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Myanmar: Farmers Stage Protest in Naypyidaw over Land Grabs for Businesses, Mine
Apr 27, 2017
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Radio Free Asia
Thirteen farmers staged a protest in the Myanmar capital Naypyidaw on Wednesday to demand compensation for farmlands seized in 2007 and 2015, seizures they said…
Conflict Minerals: Conflict Minerals Rule Relax Sets ‘Dangerous Precedent': Senators
Apr 27, 2017
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Andrea Vittorio, Bloomberg
One of the architects behind a corporate disclosure rule meant to help keep minerals that fund conflict in Africa out of computer chips, jewelry and…
South Sudan/Somalia/Nigeria/Yemen: Conflict Deepens Hunger Crises in South Sudan, Somalia, Nigeria and Yemen
Apr 27, 2017
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Lauren Anderson, International Institute for Sustainable Development
The 165th session of the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) Council opened with FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva warning that, without urgent intervention,…
Is There a Correlation Between Crude Oil Prices and Military Spending?
Apr 27, 2017
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Ben Myers, Forex Binary News
Was the oil economy responsible for the worldwide rise in military expenditure? A recent report from SIPRI suggests that plunging oil prices made major oil…
Colombia: Colombia’s Indigenous Arhuaco Awarded 500 Hectares in Ongoing Bid to Regain Ancestral Lands
Apr 26, 2017
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Bram Ebus, Mongabay
Although the Arhuaco indigenous peoples of Colombia’s coastal mountain range — the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta — are known for their century-long track record…
Iraq/Islamic State: Planting Cannabis to Make up for Lost Oil Revenues: Daesh
Apr 26, 2017
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Al Bawaba
Following its oil revenues loss in Nineveh, Daesh "ISIS" is resorting to drug dealing to increase its funds, according to a top intelligence official. Drug…
Myanmar: Farmers Demand Return of Lands
Apr 26, 2017
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Kyaw Ko Ko, Myanmar Times
Farmers in Sagaing Region’s Kanbalu township staged a protest demanding the return of their land which were confiscated by the government, claiming that those lands…
Brazil: Brazil Indigenous Clash with Police over Land Grabs, Killings [Photos]
Apr 26, 2017
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teleSUR
Indigenous people defied police repression in Brazil's capital city as officers fired rubber bullets and tear gas while tribe members shot arrows in return during…
Sierra Leone: Setting the Record Straight…the Full Story of the 709-Carat Diamond
Apr 26, 2017
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Alhaji M. Kamara, Awoko
The discovery of a 709-carat diamond has captivated the nation. Details of the discovery, however, have been the topic of debate and discussion in the…
National Monitoring and Review of the Sustainable Development Goals and Development Justice
Apr 25, 2017
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ADWID
Since 2012, Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD) has been advocating for a transformative development framework that addresses the structural causes of…
Myanmar: Efforts to Change Chin Farming Habits Seek to Slow Harmful Deforestation
Apr 25, 2017
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Phyo Thiha Cho, Myanmar Now
Chin is Burma’s poorest state and its communities suffer from isolation, a lack of arable land and the effects of climate change. A 2013 World…
Sudan: New Report Details Massive Corruption and Theft of Oil, Gold, and Land in Sudan
Apr 25, 2017
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South Sudan News Agency
The Enough Project’s new report published today, “Sudan’s Deep State: How Insiders Violently Privatized Sudan’s Wealth, and How to Respond,” details how a powerful inner…
Program Officer
Apr 24, 2017
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Swisspeace
Swisspeace is a practice-oriented peace research institute. Swisspeace contributes to the improvement of conflict prevention and conflict transformation by producing innovative research, shaping discourses on…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Annexation of Kirkuk by KRG May Lead to a New Conflict, Experts Say
Apr 24, 2017
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Yusuf Selman İnanç, Daily Sabah
In the already troubled Middle East, which is still reeling from endless wars in Syria and Yemen, the emergence of terror groups like Daesh and…
DRC: Agriculture Program Manager
Apr 23, 2017
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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 150 people working in…
DRC: Program Director IWRM
Apr 23, 2017
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International Rescue Committee
With headquarters in Kinshasa and field offices in the provinces of North Kivu, South Kivu, Haut Katanga and Tanganyika, the IRC is one of the…
Chad: WASH Consultant
Apr 23, 2017
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Concern Worldwide
Dans le cadre du programme Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extreme and Disasters (BRACED) et traduit en français par Construire la Résilience et l’Adaptation…
Afghanistan: WASH Advisor
Apr 23, 2017
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Medair
Medair Afghanistan is a complex and dynamic country programme due to instability related to politics and security. Medair has been operating in Afghanistan since 1996,…
Turkey: Food Security & Livelihoods (FSL) Officer
Apr 23, 2017
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International Association for Relief and Development
IARD (Onsur) is a non-governmental organization registered in Turkey N° (27-018-178) dealing with the Relief and development projects through the empowerment of local communities to…
Kenya: COP, Livestock Market Systems Development Activity
Apr 23, 2017
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Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is seeking candidates for the Chief of Party (COP) who will lead the implementation of an expected five-year USAID-supported Feed the Future (FtF)…
CAR: Coordinateur/trice Sécurité Alimentaire, Nutrition et Moyens d'Existence
Apr 23, 2017
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Première Urgence internationale
La République Centrafricaine fait partie des pays les plus pauvres du monde. Classé 180ème sur 186 par le PNUD en 2012, 62% de la population…
PhD Candidate Environmental Change and Security
Apr 23, 2017
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Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
SIPRI, in collaboration with Tema Environmental Change at Linköping University, is looking for a talented and motivated PhD candidate to work within the research programme…
India/Pakistan: India Benefited More from the Indus Water Treaty
Apr 23, 2017
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Mustafa Nazir Ahmad, The News on Sunday
Dr Daanish Mustafa, a distinguished water resources expert, blames Pakistan’s policymakers for our current water woes. His research interests have been at the intersection of…
Liberia: Dutch Arms Trafficker to Liberia Given War Crimes Conviction
Apr 22, 2017
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Own Bowcott, Guardian
An international timber trader who used his business as cover for smuggling weapons into West Africa in defiance of a UN arms embargo has been…
Natural Resource Reform at Home – Not Walls – Will Stem the Tide of Migrants
Apr 21, 2017
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Michael Jenkins and Emily E. Harwell
The answer to stemming the flow of migrants from troubled countries is not concrete walls and stricter laws – as British Prime Minister Theresa May…
The Water Mirage - Understanding Crisis Narratives around Water
Apr 21, 2017
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Charlotte Grech-Madin
Given the existential value of water for all, it is perhaps unsurprising that water is embedded in discourses of security and crisis. The field of…
Liberia: Dutch 'Blood Timber' Businessman Gets 19 Years for Liberian Crimes
Apr 21, 2017
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Channel NewsAsia
Dutch timber trader Guus Kouwenhoven was convicted on Friday as an accessory to war crimes for selling weapons to Liberia's then-President Charles Taylor between 2000…
South Sudan: South Sudan Faces Economic Collapse amid Humanitarian Crisis
Apr 21, 2017
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TRT World
South Sudan faces a collapsing economy amid conflict and humanitarian crisis as their currency has lost more than ninety percent of its value since December…
An Iconic River in Conflict: A Photo Journey along the Salween River
Apr 20, 2017
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International Rivers
The Salween River holds a unique place among the world’s great rivers, not only due to its vibrant ecosystem and the rich biodiversity that it…
Afghanistan: MAIL Conducting Hundreds of Research Projects Annually
Apr 20, 2017
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Haidarshah Omid, TOLOnews
The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) on Wednesday said that it carries out more than 300 research programs every year that are aimed…