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South Sudan: South Sudan Taps into Gum Arabic Exports to Diversify Economy
Dec 11, 2020
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Xinhua
South Sudan on Thursday announced the country's first export of gum arabic into the European market. A local South Sudanese company is set to export…
Visions Toward a Federal Land Governance System in Myanmar
Dec 11, 2020
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Transnational Institute
In Myanmar’s evolving transitional context, the land sector is particularly important and strategic: what happens here will have wide effects and long-term consequences. The country’s…
Libya: Libyan Women Seek Greater Participation in Peace Talks
Dec 11, 2020
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Nisan Ahmado
Libyan women played an influential role in the country's popular protests that led to the downfall of Moammar Gadhafi's regime in October 2011. Nine years…
To Raise Ambition at the Climate Summit, Let’s Promote Quality Education - Especially for Girls
Dec 10, 2020
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Christina Kwauk and Lucia Fry
Last month, over 330 youth delegates to the Mock COP26 from over 140 countries signed a treaty of demands aimed at world leaders to address the greatest intergenerational equity…
Peacebuilding without Protection: Yemeni Women’s Barriers to Peace
Dec 10, 2020
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Nadia Ebrahim, Aïcha Madi, and Nesmah Mansoor
Women peacebuilders at the frontlines face multidimensional threats and violence in Yemen. The Peace Track Initiative’s staff can only deplore a lack of international awareness…
The Arctic: New Project on Gender and Security in the Arctic
Dec 10, 2020
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PRIO
PRIO is part of a new MFA funded project on Gender and Security in the Arctic (GSA). The project will be led by Gunhild Hoogensen…
Colombia: Female Colombian Coffee Farmers Demonstrate Resiliency Against Climate Change in 'Unseen Guardians' Photo Exhibit
Dec 10, 2020
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Purdue University
A photo exhibit featuring female Colombian coffee farmers will premiere online and in-person in Santa Rosa, Colombia, on Dec. 9. “Unseen Guardians: Rural Colombian Women and the Earth”…
Programme Officer Transboundary Water Cooperation Department
Dec 9, 2020
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Stockholm International Water Institute
The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) is a policy institute that generates knowledge and informs decision-making towards a water wise world. SIWI conducts research, builds…
Afghanistan: US Leaves behind Afghan Bases — and a Legacy of Land Disputes
Dec 8, 2020
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Mujib Mashal and Zabihullah Ghazi, New York Times
Jamal Khan is one of countless Afghans whose land became a casualty of the U.S.-led war and the sprawling military infrastructure born from it. They…
Iraq: Two Small Iraqi Oil Wells Set Ablaze in 'Terrorist Attack', Ministry Says
Dec 8, 2020
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Reuters
Two wells in a small oilfield in northern Iraq were set ablaze by explosives on Wednesday in a “terrorist attack” but overall production from the…
The Taliban Are Megarich – Here’s Where They Get the Money They Use to Wage War in Afghanistan
Dec 8, 2020
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Hanif Sufizada
The Taliban militants of Afghanistan have grown richer and more powerful since their fundamentalist Islamic regime was toppled by U.S. forces in 2001. In the…
Colombia: Colombian Environmental Official Assassinated in Southern Meta Department
Dec 7, 2020
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Antonio José Paz Cardona, Mongabay
December 3, 2020 was a fateful day for the defense of the environment in Colombia. Javier Francisco Parra Cubillos, an official from regional environmental authority Cormacarena…
Vietnam: Viet Nam and United Nations Convenes Global Conference to Accelerate Action on Global Commitments on Women, Peace and Security
Dec 7, 2020
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UN Women
As part of the continuing commemoration of 25 years of the Beijing Platform for Action on Women’s Empowerment and the 20th anniversary of landmark UN Security…
Brazil: Women Are Still Not Heard in the Climate Policy Conversation
Dec 7, 2020
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Meghie Rodrigues
Climate change effects don’t have the same impact on everyone: Vulnerable groups always have it worse. This discrepancy is apparent even when these groups are…
Escalating Tigray Conflict Can Spiral into a Regional Water War
Dec 7, 2020
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Simon Wolfe
The power and communications blackouts that followed Ethiopia’s bombing of Tigray’s regional capital, Mekelle, are an ominous sign that this conflict is far from over…
Iraq: Establishing a Sovereign Wealth Fund in Iraq
Dec 6, 2020
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Iraq Business News
Throughout history, financial crises have been met with innovative reform plans that help develop the resilience of a country's economic system, except when it comes…
Afghanistan: 67 Mining Projects to be Offered for Bidding
Dec 6, 2020
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Wadsam
The High Economic Council (HEC) has approved 67 mining projects out of 108 proposed sites. The approved mining sites include construction materials, marble and garnet…
Afghanistan: Solar Power Provides a Lifeline to Afghanistan's Hospitals
Dec 6, 2020
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World Bank
Since it recorded its first COVID-19 case in February 2020—and incidentally, the first case in Afghanistan—the Herat province has logged the country's second-highest number of…
South Sudan: New Players for Juba Solar PV-Plus-Storage Project
Dec 4, 2020
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Constructions Review Online
Two new companies, precisely the United Arab Emirates-based Asunim Solar and the renewable energy solutions consultancy company I-kWh company, have joined forces towards the implementation…
India/Pakistan: India's Kabul River Dam Support Likely to Unnerve Pakistan
Dec 4, 2020
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Water Dipomat
India has announced plans to build the Shahtoot Dam on Afghanistan’s Kabul River, which will help residents of Kabul but is likely to unsettle downstream…
Climate Change: Climate Change as a National Security and Foreign Policy Priority: Opportunities and Challenges for the Next Administration
Dec 4, 2020
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Mayesha Alam, Just Security
Addressing climate change is a central pillar of President-Elect Joe Biden’s “Build Back Better” agenda. Signaling his commitment to the issue, Biden named former Secretary…
In the Words of Riko Nagu: “In Order to Build an Inclusive Society and a Resilient Community both Women and Men Should Work Together.
Dec 3, 2020
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Anastasiia Tiurmenko
The IGNR project presents a series of articles, the heroines of which are local leaders who participated in the Traditional Governance and Facilitation Bill consultations…
New Constitution Could Help Chile Avert the Lithium Curse
Dec 3, 2020
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Matthew Gallagher
Chile is on the cusp of a new era. Just as its lithium—a common element of energy storage technology, which is itself a critical component…
How the Women, Peace and Security Agenda Must Change in Response to the Climate Crisis
Dec 3, 2020
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Carol Cohn and Claire Duncanson
The 20th anniversary of UNSCR 1325 in October this year has been an occasion of reflection for feminist peace activists around the world. What has…
Liberia: Green Advocates Breaks New Ground
Dec 3, 2020
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Observer
At a ground-breaking event in the city of Saniquellie, Blei Forest outlying communities in Nimba have self-identified as first step in supporting customary tenure recognition…
Reversing Conflict Minerals: Let’s Formalize Artisanal Mining for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies
Dec 2, 2020
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Jorden de Haan
Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is a largely informal industry, known for its close relations with armed conflict, organized crime, human rights abuses, and corruption.…
Afghanistan: UN Involved in Afghanistan Blockchain Land Registry Tool
Dec 2, 2020
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Ledger Insights
Later this month, the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) plans to launch a land registry solution for urban cities in Afghanistan called goLandRegistry. The project is a collaboration with…
Climate Change, National Security, & the New Commander-in-Chief
Dec 2, 2020
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Mark Nevitt
President-elect Joe Biden is 50 days away from assuming office as commander-in-chief. He has committed to taking bold, historic action on climate change and has…
More Women in Boardrooms Mean Better Climate Change Policy, Study Says
Dec 1, 2020
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Heesu Lee, Business Standard
Companies with greater gender diversity in their boardrooms show better performance on developing policies and methods to address climate change risks, according to BloombergNEF.
Myanmar: Amid Tensions in Myanmar, an Indigenous Park of Peace Is Born
Nov 30, 2020
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Fred Pearce, Yale Environment 360
The Salween Peace Park is being lauded as a model for conservation that draws less on Western science and more on ethnic cultural traditions of…