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Federal Election 2021: Gender-Based Violence is an Issue We Should All Prioritize
Sep 8, 2021
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Nancy Marie Ross and Stephanie Zubriski
National strategies to end gender-based violence, public activism movements like #MeToo and One Billion Rising and the continued use of tough-on-crime policies have failed to reduce rates of…
Tree Planting as Resistance in Palestine
Sep 8, 2021
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Elle Ambler
In Palestine, the struggle for land cannot be separated from the fight for agricultural and environmental rights. Restrictions and attacks on agriculture are used by…
Liberia: Land Authority Completes Land Survey, Present Deeds In Nimba County
Sep 7, 2021
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Prince Mulbah, Global News Network
The Liberia Land Authority, through its Corporate Service Session, has completed the survey and presentation of deeds for several tribal certificates of land situated in…
Conflict in the Sahel Likely to Worsen as Climate Change Impacts Increase
Sep 7, 2021
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Steve Killelea
Currently there isn’t a lot of good news coming out of the Sahel, the area in Africa that borders the Saharan desert to the north,…
Mozambique: Niassa REDD + Stakeholder Engagement Liaison
Sep 6, 2021
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Wildlife Conservation Society
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a US-based non-governmental organization founded in 1895 that protects wildlife and wilderness by understanding critical issues, creating science-based solutions…
Afghanistan: Taliban Takeover Threatens Afghan Agriculture as Farmers Fear Being Forced to Grow Poppy [Video]
Sep 6, 2021
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Mike Cerre, PBS
As Afghans figure out how to get on with their lives, fears abound that the new Taliban government will crack down on local business and…
Mozambique: Niassa REDD + Program Director
Sep 6, 2021
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Wildlife Conservation Society
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a US-based non-governmental organization founded in 1895 that protects wildlife and wilderness by understanding critical issues, creating science-based solutions…
Liberia: Director of Monitoring and Evaluation
Sep 6, 2021
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Medical Care Development International
Over the past 40 years, Medical Care Development International (MCDI) has worked to strengthen health systems through integrated, sustainable and locally driven interventions across several…
Yemen: Livelihood and Food Security Specialist
Sep 6, 2021
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Norwegian Refugee Council
Yemen is described as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis and it is also home to the world’s largest aid operation. The conflict has resulted in…
Syria: Head of Mission
Sep 6, 2021
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COOPI - Cooperazione Internazionale
COOPI has been active with its humanitarian action in Syria (Damascus) since 2016 and it’s currently implementing the following programs: Food Security and Livelihood, WaSH…
Senior Advisor - Livelihood & Economic Recovery in Emergencies
Sep 6, 2021
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World Vision International
World Vision International is an evangelical Christian humanitarian aid, development, and advocacy organization. Its focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and…
Sudan: Project Manager Livelihoods and Resilience
Sep 6, 2021
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COOPI - Cooperazione Internazionale
COOPI has been present in Sudan since 2004 initially contributing to addressing the humanitarian needs in the Darfur region that for a long time has…
Chad: Chargé de la Sécurité Environnementale, Sociale et Sanitaire (SESS) (Environmental, Social and Health Security Officer)
Sep 6, 2021
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Catholic Relief Services
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) est une agence de secours et de développement basée aux États-Unis qui travaille dans près de 100 pays / territoires pour…
Syria: WASH and Rehabilitation Coordinator (National & Expat Position)
Sep 6, 2021
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Acción contra el Hambre
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…
Iraq: Livelihoods Programme Manager
Sep 6, 2021
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Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund Deutschland
The Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund Deutschland (ASB) is a German aid and welfare organisation with more than 300 branches at national, regional, district and municipal level all over…
Colombia: Oficial de Wash (WASH Official)
Sep 6, 2021
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Danish Refugee Council
El Consejo Danés para Refugiados / Grupo Danés de Desminado (DRC/DDG por sus siglas en inglés) es una de las principales ONG humanitarias del mundo,…
DRC: Programme Director
Sep 6, 2021
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Concern Worldwide
Concern Worldwide is an international humanitarian organisation that strives for a world free from poverty, fear and oppression. It delivers life-saving and life-changing interventions to…
Heat Is on When It Comes to Cross-Border Environmental Threats
Sep 6, 2021
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Kerry Boyd Anderson
Last week, an oil spill from a refinery in the northwest Syrian town of Baniyas drifted toward Cyprus, forcing authorities on the island to take…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Nile Dam Dispute Remains Stalled as Egypt, Sudan Run out of Options
Sep 5, 2021
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Mohamed Saied, Al-Monitor
The long-running dispute over the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) that Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile, the main tributary of the Nile…
Avoiding Transboundary Waters Conflicts: A Tale of Two Treaties
Sep 5, 2021
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Robert Sandford
The outdated treaties, compacts, bilateral agreements, acts, laws, policies and hardened institutions globally that stand in the way of effective, just and resilient 21st century…
Nigeria: The Nigerian Activist Trying to Sell Plants to the Oil Company That Destroyed Them
Sep 3, 2021
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Ruth Maclean
“I need to help my women to stand,” says Martha Agbani, who helped a group of women from the Niger Delta build a flourishing mangrove…
Ethiopia: Women and Girls Bear Significant Costs of Ethiopian Conflict
Sep 3, 2021
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UNFPA
Since conflict between federal and regional forces erupted in Tigray in north Ethiopia last November, some 2 million Tigrayans have been displaced with thousands fleeing…
Colombia: Study Shows Colombian Guerrillas Were Guardians of the Forest
Sep 3, 2021
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Luke Taylor, Discover
When Colombia’s largest guerrilla group laid down its weapons in 2016 as part of a landmark peace deal, it ushered in a new chapter in…
DRC: 12 Dead after Mining Pollution in DR Congo River
Sep 3, 2021
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World Is One News
Twelve people have died and thousands have fallen ill after a river in southern DR Congo was polluted by toxic waste from a diamond mine,…
Kazakhstan Moves to Ease Water Conflict in Central Asia
Sep 3, 2021
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Wilder Alejandro Sanchez
An early August meeting of Central Asian heads of state in Turkmenistan addressed issues such as the COVID-19 pandemic and regional consequences of renewed Taliban…
Ethiopia: Women and Girls Bear Significant Costs of Ethiopian Conflict
Sep 3, 2021
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UNFPA
Since conflict between federal and regional forces erupted in Tigray in north Ethiopia last November, some 2 million Tigrayans have been displaced with thousands fleeing…
To Address Climate Change, Address Gender Inequity
Sep 3, 2021
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Elizabeth Chun Hye Lee
Hurricane Ida has devastated communities in Louisiana, leaving many without electricity during one of the hottest months of the year. Because of a lack of…
Myanmar: Italian Firms Flout EU Rules to Trade in Illegal Myanmar Timber, Report Says
Sep 2, 2021
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Sheryl Lee Tian Tong, Mongabay
Negligible fines and inadequate enforcement are turning Italy into a hotspot for illegal Myanmar timber in spite of EU sanctions and regulations against the latter’s…
The Uncertain Future of Afghanistan’s Nascent Environmental Laws
Sep 2, 2021
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Elizabeth Hessami
Afghanistan is in turmoil. The abrupt withdrawal of U.S. forces set in motion by a deal between former President Trump and the Taliban, and executed…
Climate Change: Former Defence Leaders Sound Alarm on Australia’s Climate Security Risks
Sep 2, 2021
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Duncan Murray, The Fifth Estate
Australia is failing in its duty to protect its people, according to a network of former defence and security leaders, who say regional unrest and…