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Conflict Minerals: US House Advances Conflict Minerals Reporting Repeal Measure
Sep 19, 2016
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Chemical Watch
The US House Financial Services Committee has approved an amended version of a bill to repeal the US's conflict minerals reporting rule.
America the Plunderer
Sep 16, 2016
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Timothy Egan
As with everything in Trump’s world, his solution is simple: loot and pilfer. “Take the oil,” said Trump. He was referring to Iraq, post-invasion. And…
Forests in Colombia Fall Victim to Illegal Coca Plantations
Sep 16, 2016
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María Lourdes Zimmermann
The illicit cultivation of coca leaf in Colombia grew by 39 percent between 2014 and 2015, from 69,000 to 96,000 hectares. According to the United Nations…
Yemen: Ravaged by Conflict, Yemen's Coast Faces Rising Malnutrition
Sep 16, 2016
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Ahmen Al-Haj, Associated Press
The U.N. estimates that about 100,000 children under the age of five in the city and the surrounding province, also called Hodeidah, are at risk…
India: In India's Silicon Valley, the Water Wars Have Turned Deadly
Sep 16, 2016
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Chhavi Sachdev, Public Radio International
Violent disputes over water are nothing new in India — in such a large and crowded country, deciding the rights to trans-boundary waters is always…
Conflict Minerals: Al Jazeera Documentary on DRC Minerals up for Emmy
Sep 16, 2016
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Screen Africa
Conflicted: The Fight Over Congo’s Minerals is nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting in a News Magazine. It’s one of five…
Can International Cooperation Revitalize Wetlands on Afghanistan-Iran Border?
Sep 15, 2016
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Fatemeh Aman
Efforts to revive the Hamoun wetlands on the Iran-Afghanistan border are intensifying. A recent panel at the Atlantic Council described international involvement as vital both to…
Cambodia: ICC Focus on Land Grabs May Turn Attention to Cambodia
Sep 15, 2016
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Lauren Crothers, Anadolu Agency
The release of a new policy paper on case selections at the International Criminal Court (ICC) could “open the door” for further consideration of a…
International Court to Prosecute Environmental Crimes in Major Shift
Sep 15, 2016
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Voice of America and Reuters
The International Criminal Court said Thursday that it will start focusing on crimes linked to environmental destruction, the illegal exploitation of natural resources and unlawful…
ICC Widens Remit to Include Environmental Destruction Cases
Sep 15, 2016
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John Vidal and Owen Bowcott, Guardian
Environmental destruction and landgrabs could lead to governments and individuals being prosecuted for crimes against humanity by the international criminal court following a decision to…
India: Angry Clashes in Karnataka as India's Water Wars Run Deep
Sep 15, 2016
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Michael Safi and Vidhi Doshi, Guardian
There have been regular predictions that “water wars” between Asian states will be a major security threat to the continent in the coming decades, particularly…
Conflict Minerals: Conflict Minerals and Firms’ Ignorance over Their Supply Chains
Sep 15, 2016
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Journalist's Resource
Researchers from the University of Michigan analyzed all the due diligence reports the SEC received in 2014 and 2015 — about 1,300 reports per year. They…
Liberia: NOCAL Collapses One Year On - Liberia's Oil Basin Goes Quiet
Sep 15, 2016
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FrontPageAfrica
Liberia's oil industry is at a crossroads: If no new production sharing contracts (PSCs) are signed and existing ones are not extended, there will be…
China, the Underdog Now, Will Work with Vietnam on Sea Dispute
Sep 14, 2016
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Ralph Jennings
Senior officials from China and Vietnam, never friends and even less so over the past two years, vowed this week to work more together – substantially…
Liberia: Liberia Land Policy a ‘Challenge to National Development’
Sep 14, 2016
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Mark M. Dahn, Mongabay
Liberians are anxiously awaiting the passage of the stalled Land Rights Act, which many land experts in Liberia say will help drastically curtail conflicts. Liberia has…
Climate Change: Climate Change Could Pose 'Significant Risk' to US National Security, Reports Say
Sep 14, 2016
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Catherine Thorbecke, ABC News
A bipartisan group of military experts released a statement and two reports today arguing that climate change poses a significant risk to U.S. national security.…
Myanmar: Obama to Lift Myanmar Sanctions, Including Those on Dirty Jade, Sooner than Human Rights Organizations Wanted
Sep 14, 2016
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Benjamin Soloway, Foreign Policy
After meeting Wednesday with Myanmar’s de facto leader and fellow Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, U.S. President Barack Obama made an announcement that few…
Libya: After Libya’s Oil Grab, Compromise Could Lead to a Restart of Exports
Sep 14, 2016
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Claudia Gazzini, International Crisis Group
Key crude oil export terminals in eastern Libya were seized on 11 September by General Khalifa Haftar’s Libya National Army (LNA). This is a force…
Request for Proposals: Yale New Directions in Environmental Law 2017 -- Environment, National Security, and Human Rights
Sep 13, 2016
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New Directions in Environmental Law
The New Directions in Environmental Law Conference is soliciting proposals for sessions at the 2017 conference, to be held at the Yale School of Forestry…
Afghanistan: Nutrition Field Manager
Sep 13, 2016
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Action Contre la Faim
ACF’s mission consists of saving lives via the prevention, detection and treatment of malnutrition, in particular during and following disasters and conflicts. The organisation focuses…
Central African Republic: Program Manager I – Community Assets Response and Recovery
Sep 13, 2016
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Catholic Relief Services
CRS is seeking a Community Assets Response and Recovery (CARR) Program Manager to oversee the implementation of a 10-month OFDA-funded project, supporting internally displaced persons…
Turkey: Deputy Head of Programmes
Sep 13, 2016
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GOAL
GOAL has been working in Syria since 2012, responding to the acute needs of conflict affected communities. GOAL is working in Idlib and Aleppo Governorates,…
Yemen: WASH/Shelter Assistant- Sa'ada
Sep 13, 2016
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Norwegian Refugee Council
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life…
Central African Republic: Coordinator of Food Security and Livelihoods
Sep 13, 2016
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Action Contre la Faim
Sous la supervision de l’Adjoint(e) Directeur Pays, vous aurez pour mission principale de garantir la qualité, la pertinence et l’innovation technique de la stratégie et…
Haiti/Spain: Delegado/a de Agua y Saneamiento
Sep 13, 2016
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Cruz Roja Española
Nuestra misión es ofrecer socorro a las víctimas de desastres, ayudar a la gente a prevenir emergencias, a prepararse para hacerles frente y a responder…
Iraq: WASH Program Manager
Sep 13, 2016
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Mercy Corps
The WASH Program Manager is a member of Iraq’s humanitarian unit, working under the supervision of the Humanitarian Team Leader. S/he will be responsible for…
Syria: Food Security Project Manager
Sep 13, 2016
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Norwegian Refugee Council
The purpose of the Food Security (FS) Project Manager position is to manage and provide technical guidance in the Agricultural livelihoods components of NRC’s programmes…
Uganda: Regional Coordinator GWP Eastern Africa
Sep 13, 2016
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Nile Basin Initiative
Global water partnership East Africa (GWPEA) a Regional Water Partnership (RWP) within the GWP Network is hosted by the Nile Basin Initiative Secretariat (Nile-SEC) in…
DRC: Country Manager
Sep 13, 2016
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International Alert
International Alert is one of the world’s leading peacebuilding organisations, with 30 years of experience laying the foundations for peace. It works with local people…
Trump’s ‘Take Iraq’s Oil’ Isn’t a New Idea. Here’s Why It Won’t Work.
Sep 13, 2016
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Emily Meierding
During NBC’s Commander-in-Chief Forum last week, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump proposed an unusual policy for dealing with Iraq: “Take the oil.” When host Matt Lauer asked…