29, 2018
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Cristina Maza, Newsweek
Under the leadership of former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, oil giant Exxon Mobil signed a $120 million deal for an oil block in Liberia that…
Iraq: Iraq to Exclude Oil By-Products from Companies' Profit in New Contracts
Mar 29, 2018
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Reuters
Iraq will exclude oil by-products such as liquefied petroleum gas and dry gas from foreign oil companies’ revenues in new contracts expected to be awarded…
Conflict Minerals: Apple Cobalt Supplier Seeking Ethical Supply with Industry Pilot
Mar 28, 2018
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Thomas Wilson, Bloomberg
A supplier of cobalt to Apple Inc. is joining with others in the industry to try to ensure the metal used in rechargeable batteries is…