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Myanmar: Karenni State Villagers Ask Min Aung Hlaing to Let Them Farm

Aug 21, 2014 | DVB Media

Local villagers in Karenni State’s Hpruso Township sent a letter to Burma’s military chief Min Aung Hlaing for permission to farm on land that was…

Myanmar: Shan IDPs Petition for Army to Vacate Occupied Village

Aug 21, 2014 | The Irrawaddy

About 300 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northern Shan State’s Kyaythee Township plan to submit a petition asking the Burmese Army to withdraw from their…

Myanmar: Farmers Sentenced to 8 Months for Mandalay Plough Protest

Aug 21, 2014 | DVB Media

Local farmers from Mandalay Division’s Sintgai Township were sentenced to prison terms of up to eight months on Tuesday under charges of trespassing and destroying…

Myanmar: Central Myanmar Holds Workshop on Peasants’ Affairs

Aug 21, 2014 | Eleven News

The issue of land grabbing dominated a workshop for farmers in Magway, which drew delegates representing farmers in every township of the region in central…

Europe - Central Asia: European Commission Prepares a Conference on Eco Security in Azerbaijan

Aug 21, 2014 | ABC Business Portal

The ecological safety of Azerbaijan has entered into the regional agenda of the European Union. Informed sources say that the European Commission is preparing an international…

East-Timor: Over-Reliance on Oil and Gas Threatens East Timor's Economy

Aug 21, 2014 | Deutsche Welle

The economy of the small independent Southeast Asian nation contracted in 2006 following a deterioration of security that left the government to request military assistance…

Australia: Research Fellow

Aug 20, 2014 | Institute for Economics and Peace

The Institute for Economics and Peace is looking for a full time Research Fellow to join the research team at IEP headquarters in Sydney, Australia.…

Europe Must Do its Bit to Stop the Trade in Conflict Minerals

Aug 20, 2014 | The Guardian

Almost a decade ago, my film Blood Diamond told the story of the illicit diamond trade and its funding of the bloody civil war in…

Conflict Minerals Reports are Filed, But What Do They Say?

Aug 20, 2014 | GreenBiz

Most filers in this initial disclosure year were unable to determine the origin of conflict minerals (tantalum, tin, tungsten and gold, known collectively as 3TG)…

Iraq: Troops in Iraq Rout Sunni Militants From a Key Dam

Aug 20, 2014 | NY Times

Iraqi and Kurdish ground troops overran Sunni militants and reclaimed Iraq’s largest dam on Monday, President Obama said, as American warplanes unleashed a barrage of…

Iraq: Iraq Ups Oil Output in South, as Militants Stem Northern Production

Aug 20, 2014 | Wall Street Journal

Iraq is pushing forward with an ambitious increase in production at its prolific southern oil fields, as an Islamist insurgency has strangled output in the…

Iraq: Smuggled Oil Could Fund ISIS Beyond the Battles of Iraq

Aug 20, 2014 | Shale Plays Media

The Islamic State, also known by their older name, ISIS, has systematically attempted (and on some fronts succeeded) to take over prominent infrastructure and resources…

Conflict Minerals: Amnesty International Continues to Push for En Banc Rehearing in Conflict Minerals Case

Aug 20, 2014 | Dodd Frank

Amnesty International has filed a supplemental brief which continues to advocate for a rehearing en banc in the conflict minerals case. The argument is this: American Meat Institute v. U.S.…

South Sudan: New Oilfield in North Darfur to Go Into Production Soon - Governor

Aug 20, 2014 | All Africa

The governor of North Darfur Mohamed Osman Kibir announced that oil exploration in the Nekhaila field block 12, north-east of its state is about to…

Sierra Leone: Industrialization and Global Value Chains in Sierra Leone

Aug 20, 2014 | Afribiz

Plagued by ten years of civil conflict that inhibited commodity production and trade capacity and weakened market systems including the country’s infrastructure, it would be…

Liberia: Open Basin - TGS Nopec Hails Liberia Oil Block Bid Rounds

Aug 20, 2014 | All Africa

With Liberia battling the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, the National Oil Company of Liberia which earlier denied selling oil blocks have advertised four…

Timor-Leste: Timorese Graduates Secure Places in New Oil & Gas Training Program

Aug 20, 2014 | ConocoPhilips

Today in a ceremony in Dili, ConocoPhillips together with the Government of Timor-Leste welcomed 12 graduates into the 2014 Foundational Skills Training and Internship Program…

Myanmar: Drug Lords 'Hurt Myanmar Stability'

Aug 20, 2014 | Bangkok Post

The UN on Monday warned that drug trafficking gangs in Myanmar are undermining stability and development, as it hailed a new partnership with the government…

Myanmar: Corrupt “Land Grabs” Imperil Democracy in Burma

Aug 20, 2014 | Center for International Private Enterprise

Burma lacks many institutions necessary for a market-oriented democracy, such as a reliable court system, dependable electricity, and accessible financial services. The country’s physical infrastructure…

Environmental Peacebuilding Membership Drive

Aug 19, 2014 | ELI & UNEP

The Environmental Law Institute, United Nations Environment Programme, McGill University, and the University of Tokyo are seeking to expand the membership of the Environmental Peacebuilding…

DRC: la FAO apporte 160 millions FCFA pour booster la filière manioc au Congo (DRC: FAO Brings 160 Million FCFA to Boost Cassava Sector in Congo)

Aug 19, 2014 | ADIAC

Dans la recherche d’un projet plus efficace, capable d’augmenter sensiblement la productivité en manioc, aliment consommé par 90% de Congolais, le gouvernement vient de mettre sur…