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Mainstreaming the Environment in Peace and Security
Feb 24, 2017
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Doug Weir
Everyone recognises the importance of environmental mainstreaming. It’s a problem that is particularly acute for conflict and the environment, where the environment is rarely prioritised…
Keep Minerals Conflict-Free
Feb 24, 2017
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Steve Feldstein and Sasha Lezhnev
It was not long ago that central Africa was mired in its "first world war" that led to 5.4 million deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo.…
Seven Letters from Congolese Groups in Support of the U.S. Conflict Minerals Law
Feb 24, 2017
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Sasha Lezhnev and Rachel Finn
In early 2017, in response to a possible suspension of the Conflict Minerals Rule for Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank law, numerous companies, investors, activists,…
Colombia: Medellin Takes to Urban Farming to Heal Memories of War
Feb 24, 2017
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Richard Kelleher, Colombia Reports
Parts of Colombia’s second largest urban center, Medellin, have taken to the most rural activity possible, agriculture, in an attempt to recognize the memories of war while…
Ethiopia/South Sudan: Ethiopia and South Sudan Agree to Construct Oil Route
Feb 24, 2017
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Sudan Tribune
President Salva Kiir and Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn have agreed to build a road linking the two countries enabling South Sudan to export its oil…
Conflict Minerals: SEC Says Conflict Minerals, Pay Ratio Rules Remain in Force
Feb 24, 2017
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Tatyana Shumsky, Wall Street Journal
Companies must continue to comply with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules on disclosing “conflict minerals” and the ratio comparing executive pay to the median…
Conflict Minerals: Conflict Minerals Compliance Costs Drop by 45%
Feb 24, 2017
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CNW
The average cost of the compliance of section 1502 for SEC issuers has dropped by 45% over the past three years. The average cost for…
Discussion: Peace and Environmental Protection in Colombia
Feb 23, 2017
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Inter-American Dialogue
Peace in Colombia promises to bring many environmental benefits to the country but also poses environmental risks associated with the rural development plans contemplated in the…
DRC: Senior Analyst
Feb 23, 2017
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Enough Project
The Senior Analyst on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will be responsible for investigating, researching, and writing about the drivers of high-level corruption and…
Investigations Officer, The Sentry
Feb 23, 2017
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Enough Project
The Investigations Officer of The Sentry works closely with the Senior Investigations Manager, Enough Policy Director, and Founding Director of Enough to plan and execute…
DRC: Chief of Party, CAFEC
Feb 23, 2017
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World Wildlife Fund
World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the world’s leading conservation organization, seeks a Chief of Party (CoP) to plan, coordinate and oversee program activities related to the…
DRC: Park Manager Salonga
Feb 23, 2017
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World Wildlife Fund
The Park Manager will work closely with partners inside and outside of the park to effect real conservation results. The position supervises WWF and ICCN…
DRC: Salonga Program Administrator
Feb 23, 2017
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World Wildlife Fund
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has embarked on ambitious, field-based conservation programs across the Congo Basin. In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),…
Afghanistan: WASH Coordinator - Kabul
Feb 23, 2017
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Solidarités Internationales
SI has been working in Afghanistan for 37 years. SI is currently implementing in Khost, Bamyan and Wardak provinces the following projects: Water, Sanitation and…
DRC: Représentant Pays
Feb 23, 2017
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Solidarités Internationales
SI est présente depuis l’année 2000 en République Démocratique du Congo. La mission RDC regroupe 4 provinces : le Nord Kivu, le Sud Kivu, le…
CAR: Research and Community Manager
Feb 23, 2017
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Chinko Project
The Chinko Project sustainably manages a nature reserve in the heart of Africa – one of the last pristine mosaics of wooded savannah and tropical…
CAR: Special Projects Manager
Feb 23, 2017
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Chinko Project
The Chinko Project sustainably manages a nature reserve in the heart of Africa – one of the last pristine mosaics of wooded savannah and tropical…
Chad: Chargé de Sécurité Alimentaire et Moyens d'Existence
Feb 23, 2017
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Oxfam
Objectif du poste
Le Food Security & Livelihoods Officer est responsable de la mise en œuvre opérationnelle des activités du programme sécurité alimentaire et moyens d’existence…
Liberia: Chief Resilience Officer
Feb 23, 2017
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Axis Human Capital
The City of Paynesville would like to hire a Chief Resilience Officer to provide technical leadership on resilience building. The Chief Resilience Officer will be…
A Congolese View on Why We Need the U.S. Conflict Minerals Law
Feb 23, 2017
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Janvier Murairi Bakihanaye
As a native of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), I have seen first-hand what things are like on the ground – gang-rape, modern child slavery and other…
Conflict Minerals: Why Apple and Intel Don’t Want to See the Conflict Minerals Rule Rolled back
Feb 23, 2017
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Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post
Apple doesn’t want to see it scrapped. Neither does Intel or Tiffany & Co. But the U.S. conflict minerals law — which requires American public…
Conflict Minerals: USA: 100 Investors Express Continued Support for Conflict Minerals Due Diligence Requirement under Dodd Frank Act
Feb 23, 2017
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Boston Common Asset Management, Interfath Centre for Corporate Responsibility, Mercy Investment Services, Responsible Sourcing Network, Trillium Asset Management, US SIF, and other investors
As investors and investor groups with over $3.75 trillion in assets under management, we are writing to express our continued support for Section 1502 of…
Ethiopia/South Sudan: Ethiopia Mulls Road to Import Oil from War-Torn South Sudan
Feb 23, 2017
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Nizar Manek, Bloomberg
Ethiopia may finance a road linking it with South Sudan’s largest oilfields, allowing the war-ravaged country to sell its neighbor fuel produced at a planned…
Liberia: Unlawful Killings: ECOWAS Court Urged to Compel Liberia Govt. to Pay 500 Families $200m
Feb 23, 2017
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Nigerian Tribune
A Non-Governmental Organisation, the Concerned Youth of Ganta for Reconstruction and Development, and a Liberian citizen have sued the Republic of Liberia at the ECOWAS…
Myanmar: Motion Raised to Allow Lands Owned by Non-Nationals in Rakhine to Be Seized and Given to Citizens
Feb 23, 2017
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Mizzima
Rakhine State Legislative Assembly legislator Aung Win from Myaybon constituency (2) said that he would raise a motion at the Rakhine State assembly to take…
Seeking Applicants: Ph.D Fellowship in Climate, Conflict and Food Security
Feb 22, 2017
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Norwegian University of Life Sciences - NMBU
The Faculty of Landscape and Society invites applications for a doctoral fellowship in International Environment and Development Studies at the Department of International Environment and…
Will the US Fight for Oil in the South China Sea?
Feb 22, 2017
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Wesley Rahn
US Secretary of State Tillerson's former role as ExxonMobil CEO has fueled speculation that US assertiveness in the South China Sea is connected with oil…
A Major Revamp, if Not Repeal, in the Works for the SEC's Conflict Minerals Rule
Feb 22, 2017
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Laura Tieger-Salisbury
Electronics companies such as Intel, Apple and HP won't be affected by the latest attempt to kill—the "conflicts minerals" rule. Dynda Thomas, partner and leader of…
Myanmar: Water-Bird Population Falling Rapidly: Fauna & Flora
Feb 22, 2017
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Hsan Htoo Aung, Eleven
The water-bird population native to the Ayeyawady River has been reduced by between 60-90 per cent over the past 14 years, with bird catching and…
Afghanistan: How Neglect and Remoteness Bred Insurgency and a Poppy Boom: The Story of Badghis
Feb 22, 2017
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Jelena Bjelica, Afghanistan Analysts Network
An unprecedented increase in opium poppy cultivation has been documented in Badghis for 2016, a remote western province that is largely underreported – even more…