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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.…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
Syria: Project Manager Food Security and Livelihoods
Aug 26, 2019
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ACTED
Since 2012, ACTED has been implementing projects with vulnerable communities in Syria with a two-fold approach: ACTED provides life-saving support to vulnerable displaced persons, returnees,…
Food, Security and Resilience Gender Adviser
Aug 26, 2019
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CARE
CARE is a leading humanitarian and development organization dedicated to fighting poverty and social injustice with a special emphasis on rights programming, gender equality, and…
Nigeria: FSL Project Manager - WFP
Aug 26, 2019
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INTERSOS
The Boko Haram armed opposition insurgency started in 2009 and Maiduguri was the epicentre of the armed conflict. Later the armed conflict spread to all…
Myanmar: Food Security and Livelihood Program Manager
Aug 26, 2019
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Action Contre la Faim France
Action Against Hunger is a global humanitarian organization which originated in France and is committed to ending world hunger. The organization helps malnourished children and…
Environment + Conflict + Peace: A Photo Exhibition [Call for Submissions]
Aug 26, 2019
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
A group exhibition to elevate diverse conversations on the dynamics between environmental issues, the causes and impacts of conflict, and peacebuilding. Curated by Jason Houston…
"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…
"Black Gold" and Global Armed Conflicts
Aug 26, 2019
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Christina Kitova
By August 1942 the Germans soon faced a conundrum: mass their forces and turn south to capture the oil, or continue driving west to capture…
Myanmar: Subsistence Gem Mining to Be Allowed in Mogok after New Rules Issued
Aug 26, 2019
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Kyaw Ko Ko, Myanmar Times
Subsistence gem mining will be allowed in Mandalay Region’s Mogok, which produces rubies and other precious stones, after new rules are issued, said U Myo Thit,…
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…
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.…
Sierra Leone: No Pot of Gold as China Mines Sierra Leone
Aug 26, 2019
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Nellie Peyton and Richmond Tholley, Reuters
When the Chinese gold miners came to Masumbiri town in northern Sierra Leone, everyone lined up for jobs. But 18 months into the multi-million dollar…
Malaysia: Malaysia Hopes to Pay for Military Equipment with Palm Oil
Aug 26, 2019
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Joseph Sipalan, Reuters
Malaysia is in talks with at last six countries on the possibility of using palm oil to pay for arms, as Southeast Asia’s third-biggest economy…
United States: A Climate-Gender Wave Election? The Power of the 19th Amendment
Aug 25, 2019
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Joan Michelson, Forbes
We commemorate the 99th year of women voting in the midst of an historic presidential election season – for the country, for women and for the…
Update on Guidelines for Best Student Paper in Environmental Peacebuilding Award (Deadline Extended through September 3, 2019)
Aug 24, 2019
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
The submission period for Best Student Paper in Environmental Peacebuilding is extended through September 3, 2019.
This award acknowledges the best paper presented by a graduate…
Afghanistan: MoMP Poised to Open Key Mines to Private Bids
Aug 24, 2019
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Pajhwok Afghan News
The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) is all set to initiate bidding process for private investment on several key mining projects, an official said…
Climate Change in Iraq Threatens to Wipe Out Years of Progress after Decades of Conflict
Aug 23, 2019
War-weary Iraqis are cautiously optimistic that reconstruction and economic diversification are finally on horizon after decades of conflict. But planners, policymakers and citizens alike find…
Liberia: World Bank Breaks Ground for Forestry Authority Regional Office
Aug 23, 2019
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FrontPage Africa
Khwima Nthara, World Bank Liberia Country Manager has broken grounds for the regional office of the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) aimed at decentralizing and strengthening…
The Iraq-Turkey Pipeline Dispute: Opportunity in an Arbitration
Aug 22, 2019
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Richard Kraemer
Fatigue and frustration aside, U.S. focus and engagement in Iraq remains critical to the national- and energy-security interests of the United States and its allies.…
Myanmar: Locals Say Officials Took Bribes, Freed Illegal Loggers in W. Myanmar
Aug 22, 2019
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Htet Naing Zaw, Irrawaddy
Lower House lawmaker U Myint Wai, of Rakhine State’s Gwa Township, accused forest department staff and police of setting free illegal loggers arrested in his…
DRC: The Complexities of Military Involvement in Mining
Aug 22, 2019
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Patrick Kingsland, Mine Magazine
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the military has deployed hundreds of troops to protect a copper and cobalt mine from illegal mining, while in…
DRC: DRC Mining Risks Worsen as Artisanal Cobalt Miners Turn to Copper
Aug 22, 2019
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David Whitehouse, Africa Report
Artisanal miners in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been turning to copper following the slump in cobalt prices. That means security risks…
South Sudan: South Sudan Makes Minor Oil Discovery, First Since Independence
Aug 22, 2019
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Denis Dumo, Reuters
South Sudan has made a small oil discovery in Northern Upper Nile State, its first since independence in 2011 when exploration was interrupted by war…
Palestine: Palestine's Energy Transformation: How Does Energy Scarcity Intersect with Gender Justice?
Aug 22, 2019
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Madeleine Race, The Ecologist
Many people in Palestine live with extreme energy scarcity. Local communities have no sovereignty over their energy supply, due to Israeli occupation since 1967.
The Israeli control…
Battlefield to Pastures: Group Helps Veterans Turn Farming into a Career
Aug 21, 2019
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Leslie Adami, ABC News
For some veterans, transitioning from life in the military to life back at home can be difficult, discouraging and even scary. One of the groups…