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Uganda: Uganda to Map All State Land in Bid to Stop Land Grabbing

Aug 13, 2026 | Javira Ssebwami
PML Daily

Uganda is to map and register every piece of government land in an effort to halt the grabbing of public property, from school and hospital plots to…


Is Climate Diplomacy Becoming National Security Policy?

Aug 12, 2026 | Lexy Reid

Over the last few years, there has been a significant change in how governments conceptualise and approach climate change. Climate change was previously seen as…


Climate Change Becomes UK-US Security Challenge

Aug 12, 2026 | Daily Times

Climate change is increasingly being viewed as a major UK-US national security threat, with lawmakers warning that extreme weather, food insecurity and energy instability could…


Food Security after the Ukraine War

Aug 12, 2026 | Borgen Project

Millions of households across developing countries continue to struggle with rising food costs despite improvements in global commodity markets. Food security after the Ukraine war…


Iraq/Kurdistan: Baghdad, Erbil, Oil Companies Renew Tripartite Agreement: SOMO

Aug 12, 2026
RUDAW

State Organization for Marketing of Oil (SOMO) announced on Wednesday the renewal of its tripartite agreement with the Iraqi government and the Kurdistan Regional Government…


Libya: Drone Strikes Hit Libya's Key Western Oil Town

Aug 12, 2026
PoliticoPro

Firefighters in western Libya battled on Tuesday to extinguish a massive fire caused by a drone strike on an oil facility the day before, when…


Afghanistan: 4 killed in family clash over water in Baghlan

Aug 12, 2026 | Pajhwok Afghan News

Four people have been killed in a clash between two families in Talah wa Barfak district of northern Baghlan province, police said on Wednesday. In…


India–Myanmar Border Dispute & the Proposed Land Swap in Manipur

Aug 12, 2026 | Nishikanta Singh

The India–Myanmar border has once again become a subject of controversy following reports of a possible land adjustment between the two countries in Manipur’s Chandel…


National Security Depends on Climate and Nature - the UK Government Must Act Like It

Aug 12, 2026 | Tanya Steele

The test for Andy Burnham is not whether the UK can afford to prioritise climate and nature, but whether Britain can afford a 10-year plan…


Uganda: Ugandan MPs Call for Stronger Action on Insecurity and Land Grabbing

Aug 12, 2026
Devdiscourse

Ugandan lawmakers have called on the government to tackle security concerns ranging from land grabbing to petty theft and the movement of potentially dangerous individuals…


Cote d'Ivoire: Land Dispute-Related Violence Kills 6 in Southern Cote d'Ivoire

Aug 12, 2026 | Zhang Jian
Xinhua

Violence linked to a land dispute in Kossandji village, located in the Alepe Department in southern Cote d'Ivoire, has left six people dead, including two…


Liberia: Cacao Plantations in Liberia Encroach into Proposed Kwa national Park

Aug 12, 2026
Mongabay

A cocoa boom in southeast Liberia is wiping out native forests and encroaching into a proposed national park. The would-be Kwa National Park, a dense…


Taliban Mining Economy: An Insurgent Way of Doing Business

Aug 11, 2026 | Sadia Sulaiman

Since returning to power in 2021, the Taliban have centralized control over Afghanistan’s trillion-dollar mineral wealth, treating it as a primary revenue source rather than…


Climate Change: Climate Change Identified as Major Threat to Security, Livelihood in Niger Delta

Aug 11, 2026 | Lovina Anthony
Daily Post

Stakeholders in the environmental sector have identified climate change as a major threat to economic livelihood and security in the Niger Delta. The assertion was…


South Sudan: New Approach to Solving Cattle Migration Conflict Brings Hope to Central Equatorian Communities

Aug 11, 2026
UN Mission in South Sudan

Born in Darfur as member of the Fallata tribe, widely known as a sub-branch of the greater Ambororo cattle keeper community from West and Central…


Nigeria: Mercy Corps Strengthens Peacebuilding Efforts for Women, Youths in Katsina Communities

Aug 11, 2026 | Faith Awa
Business Day

Women and youth from four Local Government Areas of Katsina State have begun a four-day training aimed at strengthening their capacity to prevent conflicts, resolve…


Afghanistan/Iran: Securing Water Rights from Afghanistan Is Strategic Priority, Says Iran

Aug 10, 2026
Afghanistan International

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei says Tehran’s water rights remain a top priority and a constant, vital and strategic issue in relations with the…


Myanmar: At Least 30,000 Affected by Myanmar Floods as Conflict, Crop Losses Threaten Food Security

Aug 10, 2026 | Leong Wai Kit and Calvin Yang
Channel News Asia

At least 30,000 residents in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady region are grappling with severe flooding as armed conflict, fuel shortages and crop losses deepen threats to livelihoods…


Afghanistan: Afghanistan's Gold Rush Upends Lives and Landscapes

Aug 9, 2026
France 24

In Afghanistan's northeastern Badakhshan province, dozens of excavators operate day and night to extract gold from the mountains where villagers and their livestock once roamed.


“Gold Rush” in Afghanistan: Taliban Mining Booms in Badakhshan. Jobs & Gold for Some, Ruined Land for Others

Aug 9, 2026
Agence France-Presse

In Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province, dozens of excavators operate day and night to extract gold from the mountains where villagers and their livestock once roamed.


Libya: Nearly half of Libyan households drink water contaminated with dangerous bacteria

Aug 8, 2026 | The Libya Observer

The Libya Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2024–2025, issued by the Bureau of Statistics and Census in cooperation with UNICEF, revealed the presence of E.…


Addressing NATO’s Arctic Intelligence Gap: Indigenous-Led Environmental Monitoring

Aug 8, 2026 | Olly Griesbach

The warming Arctic is one of the greatest sources of vulnerability for Canadian security and defence, and yet the communities best positioned to generate the…


Environmental Cooperation Turns Shared Resources into Channels for Dialogue

Aug 8, 2026 | Global Society

Shared natural resources can force divided communities into the same practical conversation. A river carries pollution across a border, livestock follow seasonal pasture, wildlife moves between…


Lebanon/UK/USA: Senior Specialist, Climate Health & WASH

Aug 7, 2026 | International Rescue Committee

The Senior Specialist for Climate Health and WASH is the organization’s focal point for Climate Resilient WASH (CR-WASH) and Climate Sensitive Infectious Disease Prevention within…


Behind the Ceuta Surge: Q&A with Peter Schwartzstein and Dimitrios Kantemnidis

Aug 7, 2026 | Lauren Herzer Risi

Last week, an estimated 60,000 Moroccans crossed the border into Ceuta, a Spanish city located in North Africa. The surge left more than 80 people…


Protecting Women Environmental Defenders: Lessons from Colombia

Aug 6, 2026 | Juanita Serrano Zapata
Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security

For women environmental defenders, protecting the environment is inseparable from peacebuilding, protecting human rights, and territorial survival. In Colombia, where I am from, women environmental…


Vanuatu: Gender Climate Infrastructure Consultant

Aug 6, 2026 | International Organization for Migration
ReliefWeb

Introduction

Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations and the leading UN agency in the field of migration. Working closely with…


The Arctic in a Changing World: Climate, Security and Ethics of Global Governance – Analysis

Aug 6, 2026 | K.M. Seethi

The Arctic is rapidly becoming one of the principal arenas of twenty-first century geopolitical competition. The retreat of sea ice, driven by accelerating climate change,…


Minerals Must Benefit Countries, Communities, Not Finance Criminals, Conflict

Aug 6, 2026 | UN Economic Commission for Africa

Countries and communities, especially in resource-rich Africa, must benefit most from the minerals in their own backyards, speakers affirmed today at a Security Council debate…


Climate Change: Climate Crisis Fuelling Insecurity, Conflict In Niger Delta – PIND Warns

Aug 6, 2026
Niger Delta Today

The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta has raised the alarm that worsening climate change is rapidly emerging as a major driver of…