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South Sudan: GBV Technical Manager

Jun 16, 2020 | International Medical Corps

International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs.

Established…

Mali: GBV Coordinator

Jun 16, 2020 | International Medical Corps

Afghanistan: Afghanistan Hires Lockdown Jobless to Boost Kabul's Water and Trees

Jun 15, 2020 | Shadi Khan Saif, Reuters

As lockdown measures imposed in March take their toll on Afghanistan’s workforce, the government is employing more than 40,000 jobless workers to rehabilitate groundwater supplies…

Myanmar: Senior Programme Manager (Agriculture and Rural Finance)

Jun 15, 2020 | UN Office for Project Services

UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our…

Myanmar: Senior Campaigner, Strengthening Resource Governance and Anti-Corruption Norms Campaign

Jun 15, 2020 | Global Witness

Global Witness is an international NGO established in 1993 that works to break the links between natural resource exploitation, conflict, poverty, corruption, and human rights…

Syria: Water Quality Officer

Jun 15, 2020 | GOAL

GOAL is an international humanitarian and development organisation working to relieve the suffering of the world's poorest and most vulnerable people.

General Description of the Programme:

GOAL has been working…

Syria: WASH Engineer / Officer

Jun 15, 2020 | GOAL

General Description of the Programme:

GOAL has been working in Syria since 2013, responding to the acute needs of conflict-affected communities. GOAL is working in North…

Iraq: WASH Delegate

Jun 15, 2020 | Swedish Red Cross

The Swedish Red Cross is part of the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement, the world’s largest humanitarian network. The Red Cross/Red Crescent is working to improve…

Tender for a Consultancy of the Jisra (Joint Initiative for Strategic Religious Action) Programme Development

Jun 15, 2020 | Islamic Relief Worldwide

JISRA is an international interfaith consortium consisting of Mensen Meteen Missie, Faith to Action Network, Tearfund (UK and Netherlands), Islamic Relief Worldwide and Search for…

Myanmar: Programme Management Advisor (WASH)

Jun 15, 2020 | UN Office for Project Services

UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peace building, humanitarian and development projects around the world.…

DRC: Food Security and Agriculture Advisor

Jun 15, 2020 | Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40…

Zimbabwe: Call For Experts - Building Resilience Through Sustainable Community Based Natural Resource Management Activity

Jun 15, 2020 | ECODIT

ECODIT is an international development ﬁrm working with governments, businesses, and local communities to advance environmentally- and socially-responsible development around the world. We provide technical…

An Unexpected Opportunity for Corporate Peacebuilding

Jun 15, 2020 | Jonathan Kolieb and Phoebe Wynn-Pope

A range of Australian companies, from sectors as diverse as apparel, extractives, telecommunications and financial services, have business operations or supply chains in conflict-affected areas.…

How Environmental Geopolitics Expands Our Understanding of Risk and Security

Jun 15, 2020 | Shannon O'Lear

The coronavirus has everyone weighing risk and security within a sliding scale of geographic connections and boundaries. Dots and circles of infection pack our virus…

South Sudan: Nutrition and WASH Specialist, Monitoring and Evaluation Support Project

Jun 15, 2020 | Management Systems International

MSI is a Washington, DC metro area international development firm with a 35-year history of delivering development results across the world. It operates in some…

South Sudan: Covid-19 Pandemic and the Future of South Sudan’s Economy

Jun 14, 2020 | Daniel Athior’o Atem, PaanLuel Wël

The Covid-19 epidemic casts doubt on South Sudan’s economic growth. Currently, almost all efforts are geared towards efforts to combat the virus. Oil is the…

Colombia: To Save a Nearly Extinct Bird, Colombians Are Rethinking One of Their Biggest Economic Engines

Jun 13, 2020 | Alexandra Ossola, Quartz

Birders aren’t just interested in the brushfinch because it’s rare. They know that the species is an indicator for the overall environmental health of Antioquia,…

Explained: Israel's Top Court Annulled West Bank Land-Grab Law, but Will Annexation Replace It?

Jun 13, 2020 | Hagar Shezaf

Three years after it was passed, Israel’s High Court of Justice ruled on Tuesday that a law that would legalize the status of West Bank settlements built…

Myanmar: Fisheries Sector Calls for Government Rescue amid COVID-19 Fallout

Jun 12, 2020 | Kyaw Lin Htoon, Frontier

Myanmar had its sights set on a record-breaking year for fishery exports until the coronavirus pandemic swept away orders, closed factories and jeopardised millions of…

Colombia: Colombian Farmers, Ranchers Join Businesses to Turn the Tide on Amazon Deforestation

Jun 12, 2020 | Dimitri Selibas, Mongabay

Putumayo department along with neighboring Caquetá department have witnessed some of the highest levels of deforestation in Colombia, in part driven by the coca trade.…

Syria: Conflict over Syria’s Wheat Crops

Jun 12, 2020 | Ibrahim Hamidi, Asharq Al-Awsat

Ravaged by nine years of war, Syria’s wheat production has been nearly halved. Despite that, rivals are vying to gain access to remaining crops, fighting…

Conflict Minerals: Perth Mint to Review Audit Processes after Conflict Gold Reports

Jun 12, 2020 | Hamish Hastie, Sydney Morning Herald

The Perth Mint will review its audit process after allegations emerged it had purchased hundreds of millions of dollars worth of 'conflict gold' earlier this…

COVID-19 Pandemic Compounding Grave Security, Development Challenges in Central Africa, Special Representative Tells Security Council, Pointing to 22,000 Confirmed Cases

Jun 12, 2020 | UN Security Council

Persistent terrorist attacks, maritime insecurity and rising political tension are just some of the backdrops against which countries of Central Africa are now battling the…