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Myanmar: Subject Matter Experts, Myanmar Agri-Food Systems Activity
May 17, 2019
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ACDI/VOCA
Since 1963 and in 146 countries, ACDI/VOCA has empowered people in developing and transitional nations to succeed in the global economy. Based in Washington, D.C.,…
Lebanon: Protection & Gender Coordinator
May 17, 2019
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Near East Foundation
The Near East Foundation, formerly the American Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief, then the American Committee for Relief in the Near East, and later…
Communications Assistant/Assistante aux communications
May 17, 2019
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IMPACT
About IMPACT
Communications Assistant Ottawa, Canada
IMPACT transforms how natural resources are managed in areas where security and human rights are at risk. We investigate and develop…
This Year's Goldman Environmental Prize Winner Says the Battle for Land Rights in Liberia Is Just Getting Underway
May 17, 2019
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Alfred Brownell
In 2016, I fled my native Liberia to avoid being arrested. My organization Green Advocates had recently filed a complaint before the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm…
Sudan/South Sudan: South Sudan Concerned Sudan Turmoil Could Hurt Oil Exports
May 17, 2019
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Paul Burkhardt, Bloomberg
South Sudan, recovering from a civil war in which 400,000 people died and and a quarter of the population was displaced, is concerned that an…
Bomb-Laden Drones Threaten Arabian Oil Fields, Nuclear Plant
May 16, 2019
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Energy & Environment News
A Yemen rebel drone strike this week on a critical Saudi oil pipeline shows that the otherwise-peaceful sandy reaches of the Arabian Peninsula now are…
Climate Change: EU Security Community Considers Climate Security
May 16, 2019
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Planetary Security Initiative
Climate-related security issues were prominently discussed in Brussels. Luxembourg Minister of Defense François Bausch addressed the topic in a meeting with his counterparts in the…
Sudan: Community-Led Rainfall Monitoring in Sudan’s Darfur
May 16, 2019
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UN Environment
Darfur, in Sudan, as most of arid and semi-arid Africa, is marked by a good deal of climatic variability. Climate change has also led to…
Afghanistan: A Connecticut Soldier Exposed to Smoke from 'Burn Pits’ in Afghanistan Now Fights for Benefits and Battles Terminal Brain Cancer
May 15, 2019
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Peggy McCarthy, Hartford Courant
Every day for 10 months in 2012, Peter Antioho walked through dense, black smoke from an open burn pit on his Army base in Afghanistan.…
Somalia: Online Course Inspires Former Envoy to Counter Environmental Degradation in Somalia
May 15, 2019
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UN Environment
An interview with Abshir H Abshir is Executive Director, Centre for the Rule of Law and Development. Based in Garowe, the capital of Somalia’s semi-autonomous…
Colombia: No Peace without a Piece of the Land
May 15, 2019
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Augusta Dwyer, Global Landscapes Forum
After more than half a century of conflict, the Colombian government signed a peace agreement with the FARC guerrillas in 2016, taking a massive step…
Afghanistan: Casualty of War: Deforestation and Desertification in Afghanistan
May 15, 2019
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Austin Bodetti, New Arab
While gridlock is keeping the Taliban and the United States from reaching a political settlement to the war in Afghanistan, a lacklustre peace process represents just…
Iraq: The Exodus Begins as Foreign Oil Companies Exit Iraq on Security Concerns
May 15, 2019
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Julianne Geiger, OilPrice
ExxonMobil is starting to evacuate its engineers working on Iraq’s West Qurna 1 field due to security concerns, according to Al Arabiya. Earlier in the…
London: Director, Centre for Women Peace and Security
May 14, 2019
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The London School of Economics and Political Science
LSE is looking for an outstanding individual to provide leadership in developing the growth and international standing of the Centre for Women, Peace and Security. The Centre…
Evidence from Malawi: Why Agricultural and Nutrition Eduction Programs Should Engage Both Women and Men in Households
May 14, 2019
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Catherine Ragasa and Noora-Lista Aberman
Gender norms and inequalities are an important factor in Malawi’s ongoing food security problems. They shape agricultural practices and production, knowledge acquisition, innovation, food choices—and…
Syria: Syrian Conflict Leaves 93 Percent of Population in Poverty
May 14, 2019
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Ibrahim Hamidi, Asharq Al-Awsat
The conflict in Syria has led to a food safety disaster in the country, with 93 percent of the population living in poverty. A number…
Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: Security Council Extends Mandate of United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei until November, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2469 (2019)
May 14, 2019
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UN
The Security Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) until 15 November today, deciding also to reduce its authorized troop…
Science Diplomacy and Environmental Peacebuilding in the Polar Regions: Conservation, Resource Management, Geopolitics and Diplomacy
May 13, 2019
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Carla Isobel Elliff, Rashmi Ramesh, Sunitha Anup, and Dhanasree Jayaram
The polar regions of our planet, the Arctic to the north and the Antarctic to the south, are among the world’s most environmentally vulnerable regions.…
New Water Model Points Way to Gender and Social Equality
May 13, 2019
Valeriana Choque Zambrana and her family manage a small farm in Marquina, growing beans, corn and barley to eat at home and to sell in…
Local Solutions to Strenghten Women's Voices in Land Governance
May 13, 2019
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International Institute for Environment and Development
With increasing pressure on land in sub-Saharan Africa, including from commercial agriculture and mineral and oil extraction, how can the voices of women be included…
South Sudan: Canada's Feminist Policy a Perfect Fit for South Sudan, Says UN Refugee Official
May 13, 2019
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Mike Blanchfield
OTTAWA — Canada could find a win for its feminist foreign policy in the spiralling famine and refugee crisis gripping South Sudan and neighbouring African…
Myanmar: Myanmar Loses about 150,000 Acres of Forest Annually: Survey
May 13, 2019
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Zeya Nyein, Eleven
Forest erosion rate in Myanmar is reached to about 150,000 acres annually within five-year time and Myanmar stood third place in the list of countries…
Iraq: Iraq Reveals Big Corruption File in Basra Oil Contracts Involving Two Int. Companies
May 13, 2019
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Sangar Ali, Kurdistan 24
Iraq’s Commission of Integrity on Monday revealed corruption marred contracts between the state-run Basra Oil Company and two international firms over the purchase of loading arms. The…
Iraq: The Battle for Control over Iraq’s Oil
May 13, 2019
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Simon Watkins, OilPrice
Iraq regards the U.S.’s refusal to extend waivers for countries importing oil from Iran as a tacit endorsement for it to pump its own oil…
Myanmar: Plan under Way to Increase Forest Coverage Areas
May 11, 2019
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Eleven
The Forest Department is working to designate 30 per cent of the country’s total area as reserved forests and protected public forests and 10 per…
A Hazardous Oil Tanker Has Become a Bargaining Chip in the Yemen Conflict
May 10, 2019
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Doug Weir
In May 2018, CEOBS reported on the environmental threat posed by an ageing oil tanker moored off the Red Sea coast of Yemen. A year…
United Kingdom: Influencing Advisor - Women's Economic Empowerment & Care
May 10, 2019
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Oxfam
Oxfam is a confederation of 20 independent charitable organizations focusing on the alleviation of global poverty, founded in 1942 and led by Oxfam International. It…
Lebanon: Food Security and Livelihoods Coordinator
May 10, 2019
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Accio Contra el Hambre Espana
The FSL Coordinator will be responsible for the revision and implementation of the FSL component of the Mission Strategy according to the Country priorities, as…
Consultancy Services: End Line Evaluation of the Gender-Based Violence Risk Mitigation and Nutrition Project and Learning Workshops (Bilingual)
May 10, 2019
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Action Against Hunger
Established in 1979, Action Against Hunger (AAH) is a non-governmental organisation that aims to provide solutions to hunger. Their mission is to save lives by…
Sudan: Project Manager WASH
May 10, 2019
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Cooperazione Internazionale
COOPI Cooperazione Internazionale is a humanitarian, non-confessional and independent organization founded in 1965 in Milan, Italy. For more than 50 years we have been dedicated…