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Colombia/Peru: Colombia’s President Petro Accuses Peru of Annexing Disputed Amazon Island

Aug 5, 2025
Al Jazeera

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has accused the neighbouring country of Peru of annexing a disputed island on the Amazon River, resuscitating a longstanding disagreement between…


Liberia: EU-Funded Project Begins Distribution of Cocoa and Native Tree Seedlings

Aug 5, 2025
Global News Network Liberia

The European Union-funded Leh Go Green project, managed by UNDP in collaboration with the Forest Development Authority has officially launched its seedling distribution initiative, marking…


Afghanistan: Dispute over Land Ownership Claims 1 Life, Injures 2 in Eastern Afghanistan

Aug 5, 2025
Xinhua

A dispute over a piece of land left one dead and injured two others in Afghanistan's eastern Kapisa province on Monday night, the provincial police…


Register for Conservation Conflict Transformation Workshops

Aug 5, 2025 | Center for Conservation Peacebuilding

Feeling stuck in a tough, high-stakes conflict around wildlife or conservation? Do you feel like you are taking all the right actions, but still feel…


DRC: Mid-Level Researchers for Evaluation of 3 Resilience Food Security Activities

Aug 5, 2025 | NORC

NORC at the University of Chicago is an objective, non-partisan research institution that delivers reliable data and rigorous analysis to guide critical programmatic, business, and…


RCA: Responsable Programme Nutrition et Santé

Aug 5, 2025 | Action contre la Faim

Créée en 1979, Action contre la Faim est une organisation non gouvernementale internationale qui lutte contre la faim dans le monde. Sa charte des principes…


Syria: Project Officer - Damascus

Aug 5, 2025 | Welthungerhilfe

Welthungerhilfe is one of the largest and most respected private organizations for development cooperation and humanitarian aid in Germany. Welthungerhilfe is a politically independent and…


Afghanistan: Consortium Coordinator

Aug 5, 2025 | People in Need

People in Need implements humanitarian relief and long term development projects, educational programmes, and human rights programmes in crisis affected regions internationally.

The Consortium Coordinator (CC),…


Rwanda: Expert in Wildlife and Landscape Management to Deliver Training of Trainers Sessions

Aug 5, 2025 | Expertise France

The Government of Rwanda and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) signed 5 years grant/loan agreements on 8th March 2023 to implement AFTER II Project (Appui…


Syria: Agriculture Officer (National Position)

Aug 5, 2025 | Near East Foundation

Near East Foundation (NEF) works with local partners to enable innovative, sustainable, and community-led economic and social development across the Middle East, Africa and the…


DRC: Deputy Country Director, Operations

Aug 5, 2025 | 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…


South Sudan: Midterm Project Evaluation Consultancy: Fostering Peace and Natural Resources Governance (FOPNAG) Project

Aug 5, 2025 | Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Germany

The FOPNAG project, funded by the European Union, aims to contribute to an inclusive and peaceful society in South Sudan that respects the rule of…


RCA: Chef de Mission

Aug 5, 2025 | COOPI - Cooperazione Internazionale

Depuis 1974 COOPI travaille en RCA pour un développement harmonieux et complet, en faveur tant des individus que des communautés locales. En ce qui concerne…


Syria: Food Security, Nutrition and Livelihood Coordinator

Aug 5, 2025 | Première Urgence Internationale

Première Urgence Internationale works in 10 areas of intervention and distinguishes itself by the implementation of an integrated approach in its response. This method aims to identify and understand the needs of all…


Trading Minerals for Security: Why Africa’s Latest Deal Could Backfire

Aug 4, 2025 | Conversation

Recently, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda struck a US-brokered peace deal that exchanges mineral wealth for vague security promises. Signed in June 2025,…


Climate Projects in South Sudan Can Turn Deadly – How to Avoid This

Aug 4, 2025 | Conversation

South Sudan, which has been torn apart by a civil war, is vulnerable to extreme weather events, frequent floods and drought, to which it must…


Liberia: LACRA Successfully Reclaims Bong County Estate, Resolves Decades-Old Land Dispute

Aug 4, 2025
FrontPage Africa

The Liberia Agriculture Commodity Regulatory Authority (LACRA) has announced the successful resolution of a long-standing land dispute involving its estate  in Bong County. The peaceful…


DRC: DR Congo Urges World to Recognise 'Genocost' Tied to Decades of Resource War

Aug 4, 2025 | Melissa Chemam
Radio France Internationale

The Democratic Republic of Congo held a national day of remembrance this weekend for what it calls the “Genocost” – a term used to describe…


From Struggle to Strength: A Young Farmer’s Journey Toward Sustainable Prosperity

Aug 4, 2025 | Desalegne Tadesse
CIMMYT

At just 25 years of age, Tigist Adamo’s experience epitomized the daily realities of countless smallholder farmers in South Ethiopia. Confronted by declining crop yields, scarce resources, and…


Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan/Uzbekistan: Supporting Peace through Local Solutions in the Fergana Valley

Aug 4, 2025
Saferworld

The Fergana Valley is home to diverse communities living across the borders of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. While the region has made progress on cooperation…


Somaliland's Hidden Advantage: How Lithium and Location Could Secure Recognition

Aug 3, 2025 | Abdiaziz Mahamoud Yusouf

Since declaring independence in 1991, Somaliland has persistently sought international recognition. Despite notable progress in peacebuilding, democratic governance, and institutional development, the quest for recognition…


Ethiopia: Effects of Armed Conflict on Natural Resources and Conservation Measures in Northern Ethiopia

Aug 3, 2025
Horn Observer

According to a recent study in the International Journal of Soil and Water Conservation Research, the conflict, which lasted until 2022, not only caused a…


Register for a Practitioner Training Course on Environmental Peacebuilding

Aug 3, 2025 | KURVE Wustrow

Building peace can only be truly successful if also the environment is protected. In violent conflicts, ecosystems are often suffering, if not destroyed. The exploitation…


Colombia: New Film Highlights Efforts toward Environmental Restoration

Aug 3, 2025
Bahá'í World News Service

Sowing Life, a new documentary produced by FUNDAEC, offers a compelling glimpse into how local communities can apply scientific knowledge alongside spiritual insights to address…


Kenya: Project to Anchor Women in Coast Peace and Security Efforts

Aug 2, 2025 | Douglas Namunane
Kenya News

A non-governmental organisation has unveiled a programme that aims to strengthen women leadership in peace and security in the coastal region.

Dubbed Mwanamke Imara, the two-year…


UN Migration Agency Warns of Deepening Climate and Displacement Crisis in Somalia

Aug 2, 2025 | Kelechi Onyemaobi

The United Nations International Organization for Migration (IOM) says that climate shocks and mass displacement caused by conflict have uprooted some 3.6 million people in…


Ukraine: Kherson Farmers Battle Drones and Flames to Revive Iconic Watermelon Harvest

Aug 2, 2025 | Andriy Kuzakov
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Even in the green farmlands of Ukraine's Kherson region, the threat of war is constantly hovering nearby. The Kherson region, just north of Crimea, was…


South Sudan/Uganda: Uganda-South Sudan Border Clashes: Causes, Impact, and Path to Peace

Aug 2, 2025
ImpACT International

Deadly clashes erupted in late July 2025 on the border between Uganda and South Sudan, two long-standing allies in East Africa. The violence occurred near…


Myanmar: Dangerous Mekong River Pollution Blamed on Lawless Mining in Myanmar

Aug 1, 2025 | Fabio Polese
Al Jazeera

Laos’s northwestern Bokeo province has long been infamous for drug production and trafficking. Now it is caught up in the global scramble for gold and…


Colombia: Colombia Deforestation Surges 43%, Amazon Region Worst Hit

Aug 1, 2025 | Srinivas Mazumdaru
Associated Press

Colombia recorded a sharp uptick in deforestation in the country's Amazon rainforest for last year. The expansion of livestock farming and illegal construction were among…