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South Sudan: South Sudan Hopes Higher Oil Prices Will Restore Ravaged Economy

Dec 5, 2017 | Tsvetana Paraskova, OilPrice.com

Rising oil prices are vital for South Sudan to revitalize its battered economy, as oil revenues are almost all of the country’s hard currency export…

Sudan/South Sudan: South Sudan Owes Sudan $1.3 Billion from 2012 Oil Deal: Official

Dec 5, 2017 | Denis Dumo, Reuters

South Sudan still owes neighboring Sudan $1.3 billion from a 2012 deal that ended a dispute over oil payments between the two nations, the deputy…

From Disaster Risk Reduction to Sustainable Peace: Reducing Vulnerability and Preventing Conflict at the Local Level

Dec 4, 2017 | Florian Krampe and Roberta Scassa

The summer of 2017 was a stark reminder that climate change exacerbates both the intensity and frequency of natural disasters—and that the most vulnerable people…

Forest Rights Create New Livelihoods in Myanmar

Dec 4, 2017 | Duncan Macqueen

It is impossible to talk about Myanmar without acknowledging the persecution of the Rohingya by the country's armed forces over which the NLD, Aung San…

Sierra Leone: Peace Diamond: Precious Stone Fetches $6.5m in New York

Dec 4, 2017 | BBC

A giant 709-carat diamond unearthed in Sierra Leone has sold at auction in New York for $6.5m (£4.8m). Half of the proceeds, $3.8m, will be…

Iraq/Kurdistan: More Oil Found in the Kurdish North of Iraq

Dec 4, 2017 | Daniel J. Graeber, United Press International

Though it's too early to make any estimate on the reserve potential, British energy company Genel said it found more oil in the Kurdish region…

Myamar: Analysis: Tug Of War over Indigenous Rights and Govt’s Forestry Plan

Dec 4, 2017 | Moe Myint, Irrawaddy

Civil society organizations (CSOs) want the rights of indigenous people to be officially recognized in Myanmar’s Nationally Determined Commitment (NDC), the government’s action plan to…

Myanmar: Myanmar Bamboo Market Eyes Growth Potential

Dec 4, 2017 | Kyaw Ye Lynn, Frontier

The shortage of a special variety of bamboo is creating challenges for the handmade umbrella industry established a century ago in the Ayeyarwady Region capital,…

Afghanistan: Afghan Farmers Revert to Growing Opium, Sending Yields Soaring

Dec 3, 2017 | Ruchi Kumar, The National

While Afghanistan has been the world’s largest opium-producing nation for decades, the UN agency reported that a staggering 328,000 hectares of land was under opium…

Senior Program Manager

Dec 1, 2017 | Udall Foundation

The Udall Foundation was established by the U.S. Congress in 1992 as an independent executive branch agency to honor Morris K. Udall's lasting impact on…

Senior Program Manager or Program Manager

Dec 1, 2017 | Udall Foundation

The U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution was established by Congress in 1998 to provide impartial collaboration, consensus-building, and conflict resolution services. Our work enhances…

Apology for Unwanted Email Traffic

Nov 30, 2017 | ELI

We wanted to apologize for unwanted email traffic on Tuesday, November 21. We aim to send out only one email every other week – the…

Volunteer Opportunity for MOOC Translators

Nov 30, 2017

We are launching a massive open online course (MOOC) on Environmental Security and Sustaining Peace in early 2018. This is a joint effort from The United Nations…

Call for Papers: Special Issue on ‘Natural Resources and Subnational Constituencies: Is the Resource Curse Local?’

Nov 30, 2017 | Osmel Manzano (IESA) and Juan David Gutiérrez (Oxford University)

Most of the literature on the natural resource curse has focused on macroeconomic channels, and more specifically on the fiscal channel and rent sharing issues.…

Myanmar: Myanmar’s Environmental Degradation Worrying: Kyi Kyi Hla

Nov 30, 2017 | Subir Bhaumik, Mizzima

Myanmar's environmental degradation is cause for much worry, said environmentalist Dr Kyi Kyi Hla, at the launch of her book "The Ethics of Climate Change…

Afghanistan: USAID Empowers Afghan Women to Access Agriculture Credits

Nov 29, 2017 | USAID

One of the most difficult challenges for female farmers and women operating agriculture-related businesses in Afghanistan is access to credit. In addition, many women often…

Colombia: Ex-Rebels Working to Show Peace Is Possible in Colombia

Nov 29, 2017 | Latin American Herald Tribune

Oswaldo Sanchez, whose brother was killed in the country’s armed conflict, is one of 253 former members of the FARC guerrillas in central Colombia who…

Colombia: With Deforestation on the Rise, Colombia Businesses Join Fight to End Destruction

Nov 29, 2017 | Anastasia Moloney, Reuters

Colombia’s palm oil industry and big businesses have pledged to eliminate deforestation from their supply chains as the country battles to reverse the growing destruction…

Colombia: Coca and Agriculture in Post-Peace Accord Colombia (Part I)

Nov 29, 2017 | Isabel Peñaranda, North American Congress on Latin America

After the peace accord, can the Colombian government incentivize coca planters to cultivate other crops? Not if they don’t address the inequality and land grabbing…

DRC: Deforestation in DRC Threatens Climate, Wildlife

Nov 29, 2017 | Godfrey Olukya, Anadolu Agency

Deforestation in the Democratic Republic of Congo has become a pressing domestic and transnational issue with potentially high environmental costs. According to the UN Environment…

EcoPeace Middle East Wins GCSP 2017 Prize for Innovation in Global Security

Nov 28, 2017 | Geneva Center for Security Policy

The Geneva Center for Security Policy awarded EcoPeace Middle East's Program on Water Security with this year's Prize for Innovation in Global Security. The prize…

European Solar Prize 2017 Awarded to Ten Laureates in Vienna

Nov 28, 2017 | EcoPeace Middle East

The European Solar Prize Award is handed out every year to towns and municipalities, community businesses, associations or organizations, architects, journalists and individuals for their…

Colombia: Colombia Reaps ‘Peace Dividend’ with More Buying by Nespresso

Nov 28, 2017 | Isis Almeida, Bloomberg

Nespresso is extending its coffee buying in Colombia by going deep into previously conflict-hit regions after the Andean nation signed a peace accord last year that…

Afghanistan: Smugglers Exploit Afghan Marble Mine

Nov 28, 2017 | Gul Ahmad Ehsan, Institute for War & Peace Reporting

Officials have warned that smugglers are continuing to pillage Afghanistan’s largest marble mine, with their proceeds helping fund local Taleban groups. Both the Taleban and…

South Sudan: 40 Killed, Dozens Kidnapped in South Sudan Cattle Raid

Nov 28, 2017 | Parach Mach , Anadolu Agency

Forty people were killed and dozens others kidnapped when an armed group attacked a tribal community in Duk Padiet in northeastern Jonglei state during an…

Iraq: Drought and Neglect Have Decimated Iraq’s Breadbasket

Nov 28, 2017 | Alex Dziadosz, Bloomberg

In Iraqi Kurdistan, farmers face a dizzying array of problems, from drought and polluted water supplies, to ruthless urban expansion and an influx of cheap…

Afghanistan: WFP Monitoring & Evaluation Consultant

Nov 27, 2017 | 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…

Kenya: Consortium Coordinator

Nov 27, 2017 | Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Germany

VSF Germany is an international Non-Governmental Organization, providing humanitarian aid and development assistance to pastoralists and vulnerable communities in areas where livestock is of importance.…

Iraq: Capacity Enhancement Manager

Nov 27, 2017 | UN Office for Project Services

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…

Myanmar: Disaster Risk Reduction Program Manager

Nov 27, 2017 | Action Contre la Faim

Action Against Hunger is a global humanitarian organization which originated in France and is committed to ending world hunger. The organization helps malnourished children whilst providing communities…