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Liberia: Two Presidential Candidates Clash over Land Reform Issue
Sep 26, 2017
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New Dawn
During a presidential debate held by Ducor Debate in Tubmanburg, Bomi County over the weekend, Oscar Xperience presidential candidate Sen. Oscar Cooper said if he…
DRC: Mining for Energy: The DRC’s Unlikely Power Solution
Sep 26, 2017
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Gabrielle Nina Mitch, Discourse Media
The mining industry offers a possible solution to the country’s energy crisis. Projects need power to operate, so what if, instead of generating their own…
Afghanistan: Country Director
Sep 25, 2017
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Norwegian People's Aid
Norwegian People's Aid is a humanitarian organisation rooted in the Norwegian Labour Movement. We work with International Development Partnerships, Humanitarian Mine Action, Rescue Service and…
Iraq/Kurdistan/Turkey: Turkey Warns Iraq Kurds It Can ‘Close the Valves’ on Oil Exports
Sep 25, 2017
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Onur Ant and Khalid Al Ansary, Bloomberg
Turkey can choose to “close the valves” on oil exports from Iraq’s Kurdish region through the Turkish port of Ceyhan, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Oil-Rich Kirkuk a Flash Point Ahead of Referendum in Iraq
Sep 25, 2017
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Iolo Ap Dafydd, TRT World
Being one of the oil-rich cities of Iraq, there is no surprise Kirkuk draws special interest and is sought after by both Iraqis and Kurds…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Kurds in Iraq Vote in Historic Independence Referendum
Sep 25, 2017
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Tamer El-Ghobashy, Mustafa Salim, and Kareem Fahim, Washington Post
Kurds packed polling stations across northern Iraq on Monday in a historic referendum on independence despite vigorous opposition from the country’s central government as well…
Can Renewable Energy Pay a Peace Dividend?
Sep 24, 2017
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Justin Guay
What if the hundreds of millions of dollars spent each and every year burning fossil fuels to power peacekeeping and humanitarian efforts could instead create…
The Assault on the Rohingya Is Not Only about Religion — It’s Also about Land
Sep 24, 2017
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Saskia Sassen
Religion and ethnicity have been the major focus in local and international news coverage of the persecution of the Rohingya in Myanmar. Such persecution is…
Peace and the Environment
Sep 24, 2017
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Janet Edmond
Today is International Peace Day and my mind is filled with thoughts of the many conflicts over natural resources around the world, many in critically…
All in a Generation: Stopping Conflict, Building Peace, and Saving the Environment
Sep 24, 2017
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Anuj Krishnamurthy
Today, world leaders gathered in New York for the United Nations General Assembly will celebrate the International Day of Peace, observed annually since 1981. This year’s…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Government Asks Foreign Countries to Stop Oil Trade with Kurdistan
Sep 24, 2017
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Maher Chmaytelli, Reuters
Iraq on Sunday urged foreign countries to stop importing crude directly from its autonomous Kurdistan region and to restrict oil trading to the central government.…
Boko Haram: Exacerbating and Benefiting from Food and Water Insecurity in the Lake Chad Basin
Sep 22, 2017
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Mervyn Piesse
The Lake Chad basin suffers from multiple security stressors, including widespread unemployment, poverty and conflict. Rising food and water insecurity exacerbates the tensions that arise…
Sudan/South Sudan: Sudan, South Sudan Sign New Agreement on Controversial Oil
Sep 22, 2017
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Prensa Latina
Sudan and South Sudan signed two trade agreements, one of them to update the distribution of oil production and profits that are shared by both…
Myanmar: Villagers Decry Closure of Gold Mines Near Dam in Sagaing
Sep 21, 2017
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Khin Su Wai, Myanmar Times
Hundreds of villagers decried the closure of illegal gold mines in the vicinity of Thapanseik Dam in Sagaing Region, claiming the move has adversely affected their…
Sudan/South Sudan: Sudan Says Ready to Help South Sudan to Reopen Oil Fields
Sep 21, 2017
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Xinhua
Sudan on Wednesday said it was ready to provide technical assistance for South Sudan to reoperate its oil fields that were halted due to the…
Myanmar: Copper Mine to Extend Fences: Villagers
Sep 21, 2017
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Kaung Kant Lin, Eleven
As rumours spread about fences being on farmland near Sagaing Region's Letpadaungtaung copper mine, banners condemning the project have been displayed at Sede village in…
South Sudan: South Sudan Mulls Major Reforms in Mining Industry
Sep 21, 2017
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Song Lifang, Xinhua
South Sudan's ministry of mining said Thursday it would embark on sweeping reforms in the mining industry to ensure sustainable exploitation of natural resources and…
Liberia: Gbarpolu, Bong in Land Dispute
Sep 21, 2017
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New Dawn
The state-owned Liberia Broadcasting System or LBS, reports that the land in question situates in an area called Jungle James Camp, Lofa Bridge. The camp…
Iraq: Iraqis Track Abandoned Homes with Digital Tools
Sep 21, 2017
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Chris Arsenault, Thomson Reuters Foundation
In camps across northern Iraq, people forced from their homes by Islamic State militants are using their phones to track what is happening to their…
Afghanistan: Trump, Ghani Agree US Can Help Develop Afghanistan's Rare Earth Minerals
Sep 21, 2017
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Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday backed having companies from the United States develop Afghanistan’s reserves of rare earth minerals,…
Climate Change: Lessons in Climate Adaptation from the Military - Interview with Sherri Goodman
Sep 20, 2017
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International Affairs Review
Sherri Goodman is a Senior Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in the Environmental Change and Security Program, the Global Women's Leadership Initiative,…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Chevron Drills Oil Well in Iraqi Kurdish Area after Two-Year Gap: Sources
Sep 20, 2017
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Ron Bousso and Dmitry Zhdannikov, Reuters
U.S. firm Chevron drilled its first exploration well this month in Iraqi Kurdistan after a two-year break, industry sources said, signaling its confidence in the…
Liberia: CSO Group Wants Land Rights Act Amendment before Passage
Sep 19, 2017
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Front Page Africa
The Civil Society Organization (CSO) working group on Land Rights in Liberia, in collaboration with the National Civil Society Council of Liberia has alarmed that…
Myanmar: Is Myanmar's Jade Business Driving Ethnic Tensions?
Sep 19, 2017
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Al Jazeera
Over the past few weeks, nearly 400,000 people escaping violence in Myanmar's eastern state of Rakhine have streamed into Bangladesh, creating a humanitarian crisis. The UN…
What Is at Stake in Iraqi Kurdish Vote for Independence?
Sep 18, 2017
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Michael Knights
On 25 September, the residents of Kurdish-controlled areas inside Iraq will have the opportunity to vote in a referendum on their preference for the future…
Myanmar: Monitoring System Updated for Thilawa SEZ and Yangon River
Sep 18, 2017
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Myat Moe Aung, Myanmar Times
Myanmar-Japan Thilawa Development Limited (MJTD) set up a weather monitoring system, using Japanese technology, at Thilawa Special Economic Zone and surface water level sensor on…
Colombia: Land Restitution: Chengue Dances Again
Sep 18, 2017
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Bogota Post
The 2016 delivery of a land restitution sentence brought little solace to the residents of Chengue, but when government agencies began delivering on orders, despair…
Myanmar: Project Evaluator (multiple positions)
Sep 17, 2017
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UN Office for Project Services
The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is the operational arm of the United Nations. We are helping build a better future by expanding…
Myanmar: Country Representative - Yangoon
Sep 17, 2017
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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,…
South Sudan: Technical Field Manager
Sep 17, 2017
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Mines Advisory Group
MAG’s work has helped more than 17.7 million people in conflict-affected communities in over 40 countries since 1989, giving them greater safety and the opportunity…