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Iraq/Kurdistan: Protesters Force Gazprom Neft to Quit Halabja Block
Oct 5, 2014
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Osamah Golpy, Rudaw
HOREN, Iraq - Russian oil company Gazprom Neft has been forced to halt operations in the Halabja block following demonstrations by locals demanding all oil…
South Sudan: Malnutrition Rates Still High Despite Food Security Improvements
Oct 4, 2014
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Sudan Tribune
Juba — Tens of thousands of children under the age of five remain at risk of malnutrition-related death in South Sudan, despite temporary improvements in…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Pomegranates, Not Oil, the Star of Iraqi Kurdistan’s Rebirth
Oct 4, 2014
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Hugh Naylor, The National
HALABJA, IRAQ - For Shakhawan Mohammed the future of Iraqi Kurdistan lies not in oil but in pomegranates.Mr Mohammed cultivates a dozen varieties of the…
Myanmar: Millions of Tonnes of Teak and Hardwood Exported
Oct 4, 2014
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Eleven Myanmar
The Thein Sein government has permitted the export of 5.7 million tonnes of teak and hardwood over the past four years.The timber was exported with…
The U.S. Needs a Plan to Deal With Mideast Oil-Sharing Conflicts
Oct 3, 2014
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Wall Street Journal
Modern warfare has often involved targeting of fuel-supply lines, so the U.S. military’s recent decision to target the oil-supply chain of Islamic State is not…
Liberia: Hailing the Passage of the Land Law
Oct 3, 2014
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The Inquirer Editorial Board, allAfrica
Yesterday it was reported that President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has signed into law the 'Act Against Criminal Conveyance of Land'. The Act was signed on August…
From Liberia to America, We Must Stop Illegal Logging
Oct 3, 2014
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Roll Call
Around the world, illegal logging threatens communities and drives deforestation. Every second, an area of forest the size of a football field disappears due to…
Africa: UN Hunger Report: Despite Positive Trends at Global Level, Food Security Continues to be a Big Concern Across Near East and North Africa Countries
Oct 3, 2014
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Zawya
The number of undernourished in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) has more than doubled since 1990 standing now at about 33 million peoples,…
Syria: Pentagon: Most of Islamic State’s Oil Refineries in Syria Have Been Destroyed
Oct 3, 2014
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Maggie Ybarra, The Washington Times
The Pentagon says that it has demolished the majority of the oil refineries the Islamic State has been using to fund its terrorist activities and…
Conflict Minerals: Sourcing Practices Changing as US Law on Mineral Imports Takes Hold
Oct 3, 2014
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Anine Vermeulen, Mining Weekly
For decades, the trade in tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold (also known as 3TG), along with various other minerals and resources, has played a central…
Iraq: Iraq Asks 2nd Circ. For $10B Oil-For-Food Rehearing
Oct 3, 2014
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Cara Salvatore, Law360
New York -- The Republic of Iraq urged the full Second Circuit on Thursday to rehear a split decision in a $10 billion racketeering suit…
Iraq: Murkowski: Iraqi Oil Market Showed Early Signs of Instability
Oct 3, 2014
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Timothy Cama, The Hill
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) put out a report Friday saying that publicly available data on Iraqi oil markets should have helped predict the rise of…
Conflict Minerals: Disclosure Issuers Want Feedback on First Disclosures As They Prepare Next Conflict Mineral Filings
Oct 3, 2014
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Yin Wilczek, Bloomberg
After the first-ever filings for conflict minerals disclosures in June, some issuers now are asking: is anyone even paying attention?
To date, the Securities and Exchange…
West Africa: How Saving West African Forests Might Have Prevented the Ebola Epidemic
Oct 3, 2014
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JA Ginsburg, The Guardian
The world now knows in great detail how Thomas Eric Duncan, a man who just a few weeks ago showed admirable compassion for a sick,…
Uganda: Natural Resource Team Leader, Mercy Corps (Contingent upon funding)
Oct 2, 2014
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Mercy Corps
General Position Summary:
The NRM Team Leader will be responsible for overseeing program activities aimed at strengthening the horizontal and vertical linkages that support good governance…
Iraq: Oil Giant Puts Exploration on Hold, but Kurdish Villagers Not Allowed Back on Their Land
Oct 2, 2014
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Independent Catholic News
Christian Peacemaker Teams in Iraqi Kurdistan visited its partners in villages affected by the ExxonMobil operations on 8 -12 September. The huge Exxoncamp near Hajji…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Kurds Tripling Oil Output While Renewing Baghdad Talks
Oct 2, 2014
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Khalid Al-Ansary and Nayla Razzouk, Bloomberg
Iraq’s Kurds are boosting crude output threefold by the end of next year and plan soon to resume talks with the new central government, signaling…
South Sudan: South Sudan Devalues Its Currency by 50 Percent
Oct 2, 2014
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Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTurboNews
South Sudan’s Central Bank has finally faced reality when they devalued the currency from the unsustainable rate of 2.96 SSP (South Sudan Pounds) versus one…
Myanmar: Mandalay Farmers Rally Against Land Grab, Shooting of Villagers
Oct 2, 2014
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Eleven Myanmar
About 1,000 farmers took to the streets of Singu Township, Mandalay Region, on Tuesday, to demand the return of seized farmland and protest against authorities’…
Iraq: Thailand Imports Iraqi Crude for the First Time in Two Years
Oct 2, 2014
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Platts
Thailand for the first time in over two years bought crude oil from Iraq, but the grade of the import remains unclear.
Thai customs data released…
Liberia: Ebola Outbreak Upsets Exxon Drilling Plans
Oct 2, 2014
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Matt Krantz, USA Today
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is disrupting some drilling plans for the USA's biggest oil company.
ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson said at a press conference…
Kurdistan on the Brink
Oct 1, 2014
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Samira Ghaderi, The Hill
As ISIS continues its savagery throughout Iraq, the government of Iraq (GoI) has recently transitioned its leadership with Prime Minister al-Abadi replacing al-Maliki. Many hope…
Liberia: U.S.$25 K Scandal Rocks Nocal - Legislature, LACC Probing
Oct 1, 2014
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AllAfrica
A scandal involving a purported attempt to defraud the Liberian government is sending shivers in the corridors of the national legislature, linking the office of…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Protesters Halt Gazprom Neft in Halabja
Oct 1, 2014
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Mohammed Hussein and Patrick Osgood, Iraq Oil Report
Russia’s Gazprom Neft has halted operations in one of its exploration blocks because of ongoing protests by residents – the latest oil company in Iraq's…
India: P3 - Project Officer, UNESCO/Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development
Sep 30, 2014
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Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development
The Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) is UNESCO’s first education-related category 1 institute towards the development and promotion of…
Kurdish Attempts to Sell Oil Are Not Going to Get Support from the Obama Administration
Sep 30, 2014
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Platts
For two months now, the United Kalavrvta tanker holding 1 million barrels of Kurdish crude has idled in international waters off the coast of Galveston, Texas, awaiting…
Preventing Water Wars: How to Build Bridges over River Disputes
Sep 30, 2014
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Ilmas Futehally, The Guardian
Fifty years ago, Lake Chad in Africa had a surface area of 25,000 square kilometres. Today, it has less than 2,000. The surface area of…
Conservatives Kill Measure to Cut Money for Violent Militias in Africa
Sep 30, 2014
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Rabble
There are times when some of the most significant events in Parliament happen far from public view.
This week the chatter about politics is all about…
Without Peace, Can There Be Development?
Sep 30, 2014
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Huffington Post
As UN Member States follow last week's General Assembly debates with the months-long intergovernmental negotiations around the post-2015 development agenda, this is a critical time…
Myanmar: 130 Firms to Exhibit at October Oil & Gas Fair
Sep 30, 2014
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Democratic Voice of Burma
One hundred and thirty firms from 22 different countries will exhibit a range of services and products at Burma’s inaugural oil and gas trade fair,…