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China/India/Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan: Press Review: What Sparked the Tajik-Kyrgyz Conflict and China Beating India in S. Asia
Apr 30, 2021
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TASS
A conflict over a disputed water distribution facility on the border between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, which broke out on the morning of April 29, quickly…
Somalia: Somalia Is Facing Another Food Crisis: Here’s Why – and What Can Be Done to Stop the Cycle
Apr 29, 2021
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Conversation
Since the fall of Siad Barre’s regime in 1991, which led to a prolonged period of civil unrest, Somalia has been in a near-constant state…
Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan: Four Die as Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan Armies Clash on Disputed Border
Apr 29, 2021
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Associated Press
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan traded blame on Thursday for cross-border shelling and clashes that left at least four people dead and dozens injured in a conflict…
Vietnam: Gender Equality Integration Crucial to Climate Policies in Vietnam
Apr 29, 2021
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Vietnam Plus
Adding the gender issue to climate change policies is crucial to promoting gender equality in Vietnam, according to Deputy Director of the Institute of Strategy…
Vietnam: Gender Equality Integration Crucial to Climate Policies in Vietnam
Apr 29, 2021
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Vietnam Plus
Adding the gender issue to climate change policies is crucial to promoting gender equality in Vietnam, according to Deputy Director of the Institute of Strategy…
Iraq: ‘There’s No Rain’: Climate Change Threatens Iraq’s Bedouins
Apr 28, 2021
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Simona Foltyn, Al Jazeera
During a two-day trip across Muthanna’s deserts, nomadic herders painted a grim picture of an increasingly uninhabitable environment, where temperature increases and erratic rains have…
UAE: UAE Launches Drive to Empower Female Afghan Farmers
Apr 28, 2021
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National
The UAE is launching an innovative drive to help empower Afghan female farmers. It will facilitate the sale of organic produce grown by the women,…
Afghanistan: How Afghanistan’s President Helped His Brother Secure Lucrative Mining Deals with a US Contractor
Apr 28, 2021
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Margaux Benn and Zack Kopplin, Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project
With the stroke of a pen, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani put his sibling into the chromite business with a tarnished U.S. defense contractor.
Call for Proposals: Establishing Research Chairs on Forced Displacement in the Middle East and East Africa
Apr 28, 2021
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International Development Research Centre
The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is pleased to announce a call for proposals to establish research chairs working on issues of forced displacement in two regions,…
Iran/Syria: Iran-Syria Oil Line: An Impending Environmental Disaster in the Mediterranean?
Apr 27, 2021
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Lyse Mauvais, Syria Direct
A fire spotted aboard a loaded oil tanker stationed off the Syrian coast sparked fears of environmental disaster last Saturday, weeks after a large oil…
Colombia: Colombia Land Restitution: Uphill Battle for Returning Families [Video]
Apr 27, 2021
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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera visits a remote area in Colombia, where the government is failing to meet promises to return families caught up in the conflict to…
Algeria/France: France-Algeria Relations: The Lingering Fallout from Nuclear Tests in the Sahara
Apr 27, 2021
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Maher Mezahi, BBC
The continued fallout from the nuclear tests carried out by France in the desert of its former colony, Algeria, continues to pollute relations between the…
DRC: NBA Hall of Famer and Global Philanthropist, Dikembe Mutombo and Partners, to Invest US$1 Billion in Ethical Mining Projects in Democratic Republic of the Congo to Support Electric Vehicles and Other Technologies
Apr 27, 2021
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PR Newswire
Dikembe Mutombo, Chairman of Bluetech Investments, and international groups of investors from the United States, Hong Kong, and Germany, have announced over a US$1 Billion…
Afghanistan: Gypsum in Baghlan Illegally Extracted Since Last 7 Years
Apr 27, 2021
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Daily Outlook Afghanistan
Gypsum from Sheikh Jalal Mine in Baghlan-i-Markzai district of northern Baghlan province is illegally extracted by local irresponsible armed men and gypsum processing factories since…
Kuwait: UN Gulf War Reparations Body Pays out $380 mln
Apr 27, 2021
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Reuters
The United Nations Gulf War reparations body said on Tuesday it paid out a further $380 million for losses due to Iraq's 1990 invasion and…
Mozambique: Gas Fields and Jihad: Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado Becomes a Resource-Rich War Zone
Apr 26, 2021
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Ashoka Mukpo, Mongabay
On Monday, French energy giant Total declared force majeure on its multibillion-dollar light natural gas (LNG) project in northern Mozambique, formally withdrawing all of its…
Myanmar: Illegal Rare Earth Mines on China Border Multiply Since Myanmar’s Coup
Apr 26, 2021
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Irawaddy
Illegal rare earth mining has surged in northern Kachin State on the Chinese border following Myanmar’s Feb. 1 coup in areas controlled by a junta-sponsored…
USA: Manager, Conflict Resolution and Peace
Apr 26, 2021
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Conservation International
Conservation International (CI) has been protecting nature for the benefit of all for over 30 years. Through science, policy, and partnerships, CI is helping build…
Bangladesh/India: Dhaka Seeks Indian Hydropower in Exchange of Transmission Facility
Apr 25, 2021
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Dhaka Tribune
Bangladesh currently imports 1,000MW of power from West Bengal’s Baharampur through Bheramara and 140MW from Tripura through Akhaura Dhaka has re-floated the idea of getting…
Appel à demandes du CRDI | Bourse de recherche sur les femmes, la paix et la sécurité 2021 Thème : « Les femmes artisanes de la paix »
Apr 23, 2021
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Le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI)
À propos du CRDI
Le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI) est une société d’État canadienne qui finance la recherche dans des pays…
Indonesia: Gender Responsive Finance Interventions Are Central to Tackling Climate Change
Apr 23, 2021
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Nabiha Shahab, Forest News
The COVID-19 pandemic has magnified prevailing gender inequalities, highlighting how women are often hit hardest by crises and disasters. In addition to suffering economic losses, women…
Syria: Syrian Regime Might Be after Kurdish-Controlled Oil Fields, Says Top US Commander
Apr 23, 2021
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Karwan Faidhi Dri, Rudaw
The Syrian regime and its allies might want to control oil fields currently controlled by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the head of the…
Nigeria: Farmer/Herders Clash: Never Allow Disputes Degenerate into Violence ― Abiodun
Apr 23, 2021
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James Ogunnaike, Vanguard
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has warned the people of the State that they should never allow misunderstanding to descend into violence as recently…
Guam: Military's Mess Sparks Guam Superfund Battle
Apr 23, 2021
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Pamela King and E.A. Crunden, Energy & Environment News
The Supreme Court will be asked to decide who should be on the hook for the $160 million cleanup of a dump the U.S. Navy…
World Water Day: Can Water Scarcity Bring Countries Together?
Apr 23, 2021
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Tara Kavaler
March 22 marks World Water Day, celebrating a precious resource in the Middle East North Africa region. In a locale seemingly prone to conflict, water can…
GERD: Renaissance Dam Should Cultivate Cooperation in the Region
Apr 23, 2021
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Ashok Swain
After being the Chairman of the African Union in February 2021, the President of Congo Félix Tshisekedi got engaged in the mediation of the long-running…
How Climate Insecurity Could Trigger More Conflict in Somalia
Apr 23, 2021
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Andrew E. Yaw Tchie
Climate change effects such as droughts, flash floods, erratic rainfall, disruption to the monsoon seasons, strong winds, cyclones, sandstorms, dust storms and increased temperature are…
A Land Like No Other: Afghanistan’s Post-Conflict Ecotourism Potential
Apr 23, 2021
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Elizabeth B. Hessami
Stunning cobalt-blue lakes with natural travertine dams in Band-e-Amir, the pristine, soaring Pamir Mountains, through which some of the world’s last snow leopards prowl—far from…
IDRC Call for Applications | Women, Peace and Security Research Award 2021 Theme: ‘Women Peacebuilders’
Apr 23, 2021
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International Development Research Center (IRDC)
The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is a Canadian Crown corporation funding research in developing countries to advance knowledge and solve practical development problems. IDRC…
Cobalt and the Congo: A Sustainable Green Energy Transition Cannot Be Built on Human Exploitation
Apr 23, 2021
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Prince De Makele Mounguembou
General Motors, one of the United State’s most important automakers, announced in January 2021 that it would phase out petroleum-powered cars and trucks and sell only zero-emission…