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South Sudan: RPT-Nespresso Temporarily Halts Coffee Operations in South Sudan

Oct 4, 2016 | Reuters

Nestle's Nespresso brand said it had halted coffee operations for now in South Sudan, where opposition leader Riek Machar has called for a return to…

Conflict Minerals: Conflict Cobalt Uncertainty Continues to Haunt Consumer Industries

Oct 3, 2016 | Greg Klein, Resource Clips

Nine months after issuing a report on cobalt produced by child labour, Amnesty International says major manufacturers still can’t guarantee conflict-free sources. The organization’s January…

Sudan/South Sudan: Sudan, S. Sudan Border Commission Approves Demarcation Documents

Oct 1, 2016 | Sudan Tribune

The Joint Border Commission (JBC) between Sudan and South Sudan on Thursday has endorsed a number of documents pertaining to the border demarcation, said Sudan’s…

As Colombia Pursues Peace, Nature Could be Powerful Bridge

Sep 30, 2016 | Molly Bergen

On October 2, Colombian voters will vote on a historic peace deal between the government and rebels from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (known by their…

India/Pakistan: Why the India-Pakistan War over Water is So Dangerous

Sep 30, 2016 | Michael Kugelman, Foreign Policy

Early on the morning of Sept. 29, according to India’s Defense Ministry and military, Indian forces staged a “surgical strike” in Pakistan-administered Kashmir that targeted…

DRC: Bribe to Congolese Officials Revealed in US Corruption Case

Sep 30, 2016 | Geoffrey York, Globe and Mail

The cellphone message from the Israeli businessman was blunt and vulgar: The Canadian mining company must be “screwed and finished totally,” he told an associate…

DRC: The Cobalt Pipeline

Sep 30, 2016 | Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post

The world’s soaring demand for cobalt is at times met by workers, including children, who labor in harsh and dangerous conditions. An estimated 100,000 cobalt…

Myanmar’s Forests Face Myriad Problems as Logging Ban Continues

Sep 29, 2016 | Jennifer Rigby

Between 1990 and 2015, Myanmar lost nearly 15 million hectares of forest and other wooded land. Since 2010, half a million hectares of forest has…

Myanmar: Advanced Israeli Farming Technology offers Options for Myanmar

Sep 29, 2016 | Hong Sar, Mizzima

Israel uses technology for turning the country from desert into a successful agricultural economy. In the dry zone, they use computerized irrigation system and water…

Colombia: Colombia Peace Deal Will Allow Scientists to Uncover Country's Unexplored Biodiversity

Sep 29, 2016 | Anna-Cat Brigida, Fox News Latino

Scientists studying Colombia’s rich biodiversity are among many celebrating the August announcement of a permanent ceasefire between the Colombian government and FARC rebels. After decades…

Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Fish Now as Precious 'as Diamonds'

Sep 29, 2016 | World Bulletin

Despite an abundance of fish in Sierra Leone’s waters, ordinary people are finding out that this part of their daily food is now increasingly becoming…

Conflict Minerals: 'Blood Diamond' Suspect Dies in Belgian Prison

Sep 29, 2016 | Agence France-Presse

A US-Belgian businessman accused of enslavement and diamond trafficking during Sierra Leone's civil war has died in a Brussels prison, officials said on Thursday.Michel Desaedeleer,…

Sierra Leone's Farmers Continue to Fight Multinational Land Grabs

Sep 28, 2016 | Silas Gbandia

A former member of Sierra Leone’s parliament has spoken of his determination to put an end to what he describes as the “underhand deals” taking…

Colombia: Rebels Could become Guides, Cheesemakers in Post-War Colombia

Sep 28, 2016 | Julia Symmes Cobb and Nelson Bocanegra, Reuters

Veterans of Colombia's FARC guerrilla army could soon be making a living as eco-tourism guides, beef processors or cheese makers under plans by the Marxist group to…

Iraq/Kurdistan: ISIS No Longer Controls Any Iraqi Oil

Sep 28, 2016 | Rudaw

Following the recapture of Shargat and Qayyarah – two oil-rich towns in northern Iraq – by the Iraqi army, the Islamic State (ISIS) no longer…

Myanmar: Magwe Farmers Demand Return of Land Seized in the 1990s

Sep 28, 2016 | Nay Aung, Myanmar Times

Farmers from Magwe Region have formally submitted complaints, for a third time this year, demanding the return of acreage seized by the Ministry of Defence…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq's Mosul: A Make-or-Break Moment for Aid Agencies

Sep 28, 2016 | Annie Slemrod

Mosul, the last major IS stronghold in Iraq, is the country’s second largest city. It has been under the group’s control since June 2014. In…

Greece: Shelter/WASH Officer

Sep 27, 2016 | Danish Refugee Council

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a humanitarian, non-governmental and non-profit organization, founded in 1956, that works in 40 countries around the world. DRC’s mandate…

Ambassador Marie Jacobsson to Receive Fourth Al-Moumin Award in Environmental Peacebuilding

Sep 27, 2016

For the last three years, Ambassador Marie Jacobsson has served as the International Law Commission’s Special Rapporteur for the topic Protection of the Environment in…

Iraq: Food Assistance Project Manager

Sep 27, 2016 | World Vision

World Vision is currently seeking professionals to join our global humanitarian response in Kurdish Region Iraq (KRI) for Mosul, who are passionate about protecting lives,…

Syria: WASH Coordinator

Sep 27, 2016 | Acción Contra el Hambre

ACF is an international non-governmental, private, apolitical, non-religious and non-profit organization created in 1979. Its goal is to combat hunger and dangerous situations that threaten…

FEWS NET - Food Security/Early Warning Communications Advisor

Sep 27, 2016 | Development Alternatives, Inc.

DAI is an international development company. For more than 45 years, we have worked on the frontlines of international development, tackling fundamental social and economic…

Yemen: Food Security and Livelihoods Program Manager

Sep 27, 2016 | Save the Children

Save the Children is the world's leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120 countries. We save children's lives; we fight for their rights;…

Sierra Leone: Deputy Team Leader, Boosting Agriculture and Food Security

Sep 27, 2016 | Development Alternatives, Inc.

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The overall objective of the project is the reduction of poverty and the increase of food security in Sierra Leone through better governance and increased…

Myanmar: Food Security and Livelihoods Activity Manager

Sep 27, 2016 | Solidarités International

The SI program for Sittwe T/S is part of a DFID Consortium of NGOs led by Save the Children (SCI) in partnership with ACF and…

Iraq: Program Manager WASH

Sep 27, 2016 | Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development

ACTED has been working in Iraq since 2003 providing humanitarian support to vulnerable populations through multi-sector emergency assistance. ACTED has been operational in the Kurdistan…

Kenya: Project Manager (Regional Solar-WASH)

Sep 27, 2016 | International Organization for Migration

IOM works to help ensure the orderly and humane management of migration, to promote international cooperation on migration issues, to assist in the search for…

Myanmar: Programme Policy Officer (VAM)

Sep 27, 2016 | World Food Programme

WFP is the food aid arm of the United Nations system. Food aid is one of the many instruments that can help to promote food…

Myanmar: Women Roster for Monitoring Assistant

Sep 27, 2016 | World Food Programme

The purpose of the Stand-By Roster is empowering women workforce participation at World Food Program in Myanmar and, therefore, qualified women are invited for the…

Nepal: Agriculture Director

Sep 27, 2016 | Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps specializes in development in transitional areas. Mercy Corps has been operating in Nepal since 2005, implementing programs in food security, agriculture, market development,…