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Myanmar: Three Years, Zero Landmines Cleared

Jul 14, 2015 | Guy Dinmore, Myanmar Times

Since the Scotland-based HALO Trust started work in Afghanistan in 1988 and Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) cleared its first mine in Cambodia in 1992, the…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq’s Kurds Bypass State for Oil Exports to Tighten Control

Jul 14, 2015 | Khalid Al Ansary, Bruce Stanley, and Anthony Dipaola, Bloomberg

Iraq’s self-ruled Kurds are bypassing the government in Baghdad and independently selling all the crude oil exported from their region for the first time as…

SouthSudan/Sudan/Abyei: Security Council Extends UN Peacekeeping Force in Abyei through December 2015

Jul 14, 2015 | United Nations

The United Nations Security Council has extended the mandate of the Organization's interim peacekeeping force in Abyei - a resource-rich area contested by Sudan and…

China/Philippines/South China Sea: How China Views the South China Sea Arbitration Case

Jul 14, 2015 | Xue Li, The Diplomat

On December 7, 2014, China’s Foreign Ministry was authorized to release the “Position Paper of the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the…

Director of Policy

Jul 13, 2015 | Enough Project

The Director of Policy will work closely with the Enough Project’s Founding Director to shape Enough’s policy and research agenda, as well as Enough’s strategies…

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Policy Analyst

Jul 13, 2015 | Enough Project

The Policy Analyst for the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Great Lakes region will be responsible for researching and writing about the drivers of…

Cambodia: Conservation Area Manager

Jul 13, 2015 | World Wildlife Foundation

The Conservation Area Manager works permanently at EPL office and acts as a project focal point to address land use delineation, law enforcement, and conservation…

Liberia: Director of Operations and Finance

Jul 13, 2015 | Conservation International

CI Liberia is seeking an experienced, dynamic, collaborative and detail-oriented individual to lead our operations program and provide direct financial management to our team in…

Jordan: Syria Response Director

Jul 13, 2015 | 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…

China/Vietnam/South China Sea: China Steps Up Harassment of Vietnamese Fishermen

Jul 13, 2015 | Ankit Panda, The Diplomat

As Nguyen Phu Trong, the general secretary of Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party, wrapped up an historic visit to the United States, reports emerged in the Vietnamese…

Myanmar: Farmers Displaced by Industrial Park Project

Jul 13, 2015 | Than Naing Soe, Myanmar Times

It’s groundnut planting season, but U Sein Paw won’t be sowing any seeds today, or any other day. His daughter was arrested for harrowing what…

South Sudan: Oxfam: Rising Water Price in South Sudan Compounds Cholera Outbreak

Jul 13, 2015 | Gabe Joselow, Voice of America

The aid agency Oxfam reports the rising price of water in South Sudan is putting more people at risk from a cholera outbreak. This is…

DRC: Congo State Miner Sells Copper Concession to Chinese Investors

Jul 13, 2015 | Reuters

Democratic Republic of Congo's state miner Gecamines said it has sold an exploitation permit for a copper and cobalt concession in southeast Katanga province to…

Cambodia: Forest Products Threatened by Land Grabbing and Logging

Jul 12, 2015 | Khmer Times

Farmers in Cambodia who depend on forest products for their livelihood face an uncertain future because of dwindling forests. Traditional harvesting areas for rattan, rattan…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Oil Hurdle Remains on Path to Kurdish Independence

Jul 12, 2015 | Robin Mills, The National

Three recent developments across the Kurdish territories move the Kurds closer to political independence and economic autonomy. But despite these victories, the financial viability required…

Reconnecting with Nature in the Shadow of War

Jul 11, 2015 | Rui Pinto

This is the second blog in Human Nature’s series on environmental peacebuilding, which chronicles CI’s growing role in this emerging field of research. Today’s post focuses on…

Kingston-Upon-Hull Becomes First UK City to Pass Conflict-Free Resolution

Jul 10, 2015 | Mike Riley

On Thursday 18th June 2015, I was sitting in the council chamber at the Guildhall in Kingston-Upon-Hull, fingers crossed, quite nervous and excited at the…

Landmark Report Promotes Human Rights in Transboundary Investments

Jul 10, 2015 | Maureen Harris

Almost 10 years ago, hundreds of villagers in Sre Ambel District in Koh Kong Province in south-western Cambodia were violently evicted from their homes to make…

Who Owns What in the South China Sea?

Jul 9, 2015 | David A. Welch

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi recently made the remarkable statement that flexibility on sovereignty over the Spratly Islands would shame China’s ancestors, and that if “the…

Climate Security: UN Security Council Meeting on Climate Change as a Threat Multiplier for Global Security

Jul 8, 2015 | The Center for Climate and Security

On June 30th, 2015, the UN Security Council (UNSC) held an open Arria-formula meeting on the role of climate change as a threat multiplier for…

Sudan: Sudan Produces 43 Tons of Gold During the First Half of 2015: Minister

Jul 8, 2015 | Sudan Tribune

The Sudanese minister of minerals, Ahmed Mohamed Sadiq Al-Karuri, disclosed that gold production during the first half of this year has reached 43 tons. Al-Karuri,…

Iraq: Daesh Selling Stolen Iraqi Oil: Parliament Report

Jul 8, 2015 | Anadolou Agencey

Iraq is losing more than $102 million each month because the Daesh militant group – which controls large parts of the country – is selling…

China/Philippines/South China Sea: Court Begins Hearing Philippines, China Dispute over South China Sea

Jul 8, 2015 | Toby Sterling, Reuters

The Philippines argued at a closed hearing on Tuesday that an international court should intervene in its dispute with China over the right to exploit…

Liberia: Grand Gedeans in Fear Due to Illegal Crossing Over by the ‘Mossi’ from Ivory Coast

Jul 8, 2015 | Cholo Brooks, Global News Network

A local daily is reporting that concerns are mounting over the insecurity in Grand Gedeh County, as Representative Alex Grant raises the latest alarm of…

Iraq: ISIS 'Water War' Draining Marshes in Southern Iraq

Jul 7, 2015 | Kesavan Unnikrishnan, Digital Journal

In 1991, then-President Saddam Hussein drained the marshes of southern Iraq in order to punish the indigenous Shi'ite marsh Arabs who had revolted against him.…

South Sudan: In New Strategy, South Sudan Army Strikes Rebels Where it Hurts: Their Livelihood

Jul 7, 2015 | Jason Patinkin, Christian Science Monitor

The Sudan People's Liberation Army (SLPA) is accused of starving out tens of thousands of civilians in order to depopulate the armed opposition’s base. This campaign…

South Sudan: Ongoing Conflict Stifles South Sudan’s Oil Sector

Jul 7, 2015 | David Bizley, Global Data

According to Jonathan Markham, GlobalData's Analyst covering upstream oil and gas, continued armed fighting, trade disputes and low oil prices are negatively impacting South Sudan’s…

Liberia: Envoy Assesses Australia-Funded Agric Projects in Bong

Jul 7, 2015 | Philip T. Singbah, Liberia News Agency

Australian Ambassador to Liberia Joanna Adamson Tuesday ended a one-day working visit to Bong County to assess an Australian-funded agriculture projects. The visit was also…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Kurdistan's Export of Oil is 'Unconstitutional', Says Official

Jul 6, 2015 | Middle East Monitor

A senior Iraqi official has accused the autonomous government of Kurdistan of exporting oil from Kirkuk and Erbil oil fields without coordinating it with the…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Arbitration Court Rules in Favor of Producers in Iraqi Kurdistan: Dana Gas

Jul 6, 2015 | Platts

A London court has ruled in favor of a group of international oil and gas companies operating in Iraqi Kurdistan on several key issues in…