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South Sudan: Gender Violence in South Sudan

Oct 7, 2020 | Raven Heyne

JUBA, South Sudan — South Sudan was a nation gripped by civil war and ethnic cleansing until a peace agreement reached in 2018. It is…


Iraq: In Pictures: Iraq’s Struggle with Environmental Challenges [Photos]

Oct 7, 2020 | TRT World

When Iraq announced that the war against Daesh had been won three years ago, the country’s residents hoped it would mark the beginning of a…


Myanmar: Suspension of Operations at Jade Mining Sites Extended

Oct 7, 2020 | Mizzima

Myanmar extended the suspension period of operations at jade mining sites to contain the spread of COVID-19 pandemic until the end of November, an official…


Costa Rica: For Costa Rica, the Future of Forests Hangs in the Gender Balance

Oct 7, 2020 | The World Bank

Costa Rican women are important land conservation agents, but their roles are often marginalized.A concerted effort is underway to better recognize, promote, and value the…


EnPAx Icon Slate of Candidates for the EnPAx Board of Directors Now Available

Oct 6, 2020 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) has announced the candidates running for open seats on its Board of Directors. The slate of candidates for the second annual…


EnPAx Icon Call for Pitches to Forthcoming New Security Beat Series: COVID-19 and Environmental Peacebuilding

Oct 6, 2020 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association and Wilson Center’s Environmental Change & Security Program

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) is collaborating with the Wilson Center’s Environmental Change & Security Program (ECSP) to produce a New Security Beat blog series…


Gender, Climate and Security in Latin America and the Caribbean: From Diagnostics to Solutions

Oct 6, 2020 | Adriana Erthal Abdenur

Women in the region suffer disproportionately from climate impacts, but they also play an essential role in addressing climate change. With the right policy responses,…


COVID-19 and Climate Change are a Perfect Storm for Violent Conflict

Oct 6, 2020 | Beatrice Mosello and Adam Day

The global impact of COVID-19 is already combining with climate change to affect millions of the most vulnerable people in the world, including complicating evacuation…


Man Pleads Guilty to Violating Kimberley Process Law

Oct 6, 2020 | Rob Bates

The Clean Diamond Trade Act, passed in 2003, says that diamonds cannot be imported into or exported from the United States unless they are accompanied by documents…


Liberia: Rural Communities Continue Call for Share of Logging Revenue

Oct 6, 2020 | FrontPage Africa

The National Union of Community Forestry Development Committee (NUCFDC) has reemphasized call it made to the National Legislature for the allotment of more than US$1…


Forests: UK Plans Mandatory Due Diligence for Forest Risk Commodities

Oct 5, 2020 | Simon Tilling, Lexology

A group of large food companies have written to the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to argue that the government's…


Afghanistan: ADB Grant to Help Enhance Power Supply in Afghanistan

Oct 5, 2020 | Water Power & Dam Construction

A $110 million grant has been approved by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to help improve energy sustainability and promote cross-border trade in Afghanistan. The…


Sudan: Peacebuilding and Natural Resources Expert

Oct 3, 2020 | UNDP

The United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations' global development network. It promotes technical and investment cooperation among nations and advocates for change and…


Lebanon: Regional Climate and Resilience Senior Officer (MENA), Lebanese Nationals

Oct 3, 2020 | International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is the world's largest humanitarian organization, with 192 member National Societies. As part of…


South Sudan: Water and Sanitation Technician

Oct 3, 2020 | United Nations

The United Nations is an intergovernmental organization that aims to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be…


Bosnia and Herzegovina: Policy Expert, Environmental Strategy and Action Plan

Oct 3, 2020 | Stockholm Environment Institute

SEI is an independent, international research institute founded in 1989. Its mission is to support decision-making and induce change towards sustainable development around the world…


DRC: Watershed Program

Oct 3, 2020 | Catholic Relief Services

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives…


Nigeria: Call for Application: Final Evaluation Consultant ‘Sharing the Green Grass: Developing a Locally-Led Peace Architecture in the Niger Delta

Oct 3, 2020 | Search for Common Ground

Search for Common Ground is an international non-profit organization operating in 36 countries whose mission is "to transform the way the world deals with conflict…


Kenya: Senior Governance Advisor – Oceans or Natural Resources

Oct 3, 2020 | GIZ Kenya

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH, often shortened to simply GIZ, is a German development agency headquartered in Bonn and Eschborn that provides services…


Kenya: TOR: Conduct Environmental Risk and Disasters Assessment as a Result of Climate Change among the Pastoralists in Narok County

Oct 3, 2020 | Action Africa Help International

Action Africa Help International (AAH-I) is a regional not for profit humanitarian and development organization with a mission of improving the quality of life of…


Sudan: Head of Programmes

Oct 3, 2020 | Cooperazione Internazionale

COOPI Cooperazione Internazionale is a humanitarian, non-confessional and independent organization founded in 1965 in Milan, Italy. For more than 50 years we have been dedicated…


Research Assistant – World Food Programme Partnership

Oct 3, 2020 | Stockholm Institute Peace Research Institute

SIPRI is an independent international institute whose core mission is to undertake research and activities on security, conflict and peace. Established in 1966, SIPRI provides…


On International Day Of Non-Violence Women Peace Builders Raise Their Voices

Oct 2, 2020 | Jackie Abramian, Forbes

Women peace builders and change makers are at the front lines of the world’s most brutal conflicts. Today they raise their voices for non-violence as…


Colombia: Gender Fellows Support Research on Gender Differences in Agriculture

Oct 2, 2020 | Amy Duke, Penn State News

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — While conducting research on cacao farms in his native country of Colombia last year, Daniel Guarín-Estrada observed significant differences in how…


The Importance of Land Rights to Rohingya Repatriation

Oct 2, 2020 | Farhaan Uddin Ahmed

Given widespread confiscation of Rohingya land, it is essential that Myanmar instate changes in property rights to encourage the voluntary return of its displaced Rohingya…


How Localization Supports Practical Solutions for Women, Peace, and Security

Oct 1, 2020 | Nanako Tamaru and Mirsad “Miki” Jacevic
CDA

This week marks the 20th anniversary of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) which is the first of eleven resolutions that comprise the Women, Peace, and Security…


Myanmar: 'Make It Safer': Calls Grow to Reform Myanmar's Deadly Jade Trade

Oct 1, 2020 | Bangkok Post

Heavy rainfall in July triggered a massive landslide in Hpakant -- the green heart of Myanmar's jade trade in northern Kachin state -- that entombed…


Afghanistan: Consequences of Climate Change in Afghanistan: After the War Comes the...

Sep 30, 2020 | Al Khaleej Today

Extreme weather that can lead to months of drought or severe floods: Afghanistan is already one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to…


Myanmar: How a Beloved Gemstone became a Symbol of Environmental Tragedy in Myanmar

Sep 29, 2020 | Emily Fishbein and Aung Myat Lamung, NPR

The jade gemstones that generate billions of dollars a year in Myanmar — the world's biggest exporter of the stone — are beloved in China,…


Sudan/South Sudan: Sudan, South Sudan Sign Deal to Resume Oil Output from Key Fields

Sep 29, 2020 | Hellenic Shipping News

Sudan and South Sudan have agreed a draft deal to develop oil cooperation, which includes resuming production from key oil fields, Sudan’s ministry of Energy…