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Colombia: Land Claimant Assassinated, Presumably by Forces Wanting to Keep War Trophies
Jan 30, 2017
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Adriaan Alsema, Colombia Reports
Deadly attacks against displaced war victims trying to have their land returned cost yet another life on Sunday in an ongoing wave of violence against community leaders in…
Afghanistan: Badakhshan Mining Revenue Goes to Illegal Gunmen
Jan 30, 2017
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Gul Mohammad Tanha, Pajhwok
Illegal gunmen and insurgents have been digging up gold and lapis lazuli mines in northeastern Badakhshan province, local officials said on Monday. Mohammad Akbar Anwari,…
South Sudan: South Sudan Plans to Double Oil Production
Jan 29, 2017
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Sudan Tribune
South Sudan aims to double its oil production to 290,000 barrels per day in fiscal year 2017/2018, up from current output of around 130,000 barrels…
Afghanistan: Taliban, Collecting Bills for Afghan Utilities, Tap New Revenue Sources
Jan 28, 2017
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Mujib Mashal and Najim Rahim, New York Times
The Afghan government faces a peculiar problem in at least two major provinces: It provides precious electricity, some of it imported at costly rates from…
Timor-Leste: Under the Radar: East Timor’s $40 Billion Oil Conundrum
Jan 28, 2017
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Global Risk Insights
With the host of maritime disputes in the Pacific, it is encouraging to see efforts at reconciliation and compromise, as Australia and East Timor have…
Syria: WASH and MEAL Field Assistant
Jan 27, 2017
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International Medical Corps
International Medical Corps is working to relieve the suffering of those impacted by war, natural disaster and disease by delivering vital health care services that…
Somalia: Consultant Civil Engineer
Jan 27, 2017
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Adventist Development and Relief Agency International
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) Somalia is an International Non-Governmental Organization registered in Kenya and operating in Somalia. ADRA Somalia is seeking a…
Central African Republic: Director of Programs
Jan 27, 2017
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Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40…
Afghanistan: Chief of Party
Jan 27, 2017
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Chemonics
Chemonics seeks a chief of party for the anticipated five year USAID Energy and Natural Resources Development Support program in Kabul, Afghanistan. The program will support…
Jordan: MENA Regional WASH Advisor
Jan 27, 2017
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Oxfam GB
In MENA Region, Oxfam works in development, humanitarian, and campaigning, with a large part of the current transformation focused on a more joined-up approach by…
Iraq: WASH Project Manager
Jan 27, 2017
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Croix-Rouge Française
FRC is about to launch a project which aims at addressing the sanitation and hygiene needs of the communities on Sinjar mountain by:
increasing the latrine…
DRC: Resilience and Peacebuilding Landscape Assessment
Jan 27, 2017
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Search for Common Ground
Search for Common Ground (SFCG) is an international non-profit organization that promotes peaceful transformation of conflict. With headquarters in Washington, DC and in Brussels, Belgium,…
South Sudan: Technical Expert/Agricultural Advisor
Jan 27, 2017
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International Organization for Migration
IOM is responsible for Camp Coordination and Camp Management in the Bentiu Protection of Civilian (PoC) site. IOM requires a technical expert to conduct research…
DRC: Project Manager
Jan 27, 2017
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Cooperazione internazionale
COOPI intervenes in contexts of emergency, reconstruction and development in order to facilitate a better equilibrium between developed and developing areas of the world.
Responsabilités…
Israel: Program Manager I - Program Quality Manager
Jan 27, 2017
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Catholic Relief Services
Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. Our Catholic identity is…
Trump, Iraqi Oil and International Law
Jan 27, 2017
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Sarah Saadoun
In an interview with ABC News anchor David Muir on January 25, 2017, President Donald Trump repeated his position that the United States “should have taken the oil” from Iraq during…
Trump, ISIS and Iraqi Oil
Jan 27, 2017
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Eugene Kiely
President Donald Trump claimed that the Islamic State, or ISIS, would not exist if the U.S. “kept the oil when we got out” of Iraq.…
Conflict Minerals: European Parliamentary Committee Backs Conflict Minerals Regulation
Jan 27, 2017
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Tammy Lovell, Chemical Watch
European parliamentary committee backs conflict minerals Regulation. The European Parliament's international trade committee (Inta) has backed an agreement to adopt an EU Regulation on conflict…
Food Security: How Drought and Rising Prices Led to Conflict in Syria
Jan 26, 2017
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Aled Jones
But what [Charlotte Church] said was correct – and there will be an increasing convergence of climate, food, economic and political crises in the coming…
Myanmar: Kachin Park Handed Back to Original Owners
Jan 26, 2017
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Eleven
Some parts of the Kareinnaw recreation gardens, one of the most prominent parks in Myitkyina, has been transferred to the family of the original owner,…
Myanmar: Dozens Facing Trespass Charge for Cutting Bamboo in Delta
Jan 26, 2017
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Mratt Kyaw Thu, Frontier
Thirty-seven farmers in Ayeyarwady Region are facing the possibility of prison time after the son of a retired military officer accused them of cutting bamboo…
Does Myanmar Need a Gemstone Law?
Jan 25, 2017
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Paul Shortell
In July 2016, Myanmar’s government took the positive step of suspending jade and gemstone licensing until relevant laws could be reviewed and an environmental management plan for…
Conflict Minerals in 2017 – What’s New?
Jan 25, 2017
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Dynda A. Thomas
It’s January 2017, and some believe it will be the last year for the SECs conflict minerals rule.
President Trump’s inclination to roll back regulation reduces or…
Famine Isn't Just a Result of Conflict—It's a Cause
Jan 25, 2017
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Justa Hopma
The relationship between food insecurity and conflict is almost so logical that it appears to state the obvious: Conditions of food insecurity contribute to the…
Why Iraq Needs the Oil
Jan 25, 2017
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Jack Watling
Baghdad’s control of Iraq’s provinces is, in part, based on its custodianship of the country’s petrodollars, with the oil sector contributing up to 99 percent…
Myanmar: Mandalay Govt to Confiscate Unused Farmland
Jan 25, 2017
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Eleven
The Mandalay Region government announced Tuesday that it will confiscate unused farmland from its current owners. The announcement stated the government plans to confiscate 40,895…
Iraq: PM Abadi Says Iraq's Oil is for Iraqis, in Reaction to Trump
Jan 24, 2017
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Reuters
Iraq's oil is the property of Iraqis, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Tuesday, in reaction to U.S. President Donald Trump who argued that the…
Afghanistan/Pakistan: Pakistan Aims for Water Treaty with Afghanistan
Jan 23, 2017
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Maqbool Malikm, The Nation
Pakistan is about to start talks with Afghanistan to secure a bilateral treaty for the use of water related to Kabul River. The move apparently…
Iraq: The Minister of Oil Declares the Accomplishment of the Draft of the Oil and Gas Law
Jan 23, 2017
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Rebuilding Iraq
Mr. Jabbar A. Allibi, the Minister of Oil, declared for the accomplishment of the laws of the national petroleum company and the national gas company…
Liberia: Chinese Firm to Make $2.6bn Investment in Liberian Iron Ore Mining
Jan 23, 2017
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Tech Featured
China Union intends to spend US$2.6bn to bring the Bong iron ore deposit to production within two years, and will also recondition the capital’s port…