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Sudan: Head of Mission
Mar 23, 2020
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Cooperazione Internazionale
Cooperazione Internazionale (COOPI) is an Italian humanitarian non-governmental organization founded in Milan in 1965. COOPI aims to help the world’s poorest to improve their access…
Yemen: Office Associate
Mar 23, 2020
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and…
Libya: National Consultant Specialist on Cost-Benefit Analysis
Mar 23, 2020
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and…
Kabul River for Peace and Development
Mar 23, 2020
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Nisar A. Memon
Kabul River (KR) is key resource for large territory of both Pakistan and Afghanistan. About 10 percent of Pakistan’s total water supply comes from the…
Promoting Peace in Deserts of Sun and Wind: Renewable Energy Cooperation between India and Pakistan
Mar 23, 2020
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Mirza Sadaqat Huda
South Asia is one of the most conflict-prone regions in the world, in addition to facing chronic energy shortages and extreme vulnerability to climate change.…
Gender and Climate-The Importance of Women's Leadership in Climate Action in Singapore and Hong Kong
Mar 23, 2020
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John Sayer
At the most recent UN climate talks in Madrid in December 2019, one positive outcome was the approval of a new Gender Action Plan that…
Women & Climate: Planting a Global Forest in a Connected World
Mar 23, 2020
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Rita Ann Wallace and Cynthia S Reyes
In January of this year, Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, shocked much of the world when they…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Forest Grown by Concern Worldwide Reaping Huge Rewards Two Decades on
Mar 23, 2020
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Kevin Jenkinson, Irish Mirror
A decision by an Irish charity to grow a forest and vegetable plot in the middle of a war in Afghanistan has reaped huge rewards…
Iraq: Coronavirus Damages Iraqi Economy with Fall in Tourism, Oil Prices
Mar 23, 2020
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Omar al-Jaffal, Al-Monitor
As of March 23, Iraq had registered 266 novel coronavirus cases, with 23 deaths. Although Iraq is much better off than many other countries, the fast-growing number of cases…
Ukraine: Water under Fire in Europe’s Forgotten War [Video]
Mar 23, 2020
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Frederick Gillingham, New Humanitarian
Six years after conflict erupted in April 2014 between Russian-backed separatists and the Ukrainian military in eastern Ukraine, the war makes few headlines but isn’t…
South Sudan: South Sudan Delays Oil and Gas Bidding Round
Mar 23, 2020
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Anine Killian, Africa Oil & Power
South Sudan’s Ministry of Petroleum has suspended the country’s oil and gas licensing round – which was due to take place in March – as…
Liberia: New Report Unveils Alarming Exploitation in Timber Industry
Mar 23, 2020
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William Q. Harmon, Observer
A damning new report has detailed the terrible working conditions akin to forced labor in Liberia’s timber industry across the country, where many young, poor…
Syria: Amid Syria’s Civil War, a Rise in Miscarriages Among Displaced Women in the Northeast
Mar 23, 2020
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Nicola Pardy
Kobane, Syria—Miscarriages have surged among displaced women in northeastern Syria over the last several months, according to a report released in January by Women Defend Rojava. As the…
South Sudan: Root Causes of Ongoing Conflict Remain Untouched
Mar 22, 2020
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Andrew Edward Yaw Tchie, The Conversation
Since civil war broke out in December 2013 in the young state of South Sudan, the country has made 12 peace agreements. None of which…
Global Famine Predicted in Even a Limited India-Pakistan Nuclear War Due to Soot and Firestorms
Mar 22, 2020
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Earth Institute
The concept of nuclear winter — a years-long planetary freeze brought on by airborne soot generated by nuclear bombs — has been around for decades.…
Nigeria: Consultancy - Gender and Diversity Trainer
Mar 20, 2020
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Search for Common Ground
Search for Common Ground (Search) is an international non-profit organization that promotes the peaceful resolution of conflict. With headquarters in Washington, DC and Brussels, Belgium,…
South Sudan: Projects Officer
Mar 20, 2020
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Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa
The Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) is a coalition of civil society organizations from Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda, Eritrea, Ethiopia,…
Indonesia: Gender Equality Specialist (National/Regional)
Mar 20, 2020
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Cowater International
With more than 30 years of experience, Cowater International is Canada’s global leader in management consulting services specializing in international development. We have managed the…
Herstory: 10 Guatemalan Women Who Changed the Course of History
Mar 20, 2020
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Melissa Vida
Guatemala’s Indigenous peoples make up 60% of the country’s population, yet somehow Indigenous people—and especially Indigenous women—rarely made it into history books. Overall, there seems…
Water: Tackling the Growing Threat of Water Conflict
Mar 19, 2020
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Deutsche Welle
Charles Iceland, director of global and national water initiatives at the World Resources Institute, spoke to DW about disputes over the essential resource and how…
Liberia: MoA, FDA, Support Farming on Degraded Lands -Launch Cassava Production in Bomi County
Mar 19, 2020
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Moses R. Quollin, Global News Network
The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA), Forestry Development Authority (FDA), under the Liberia Forest Sector Project (LFSP) have launched a cassava harvest production containing 15 hectares…
South Sudan: South Sudan Delays Oil Licensing Round Set for March Due to COVID-19
Mar 18, 2020
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Xinhua
South Sudan's Ministry of Petroleum on Wednesday suspended its preliminary oil and gas bidding round set for March due to the deadly coronavirus spread globally.…
Liberia: Coronavirus Drives Liberia Licence Round Online
Mar 18, 2020
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Ed Reed, Energy Voice
The Liberian government is seeking interest from local companies on participating in the offshore licence round, which is due to open on April 10, while…
Malaysia: Malaysia's Women Eco-Activists Fight on in the Face of Threats and Prison
Mar 18, 2020
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Fatimah Hashim
In conjunction with International Women's Day 2020 last week, StarLifestyle spoke to four Malaysian women activists who shared their stories on how and why they're passionate about…
South Sudan: Women Plough the Way to Peace in South Sudan Resettlement Project
Mar 18, 2020
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UN News
Women who had been displaced by fighting in South Sudan are sowing seeds of peace, with support from the UN mission in the country, UNMISS.
They have been…
Research Consultant on Women in Law Enforcement in Southeast Asia
Mar 18, 2020
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UN Women
Under the supervision of Regional Advisor a.i., Governance, Peace and Security, UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, the consultant will undertake the…
Afghanistan: Kabul Hopes Russia to Join Railroad, Gas, Mining Projects amid Afghan Rebuilding Efforts
Mar 17, 2020
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Mohammad Ali, UrduPoint
As Afghanistan seeks to rebuild its battered economy, it hopes to attract Russian companies to projects involving railroad construction, gas, and natural resources exploration, Ambassador…
Climate Change and National Security
Mar 17, 2020
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Cecilia Tortajada and Theodore Lai
Climate change, natural resource pollution, and scarcity of various forms have become part of the national security agenda in countries all over the world. Although…
Syria/Turkey: What Is Behind Turkey's Proposal for Syria's Oil?
Mar 16, 2020
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Sirwan Kajjo, Voice of America
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Syrian oil revenues should be used to rebuild the war-torn country, raising concerns among Kurdish forces —…
How Natural Resources Could Help Build Peace in Afghanistan
Mar 16, 2020
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Elizabeth B. Hessami
Potential water wars due to plans for multiple dams, violent opium cartels supporting world heroin markets, and many conflict-financing minerals including everyday talc used for…