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China/South China Sea: How China’s Fishermen Are Fighting a Covert War in the South China Sea
Apr 12, 2016
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Simon Denyer, Washington Post
In the disputed waters of the South China Sea, fishermen are the wild card. China is using its vast fishing fleet as the advance guard…
Afghanistan: Harvesting Opium in Afghanistan’s Poppy Fields
Apr 12, 2016
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Quinn Kelley, Baltimore Sun
Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan dropped 19 percent in 2015 compared to the previous year, according to figures from the Afghan Ministry of Counter Narcotics…
Myanmar Can Flourish by Sowing Seeds of Agricultural Prosperity
Apr 11, 2016
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Deirdre May Culley and Martha Baxter
On 30 March, Htin Kyaw, a long-time adviser and ally of Aung San Suu Kyi – whose National League for Democracy party achieved a historic…
Iraq: Iraq Boosts Oil Production to Record Before Output Cap Talks
Apr 10, 2016
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Anthony Dipaola, Bloomberg
Iraq increased crude output to a record level in March, ahead of a meeting in Qatar of OPEC members and other producers on freezing production…
Libya/Islamic States: ISIS 'Sends Large Number of Experienced Terrorists to Northern Libya to Carry out Major Attack on Oil Wells'
Apr 10, 2016
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Tom Wyke, Daily Mail and Reuters
ISIS have deployed a large group of fighters at several strategic oil fields with fears that the jihadi group is planning a deadly attack on…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Kurdistan’s Rise as an Independent Energy Player
Apr 10, 2016
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Omar Mawji, Geopolitical Monitor
Iraqi Kurdistan and the governing Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is in the midst of a major shift toward autonomy in the northeastern enclave of Iraq.…
République Centreafricaine: Coordinateur Sécurité Alimentaire / Moyens d’Existence - Bangui
Apr 9, 2016
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Solidarités International
SI a débuté ses activités en RCA en 2007. Active sans discontinuer depuis, la mission comptait 4 bases opérationnelles au début de l’année 2012 à…
Mali: Responsable Programme Sécurité Alimentaire et Moyen d’Existence - Goundam
Apr 9, 2016
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Solidarités International
Suite à la double crise de début 2012 (invasion du nord Mali et crise politique à Bamako), Solidarités International a déployé une équipe exploratoire puis…
DRC: Chief of Party, Value Chain Activity
Apr 9, 2016
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RTI International
RTI is currently seeking qualified candidates for a Chief of Party position on an anticipated USAID-funded Feed the Future Value Chain Activity in Kivu, DRC. The goal…
DRC: CARPE Chief of Party
Apr 9, 2016
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World Resources Institute
WRI seeks a full-time Chief of Party (CoP) to lead implementation of the five year (2014-2019) WRI-led Strengthening Central Africa Environmental Monitoring and Policy Support…
Congo Basin: Communications Coordinator
Apr 9, 2016
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World Resources Institute
The World Resources Institute (WRI) seeks a Congo Basin Communications Coordinator to support WRI’s Forest Program’s mission by developing and implementing communications strategies, and supporting…
Liberia: Forestry Performance Evaluation Team Member
Apr 9, 2016
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Social Impact
Through the Liberia Strategic Analysis (LSA) task order, USAID/Liberia has engaged Social Impact, Inc. (SI) to conduct an external final performance evaluation of one of…
Somaliland: Range Management Training Expert
Apr 9, 2016
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Somaliland Development Fund
The Somaliland Development Fund (SDF) is a 4-year fund designed to support the Government of Somaliland (GoSL) filling a critical gap supporting projects that are…
Somalia: Agronomist and Cash Technical Coordinator (Somali National Only)
Apr 9, 2016
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Danish Refugee Council
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) has been providing Relief, Humanitarian and Early recovery/development assistance in the Horn of Africa since 1997. Using a protection of…
Afghanistan: Livelihoods Advisor
Apr 9, 2016
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Concern Worldwide
Concern Worldwide is an international humanitarian organisation dedicated to tackling poverty and suffering in the world’s poorest countries. It works in partnership with the very…
Afghanistan: Plastic Recycling Best Opportunity Study
Apr 9, 2016
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Groupe Energies Renouvelables, Environnement et Solidarités
The Central Highlands Rural Development Programme (CHP) has the overall objective to increase living standards and quality of life of rural mountainous populations by promoting…
Use It or Lose It: China's Grand Strategy
Apr 9, 2016
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Parag Khanna
In 2010, Canada hosted the G7 finance ministers in Nunavut, the country's frigid Arctic province that is home to a mere 30,000 Inuit people. Canada's…
China/South China Sea: China's Army Planning Trip for Chinese Public to Visit Paracels
Apr 9, 2016
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Teo Cheng Wee, Straits Times
China's military is organising its first public trip to the Paracels, in the country's latest push for civilian engagement in the disputed islands. The People's…
Bosnia and Herzegovina: International Tourism Development Consultant
Apr 8, 2016
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UNDP
The purpose of this consultancy is to support strategic planning process in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton (HNK, local acronym) in accordance with the Methodology for Integrated…
Burundi: Associé(e) au Programme - Développement Durable et Création d'emploi
Apr 8, 2016
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UNDP
Sous la supervision directe du Chef de l’Unité Croissance Inclusive et Développement Durable, l’Associé(e) Programme assure l'exécution effective et efficace du Programme de Pays par…
South Sudan: Environment and Sustainable Energy - National Consultant
Apr 8, 2016
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UNDP
South Sudan is a young country which is well endowed with agricultural and fertile arable land, a huge population of globally important and endangered wildlife…
Lebanon: Provision of Individual Services of a Legal Consultant for the Institutional Strengthening to the Ministry of Environment Project
Apr 8, 2016
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UNDP
The Institutional Strengthening to the Ministry of Environment (ISMoE) project was established in 2010 with the ultimate goal of setting-up an enabling environment for sustainable…
South Sudan: International Consultant for National Capacity Self-Assessment
Apr 8, 2016
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UNDP
South Sudan is a signatory to the following multi-lateral environment agreements UNCBD, UNCCD, and UNFCCC, accordingly, the new nation is required to implement the commitments…
Liberia: Collaborating, Learning, and Adaptation Director
Apr 8, 2016
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ACDI/VOCA
We are currently seeking a Collaborating, Learning, and Adaptation (CLA) Director for the anticipated USAID Office of Food for Peace funded Liberia Development Assistance (DFAP)…
Iraq: Inside the World's Most Dangerous Dam
Apr 8, 2016
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Arwa Damon and Hamdi Alkhshali, CNN
Only one of the two bottom outlet gates is functioning, angrily spitting out water in a foamy white churn as birds fly above the spray.…
Kosovo: Panel: UN Should Compensate Kosovo Roma over Lead Poisoning
Apr 8, 2016
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Associated Press
A U.N. human rights tribunal in Kosovo said Friday the world body should apologize and compensate the Roma community for the health impact of being…
South Sudan: South Sudan Army Downplays Severity of Discontent with General Thomas Cirilo
Apr 8, 2016
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Sudan Tribune
South Sudanese army (SPLA) has downplayed severity of anger of its deputy chief of general staff for logistics, General Thomas Cirilo Swaka, over land grabbing…
Colombia: Photos: Colombia’s “Lost City of Marijuana”
Apr 8, 2016
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Anne Campoy, Quartz
Colombia’s 50-year civil war devastated this region. Fighting between the Colombian army and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) displaced 8,800 people in the…
Western Sahara: Human Rights Group Says Port Vancouver Plays Role in Import of Controversial Conflict Mineral from Western Sahara
Apr 8, 2016
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Charmaine de Silva, iNews 880
An international human rights organization says Vancouver plays a key role in the import of a controversial conflict mineral from Western Sahara. “We have fewer…
Central African Republic: Field Researcher and Analyst
Apr 7, 2016
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Enough Project
The Field Researcher and Analyst on the Central African Republic (CAR) will be responsible for researching and writing about the drivers of conflict in CAR.…