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Articulating, Strengthening and Building Solidarity - Women's Resistance to Mining
Apr 25, 2019
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Global Alliance for Green and Gender Action
“Our grandparents told them to provide good roads, (electrical) power and hospitals.
But they didn’t meet any of these expectations.
Here there is no power.
Development… we don’t…
Afghanistan: How the US Military's Opium War in Afghanistan Was Lost
Apr 25, 2019
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Justin Rowlatt, BBC
The US has spent $1.5m (£1.15m) a day since 2001 fighting the opium war in Afghanistan. So why is business still booming?
Liberia: “Government Remains Resolute in Promoting Women Peace and Security” – Amb. Kemayah Tells UN Security Council Open Debate
Apr 25, 2019
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FrontPage Africa
NEW YORK – Liberia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, His Excellency Ambassador Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Sr., says the Government of Liberia remains resolute in its…
Post-Doc in Transboundary Water Policy
Apr 24, 2019
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Department of Geography at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Department of Geography at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem is looking for an excellent post-doctoral fellow to work on issues of water policy, broadly…
Top Funders and NGOs Think Empowering Women Farmers Can Reduce Hunger. Are They Right?
Apr 24, 2019
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Michelle Sieff
In 2017, about 11 percent of the world’s population—around 821 million—was undernourished, according to the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). This data confirms a recent…
Colombia: Meet the Women Who Detonate Land Mines in Colombia’s Former War Zones
Apr 24, 2019
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Megan Janetsky
For some women, it’s leadership roles. For others, it’s community activism. But what most empowers 19-year-old Marifer Culman Ortiz is detonating land mines.
Colombia: This Colombian Village Is Redefining Its Future with Rice and Coconuts [Photos]
Apr 24, 2019
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Ishay Govender-Ypma, Saveur
In northwestern Colombia, a small community plagued by drug cartels and deforestation is using local produce to change its fate.
Top Funders and NGOs Think Empowering Women Farmers Can Reduce Hunger. Are They Right?
Apr 24, 2019
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Michelle Sieff
In 2017, about 11 percent of the world’s population—around 821 million—was undernourished, according to the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). This data confirms a…
Climate Change and Sexual Harassment Top List of Girls' Concerns
Apr 24, 2019
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Amy Walker
Climate change and tackling sexual harassment are the biggest worries for girls and young women, a major research project has found.
The Girlguiding organisation consulted 76,000…
LAST CALL: Submit Nominations for Environmental Peacebuilding Awards
Apr 23, 2019
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association is seeking nominations for the awards to be presented at the First International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding. These awards recognize outstanding contributions by…
CAR: Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance Programme Development Manager
Apr 23, 2019
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Norwegian Refugee Council
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. NRC works in crises across 31 countries, providing emergencies and…
Registration for 1st International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding Now Open
Apr 23, 2019
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association is pleased to announce that public registration for the First International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding at UC Irvine is now open!…
Blockchain Is Great, but It Can't Solve Everything. Take Conflict Minerals.
Apr 23, 2019
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Fritz Brugger
Blockchain technology can help trace a product as it moves through a supply chain, but it cannot create trust where it’s often most needed.
To Mitigate Climate-Fragility Risks, Build Preventative Capacity in Fragile States
Apr 23, 2019
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Truett Sparkman
States facing major climate hazards, such as flooding, drought, and sea level rise, will be forced to contend with the cost of humanitarian and adaptation…
Left Behind- the Mongolian Herders Living at Home With Mum
Apr 23, 2019
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Narangerel Yansanjav
“I am one of the woman-headed households in this soum. I have been a herder for many years. For me life is still good, because…
Afghanistan: UN-backed Local Peace Initiative Ends Longstanding Dispute in Nangarhar
Apr 23, 2019
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UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan
A longstanding dispute over water resources between two tribes in the eastern province of Nangarhar has been resolved through mediation and community engagement. A peace…
Protect Women’s Rights ‘before, during and after Conflict’ UN Chief Tells High-Level Security Council Debate
Apr 23, 2019
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UN
Over the course of the past decade, there has been “a paradigm shift” in understanding the devastating impact of sexual violence in conflict on international…
Bloody Gold in Zamfara: Threat to Stability or Development Opportunity?
Apr 22, 2019
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Donald Inwalomhe
Although Zamfara gold should provide development opportunities but renewed gold interest in Zamfara represents a real threat to stability in a still vulnerable conflict in…
Papua New Guinea: Tribal Conflicts Threaten Women
Apr 22, 2019
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Anggia Anggraini Burchill, Development and Cooperation
In Papua New Guinea (PNG), women and girls face high security risks. Particularly in tribal wars, they are subject to violence and displacement. On the…
Myanmar: Forest Coverage Accounts for More Than 25 Percent of the Country’s Total Area
Apr 22, 2019
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Eleven
Currently, the forest covers more than 25 per cent of the country’s total area and the forest conservation area, up to six per cent, said…
Viet Nam: Central Highlands People Lack Access to Clean Water as Supply Projects Abandoned
Apr 22, 2019
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Viet Nam News
Hundreds of clean water projects have been built in the Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) in recent years to serve people living in poor and remote…
Sierra Leone: New Diamond Mining Strategy Could Benefit Mining Communities in Sierra Leone
Apr 22, 2019
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Abdul Rashid Thomas, Sierra Leone Telegraph
A group of 29 international diamantaires and jewellers, headed by Martin Rapaport – Chairman of the Rapaport Group, were in Sierra Leone a few weeks…
Timor-Leste: Timor-Leste Ex-Leader Jose Ramos-Horta Expects Australia to Pay back 'Millions' in Oil Revenue
Apr 22, 2019
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Alana Schetzer, Jordan Fennell and Stephen Dziedzic, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
One of the founding fathers of Timor-Leste is confident that Australia will return millions of dollars generated from oil fields that belong to the developing…
DRC: Why Responsible Sourcing of DRC Minerals Has Major Weak Spots
Apr 22, 2019
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Peer Schouten, Conversation
Conflict minerals are widely held to be at the heart of over two decades of conflict in eastern DRC, involving dozens of armed groups in…
Was the Fate of Sudan's Ruler Sealed When Oil Prices Fell?
Apr 21, 2019
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Robin Mills
When Sudan shut down the pipeline from South Sudan in 2013, the new state was plunged into economic crisis within two years. Now, one of the…
Conflict Minerals: WDC Will Lobby for Broader Definition of "Conflict Diamonds" at OECD Meet
Apr 21, 2019
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International Diamond Exchange
On April 23, the 13th OECD Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains will take place in Paris, France. The World Diamond Council (WDC) will be…
Afghanistan: MAIL Reports 50 Percent Reduction in Saffron Production in Afghanistan
Apr 20, 2019
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Khaama Press
The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock (MAIL) has reported that Saffron production has dropped by around 50 percent during the recent years. According to…
Is It Times to Consider a More Federalized Iraq?
Apr 19, 2019
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Paul Iddon
Could granting more autonomy to the oil-rich region of Basra help its residents improve their livelihood? asks Paul Iddon.
Afghanistan: ‘Illegal’ Saffron Imports Affect Afghan Products Market
Apr 19, 2019
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Fariba Aram, TOLOnews
An increasing flow of Iranian saffron into Afghan markets has affected the prices of Herat saffron, local investors the National Association of Saffron said. The…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Police Confiscate Two Trucks Smuggling Crude Oil out of Kirkuk [Photos]
Apr 19, 2019
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Sangar Ali, Kurdistan 24
Iraqi police forces on Thursday seized two trucks which were smuggling crude oil from a pipeline in Kirkuk Province, the area’s designated energy police directorate…