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If Women, Peace and Security Agenda Is to Be More Than Words, Congress Must Stay Engaged
Sep 4, 2019
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Sahana Dharmapuri and Hans Hogrefe
On paper, proponents of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda in the U.S. have a lot to celebrate. Twenty years after the international community…
Call for Applications for the 2019 Climate Security Fellowship Program
Sep 3, 2019
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Center for Climate and Security
The Climate and Security Advisory Group (CSAG) is pleased to announce a call for applications for its 2019 Climate Security Fellowship Program, a collaborative effort of…
Liberia: 2,400 Affected Communities to Protest over US$3 Million Land Rental Arrears
Sep 3, 2019
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Leroy M. Sonpon, III, Observer
The leadership of the NUCFDC on behalf of the 24,000 affected communities petitioned the lawmakers. Two thousand four hundred affected communities of the 23 Community…
Liberia: US$150M Earmarked for Forest Sector
Sep 3, 2019
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Ishmael F. Menkor, Observer
About US$150 million has been earmarked by the Norwegian Government as funds to Liberia to REDD+ for the implementation of the Liberian Forest Sector. According…
Liberia: Traditional Chiefs Want More Land Awareness Trainings
Sep 3, 2019
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Marcus Malayea, Observer
Participants and traditional chiefs, who attended the just-ended three-day ‘intensive’ workshop creating awareness on “public land and its inventory” in Gbarnga Bong County have appealed…
Iraq/Islamic State: ISIS Rigs Cows with Explosives in Failed Attack on Iraqi Forces
Sep 3, 2019
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Richard Hall, Independent
Isis militants reportedly rigged cows with explosives in an attack on Iraqi security forces, in what is thought to be the first time the group…
Liberia: Minister Sirleaf Resolves Conflicts in Maryland and Grand Kru Counties
Sep 2, 2019
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FrontPage Africa
Calm has returned to concession districts in two southeastern counties as the Minister of Internal Affairs, Honorable Varney A. Sirleaf over the weekend resolved two…
East and Southern Africa: Climate Change Dissproportionately Affects Women and Young Girls - and Here's Why
Sep 2, 2019
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Derick Nyasulu, UNFPA
“It is essential that we understand the relationship between the effects of climate change and the persistence of violence against women,” she said.
Unless recurrent climate-related…
Myanmar: Mine Runoff Adds to Controversy over Chinese-backed Nickel Mine in Myanmar
Aug 30, 2019
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Radio Free Asia
The Chinese-backed operators of a controversial nickel mine embroiled in a longstanding dispute with villagers in northwestern Myanmar’s Sagaing region over accusations of shortchanging them…
Heat-Related Illness Increasing among US Military Personnel
Aug 30, 2019
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Marc Kodack
Heat-related illnesses (heat stroke and heat exhaustion) have increased among U.S. military personnel since 2008 according to a July 23, 2019, investigative news story jointly…
Timor-Leste: Why Water Is More Important Than Oil
Aug 29, 2019
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Christopher Ryan
It’s a time of immense change for one of the world’s youngest nation-states: Timor-Leste, which gained independence on May 20, 2002. Timor-Leste faces multiple social,…
Myanmar: Police Arrest 9 of 21 Kayah Farmers Accused of Trespassing by Myanmar Military
Aug 29, 2019
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Htet Khaung Lin, Irrawaddy
Police have arrested nine of 21 local farmers whom the Myanmar military accuses of trespassing on a cantonment, according to the Karenni State Farmers’ Union.…
Fake-Branded Bars Slip Dirty Gold into World Markets
Aug 28, 2019
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Peter Hobson, Reuters
A forgery crisis is quietly roiling the world’s gold industry. Gold bars fraudulently stamped with the logos of major refineries are being inserted into the…
Afghanistan: Kabul’s Iron Woman Champions Afghanistan’s Mineral Resources
Aug 28, 2019
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Matthieu Aikins
As a female politician in a country where many women still struggle for basic rights, Nargis Nehan is used to standing out. In December 2017,…
South Sudan: South Sudan Probes High Number of Birth Defects in Oil Regions
Aug 28, 2019
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Okech Francis, Bloomberg
South Sudan is investigating an increase in the number of infants born with deformities in crude-producing regions and whether the cases are linked to pollution,…
Myanmar: Fake Deeds Cause Land Buyers Headaches in Mandalay
Aug 28, 2019
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Khin Su Wai, Myanmar Times
Some empty land on Thaik Pan street in Chan Mya Tharsi township, Mandalay Region, is fenced off, and a sign gives the owner’s name and warns…
Climate Change: From Yemen to South Sudan, Climate and Water Stress Seen Worsening Conflict
Aug 28, 2019
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Adela Suliman, Reuters
Social and political tensions fueled by climate change have yet to translate into international military confrontations, but local conflicts are heating up due to pressures…
Timor-Leste: Why Tiny Timor-Leste Is Defying Global Energy Giants
Aug 28, 2019
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Dan Murtaugh, Bloomberg
When Timor-Leste became a country in 2002, it did so with a built-in advantage: the Bayu-Undan oil and gas field. It’s generated billions of dollars…
An EU Agenda for Climate Security
Aug 28, 2019
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Luca Bergamaschi
Responding to the unprecedented challenge posed by climate change will require all actors – including the defence and security community – to step outside their…
Gender and REDD+ Group
Aug 28, 2019
With the purpose of establishing a community of practice on gender and REDD+, a Gender and REDD+ Group has been set up on the UN-REDD…
Afghanistan: Tackling Corruption in Mining: Gov't Signs Agreement with Afghan-German Cooperation
Aug 27, 2019
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Wadsam
Acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum, Nargis Nehan, signed the implementation agreement for the next phase of the program for promoting good governance in Afghanistan's…
Iraq's Latest Oil Plan Could Upset the Entire Middle East
Aug 27, 2019
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Cyril Widdershoven
Washington’s advisors will need to get back soon to address a possible tripartite pipeline proposal of Iran, as it will not only be linked to…
Afghanistan: Tackling Corruption in Mining: Gov't Signs Agreement with Afghan-German Cooperation
Aug 27, 2019
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Wadsam
Acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum, Nargis Nehan, signed the implementation agreement for the next phase of the program for promoting good governance in Afghanistan's…
Africa: Enhancing Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights, Gender and Climate Change Linkages to Build Climate - Resilient Communities
Aug 27, 2019
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Julitta Onabajo, Benoit Kalasa, and Shoko Arakaki, UNFPA
Twenty-five years ago, world leaders acknowledged the threats of climate change at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). In the Programme of Action,…
Liberia: Nationwide Ground Survey Could Resolve Many Land Conflicts
Aug 27, 2019
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Sampson David, Bush Chicken
Amid conflicts between multiple counties within Liberia over boundary divisions, a cartographer at the Liberia Land Authority is calling for a nationwide ground survey of…
South Sudan: South Sudan to Assess Pollution in Oil-Producing Areas
Aug 27, 2019
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John Adukata, East African
South Sudan authorities plan to send a team of environmental experts to assess the scale of damage caused by pollution in oil-producing areas. The environmental…
Myanmar: Ensuring Access to Land and Resolving Disputes Part of an Inclusive Peace
Aug 27, 2019
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Joint Peace Fund
Land allocation and confiscation remain hugely important issues to be resolved for 70% of Myanmar’s population, whose livelihoods are based around agriculture and related activities.…
Myanmar: Supply, Distribution of Water in Yangon to Be Privatised: Mayor
Aug 26, 2019
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Myanmar Times
The Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC) will invite the private sector to take over the supply and distribution of water in Yangon, Mayor U Maung…
"First They Grabbed Our Land with Guns; Now They Are Using the Law"
Aug 26, 2019
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Transnational Institute
A Commentary by TNI on the Right to Land of People Displaced by War and Militarization: Displaced people in Myanmar have been suffering layer upon layer…
Liberia: River Cess and Sinoe Sign Resolution to Resolve Land Dispute
Aug 26, 2019
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Bush Chicken, Sampson David
After an intensive three-day dialogue, Sinoe and River Cess have signed a resolution aimed at settling a longstanding border land dispute between the two counties.…