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Mozambique: WASH Coordinator
Apr 5, 2021
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Ayuda en Acción
Ayuda en Acción is an organization with an international presence that, from a global commitment, has been fighting against poverty, inequality and exclusion since its…
WASH Program Manager
Apr 5, 2021
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Solidarités International
SI has been in Myanmar since 2008. For the first three years, SI worked in the Delta in response to the devastating Cyclone Nargis. In…
Nigeria: Environmental Health Coordinator
Apr 5, 2021
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International Rescue Committee
The International Rescue Committee is a global humanitarian aid, relief, and development nongovernmental organization.
The IRC has been present in Nigeria since 2012 when the organization…
Libya (based in Tunisia): WASH & Rehabilitation Coordinator
Apr 5, 2021
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Première Urgence Internationale
Première Urgence Internationale (PUI) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political and non-religious international aid organization. Their teams are committed to supporting civilians' victims of marginalization and exclusion, or hit by…
PhD Positions in Water Resources Management
Apr 5, 2021
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Université Laval
The department of Civil and Water Engineering at Laval University (Quebec-City, Canada) is seeking PhD candidates to join a team of researchers working on the…
US Environmental Defenders Research Consultant
Apr 5, 2021
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EarthRights International
EarthRights is a nongovernmental, nonprofit organization that combines the power of law and the power of people in defense of human rights and the environment,…
Nigeria: Early Warning Coordinator
Apr 5, 2021
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Search for Common Ground
Search for Common Ground is an international non-profit organization operating in 36 countries whose mission is "to transform the way the world deals with conflict…
Mozambique: WASH Program Manager
Apr 5, 2021
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Action Contre la Faim
Since the beginning of 2020, the ERRU Team have been closely monitoring the deterioration of the situation in Cabo Delgado. By mid 2020, given the…
Afghanistan: Commercial Farming Limited by Lack of Land, Water
Apr 5, 2021
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Zabihullah Jahanmal, TOLOnews
Afghan farmers on Sunday stated that insufficient water and lack of agricultural land is hindering many investors from establishing commercial farms in the country. In…
Liberia: Urban Farmers Want Gov’t Stop Land Encroachment
Apr 5, 2021
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Judoemue Kollie, Observer
Farmers in Zubah Town community, Paynesville City are calling on the Government of Liberia (GoL) to stop some individuals who are encroaching on their farmland…
Myanmar: Military Junta Bombs Salween Peace Park in Indigenous Karen Territory after Coup d’État in Burma/Myanmar
Apr 5, 2021
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ICCA Consortium
On 1 February 2021, the military staged a coup d’état in Burma/Myanmar, sparking nation-wide demonstrations in an unprecedented surge of civic mobilization. The military has…
Herder-Farmers Conflict: Embracing the Ganduje, Abounu Solution
Apr 4, 2021
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Oludayo Tade
Fielding questions from journalists in Katsina, recently, the Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, said his administration has been able to stem the tide of banditry…
Afghanistan: First Person: The Afghan Woman Putting her Life at Risk to Rid her Home of Mines
Apr 4, 2021
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UN News
Thanks to the bravery and hard work of deminers such as Fezeh Rezaye, the Afghan province of Bamyan has been declared free from mines. On International…
Lebanon: Lebanon to Swap Medical Expertise for Iraqi Oil
Apr 3, 2021
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Agence France-Presse
Officials from Beirut and Baghdad signed a preliminary agreement Friday that would see Lebanon trade its medical expertise for Iraqi fuel supplies, Lebanese state media…
Egypt and Ethiopia Are Heading toward Conflict over Water. It’s Time to Intervene.
Apr 2, 2021
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Ezzedine C. Fishere
Egypt and Ethiopia are inching, slowly but surely, toward conflict. Negotiations over the construction and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Nile…
Colombia: Deforestation Rises in Colombia’s Chiribiquete National Park as Cattle Invade
Apr 2, 2021
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Antonio José Paz Cardona, Mongabay
For the past several years, the Colombian Amazon has been hit harder by deforestation than any other region in the country, according to the Institute…
Myanmar: China Again Seeks Myanmar Regime's Assurances on Oil, Gas Pipelines Security
Apr 2, 2021
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Irrawaddy
China has reportedly requested a meeting with Myanmar over growing concerns about the security of its oil and natural gas twin pipelines project after ethnic…
Renouncing Reprisals: An Opportunity for the Biden Administration
Apr 1, 2021
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Adil Ahmad Haque
The United States has taken a number of morally objectionable positions regarding the lawful conduct of armed conflict over the years. Among those positions, it…
Yemen: Women Struggle to Get by as Yemen Conflict Hits Six-Year Mark
Mar 31, 2021
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Jean Nicolas Beuze, UNHCR
As the world’s worst humanitarian crisis rages on, women and children make up three-quarters of the four million people forced from their homes, putting them…
Policy Brief Describes New Mindset Needed to Accelerate Gender Equality
Mar 31, 2021
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International Institute for Sustainable Development
A policy brief published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development offers a “formula” for accelerating implementation of the 2030 Agenda – enabling women’s participation…
India: Environment, the Unsuspecting Victim of Cross-Border Conflicts
Mar 31, 2021
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Vaishnavi Rathore, Bastion
Be it the deserts of Rajasthan and Gujarat, or the Himalayan regions of Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh, and Arunachal Pradesh, these strategically sensitive and secluded landscapes…
If War Were to Doom Us All Tomorrow, the ICJ Would Still Plant a Tree
Mar 30, 2021
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Moises A. Montiel M.
The ICJ is no stranger to the growing concern about the environment. In fact, the existence (albeit brief) of an Environmental Chamber credits the importance…
Conflict Minerals: UCLA Researchers Evaluate Efforts to Curb Trade of Conflict Minerals
Mar 30, 2021
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Stan Paul, University of California Los Angeles
The 2010 Dodd-Frank Act requires that US-listed companies sourcing so-called “conflict minerals” from Africa’s Great Lakes region conduct due diligence. (The EU now imposes similar…
Afghanistan: Country’s Four Million Internally Displaced Need Urgent Support amid Pandemic
Mar 30, 2021
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Amnesty International
The Afghan government and the international community must urgently scale up efforts to support the country’s four million internally displaced people (IDPs), who have been…
Egypt: Market Movers Americas, March 29-April 2: Suez Blockage Impacts Brent-WTI Spread [Video]
Mar 29, 2021
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Joe Fisher, S&P Global Platts
In this week's Market Movers Americas, presented by Joe Fisher: Brent-WTI spread widens amid Suez closure, Traders watch US-Northwest Europe jet fuel arbitrage amid Suez…
United States: DOD Officials Give Report on Women Peace and Security Compliance
Mar 29, 2021
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Jim Garamone, US Department of Defense
The Women Peace and Security program fits right into the Defense Department's breadbasket because "it is a tool for smart power," Air Force Brig. Gen.…
Participants at “Gender, Climate Change, and Migration” Event Were Briefed on the VC Platform
Mar 29, 2021
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UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Gender equality, women’s protection, and empowerment are keys to the disaster risk reduction and climate change agendas, and to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. To…
Afghanistan: Herati Farmers Fear Drought as Rainfalls Drop Significantly
Mar 28, 2021
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Afghanistan Times
Officials in the western Herat province have warned of severe drought challenges in the ongoing year as rainfalls have vastly dropped across the province. Head…
Afghanistan: Afghan Part of CASA-1000 Project 30% Completed
Mar 28, 2021
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Zabihullah Jahanmal, TOLOnews
In the last solar year, only 30% of the construction on the CASA -1000 power transmission project was completed, falling short of a more optimistic pledge that…
Sierra Leone: Witness at Massaquoi Trial Links Charles Taylor to Blood Diamonds
Mar 28, 2021
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Premium Times
A witness told the Finnish court hearing the war crimes trial of Gibril Massaquoi on Friday, that the former leader of the Sierra Leonean rebel…