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Oil Probably Won't Cause a War with Iran, but It Certainly Adds Fuel to the Blaze
Jul 20, 2019
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Jeff Colgan
Iran, Britain and the United States are engaged in a struggle for control over the flow of oil through the Persian Gulf. A fifth of the…
Climate Change: House Passes Intelligence Legislation with Climate Rider
Jul 19, 2019
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Nick Sobczyk, E&E News
The House this week passed a measure as part of its annual intelligence authorization bill to create a Climate Security Advisory Council under the director…
Women Key in Peace Negotiations- UN Women
Jul 19, 2019
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Sarah Mazirwe, New Vision
The UN Women has urged the government to increase the engagement of women in peace negotiations in conflicts. Anna Mutavati, the deputy representative UN Women…
DRC: USAID Awards $3.7 Million for Artisanal Mine Sites in DRC
Jul 19, 2019
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Mining Review
The US government, through its Agency for International Development (USAID)has awarded a new funded mine site validation project in North and South Kivu. The $3.7…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: China and Vietnam Face off in South China Sea over Resource Rich Vanguard Reef
Jul 19, 2019
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Duncan DeAeth, Taiwan News
Tensions are rising in the South China Sea, with a potential flashpoint developing between China and Vietnam, who are engaged in a weeks-long “stand-off” over…
Israel/Palestine/Gaza: Israeli Spraying of Herbicide Near Gaza Harming Palestinian Crops
Jul 19, 2019
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Miriam Berger, Guardian
Israeli aircraft spraying herbicide beside the buffer zone along the Gaza strip is directly affecting the livelihoods of Palestiniansin violation of international standards, a new…
Colombia Can't Beat Coca Production from the Air. It Needs Rural Investment and Reform
Jul 19, 2019
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Christopher Sabatini and Victoria Gaytan
Four years after Colombia suspended the controversial policy of aerial fumigation to kill coca plants, President Iván Duque is hoping to restart it. His government…
Myanmar: Myanmar's Yangon Former Dump Fire Site Set to Receive Trash Again
Jul 18, 2019
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Xinhua
The former dump fire site in the outskirts of Myanmar's Yangon has been set to receive trash again more than one year after the site…
DRC: USAID Awards a New Artisanal Mine Site Validation Project
Jul 18, 2019
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Africanews
The US government, through its Agency for International Development (USAID), is pleased to announce the award of a new USAID-funded mine site validation project in North…
Ethiopia: Gender and Climate Change Resilience: E-Volunteer
Jul 18, 2019
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Cuso International
Gender and climate change intersectionality is becoming an increasingly relevant topic in the development arena. Historically, it has been proven that climate change affects genders…
Egypt: Chief of Party, Women's Empowerment
Jul 18, 2019
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Pathfinder International
Pathfinder is seeking a Chief of Party to provide overall strategic leadership and oversight for the upcoming USAID-funded Women’s Empowerment project in Egypt. The project…
Ethiopia: Volunteer Gender and Leadership Advisor
Jul 18, 2019
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Cuso International
Women’s rights and gender sensitivity are one of the biggest challenges to gaining proper nutrition in Ethiopia. The Growing Nutrition for Mothers and Children (GROW)…
Senior Gender Affairs
Jul 18, 2019
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UN Organisation Stabilization Mission in the DRC
This position is located in Kinshasa within the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). The Senior Gender Affairs…
Climate Change: Global Threats Imperil Women of Color
Jul 17, 2019
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Bonnie Jenkins
Women of color are the most impacted by global insecurity. For this reason, their leadership is vital to tackling these challenges.I am frequently asked to…
Climate Change: Two New Studies Warn That a Hotter World Will Be a More Violent One
Jul 17, 2019
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Christopher Ingraham, Washington Post
As the planet warms, experts have increasingly sounded the alarm over the potential for increased climate-driven geopolitical conflict. Two new studies underscore how rising temperatures…
Afghanistan: Lapis Lazuli Deposit in Badakhshan Falls to Militants
Jul 17, 2019
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Tamim Hamid, TOLOnews
A lapis lazuli deposit in Keran Wa Manjan district in the northeastern province of Badakhshan fell to the Taliban after a clash between the security…
Liberia: ‘Unregulated’ Artisan Mining In Several Counties Robbing Gov’t of Revenue
Jul 17, 2019
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Alpha Daffae Senkpeni, FrontPage Africa
Liberia’s revenue is “seriously being drained” due to rampant illicit mining by individuals suspected to be foreigners, some Liberians residing in artisanal mining communities have…
Call for Applications: MENA Workshop on Water Security & Environmental Peacebuilding October 14-16 2019 – Rabat, Morocco
Jul 17, 2019
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EcoPeace Middle East
The workshop is offered by the Regional Program Energy Security and Climate Change Middle East and North Africa of Konrad-Adenauer Stiftung (KAS – REMENA) and the Program on Water…
Senior Women's Protection Adviser
Jul 17, 2019
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United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali
Org. Setting and Reporting
This position is located in the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) and is within the Women Protection Office…
When Climate Change Meets Positive Peace
Jul 17, 2019
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Marisa O. Ensor
Climate change is being increasingly framed as a security issue—a “threat multiplier” that can amplify the risks of breakdowns in peacefulness. Yet, even extreme climate…
Nigeria: Land Grabbing behind Herdsmen-Farmers Crisis – Yuguda
Jul 16, 2019
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Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Vanguard
Former Bauchi State Governor, Isa Yuguda on Tuesday said that land grabbing and population explosion were responsible for the crisis between farmers and herdsmen in…
The Missing Piece of Climate Action: Supporting the Leadership of Girls and Women
Jul 16, 2019
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Michelle Milford Morse
To change everything, we need everyone – and that means we need to harness the wisdom and leadership of girls and women to protect the…
Colombia: Climate Change: A Challenge for Colombia’s Campesinos
Jul 16, 2019
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Erik Apolinar, Bogota Post
Climate change is a challenge in every country – and the past G20 summit shows that even amongst world leaders, there is not a lot…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Vietnam, China Embroiled in South China Sea Standoff
Jul 16, 2019
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James Pearson and Khanh Vu, Reuters
Vietnamese and Chinese ships have been embroiled in a weeks-long standoff near an offshore oil block in disputed waters of the South China Sea, which…
War's Physical Toll Can Last for Generations, as It Has for the Children of the Vietnam War
Jul 16, 2019
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Michael Palmer
History often focuses on the immediate death toll of war. But hostilities can have longer-term consequences on a population’s health. In a new study published…
DRC: Refugees Blame Chronic Violence on Battle for Mineral Wealth
Jul 16, 2019
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Halima Athumani, Voice of America
For decades, the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo -- the Ituri and North Kivu provinces especially -- has endured ethnic violence leaving thousands dead and…
DRC: Send in the Troops: Congo Raises the Stakes on Illegal Mining
Jul 16, 2019
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Aaron Ross, Reuters
Deploying soldiers to clear tens of thousands of illegal informal miners from mining concessions is a new approach by the authorities in Democratic Republic of…
Afghanistan: Driving Improvements in Agriculture through Better Education
Jul 16, 2019
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ACTED
While Afghanistan society has experienced a wide range of positive changes over the recent past, not all Afghans are able to benefit equally from these…
Afghanistan: Farmer Field Schools Help Afghan Women to Step out from the Shadows
Jul 16, 2019
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ACTED
Working with over 300 female farmers, ACTED provided field school trainings in five provinces across Afghanistan. They aimed at teaching participants new techniques and developing…
China, Vietnam: What to Take from the South China Sea Flare-Up
Jul 16, 2019
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Stratfor Worldview
Chinese and Vietnamese coast guard vessels have reportedly been engaged in a weeklong confrontation around Vanguard Bank in the southern region of the South China…