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Can the Liberian Government Protect Citizen Rights in the Dark?
Jul 4, 2016
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Ali Kaba
Recently, the Liberian government arrested senior officials caught in a scandal: the Speaker of the House of Representatives Alex Tyler; Senator Varney Sherman; and a…
Multiple: Profile CCCM Officer
Jul 4, 2016
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UNHCR
Camp Coordination & Camp Management
(CCCM) Officer Profile
Various Locations
Grade: For Mid (P3) and Senior (P4) Level Positions
Deadline for Applications: Open Call for…
Myanmar: Myanmar's Mandalay to Implement 7-year Water Treatment Plan
Jul 4, 2016
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Xinhua
Myanmar's second largest city of Mandalay will implement a waste water treatment plan which will start this fiscal year and take seven years to complete,…
Cambodia/Myanmar/South China Sea: Cambodia, Myanmar Back Negotiations over South China Sea by All Parties Concerned
Jul 4, 2016
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Xinhua
Cambodia and Myanmar fully supported all parties concerned to negotiate with each other peacefully to resolve their disputes over South China Sea, Cambodian Prime Minister…
Myanmar: Myanmar Turns to Timber Exports to Save Forests
Jul 4, 2016
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Chan Mya Htwe, Myanmar Times
Long a timber-producing and exporting country, Myanmar will start importing wood to protect its forests while allowing local timber companies to continue operating, the government…
Africa: Food Income Does Not Link Climate Change and Armed Conflict
Jul 4, 2016
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Environmental Research Web
Fluctuations in income from food production in sub-Saharan Africa over the last half-century have had only a small, non-significant effect on the risk of conflict.…
Myanmar: Flood Destroys Three Unfinished Dams in Kalay
Jul 4, 2016
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Eleven Myanmar
Three dams under construction in Kalay, Sagaing Divsion, were destroyed yesterday morning when the Nayrisara River rose to about 30ft, witnesses said. Reports said motorbikes,…
Myanmar: Jade Sales Drop Significantly at Govt Emporium
Jul 4, 2016
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Kyaw Hsu Mon, The Irrawaddy
Sales of raw jade at the government-run biannual Gems Emporium in Naypyidaw have been markedly lower than in previous years. Organizers have pointed to slowing…
Afghanistan: Illegal Mining for Chinese Market Fuels Taliban in Afghanistan
Jul 4, 2016
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Stephen Carter, ChinaDialogue
For 6,500 years Afghanistan has been famous for the brilliant blue lapis lazuli, coveted by everybody from the Egyptian pharaohs to the common jewellers of…
Liberia: Justice, FDA Sign MOU to Strengthen Forestry Compliance
Jul 3, 2016
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Alaskai Moore Johnson, Daily Observer
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to ensure cooperation in their partnership to enhance forestry compliance and enforcement has been signed by the Ministry of Justice…
Nepal: Faculty Members Vacancy
Jul 1, 2016
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Institute of Crisis Management Studies
The Institute of Crisis Management Studies is a newly established centre for academia focusing on management of crises, those occurring both as a result of human…
Lebanon: WASH Program Manager
Jul 1, 2016
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Mercy Corps
The WASH Program Manager is based in Beirut and responsible for the overall leadership, strategic direction, and technical and operational management of the integrated WASH…
Myanmar: Government Committee to Settle All Land Grab Cases in Six Months
Jul 1, 2016
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Htet Naing Zaw, The Irrawaddy
The Central Committee on Confiscated Farmlands and Other Lands will settle all land grabbing cases in Burma within “six months,” said Naypyidaw Council Chairman Myo…
Liberia: Ex-NOCAL Official Indicted
Jul 1, 2016
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Winston W. Parley, The New Dawn
An ex-official of the now bankrupt National Oil Company of Liberia or NOCAL, Mr. Isreal Ankinsanya has been indicted for alleged money laundering, after allegedly…
South Sudan: South Sudan President Directs Oil Minister to Speed up Work on Oil Refineries
Jul 1, 2016
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Platts
South Sudan President Salva Kiir has directed oil minister Dak Duop Bichiok to speed up work on oil refineries that were damaged or faced completion…
Colombia: Almost Half of Colombia’s Protected Ecosystems in Danger of Extinction
Jul 1, 2016
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Adriaan Alsema, Colombia Reports
Almost half of Colombia’s protected ecosystems is in danger of extinction and have been put on a so-called “Ecosystem Red List.” The list was presented…
Thailand: Mosha, Thai Elephant Wounded by Land Mine, Gets New Prosthetic Limb
Jul 1, 2016
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RIchard C. Paddock, New York Times
Mosha was 7 months old when she stepped on a land mine near Thailand’s border with Myanmar and lost a front leg. That was a…
Vietnam/South China Sea: Anti-China Riots in Vietanam Killed at Least 16 Chinese, Injured Hundreds
Jul 1, 2016
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Samuel Biag, Ang Malaya Net
In an anti-China protests leading to riots in Vietnam, more than 20 were reportedly dead sixteen of which were described as Chinese nationals and five…
South Sudan: South Sudan to Amend Mining Act
Jul 1, 2016
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Sudan Tribune
South Sudan government has announced plans to amend the Mining Act to reduce area given to companies and relax preliminary requirements for exploration. The proposal,…
Colombia: Applied Climate Scientist
Jun 30, 2016
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International Center for Tropical Agriculture
We are looking for a climate scientist with special emphasis on seasonal climate forecasting for agricultural applications. This person will lead research and operational activities…
Myanmar: Activists Demand Peace in Shan State before Hydropower Projects Move Ahead
Jun 30, 2016
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Khin Wyne Phyu Phyu, Myanmar Times
As the content and outcome of discussions between State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and the Thai government on Myanmar dam projects during her…
Myanmar: Hydropower and the Cost of Life
Jun 30, 2016
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Connor Macdonald, Al Jazeera
More than 8,000 people from 23 villages were forcibly displaced by the Thein Sein government during the construction of the Upper Paunglaung Dam, which began…
Liberia: Open Letter from Goldman Prize Laureates
Jun 30, 2016
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Goldman Environmental Prize winners
A host of Goldman Environmental Prize winners sent a letter to Liberia's Forest Development Authority (FDA) expressing their concerns at the FDA's plan to legalize…
Vietnam’s ‘Soft Diplomacy’ in the South China Sea
Jun 29, 2016
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James Borton
China’s unilateral sovereignty claims on more than 80 percent of the international sea and massive military build-up on artificial islands over the past two years…
Lao Woman Says Shots Were Fired in Land Dispute
Jun 29, 2016
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Radio Free Asia
A Lao police officer and three men associated with country’s military, who are accused of squatting on a three-hectare parcel of land in Luang Prabang…
Myanmar: Seizure of Large Quantities of Illegal Timber Continues
Jun 29, 2016
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Kyaw Hsu Mon, The Irrawaddy
With a crackdown announced on the illegal timber trade—and a proposed nationwide logging ban by the end of the fiscal year in March 2017—seizures of…
Colombia: Illegal Mining, Logging and Coca Cultivation Are Ravaging Colombia’s National Parks
Jun 29, 2016
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James Bargent, Earth Island Journal
Colombia’s national parks were created as both a showcase for the country’s spectacular biodiversity and as a protected refuge for its delicate ecosystems. But in…
India: Murders, Violence on Rise as Parched Central India Battles for Water
Jun 29, 2016
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Shuriah Niazi, Thomson Reuters Foundation
As northern and central India continue to suffer thorough severe drought and oppressive heat, police in Bundelkhand and several other regions are reporting a rise…
Central African Republic: Bush Pilot
Jun 28, 2016
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Chinko Project
The Chinko Project sustainably manages a nature reserve in the heart of Africa – one of the last pristine mosaics of wooded savannah and tropical…
DRC: Landscape Rural Development Manager
Jun 28, 2016
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WWF
WWF-DRC is seeking an experienced and qualified Landscape Rural Development Manager who will oversee the development and implementation of a rural development strategy in the…