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Manufacturers Win if Conflict Minerals Requirements Are Axed – But That’s Not Likely
May 2, 2017
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Jennifer Hermes
Manufacturers stand to win if the current administration succeeds in its efforts to all but repeal The Dodd-Frank Act, which the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)…
Chinese Delegation Blows up at Anti-Conflict Diamond Meeting to Sideline Taiwan
May 2, 2017
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Robbie Gramer
Australia kick-started an international meeting on conflict diamonds, the Kimberly Process, on Monday with an indigenous-themed welcome ceremony. It was supposed to be a nice…
LDC Women in World Climate Talks: Building a Cohort of Champions
May 2, 2017
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Janna Tenzing
The upcoming United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Bonn will include a workshop on 10-11 May to develop elements of a 'Gender…
Myanmar: Prospectors Sued after Finding Massive Jade Boulder on Company Land
May 2, 2017
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Zarni Mann, Irrawaddy
Five prospectors who found a jade boulder weighing 8.7 tons have been charged with theft in Kachin State’s Lone Kin jade mining region. According to…
Myanmar: Villagers Continue Protests against Myitsone
May 1, 2017
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Mark Inkey, Frontier
More than five years after it was suspended by the U Thein Sein administration, villagers displaced by the controversial Myitsone Dam project are urging the…
Colombia: Indigenous People of Chocó Forced to Flee for Their Lives
Apr 30, 2017
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ABColombia
Many communities in Choco are being forced to displace due to combats between the ELN and neo-paramilitary group the Autodefensas Gaitanistas de Colombia (AGC). These…
India/Myanmar: BRO Water Tanker Attacked along Indo-Myanmar Border ; Two Local Men Killed, Many Decry
Apr 29, 2017
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Sangai Express
Two labourers engaged with the BRO/GREF were killed along the Indo-Myanmar border today when a heavily armed group reportedly waylaid the water tanker they were…
DRC: The DRC's 'Resources Curse' [Photos]
Apr 29, 2017
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Meggie Morris, Deutchse Welle
Cobalt and coltan are abundant in the Democratic Republic of Congo. But, paired with regional instability, the minerals attract militia, exploitation and violence.
The European Conflict Minerals Regulation – What Are the Key Take away Points?
Apr 28, 2017
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Paul Davies and Michael Green
The European Conflict Minerals Regulation (the Regulation) was approved by the European Council on 3 April, 2017. Publication in the Official Journal of the European…
Myanmar: With Logging Ban Lifted, Myanmar Timber Policy Falls Flat
Apr 28, 2017
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Jacob Goldberg, Coconuts
Aung San Suu Kyi’s lackluster first year in power was perforated by at least one bold policy – a yearlong ban on logging across all of Myanmar.…
Myanmar: Nansibon Jade Mine – a Battlefield for Scavengers and Companies
Apr 28, 2017
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Aung Kyaw Min, Myanmar Times
Nansibon jade mine is situated at about 30 miles from Hkamti township in upper Sagaing Region. It was demarcated as Hkamti Gem Area by the…
De-Securitising the Indus
Apr 27, 2017
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D. Suba Chandran
During recent years, water-sharing arrangements between and within countries in South Asia have been rife with multiple problems. Some of these have even led to…
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,…