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Call for Applications: Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship
Jun 5, 2014
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The Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship Program
Scoville Fellows interested in "Environmental and Energy Security, including the Nexus of Climate Change and Energy Use, Conflict, and Resource Scarcity" will support and participate…
The Morning Ledger: Conflict-Metals Disclosures Reveal North Korean Surprise
Jun 5, 2014
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James Willhite
Dozens of firms found an unwelcome surprise in their supply chains beyond a connection to mines controlled by armed groups in the Congo region, which…
Courses: Updated Conflict Minerals Training Course Now Available from WeComply
Jun 5, 2014
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WeComply, Inc.
WeComply, Inc., a Thomson Reuters business and leader in web-based ethics and compliance training, has announced an updated version of its Conflict Minerals training course. The…
South Sudan: China Takes More Assertive Line in South Sudan Diplomacy
Jun 5, 2014
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Drazen Jorgic, Swiss Broadcasting Corporation
JUBA (Reuters) - China is swapping its reserved diplomacy for a hands-on approach to help resolve a more than five-month-old rebellion in South Sudan that…
Myanmar: Dozens of New Flora, Fauna Species in Myanmar
Jun 5, 2014
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Associated Press
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- A dragon fish with intricate, maze-like markings on every scale, a frog with rough, chocolate-colored skin and a ginger plant are…
Conflict Minerals: The Conflict Over Conflict-Free Minerals
Jun 5, 2014
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Ian King, Bloomberg Businessweek
Like most advanced chips these days, Intel’s (INTC) contain tantalum, gold, tin, and tungsten—elements that can be mined on the cheap in war-torn parts of…
Liberia: House Requests U.S.$700,000 Explanation
Jun 5, 2014
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Necus M. Andrews, AllAfrica
The House of Representatives has mandated its joint Committee on Public Accounts and Expenditure to investigate the National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL) to provide…
Myanmar: Land Rights Activist Murdered in Burma
Jun 5, 2014
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Moe Zaw, Voice of America
RANGOON — An opposition land rights activist in Burma, also known as Myanmar, has been shot and killed in a remote village in northern Shan…
Myanmar: Demolition of Riverside Squats Leaves Families Homeless
Jun 5, 2014
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Democratic Voice of Burma
Local authorities have demolished 50 huts belonging to squatters on the banks of the Irrawaddy in Mandalay Division.
The villagers had been forced onto higher ground by…
China/Philippines: Philippines Reports Chinese Ship Movement Around Disputed Reefs
Jun 5, 2014
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Floyd Whaley, The New York Times
MANILA — China is moving ships around disputed reefs in the South China Sea that could be used to reclaim land and build structures, President…
Water Wars in the Middle East - $1 Trillion is at Stake
Jun 4, 2014
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Garikai Chengdu
Water is to the 21st century what oil was to the 20th ... the commodity that determines the wealth and stability of nations, writes Garikai…
New MEPs must tackle conflict minerals
Jun 4, 2014
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Gavin Hayman
Europe’s nearly half a billion consumers are driving a rising global demand for minerals such as tungsten, tantalum, and gold.
These minerals, used in many consumer…
Chief of Party - Food for Peace Program, Nepal
Jun 4, 2014
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Save the Children
Save the Children is currently recruiting for a Chief of Party (COP) who will be responsible for the delivery, performance and management of a five-year…
Chief of Party - Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH), Ethiopia
Jun 4, 2014
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International Rescue Committee (IRC)
The IRC is seeking a Chief of Party (COP) for an anticipated USAID-funded Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) project in Ethiopia, which will focus on…
Water Wars in the Middle East - $1 Trillion is at Stake
Jun 4, 2014
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Garikai Chengdu
Water is to the 21st century what oil was to the 20th ... the commodity that determines the wealth and stability of nations, writes Garikai…
China/Philippines: China Refuses to Defend its South China Sea Claims to UN Court
Jun 4, 2014
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Bloomberg
China refused to defend its territorial claims in the South China Sea to a United Nations tribunal because it doesn’t recognize international arbitration of its…
China/Philippines: Tribunal orders China to respond to PHL’s complaint over sea row
Jun 4, 2014
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GMA News
A United Nations-backed international arbitral tribunal has ordered China to respond to the Philippines' claim that Beijing illegally occupied certain areas in the South China…
East Africa: East African states plan single consultant for oil pipeline: official
Jun 4, 2014
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George Obulutsa, Reuters
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya, Uganda and South Sudan are expected to invite bids this month for a single consultant to oversee the building of an…
Myanmar: Mangrove Planters Take Fight to Naypyidaw
Jun 4, 2014
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Democratic Voice of Burma
Twenty-three farmers from Dedaye, Irrawaddy Division have travelled to the capital Naypyidaw, with the hopes of meeting President Thein Sein.
The farmers object to their regional…
Myanmar: Police Rip Down 200 Homes in Hlegu Township
Jun 4, 2014
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Eleven
Police and security guards destroyed the homes of about 200 families who have been unable to find suitable housing since being evicted from a village…
South Sudan: Campaign Group Demands 'Immediate' Suspension of Oil Contracts
Jun 4, 2014
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Sudan Tribune
June 4, 2014 (JUBA) – South Sudan government must “immediately” issue suspension on all new contracts in its oil industry, the campaign group, Global Witness…
Conflict Minerals: A Call for Conflict-Free Phones
Jun 3, 2014
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Laura Secorun Palet, USA Today
Despite his serene demeanor, Bas Van Abel once got so furious, he smashed his 11-year-old's Nintendo DS. It wasn't his son's fault; it was the…
Conflict Minerals: Tesla Motors Outlines Difficulties In Tracking Conflict Minerals In Its Supply Chain
Jun 3, 2014
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Angelo Young, International Business Times
Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) said this week in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that it’s having difficulty determining the source for some of the…
Conflict Minerals: HP and IBM List North Korea as a Supplier in Conflict-Mineral Reports
Jun 3, 2014
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Ian King, Bloomberg Businessweek
A new rule requiring U.S. companies to report information about their suppliers was designed to discourage them from doing business with mines controlled by armed…
IBM, CREE, ABB, NetApp, EMC come clean about conflict minerals
Jun 2, 2014
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Lauren K. Ohnesorge
Tech and manufacturing companies are scrambling to come clean about where they get their minerals - but the end result leaves a lot of questions…
Myanmar: Shan State Villagers Barred From Farming Land by Military
Jun 2, 2014
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Nang Mya Nadi, Democratic Voice of Burma
The Burmese military on Thursday rejected a request from local farmers in southern Shan State to continue farming on more than 200 acres of land…
Myanmar: JICA Said Funding Myanmar Evictions
Jun 2, 2014
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Mizuho Aoki, The Japan Times
Villagers in Myanmar forced from their homes by an industrial development project funded by the Japanese and Myanmar governments submitted a formal complaint to the…
Russia/Ukraine: Russia Gives Ukraine More Time to Pay for Natural Gas
Jun 2, 2014
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Andrew E. Kramer, The New York Times
MOSCOW — Russia’s state-controlled energy giant, Gazprom, on Monday pushed back by a week its ultimatum to Ukraine to pay in advance for natural gas…
Conflict Minerals: Initial Conflict Minerals Filings Highlight Lack Of Supply Chain Transparency
Jun 2, 2014
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Insurance News Net
CARLSBAD, Calif., June 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The deadline for public companies' first disclosure to the SEC on conflict minerals has finally arrived, and one…
Conflict Minerals: Companies Detail Use of 'Conflict' Metals
Jun 2, 2014
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John Kester and Maxwell Murphy, The Wall Street Journal
A dozen companies including Google Inc., J. Crew Group Inc., and Deere & Co. acknowledged they or their suppliers may have obtained metals from mines…