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EcoPeace’s Center for Water Security Internship Program
Feb 2, 2017
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EcoPeace Middle East
The EcoPeace internship is an opportunity for high-caliber international students and young professionals to gain first-hand experience in the emerging field of environmental peacemaking, as…
Seeking Applicants: 2018 Rotary Peace Fellowship
Feb 2, 2017
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Rotary International
Each year, Rotary funds some of the world's most dedicated and brightest professionals to study at Rotary Peace Centers. Through training, study, and practice, Rotary…
Chairman Piwowar’s Statement on SECs Conflict Minerals Rule – We Could Have Seen It Coming
Feb 2, 2017
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Dynda A. Thomas
In a move that has already been widely reported, on January 31, 2017, the SEC’s Acting Chairman Michael Piwowar issued a statement on the SECs conflict minerals rule,…
Iraq: Emergency Fertilizer Distributions Help Conflict-Affected Iraqi Farmers Increase Wheat Production
Feb 2, 2017
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UN FAO
More than 2 000 farmers affected by conflict in Iraq have received 750 tonnes of fertilizer from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United…
Conflict Minerals: Massachusetts to Sign Legislation Fighting Deadly 'Conflict Minerals' in the DRC
Feb 2, 2017
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Elsa Buchanan, International Business Times
Massachusetts governor Charlie Baker is expected to sign a statewide legislation to fight against deadly "conflict minerals" in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) this…
Afghanistan: EU Project to Monitor Afghan Agri System Signed
Feb 1, 2017
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Pajhwok
The signing ceremony of a European Union (EU)-funded project, aimed at assisting the Afghan government to assess agriculture production systems and to strengthen institutional capacity,…
Myanmar: 571 Tonnes of Illegal Timber Seized in Three Separate Raids at Yangon Port
Feb 1, 2017
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Kyi Kyi Sway, Myanmar Times
The Yangon Forest Department has seized 571 tonnes of illegally logged timber and nabbed the managing directors of two companies, department director U Thein Toe…
Conflict Minerals: Acting SEC Chair Seeks to Scale back 'Conflict Minerals' Rule
Feb 1, 2017
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Sarah N. Lynch, Reuters
The top Republican at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday took the first step toward scaling back the controversial "conflict minerals" rule, which…
Conflict Minerals: For Conflict Minerals and Resource Extraction Disclosures, the End Appears Nigh
Feb 1, 2017
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Kristyn Hyland, Bureau of National Affairs
Acting Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Michael Piwowar took the first steps toward scaling back the conflict mineral disclosure rule Jan. 31, directing the SEC…
Afghanistan: Militant Groups in Afghanistan Get Rich off Mineral Smuggling
Feb 1, 2017
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Noor Zahid, Voice of America
The smuggling of Afghan minerals supplies millions of dollars to armed groups, insurgents and strongmen in the country, an Afghan anti-corruption watchdog reported Wednesday. The…
Iraq: Iraq's Wetland Paradise under Threat
Feb 1, 2017
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Emilienne Malfatto, Deutsche Welle
Climate change, poor usage and distribution of water in Iraq, and above all dams upriver, have dramatically reduced the volume of water flowing into the wetlands. The…
South Sudan: Juba Now Extends Oil Extraction Contracts
Feb 1, 2017
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Kennedy Senelwa, East African
South Sudan has extended the crude oil exploration and production licences given to Asian multinationals by five years to increase output. The Petroleum Ministry has…
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…