International
Pollution From World’s Militaries in Spotlight at UN Summit
Oct 17, 2024
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Ken McLaughlin, The War Horse
Should the world’s militaries be required to report the amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases they release into the atmosphere? The coalition launched…
Ukraine: Japanese Drones to Look for Land Mines in Ukraine
Oct 17, 2024
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Takuya Michiue, Nikkei
A Japanese industrial drone manufacturer is launching a business to use its products to detect land mines that have proliferated in Ukraine following Russia's invasion,…
South Sudan: A Broken Oil Pipeline Plunges South Sudan’s Capital into Chaos
Oct 17, 2024
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Okech Francis and Simon Marks, Bloomberg
The scene of urban decay is just the tip of a catastrophic economic breakdown in the country since a pipeline carrying oil that accounts for…
Liberia: Foresters Trained to Identify Timber Using Technology amid Smuggling Rise
Oct 16, 2024
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FrontPage Africa
The United States Forest Service (USFS) has sponsored the training of seven Liberian foresters in identifying timber species using science-based technology through smartphones as part of the…
Israel/Palestine: The Israel-Hamas War Has Wiped out Most of Gaza's Farm Land. The Environmental Costs Are Adding up
Oct 16, 2024
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Kevin Maimann, CBC
The Israel-Hamas war has devastated Gaza in ways that may be irreversible — and a picture of the environmental harm is only just beginning to emerge,…
Angola/Colombia: The Lingering Legacy of Landmines in Colombia and Angola
Oct 16, 2024
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Lazarus Odenge, PUNCH
In both countries, the danger is not only to human life but to economic development. Angola’s landmines, a legacy of its war for independence from…
Afghanistan: Environmental Impact Assessment Meeting on Aynak Copper Mine Held in Kabul
Oct 15, 2024
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Fidel Rahmati, Khaama Press
The public consultation session on the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) of the Aynak Copper Project was organized by the “Daira Sabz Environmental and…
Liberia: Liberia's First Solar Power Plant Almost Here
Oct 14, 2024
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David Yates, Observer
In a significant advancement toward sustainable energy solutions, the government of Liberia, through the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) and World Bank Liberia, broke ground for…
Vietnam: Growing into Pumpkin Custodians: Women Farmers in North Vietnam Discover the Power of Participatory Variety Selection
Oct 11, 2024
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Nguyen Thi Phuong, Hoang The Ky, Do Thi Hong Quyen, Deborah Nabuuma, and Ronnie Vernooy
In the northern highlands of Vietnam, ethnic minority farmers grow a diversity of crops on small landholdings. Pumpkin, managed by women, is an important vegetable…
Afghanistan: Afghan Women Bear Brunt of Drought Burden
Oct 10, 2024
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Zainab Pirzad
Looming crisis weighs heavy on those most often responsible for sourcing water to meet their household’s needs. Four times a day, 28- year-old Nadia dons a black…
Sudan: FAO and Government of China Sign Agreement to Support Conflict-Affected Households in Sudan
Oct 10, 2024
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the Government of the People’s Republic of China signed a USD 2 million project agreement…
Ukraine: Ukraine’s Vast Forests Devastated in Hellscape of War
Oct 10, 2024
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Max Hunder, Reuters
Two videos posted in September by a unit from Ukraine’s 108th Territorial Defence brigade showed a small drone trying to flush out Russian troops by…
Australia: Australian Security Leaders Climate Group Calls for Overhaul of Federal Government's Climate Threat Preparedness Strategy
Oct 7, 2024
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ABC News
A group of former national security leaders says the federal government needs to radically overhaul the way it plans for climate threats, warning that Australia…
Kenya: Tana River: 8 Killed in Clashes between Neighboring Clans over Land Dispute [Video]
Oct 5, 2024
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NTV Kenya
At least eight people have been killed in inter-clan clashes over land dispute in Bangale sub-county, Tana River. The skirmishes that have escalated to several…
Kenya: Government Recognises Women as Powerful Agents in Peacebuilding
Oct 4, 2024
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Manu Mumba
The government has commended the vital role women play in conflict prevention and post-conflict reconstruction for the prosperity of the country.
Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet…
Colombia: Properties Meant for Victims of Colombia’s Conflict Occupied by Politicians
Oct 4, 2024
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Adriaan Alsema, Colombia Reports
Hundreds of real estate properties that were supposed to be transferred to victims of Colombia’s armed conflict ended up in the hands of politicians, according…
South Sudan: In South Sudan, Hunger Complicates Plans to End Wildlife Poaching
Oct 3, 2024
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Mamer Abraham, Al Jazeera
Conservationists urge the protection of wildlife, but in the absence of food, many communities say they are forced to hunt to survive.
DRC: DR Congo Minerals Funding Rebel Groups – Top UN Official
Oct 3, 2024
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defenceWeb
Exploitation of mineral resources in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by rebel groups has reached the point where they can be called “militarised entrepreneurs”,…
Afghanistan: Seizure of Public and Private Lands: Taliban Divide the Ishkashim District Market among Themselves
Oct 3, 2024
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Hasht-e Subh Daily
Over the past three years, Afghan citizens have lodged numerous complaints about land seizures, bullying, and the distribution of public properties by the Taliban. Recently,…
Malaysia/South China Sea: Malaysia Expands Oil and Gas Drilling in Disputed South China Sea
Oct 2, 2024
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Tsvetana Paraskova, OilPrice.com
Despite Chinese pressure, Malaysia has stepped up oil and gas exploration activities in the disputed South China Sea, even as the China Coast Guard has…
Philippines: The Woman Fighting to Save the Philippines’ Last Rainforests
Oct 1, 2024
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Nell Lewis
Palawan, a cluster of islands in the Philippines, is breathtakingly beautiful. Home to underground rivers, turquoise coastlines and lush mountain peaks, it has earned the…
Russia: The Triangle of Extraction in the Kola Peninsula
Oct 1, 2024
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Mirkka Ollila, Arctic Institute
As of September 2024, it has been two years and seven months since Russia escalated its aggression in Ukraine into a full-scale invasion. In Finland,…
DRC: Conflict Minerals: The Hidden Crisis in Congo's Eastern Mining Region
Oct 1, 2024
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Devdiscourse
A rebel group in eastern Congo is generating significant revenue from controlling a mining area essential for tech production. Linked to Rwanda, M23's hold on…
Haiti: Haiti Conflict Drives Thousands toward Famine
Oct 1, 2024
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Euractiv
A gang-fueled social and political crisis in Haiti has swollen the ranks of those suffering severe hunger in recent months, with an estimated 5.4 million…
China/Malaysia/South China Sea: A Well-Oiled Machine: Chinese Patrols at Luconia Shoals
Oct 1, 2024
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Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative and Center for Strategic and International Studies
The leak of a diplomatic letter last month in which China urged Malaysia to halt its offshore oil and gas activities near Luconia Shoals has…
Ukraine/Russia: Planet’s Astounding Satellite Images Map Russian War Crimes in Ukraine
Sep 30, 2024
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Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes
Right after Planet Labs sealed an agreement to supply NATO with its remarkable satellite imagery, which tracks rockets and cosmodromes, ships and submarines across the…
Afghanistan: Displacement of Indigenous Lands to Kuchis: Taliban Rulings Reflect Ethnic and Linguistic Discrimination
Sep 29, 2024
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Hasht-e Subh
Several citizens in the country claim that the Taliban’s judicial institutions often issue rulings based on ethnic and linguistic differences—decisions they view as unfair and…
Sudan: Women and Girls in Sudan Disproportionately Impacted by Ongoing Conflict
Sep 27, 2024
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UN News
Women and girls in the midst of the brutal conflict between rival militaries in Sudan are being disproportionately impacted, including 5.8 million who are now…
Liberia: Rural Women Call for Unrestricted Access to Land Ownership
Sep 27, 2024
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Franklin Doloquee
Nimba County—Rural women across Liberia are calling on the government to support their quest for land ownership rights in their respective counties and communities.
They claim…
Uzbekistan/Tajikistan/Kyrgyzstan: War over Water in Central Asia's Ferghana Valley
Sep 27, 2024
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Marie Boyer and Germain Baslé, France 24
In the Ferghana Valley of Central Asia, neighbouring Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are at loggerheads over crucial water resources. This territorial dispute is exacerbated by climate…