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The Law of Treaties in Wartime: The Case of the Black Sea Grain Initiative
Nov 10, 2022
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Gregor Novak and Helmut Aust
The Black Sea Grain Initiative (BSGI) was in the spotlight recently following a nail-biting attempt by Russia to suspend its participation in one of UN Secretary-General Guterres’…
COP27: An Explainer for Peacebuilders
Nov 10, 2022
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Harriet Mackaill-Hill
COP is short for ‘Conference of the Parties’ and there are all kinds of COPs for various international agreements. But the term COP has come…
Iran/Iraq/Syria: Unidentified Drone Strike Targets Iranian Fuel Convoy in Syria - Iraqi Sources
Nov 9, 2022
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Reuters
At least two fuel trucks were destroyed in an air strike by an unidentified drone on the Syrian side of the border with Iraq late…
Vietnam: Police Arrest 7 Farmers in Land-Use Dispute in Vietnamese Highlands
Nov 9, 2022
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Radio Free Asia
In the latest clash over land-use rights in Vietnam, police have detained seven residents in the Central Highlands for trying to prevent men from cutting…
Iran/Iraq/Syria: Strikes in Syria Hit Fuel Convoy from Iraq; Iranians Killed
Nov 9, 2022
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Qassim Abdul-Zahra and Bassem Mroue, Associated Press
Late night airstrikes in eastern Syria along the border with Iraq targeted Iran-backed militiamen, inflicting casualties, Syrian opposition activists said Wednesday. According to two paramilitary…
Fiji: National Consultancy, Women’s Resilience to Disasters (Fiji Nationals Only)
Nov 9, 2022
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UN Women
UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and…
Consultancy, Gender Mainstreaming in Peacebuilding
Nov 9, 2022
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Search for Common Ground
Search for Common Ground is an international non-governmental organization that works to end violent conflict and build healthy, safe, and just societies. It is the…
Somalia: Gender Specialist
Nov 9, 2022
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
The key mission of the FAO Representation in Somalia, which is led by the FAO Representative (FAOR), is to assist and support the national government…
South Sudan: Consultancy, Gender Equality and Inclusion Self-Assessment
Nov 9, 2022
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Plan International
Plan International strives to advance children’s rights and equality for girls all over the world. As an independent development and humanitarian organisation, we work alongside…
Iraq: Consultancy, End-term Evaluation for the Women and Girls Rebuilding
Nov 9, 2022
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Oxfam GB
Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty. Together we save, protect, and rebuild lives. And we won’t…
Iraq: Billions of Dollars of Oil Theft in Iraq: Technology One Potential Solution, Experts Argue
Nov 8, 2022
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Nagham al-Tamimi, Arabian Business
Technology promises to succeed where tonnes of laws have failed in Iraq, the Arab country’s experts believe. They say hundreds of millions of dollars can…
Sierra Leone: Whose Land Is It, Anyway? Sierra Leone Gives Locals a Voice.
Nov 8, 2022
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Nick Roll, Christian Science Monitor
Many parts of Sierra Leone have been ravaged by foreign mining firms seeking gold, diamonds, and bauxite, among other minerals, and by palm oil plantations.…
Afghanistan: 20,000 to Get Jobs on Copper Project in Logar
Nov 8, 2022
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Pajhwok Afghan News
Practical work on the Mes Aynak project in central Logar province will be launched soon, says an official.
The Gender Imbalance at COP27
Nov 8, 2022
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Akanksha Khullar
Women have historically been underrepresented at the UN’s global conference on climate change, and this year’s COP 27 congregation in Egypt, was no exception. A…
Give More Women the Microphone at COP27
Nov 8, 2022
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Catherine McKenna and Amy Meyers Jaffe
Women are leading the climate revolution. At COP27, speakers should cede time to hear what they have to say.
In 2016, I (Catherine) was slated to…
Sudan/South Sudan: Kiir Urges Abyei Negotiating Team to Cooperate with Sudan
Nov 7, 2022
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Sudan Tribune
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir on Monday urged the committee that is negotiating the final status of Abyei to cooperate with neighbouring Sudan, describing it…
Liberia: FDA Alerts Security Uncovers Illegal Logging Activities, Seeks Security Agencies, Public Cooperation
Nov 7, 2022
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Gerald C. Koinyeneh, FrontPage Africa
The Forestry Development Authority (FDA) says it has uncovered chains of clandestine and unwholesome acts of illegal harvesting and processing of logs around the country,…
Climate Crisis and Water Stress Create a Perfect Storm for Women: We Need Radical Collaborations for Gender-Just Climate Solutions
Nov 7, 2022
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Deepa Joshi, Mairi Dupar, Ranjitha Puskur, and Alan Nicol
Addressing global stakeholders now engaged in COP27, researchers from CGIAR and the Climate and Development Knowledge Network come together to call for radical collaborations to achieve climate justice for…
Accelerating Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture: Reaching Women Farmers in Uganda with Video Extension
Nov 7, 2022
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Moses Lule
Women play a vital role in agricultural production in low-income countries, but often lack the information needed to improve their agricultural practices. A recent dissemination…
COP27 Can Do More for Women Bearing the Brunt of Climate Change and Conflict
Nov 7, 2022
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Maëlle Salzinger and Sophie Desmidt
14 November will be ‘gender day’ at COP27. Could this be an opportunity to support women in the Sahel in their effort to tackle the…
Armed Conflict and Climate Change: How These Two Threats Play out in Africa
Nov 7, 2022
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Halvard Buhaug
The world is falling miserably short of reducing carbon emissions in line with the Paris Agreement, a 2015 treaty to keep global warming well below 2℃.…
Liberia: House Writes President Weah, Calls for Review of Several Concessions
Nov 6, 2022
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Global News Network
The House of Representatives under the stewardship of Maryland County District #2 lawmaker, and Speaker of the 54th Legislature, has called on the Executive Branch…
COP27: Empower Women to Combat Climate Change
Nov 6, 2022
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John Chumo, The Star
Across the world, women depend more on, yet have less access to, natural resources.
Women are Leading the Restoration of the World’s Second Largest Tropical Rainforest - Here’s How
Nov 6, 2022
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Victoria Masterson
The Congo Rainforest in Africa is the second largest tropical rainforest in the world – but it could be completely gone within 80 years because…
Climate Change and Women: A Crisis Within a Crisis
Nov 6, 2022
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Sarthak Singhal
In addressing the urgent crisis of climate change, it is crucial to acknowledge the gender dimension of its impacts, and for that to be reflected…
Climate Change is a Gender Issue As Well as an Existential One
Nov 6, 2022
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Victoria McKenzie-Mcharg
The latest State of the Environment report was released last month and environment and water minister Tanya Plibersek said it was a “shocking document” that told “a…
Sudan: In Sudan, Conflict and Environmental Decline go Hand in Hand
Nov 4, 2022
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UNEP
Ahead of the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict on 6 November, we sat down with Abuelgasim…
Sudan: In Sudan, Conflict and Environmental Decline Go Hand in Hand
Nov 4, 2022
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UN Environment Programme
Last month, Sudan’s Blue Nile State declared a state of emergency following a rash of tribal fighting that reportedly left more than 200 people dead.…
Afghanistan: Afghan Authorities Ban Illegal Mines in Northern Province
Nov 4, 2022
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Xinhua
The provincial administration has banned illegal mines in Afghanistan's northern Takhar province. The Taliban-run caretaker government has promised to safeguard all the underground treasures from…
Colombia: Colombian President Petro & Cattle Rancher’s Federation Agree on Land Reform Framework
Nov 4, 2022
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Sonia Romero, Finance Colombia
José Felix Lafaurie, head of the Colombian Federation of Cattle Ranchers (Fedegan), and President Gustavo Petro met at the Casa de Nariño, the nation’s presidential…