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DRC: Watershed Program

Oct 3, 2020 | Catholic Relief Services

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives…

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Policy Expert, Environmental Strategy and Action Plan

Oct 3, 2020 | Stockholm Environment Institute

SEI is an independent, international research institute founded in 1989. Its mission is to support decision-making and induce change towards sustainable development around the world…

South Sudan: Water and Sanitation Technician

Oct 3, 2020 | United Nations

The United Nations is an intergovernmental organization that aims to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be…

Lebanon: Regional Climate and Resilience Senior Officer (MENA), Lebanese Nationals

Oct 3, 2020 | International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is the world's largest humanitarian organization, with 192 member National Societies. As part of…

Sudan: Peacebuilding and Natural Resources Expert

Oct 3, 2020 | UNDP

The United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations' global development network. It promotes technical and investment cooperation among nations and advocates for change and…

On International Day Of Non-Violence Women Peace Builders Raise Their Voices

Oct 2, 2020 | Jackie Abramian, Forbes

Women peace builders and change makers are at the front lines of the world’s most brutal conflicts. Today they raise their voices for non-violence as…

Colombia: Gender Fellows Support Research on Gender Differences in Agriculture

Oct 2, 2020 | Amy Duke, Penn State News

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — While conducting research on cacao farms in his native country of Colombia last year, Daniel Guarín-Estrada observed significant differences in how…

The Importance of Land Rights to Rohingya Repatriation

Oct 2, 2020 | Farhaan Uddin Ahmed

Given widespread confiscation of Rohingya land, it is essential that Myanmar instate changes in property rights to encourage the voluntary return of its displaced Rohingya…

Myanmar: 'Make It Safer': Calls Grow to Reform Myanmar's Deadly Jade Trade

Oct 1, 2020 | Bangkok Post

Heavy rainfall in July triggered a massive landslide in Hpakant -- the green heart of Myanmar's jade trade in northern Kachin state -- that entombed…

How Localization Supports Practical Solutions for Women, Peace, and Security

Oct 1, 2020 | Nanako Tamaru and Mirsad “Miki” Jacevic
CDA

This week marks the 20th anniversary of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) which is the first of eleven resolutions that comprise the Women, Peace, and Security…

Afghanistan: Consequences of Climate Change in Afghanistan: After the War Comes the...

Sep 30, 2020 | Al Khaleej Today

Extreme weather that can lead to months of drought or severe floods: Afghanistan is already one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to…

Afghanistan: Climate Change and Migration - The Interlinks of These Two Phenomena in the Context of Afghanistan

Sep 29, 2020 | Alias Wardak, Afghanistan Times

Afghanistan is suffering for more than four decades from a devastating war that cannot be limited to the country's boundaries, but that has regional and…

Sudan/South Sudan: Sudan, South Sudan Sign Deal to Resume Oil Output from Key Fields

Sep 29, 2020 | Hellenic Shipping News

Sudan and South Sudan have agreed a draft deal to develop oil cooperation, which includes resuming production from key oil fields, Sudan’s ministry of Energy…

Myanmar: How a Beloved Gemstone became a Symbol of Environmental Tragedy in Myanmar

Sep 29, 2020 | Emily Fishbein and Aung Myat Lamung, NPR

The jade gemstones that generate billions of dollars a year in Myanmar — the world's biggest exporter of the stone — are beloved in China,…

Colombia/Philippines: British Think Tank Flags PH in Deadly Land Conflicts

Sep 29, 2020 | Reuters

At least 212 people were killed last year while defending their land from being taken over by industry, Global Witness said, the deadliest year since…

Gender Equality is Important to Building Resilience and Peace during Disasters and Conflict

Sep 28, 2020 | Cindy Zhou

Conflict and natural disasters are often correlated: approximately 58 percent of deaths related to natural hazards take place in the world’s 30 most fragile states. 

Women, Peace and Security as Evolving and Contested Terrain: A Review of New Directions

Sep 28, 2020 | Aiko Holvikivi and Sarah Smith

In the WPS agenda’s twentieth anniversary year, New Directions brings academics, practitioners and activists into conversation in a book that demonstrates the evolutionary breadth and depth of…

Even as Countries Peck at Each Other, Their Birdwatchers Co-Operate

Sep 26, 2020 | Economist

For those awed by nature on a planetary scale, this is a special time of year. During the autumn bird migration, 50m-odd individuals from 155…

COVID-19 Wipes Out East Timor's Dreams of Oil and Gas Riches

Sep 25, 2020 | Ian Lloyd Neubauer

COVID-19 and the global collapse in oil and gas prices appear to have put the final nail into the coffin of East Timor's long-held dream…

Many Companies Struggle to Comply with Conflict Mineral Reporting Rules

Sep 25, 2020 | Cindy Zhou

Over the past decades, conflict minerals have become lucrative sources of funding for armed groups, fueling some of the deadliest global conflicts since World War II.…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Says Minister’s Comments ‘Distorted’ after KRG Denies Oil Smuggling Allegations

Sep 25, 2020 | Kurdistan 24

The Iraqi government said on Thursday that remarks made by its finance minister alleging oil smuggling in the Kurdistan Region were “distorted” after authorities in…

Colombia: The End of Colombia's Civil War Had an Unintended Effect: Deforestation

Sep 25, 2020 | Megan Janetsky and Steven Grattan, Vice

Colombia’s armed conflict, which lasted more than 50 years, fueled bloodshed in remote zones like these, as leftist guerrillas, right wing paramilitaries and armed forces…

Solomon Islands: Why Are There Unexploded Bombs in the Pacific Islands?

Sep 24, 2020 | James Massola, Sydney Morning Herald

How on Earth was a piece of unexploded ordnance (known as UXO) from World War II discovered in suburban Honiara, the capital of the Solomon…

Thailand: Tired of Conflict, Thailand’s Seep South Women are on the Front Lines of Peace

Sep 24, 2020 | Caleb Quinley, The New Humanitarian

Years of conflict and violence have divided communities in Thailand’s deep south. Pateemoh Poh-Itaeda-oh is one of a growing number of women trying to build…

Afghanistan/Tajikistan: Afghanistan and Tajikistan Step up Environmental Cooperation

Sep 24, 2020 | UN Environment

The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Republic of Tajikistan have taken an important step in strengthening joint efforts to protect their unique, shared mountain…

Kenya: Scoping Study on Climate Security in the Horn of Africa

Sep 24, 2020 | UN Environment Programme

The United Nations Environment Programme is responsible for coordinating the UN's environmental activities and assisting developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and practices.

The UN’s…

Afghanistan: Authorities Sound Alarm Bells over Winter Pollution

Sep 22, 2020 | Afghanistan Times

With winter season around the corner, authorities have sounded alarm bells over excessive pollution urging households and polluters including factories to start using filtering equipment.…

The Ethiopian-Egyptian Water War Has Begun

Sep 22, 2020 | AYENAT MERSIE

[T[he group calling themselves the Cyber_Horus Group in late June hacked more than a dozen Ethiopian government sites, replacing each page with their own creation:…

EnPAx Launches Applications for Young Rapporteurs Programme

Sep 22, 2020 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

As part of the Road to Geneva, EnPAx has created a Young Rapporteurs Programme. The initiative invites university students, recent graduates, and young people interested in the…

Afghanistan: The Taliban, at Least, Are Striking Gold in Afghanistan

Sep 22, 2020 | Lynne O’Donnell and Mirwais Khan, Foreign Policy

For decades, Afghanistan’s untapped mineral wealth has been touted as the country’s trillion-dollar El Dorado. But while the Afghan government has never been able to…