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Message from Gaza: Israeli Policies & Climate Change, Pushing Gaza into the Grave
Sep 24, 2014
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Ahmad Abu Safieh
This message is from the city of Gaza where the annual population growth rate is 2.91% (2014 est.), the 13th highest in the world. Due…
European Companies Allowed to Reap Rewards from Deadly Conflict Mineral Trade
Sep 24, 2014
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Amnesty International
The European Union is failing to stifle a deadly trade in conflict minerals, a coalition of rights groups including Global Witness and Amnesty International warned…
Myanmar: Inspectors to Fan Out Along China Border to Curb Timber Smuggling: Ministry
Sep 24, 2014
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Eleven Myanmar
Inspection teams and checkpoints will be expanded in major timber smuggling areas in Sagaing and Mandalay regions as well as northern Shan State to seal…
Conflict Minerals: EU Failing To Stifle Deadly Trade In Conflict Minerals: Rights Groups
Sep 24, 2014
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RTT News
The European Union is failing to stifle a deadly trade in conflict minerals, a coalition of rights groups warned on Wednesday, ahead of weak new…
Iraq: Iraq Army Counters ISIL Attack on Baiji Oil Refinery
Sep 24, 2014
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Press TV
The Iraqi army, backed by Sunni tribesmen and Shia volunteers, has countered an attack by the ISIL terrorist group on the country’s largest oil refinery.
The…
South Sudan: Humanitarian Assistance Helps Stabilise South Sudan Food Security, But Concerns Remain For Next Year, WFP Warns
Sep 24, 2014
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World Food Programme
JUBA – In the wake of a new food security analysis announcing improvements in South Sudan, the UN World Food Programme (WFP), which has provided…
Sweden: PhD Student Positions in Peace and Conflict Research with Focus on International Water Cooperation
Sep 23, 2014
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Uppsala University
Uppsala University is an international research university focused on the development of science and education. Our most important assets are all the individuals who with…
Vietnam and China: Conflict Over Islands Arouses Vietnamese Patriotism
Sep 23, 2014
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Mercury News
I lived in Hanoi from 2004 until 2009, down the street from the Chinese Embassy. Demonstrations were rare, if not forbidden by Vietnam's controlling government.…
The Great New Oil and Gas Frontier of Myanmar, Warts and All
Sep 23, 2014
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Platts
Myanmar, the Southeast Asian country still called Burma by many people, is rapidly emerging from almost 50 years of military rule and related economic isolation.
The…
Norway Gives Liberia $150 Million to Stop Cutting Down Trees
Sep 23, 2014
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Slate
Norway will provide Liberia with $150 million in development aid in exchange for reducing deforestation. Norway has made past attempts at this kind of policy in Brazil…
Sudan: Canadian, Nigerian Firms Sign Oil Contract with Sudan
Sep 23, 2014
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Sudan Vision
Khartoum - Sudan’s Petroleum Ministry signed oil exploration contracts with three companies on Sunday, including the Canadian State Petroleum Oversees Inc., Nigeria’s Express Petroleum &…
Liberia: Liberia Signs 'Transformational' Deal to Stem Deforestation
Sep 23, 2014
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Matt McGrath, BBC News
Liberia is to become the first nation in Africa to completely stop cutting down its trees in return for development aid.Norway will pay the impoverished…
Iraq: Iraq Exports More Oil From Southern Terminals Far From Conflict
Sep 23, 2014
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Alex Lawler, Reuters
Iraq's oil exports from its southern terminals on the Gulf, far from the fighting in its north, have increased so far this month as bad…
Iraq: Sen. Nelson: "Appropriate" For Iraq To Reimburse U.S. With Oil For Freeing Them From ISIS
Sep 23, 2014
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Real Clear Politics
WOLF BLITZER: Would it be unusual to ask some of the oil-rich Arab countries, whether Saudi Arabia, the Emirates, Qatar -- they have a lot…
Iraq: IS Attackers Repelled From Baiji Refinery
Sep 23, 2014
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Iraq Oil Report
Recently reinforced Iraqi security forces at the Baiji refinery, backed by Iraqi Army helicopters, repelled on Tuesday the latest attempt by anti-government militants to take…
Iraq/Kuwait: Iraq, Kuwait Deepen Oil Ties
Sep 23, 2014
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Daniel J. Graeber, United Press International
BAGHDAD -- The Iraqi Oil Ministry welcomed a delegation from Kuwait to discuss ways in which the two countries could expand bilateral ties in the…
Liberia: Sime Darby Delays Liberia Palm Oil Mill Construction Over Ebola
Sep 23, 2014
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Alphonso Toweh, Reuters
WASHINGTON - Malaysian palm oil firm Sime Darby has delayed construction of a mill for its Liberia plantation and has suspended talks to expand its…
Taiwan/South China Sea: Pixel by Pixel, Taiwan Maps Out Claims to Contested South China Sea (+video)
Sep 23, 2014
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Ralph Jennings, The Christian Science Monitor
Taipei, Taiwan — Wang Cheng-gi laughs nervously as he discusses the detailed new maps of the disputed South China Sea being drawn in his corner…
China/Philippines/South China Sea: Philippine Leader Questions Intent of China Ships
Sep 23, 2014
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Matthew Pennington, Associated Press, ABC News
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III said Tuesday his nation will stick up for its territorial rights in the disputed South China Sea and voiced concern…
Myanmar: ‘Colonial Style’ Red Tape Blamed for Delay in Returning Seized Land
Sep 23, 2014
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Paing Soe, Democratic Voice of Burma
Burma’s parliamentary Farmland Investigation Commission has cited the overwhelming layers of bureaucracy – said to resemble archaic practices from the days of colonial rule –…
Chad: PM Wash
Sep 22, 2014
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Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development
ACTED est une association de solidarité internationale française qui a pour vocation de soutenir les populations vulnérables de par le monde et de les accompagner…
South Sudan: WASH Engineer Officer
Sep 22, 2014
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Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development
ACTED is a French humanitarian NGO, founded in 1993, which supports vulnerable populations, affected by humanitarian crises worldwide. ACTED provides continued support to vulnerable communities by…
Central African Republic: Primate Habituation, Research and Tourism Advisor
Sep 22, 2014
The Dzanga Sangha Protected Areas complex (DSPA) is a 4,450 km² area, comprising the Dzanga Sangha
Dense Forest Special Reserve with its various community use and…
Chad: Project Leader
Sep 22, 2014
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Sahara Conservation Fund
The Sahara Conservation Fund (SCF) is recruiting a dynamic, highly motivated and experienced Project Leader to oversee operations and manage the site, staff and infrastructure…
Russia/Ukraine: Conflict Keeps Gas 'Steppingstone' in Spotlight
Sep 22, 2014
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Natural Gas Europe
Months before winter, markets in Europe are already shivering as the war in Ukraine threatens to curtail natural gas deliveries from Russia.But as U.S. lawmakers push for greenlighting…
Myanmar: Yangon's Urban-Development Plans Are Self-Defeating, Critics Say
Sep 22, 2014
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Eleven Myanmar
The government’s efforts to build low-cost housing for them in Yangon have been self-defeating, urban planning experts say. The projects have merely driven up the…
Iraq/Syria: The Truth About Turkey and Islamic State Oil
Sep 22, 2014
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Mustafa Akyol, Turkey Post
The Sept. 20 release of 49 Turks held by the Islamic State (IS) for 101 days came as a great relief for Turkey. They were…
DRC: Mining Sector CSR: Responsible Returns in a Warm Investment Climate
Sep 22, 2014
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Joseph Kirschke, Insurance News Net
In January, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Mining Minister Martin Kabwelulu asked mining companies to cease expansions amid a severe electricity shortfall. "We'll spend the…
Liberia: Liberia Oil Bid Round Courts ECOWAS Companies
Sep 22, 2014
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Business Day
A new Liberian bid round for four offshore oil blocs is courting investment from ECOWAS companies, using an incentive that targets regional upstream operators that…
Indonesia/South China Sea: South China Sea Conflict a Real Threat to Indonesia
Sep 20, 2014
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The Jakarta Post
Indonesia has been warned that the territorial conflict over the South China Sea is a real threat that will sooner or later impact this country.
Chief…