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Afghanistan: MEC: Ministry of Mines Is Weak to Prevent Corruption

Oct 20, 2019 | Afghanistan Times

The Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee (MEC) accuses the ministry of mines and petroleum of weak performance in preventing corruption, saying the government entity has…

Cambodia: Accountant/Administrative Assistant

Oct 20, 2019 | ECODIT

ECODIT is currently implementing the USAID Cambodia Green Future Activity (the Project). The Project started in October 2019 and will continue through September 2024.  The…

Iraq: Project Lead - Activating Markets and Agricultural Livelihoods (AMAL)

Oct 20, 2019 | Norwegian Refugee Council

The Norwegian Refugee Council is a humanitarian, non-governmental organisation that protects the rights of people affected by displacement. It focuses on assisting the newly displaced, those…

Somalia: Water and Sanitation Engineer

Oct 20, 2019 | UN Support Office in Somalia

The United Nations Support Office for AMISOM is a field support operation led by the United Nations Department of Field Support. It is located in…

Palestine: Bedouin Kids Join Global Climate Strike in Palestine’s First Extinction Rebellion Protest

Oct 19, 2019 | International Solidarity Movement

Bedouin children in the West Bank joined global climate protests yesterday, calling out the Israeli occupation’s role in exacerbating the effects of climate change on…

Myanmar: E-Commerce Threat for Myanmar’s Jade

Oct 19, 2019 | Jason Thomas, Asean Post

As if human rights abuses, corruption charges and deadly landslides haven’t hurt the industry enough, Myanmar’s multi-billion-dollar jade and gemstone industry now has to deal…

Myanmar: Ministry to Speed up Establishment of Community-Owned Forest Plantations

Oct 19, 2019 | Eleven

The ministry plans to reduce timber production and will step up its efforts to establish community-owned forest plantations, said Union Minister for Natural Resources and…

Rural Women Building Resilience to Face the Climate Crisis

Oct 19, 2019

Women living in rural and poor communities are resilient, resourceful and hard-working. They play an invaluable role in supporting their families, building resilience to face…

Working With the "River Guardians" of Columbia to Protect Vital Natural Resources

Oct 18, 2019 | Mark Camburn

This week, Pope Francis has convened a synod in the Vatican to highlight major climate, social, and religious issues faced by those in the Amazon…

Myanmar: Myanmar’s Oil, Gas, Mining Sectors Need More Reform, Says Transparency Watchdog

Oct 18, 2019 | Nan Lwin, Irrawaddy

The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) board stated Wednesday that Myanmar is making progress on transparency but urged the government to improve public disclosure about…

Good Incentives, Bad Timing: Crop Substitution, Coca Cultivation, and Aerial Spraying in Colombia

Oct 17, 2019 | Daniel Mejia, Mounu Prem and Juan Vargas

According to figures from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, in 2017 the extent of coca cultivation in Colombia reached a record high…

Colombia: Mothers of Colombia's Disappeared Seek Justice At War Tribunal

Oct 17, 2019 | Anastasia Moloney, Reuters

BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Mothers of young men and teenagers who say their sons were murdered by government soldiers during Colombia’s conflict begged a…

South Africa: South African Sisters Shine in Diamond Business Dominated by Men

Oct 17, 2019 | Sierra Leone Times

BEDFORDVIEW, SOUTH AFRICA - Mosibudi Jo Mathole and Khomotso Ramodipa are rare gems in the male-dominated diamond industry. The South African sisters run one of…

Syria: Aid Agencies Struggle in Northeast Syria with Water Shortages

Oct 17, 2019 | Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters

Aid agencies said on Thursday they were struggling to meet the needs of up to 200,000 civilians who fled fighting in northeast Syria and reported…

Myanmar: Myanmar Angers Coal Region Residents by Extending Life of Polluting Chinese-Run Mine

Oct 17, 2019 | Radio Free Asia

Residents of Tigyit village tract in Myanmar’s northern Shan state are up in arms over the central government’s decision in August to extend the operation…

The Paradox of Plenty and Its Impact on Gendered Policy

Oct 17, 2019 | Eliana Cusato

Access to and distribution of natural resources are often at the root of violent conflict. Yet it is only over the last few decades that…

Opportunities to Engage on Gender Issues at the First International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding

Oct 17, 2019

The First International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding will be held October 23-25, 2019, in Irvine, California.  The inaugural conference offers a range of opportunities to…

Rural Women Reclaim Their Financial Independence

Oct 16, 2019 | Cristobal Baeza, BBVA

The foundation organized a round table discussion in commemoration of International Day of Rural Women to give visibility to their role as an economic and social engine.…

Team Leader for Southern America

Oct 16, 2019 | GOPAInfra

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University degree in civil engineering, planning, business management or equivalent;Proven project management skills and experience in interacting at local government level incl. negotiations…

Colombia: Women in Colombia Defy Violence to Help Build Peace

Oct 16, 2019 | Shauna Bowers, The Irish Times

Although the Colombian peace accord was signed more than three years ago, domestic and gender-based violence remains all too familiar for women who attempt to…

Egypt/Ethiopia: Former Egyptian Minister Calls for UN Security Council Intervention into GERD Crisis

Oct 16, 2019 | Al Masry Al-Youm, Egypt Independent

Former Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Nasr Eddin Allam called on Tuesday for the UN Security Council to stop the construction of…

Liberia: EPA, UNDP Conduct Weather Information Training to Enhance Access to Climate Information

Oct 16, 2019 | Danise Love Dennis, FrontPage Africa

In an effort to enhance access to weather and climate information nationally, the Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia (EPA) in collaboration with the United Nation…

Liberia: Family in Gbarpolu Accuses Chinese Mining Company of Doing Illegal Mining on Their Licensed Area

Oct 16, 2019 | Kennedy L. Yangian, FrontPage Africa

There seems to be brewing tension over land encroachment between the John P. Saah Family in Gbarpolu County and a Chinese Company, “Sheng Xin De…

Lebanon/Syria: Blazes Spread through Parts of Lebanon, Syria

Oct 16, 2019 | Energy & Environment News

Wildfires spread through parts of Lebanon yesterday after forcing some residents to flee their homes in the middle of the night, while others were stuck…

Letter from Buganda: Let Us Rise Together and Stand for Her Land

Oct 16, 2019 | Cizzy N. Kiyaga

Buganda is a major subnational kingdom in central Uganda. While over 10 million people live and work on land owned by the kingdom, the land…

Coming Out! Gender Diversity in the Food System

Oct 16, 2019 | Paula Gioia

In the current global context, discrimination is used as a tool to preserve and support authoritarian and far-right political movements. Immigrants and refugees are denied…

Drugs, Gold and Guns Bring Terror and Death to 400-Mile Waterway in Colombia

Oct 16, 2019 | Billy Briggs

For traditional communities on the River Atrato in the Chocó region, the snaking waterway is life itself, playing a central role in their cultural, economic…

Rural Women and Girls Are Key In Building Climate Resilience

Oct 15, 2019 | Humana People to People

‘Rural women represent the backbone of many communities, but they continue to face obstacles that prevent them from realizing their potential. The devastating impacts of…

Afghanistan: Drawing Forestry Lessons from Republic of Korea to Enhance Livelihoods in Afghanistan

Oct 15, 2019 | UN Environment

Afghanistan is an agrarian society, and close to 80 per cent of its population, including nearly 90 per cent of the rural poor, relies on…

Indonesia/Liberia: Liberian, Indonesian Communities Affected by Palm Oil Concessions Report Grievances to Dutch Bank ABN Amro

Oct 15, 2019 | FrontPage Africa

Representatives from communities impacted by palm oil companies in Liberia and Indonesia have traveled to the Netherlands to convey their grievances to ABN Amro, the…