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South Sudan: China Plays Peacemaker in Africa

Nov 2, 2014 | Independent Online

The ‘Middle Kingdom’ has a new vision of the role it plays in Africa after meeting the South Sudanese rebels, writes Peter Fabricius.

The civil war…

Sudan/ South Sudan/ Abyei: WBeG’s Abyei Community Rejects Moves to Include Region in Sudan Elections

Nov 2, 2014 | Sudan Tribune

Western Bahr el Ghazal’s Abyei community have denounced provocative moves by Sudan’s election commission include the contested region in its upcoming election next year.

In a…

Iraq/Syria: Wanted - Experienced Oil Plant Manager, Pay £140,000 P.S....Send CV to ISIS: Jihadists Advertising for Skilled Professionals to Man Its Failing Oil Fields after String of Fatal Accidents

Nov 1, 2014 | Jack Crone, MailOnline

ISIS is on the  lookout for a skilled professional to manage its failing oil refineries and has  been using black-market agents to advertise the £140,000-a-year…

International Analysis: A Hostile Climate

Oct 31, 2014 | Peruvian Times

On October 13, U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel delivered a major address on climate security at the Conference of the Defense Ministers of the…

China/South China Sea: China’s Clandestine Submarine Caves Extend Xi’s Naval Reach

Oct 31, 2014 | David Tweed, Bloomberg

Beneath the surface of the South China Sea off the tropical Chinese resort island of Hainan, an underwater tunnel guides submarines into a lair reminiscent…

Somalia: Floods Threaten Somali Food Security

Oct 31, 2014 | Joe DaCapua, Voice of America

After a poor rainy season early this year, parts of southern Somalia now are being hit with severe floods. The rainy season that began in…

Papua New Guinea: Highway Opposed : Papua Separatist Leader

Oct 31, 2014 | Islands Business

PORT MORESBY, PNG ----Papua separatist leader of the 1970s Dame Josephine Abaijah has called on Papuans and like-thinking Papua New Guineans to rise in unity…

Conflict Minerals: Companies Need to Improve Conflict Minerals Disclosures

Oct 31, 2014 | Yin Wilczek, Corporate Counsel Weekly

Oct. 24 —  As companies prepare their second conflict minerals disclosures, the emphasis is on “more and better” processes, a consultant said Oct. 24.

That includes…

Iraq: Iraqi Army Inches towards Beiji Oil Refinery

Oct 31, 2014 | Al Jazeera

Iraqi security forces have advanced further into towns north of Baghdad in a new offensive to retake the country's biggest oil refinery from Islamic State…

Myanmar: Burma Farmers at Risk of Losing Land under Legal Shift: Think Tank

Oct 31, 2014 | Thin Lei Lwin, Irrawaddy

BANGKOK — Millions of small-scale farmers in Burma risk losing land under proposals to regulate land use which focus too much on investment and not…

Russia/Ukraine: With Political Rift Still Deep, Russia-Ukraine Gas Deal Is Widely Seen as a Patch

Oct 31, 2014 | New York Times

A deal struck on Thursday to restart Russian natural gas supplies to Ukraine will keep homes heated this winter, but it does not fully settle a fierce, long-running fight…

Conflict Minerals: A Broader Push for Reform is Essential

Oct 30, 2014 | Enough Project

For nearly two decades, the war and widespread illicit exploitation of natural resources in eastern Congo has subjected Congolese citizens to a humanitarian crisis that desperately needs to be…

Faily: Iraq's energy sector asks for U.S. investments

Oct 30, 2014 | Houston Chronicle

I'm about to visit Houston to discuss investment opportunities in Basra, a province in southern Iraq that is the center of the country's energy industry,…

Land Grabbing: Report: 93 Percent of Mining, Oil & Gas, Logging, Agriculture Developments Involve Inhabited Land

Oct 30, 2014 | Burness Communications

LIMA, PERU — In an analysis of almost 73,000 concessions in eight tropical forested countries, more than 93 percent of these developments were found to…

Central African Republic: CAR Food Security Hard Hit

Oct 30, 2014 | Joe DeCapua, Voice of America

Violence in Central African Republic has taken a heavy toll on food security. A new U.N. assessment says crops, livestock and fishing have all been…

Vietnam/South China Sea: Satellite Photo Shows Vietnam's Land Reclamation in South China Sea

Oct 30, 2014 | Want China Times

Satellite images captured by Taiwan indicate that Vietnam is pushing for land reclamation much harder than China in the disputed South China Sea, the Christian…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq’s Kirkuk Pushes for $3-5bn Refinery

Oct 30, 2014 | Emirates 24/7

Iraq’s northern oil-rich Kirkuk governorate has revived demands on the central government to honour its previous pledge and construct a refinery at a cost of…

Sri Lanka: Deadly Landslide Hits Central Sri Lanka

Oct 30, 2014 | New York Times

At least six people were killed and about 300 were missing in central Sri Lanka on Wednesday after an early morning landslide set off by heavy monsoon…

Mineral Certification: The Genesis and Steps Uganda Ought to Remember

Oct 29, 2014 | New Vision

On December 15, 2010, Uganda endorsed the ICGLR Lusaka Declaration adopting six tools to fight Illegal exploitation of natural resources in the Great Lakes Region.

The…

EU Must Give Assurances on the Morality of Trade in Natural Resources

Oct 29, 2014 | EurActiv

We ask European Parliamentarians and European governments to meet the expectations of EU consumers who want assurances that the resources in their mobile phones, computers…

Alina Saba of Nepal and Agnes Kinaka of Papua New Guinea Reflect on Their Participation in the UN Climate Summit

Oct 29, 2014 | ADWID

In addition to the 120 Heads of State who attended the UN Climate Summit in September, 38 civil society representatives were selected by their peers…

Israel/Palestine: Denied Land Access, Palestinians Miss Olive Harvest

Oct 29, 2014 | Sarah Benhaida, AFP

Al-Janiya (Palestinian Territories) - Abbas Yusef points wistfully towards his olive trees, which are bearing their annual fruit. Yet again, the 70-year-old Palestinian farmer will…

Water Security: Groundwater: World Crisis, Conflicts Likely Without Better Management -- Report

Oct 29, 2014 | Dylan Brown, E&ENews

Humanity needs to stop its unchecked run on the world's groundwater reserves rapidly running dry or risk future shortages and conflict, a NASA scientist warns…

Timor-Leste: Australians urged to pressure government on East Timor boundary dispute

Oct 29, 2014 | Ron Sutton, World News Radio

Australia and East Timor have quietly begun talks towards a possible settlement of their boundary in the Timor Sea, an issue of immense importance to…

Afghanistan: Advocacy Officer (H/F)

Oct 28, 2014 | Action Contre La Faim

Country: Afghanistan - based in Kabul
Length of Contract: 8 months starting ASAP
Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement the mission advocacy strategy (nutrition & health) consistent with international…

Guinée: Chef/fe de projet WASH

Oct 28, 2014 | Terre des hommes

Entrée en fonction : 1er décembre 2014
Durée : 12 mois 
Lieux de travail : Kindia, Guinée
Supérieur direct : Chef/fe de délégation 

Délai d’envoi des candidatures : Terre…

Afghanistan: Regional Manager, Natural Resources Manager

Oct 28, 2014 | Aga Khan Foundation

Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) is a private international, nonprofit and non-denominational development agency. It seeks sustainable solutions to long term problems of poverty, with special…

Uganda: Program Manager

Oct 28, 2014 | Evidence Action

Evidence Action is looking for a Program Manager for Dispensers for Safe Water in Uganda. The position is located in Kampala. We are seeking a…

Call for papers: XIII International Conference on Geography and Geosciences

Oct 28, 2014 | WASET

The 13th International Conference on Geography and Geosciences is the premier interdisciplinary forum for the presentation of new advances and research results in the fields…

Star Petroleum Response To "Oil: Will Star Shine For South Sudan?"

Oct 28, 2014 | Gurtong

From Star Petroleum

Dear Mrs. Vickers,

Reference to the publication by Global Witness of the report “Scrutinizing South Sudan’s First Post-Independence Oil Deal”, dated 27th October 2014, STAR…