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Communications Consultancy

Dec 12, 2019 | Global Witness

Global Witness investigates and campaigns to stop human rights and environmental abuses caused by corruption and the exploitation of natural resources.

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Nigeria: WASH Coordinator

Dec 12, 2019 | Solidarités International

Solidarités International (SI) is a humanitarian organization that provides aid and assistance to victims of war or natural disaster. Since 1980, the association has concentrated…


Serbia: Nature-based Solutions Senior Project Officer

Dec 12, 2019 | International Union for Conservation of Nature

IUCN is a membership Union uniquely composed of both government and civil society organisations. It provides public, private and non-governmental organisations with the knowledge and…


International Consultant to Conduct a Scoping Exercise for Designing a New Climate Change Adaptation Project

Dec 12, 2019 | UNDP

The United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations' global development network. It advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience and resources to…


Myanmar: Project Manager / Chief Technical Advisor, Governance for Resilience and Sustainability Project (GRSP)

Dec 12, 2019 | UNDP

The United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations' global development network. It advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience and resources to…


Sierra Leone Needs Stability, It's Blessed with Resources

Dec 12, 2019 | Neil De Beer

Sierra Leone, like many of its African compatriots, is richly blessed with many natural resources like diamonds, iron, and gold. On February 14, 1972, the…


What Is the Fate of Baghdad-Erbil's Oil-for-Budget Agreement amid Ongoing Protests?

Dec 12, 2019 | Dana Taib Menmy

The Kurdistan Region of Iraq has vast proven oil and gas resources; however, mismanagement, corruption and ruling parties’ monopoly on power have brought the region to the brink of financial…


Water May Help Exacerbate Violent Conflict, but This Does Not Tell the Whole Story

Dec 11, 2019 | Phoebe Sleet

A new tool, launched by the Water, Peace and Security (WPS) Partnership, has identified a number of locations where there is a high risk of water-related…


When Rain Turns to Dust: Climate Change, Conflict and Humanitarian Action

Dec 10, 2019 | ICRC Humanitarian Law and Policy Blog

Earlier this week the 25th UN Climate Conference, known as COP25, opened in Madrid, Spain with an urgent message: the global climate crisis could soon reach the…


Afghanistan/Colombia: Colombia to Help Develop Afghanistan Mining Sector

Dec 10, 2019 | Javed Hamim Kakar, Pajhwok Afghan News

Colombia will facilitate and help the Afghanistan Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) develop the mining sector, an official said on Tuesday. MoMP spokesman AbdulQader…


Brazil to Cambodia, Conflicts Flaring over Land, Water

Dec 10, 2019 | Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation

Conflicts over land and water flared across the world this year amid greater competition for resources and increasing hostility towards farmers and indigenous people, according…


Colombia: Colombia’s Indigenous Guard, Defenders of Land, the Environment and Their Own Lives [Photos]

Dec 10, 2019 | Steven Grattan, PRI

The Indigenous Guard is a community protection network made up of women, men and children who defend their territories without weapons. It originated in Colombia’s violent…


Taliban Negotiations Resume, Feeding Hope of a Peaceful, More Prosperous Afghanistan

Dec 10, 2019 | Elizabeth B. Hessami

Peace talks have resumed between the United States and the Taliban of Afghanistan, three months after negotiations ended abruptly following a deadly Taliban attack in Kabul. 

The Taliban – an armed insurgency promoting…


Colombia: Colombia Launches Plan to Guarantee Sustainable Coffee Production

Dec 10, 2019 | Reuters

Colombia, the world's top producer of washed arabica, has laid out what it called a road map to guarantee sustainable production of coffee for the next decade,…


Gender and Youth Specialist

Dec 9, 2019 | ACDI/VOCA

OverviewAs part of the Gender and Social Inclusion (GSI) Team in the Technical Learning and Application Division, the Gender and Youth Specialist will provide technical…


Three Trends to Track in Population-Environment-Security

Dec 9, 2019 | Jennifer Dabbs Sciubba

Exactly 25 years ago the international community met in Cairo for the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development. In the aftermath of the Cold War,…


Senior Gender and Agriculture Specialist

Dec 9, 2019 | ACDI/VOCA

Overview

As part of the Gender and Social Inclusion (GSI) Team in the Technical Learning and Application Division, the Senior Gender and Agriculture Systems Specialist will…


Gender and Youth Specialist

Dec 9, 2019 | ACDI/VOCA

OverviewAs part of the Gender and Social Inclusion (GSI) Team in the Technical Learning and Application Division, the Gender and Youth Specialist will provide technical…


Senior Gender and Agriculture Specialist

Dec 9, 2019 | ACDI/VOCA

As part of the Gender and Social Inclusion (GSI) Team in the Technical Learning and Application Division, the Senior Gender and Agriculture Systems Specialist will…


Liberia: Oil Blocks for Sale

Dec 9, 2019 | E. J. Nathaniel Daygbor, New Dawn

The Government of Liberia through the Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Authority (LPRA) announces sale of several blocks here, beginning next licensing round.A statement from the Liberia…


Afghanistan: 'Combatting Hidden Enemies': Meet the Women on the Front Line of De-mining Afghanistan

Dec 8, 2019 | Roshan De Stone and David L. Suber, Independent

Nearly 100 Afghans are killed every month by unexploded mines, and yet when Gulandam first signed up to help with de-mining efforts, men would hurl insults…


Iraq: Year after Poisoning Disaster, Iraq Seeks End to Its Water Crisis

Dec 8, 2019 | Julian Kirchherr, Conversation

Basra, once known as the “Venice of the Middle East” because of its freshwater canals, has been suffering acute shortages of potable water because of…


Myanmar: Govt Reviews Forest Management as Dutch Police Seize Myanmar Teak

Dec 8, 2019 | Khin Su Wai, Myanmar Times

The government is set to review the country’s forest management strategy as it faces an uphill struggle against deforestation and illegal logging, a senior forestry…


Afghanistan: Afghans Mourn Japanese Doctor Nakamura, Who Came to Treat Leprosy but Cured Drought

Dec 7, 2019 | Kritika Sharma, The Print

The death of a Japanese doctor who helped lakhs of Afghans gain access to clean water drew pained reactions and tributes from across the country…


Colombia: Implementing Peace: Gender Issues Lag Behind

Dec 7, 2019 | Tasha Sandoval, The Bogota Post

New analysis released today highlights a clear gap in the implementation of gender specific aspects of the Colombian peace agreement and stresses that the active…


Conflict Minerals: Minexx Tackles Artisanal Mining through Blockchain-Driven Connectivity

Dec 6, 2019 | Hassan Butt, Metal Bulletin

Responsible sourcing initiatives are now a growing component of the metals and mining industry, with the London Metal Exchange recently issuing its requirements for compliance.…


Jordan: Civil Society and Youth from the Arab States Review the Implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action

Dec 6, 2019 | UN Women Arab States

Over 70 representatives of civil society organizations (CSOs) and youth advocates from across the Arab States region met in Amman, Jordan on 26 and 27…


Liberia: Land Dispute in Bong

Dec 6, 2019 | New Dawn

The issue of land dispute continues to hinder the development of Bong County as the current one centers a boundary harmonization between the residents of…


Bosnia: Migrants in Bosnia Refuse to Move from Forest Camp

Dec 6, 2019 | Reuters

Bowing to international pressure, Bosnian authorities agreed on Friday to dismantle a makeshift refugee camp of freezing snow-covered tents, but some migrants living there have…


Colombia: Colombia’s Artisanal Gold Miners Now Part of a Traceable Global Supply Chain

Dec 6, 2019 | Cecilia Jamasmie, Mining.com

A group of international organizations, led by Switzerland’s Better Gold Initiative (BGI), has extended their responsible mining initiative to hundreds of artisanal gold miners from…