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Climate Change: UN Security Council Divided on Climate-Security Link
Jan 26, 2019
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Agence France-Presse
Russia and the US resisted on Friday efforts by the UN Security Council to take a tougher stand on climate change -- a day after…
Remarks to the Security Council (UNDP)
Jan 25, 2019
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Achim Steiner
Open debate on the maintenance of international peace and security: addressing the impacts of climate-related disasters on international peace and security.
Conflict Minerals: Former Barrick CIO Michelle Ash to Join Blockchain Start-up
Jan 25, 2019
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Kaaria Quash, Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum
Former Barrick chief innovation officer Michelle Ash joined the advisory board of Berlin-based blockchain start-up Minespider. Minespider is aiming to create a public blockchain platform…
Myanmar: Displaced Villagers Urge Permanent Halt to Myitsone Hydropower Project
Jan 25, 2019
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John Grafilo, Myanmar Times
Villagers displaced by the start of construction on the Chinese-funded Myitsone dam in Kachin State yesterday urged the government to cancel the project, which was halted…
India/Pakistan: Water Wars: Are India and Pakistan Heading for Climate Change-Induced Conflict?
Jan 25, 2019
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Melanie Hall, Deutsche Welle
Across the world, climate change is sparking conflict as people struggle over dwindling resources. The fight over water could quickly escalate between India and Pakistan…
Climate Change: Climate Change Recognized as ‘Threat Multiplier’, UN Security Council Debates Its Impact on Peace
Jan 25, 2019
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UN
As climate change is increasingly recognized as a “threat multiplier” by scientists, political representatives, and civil society across the world, the United Nations Security Council…
Iraq: Iraq Federal Supreme Court Rules Portions of National Oil Company Law Unconstitutional
Jan 24, 2019
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Erik Slobe, Jurist
Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that several articles of the Iraq National Oil Company Law were unconstitutional. The law is meant to establish the Iraq…
South Sudan: South Sudan Resumes Oil Production in Former Unity State
Jan 24, 2019
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Winnie Cirino, Voice of America
Oil is again being pumped from fields in South Sudan’s former Unity state, five years after production was halted because of fighting between government soldiers…
Myanmar: Government Approves Seizure of over 950,000 Acres of Unused Land
Jan 24, 2019
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Htoo Thant, Myanmar Times
The government has approved the seizure of more than 950,000 acres of unused vacant, fallow and virgin land that had been leased to private entities for…
Myanmar's Land Law Is a Ticking Time Bomb
Jan 23, 2019
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Thomas Chau and Fabien Daudier
The government’s March deadline of implementing the 2018 amendments to the 2012 Vacant, Fallow and Virgin (VFV) Lands Management Law has created a ticking time…
Syria's New 'Militarized' Oil Companies
Jan 23, 2019
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Vanand Meliksetian
The victory of Assad’s Russian-backed forces in the Syrian civil war provides a once in a lifetime opportunity for the Russian energy sector. The Russian…
The Sahel Is Engulfed by Violence. Climate Change, Food Insecurity and Extremists Are Largely to Blame
Jan 23, 2019
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Robert Muggah and Jose Luengo Cabrera
While adverse climate conditions in Sahel are sparking violence, proliferating jihadi insurgencies are also creating no-go areas, turning a bad situation even worse. Climate risks,…
Liberia: Liberia’s Community Forestry becoming a Front for Deforestation: Report
Jan 23, 2019
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Ashoka Mukpo, Mongabay
A report released by Global Witness late last year alleges that Liberia’s forestry laws are being “hijacked” by logging companies. These logging companies can potentially…
Afghanistan: 'The Snow Leopard Project' Puts Spotlight on Afghanistan's Wildlife
Jan 23, 2019
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Barabara J. King, NPR
In the city of Kabul, Afghanistan, there is a "green, leafy oasis" called Shahr-e Naw Park — a place that briefly became a staging ground…
Timor-Leste: Oil Plan Stalled as East Timor President Vetoes State Budget
Jan 23, 2019
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Oki Raimundos, Associated Press
East Timor's president has vetoed the government's budget, possibly jeopardizing plans to develop the Greater Sunrise oil and gas field, seen by leading East Timorese…
Colombia: UN Envoy Urges Colombia to Act Quickly to Protect Leaders
Jan 23, 2019
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Edith M. Lederer, Tribune
The new UN envoy for Colombia urged the government on Wednesday to swiftly implement its plan to protect social leaders, saying seven leaders were killed…
Afghanistan: 1,000 Tons of Fish Produced Every Year from Helmand River
Jan 23, 2019
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Afghanistan Times
As many as 1,000 tons of fish is produced every year from the Helmand River in southern Afghanistan, said officials on Wednesday. Agriculture Directorate of…
Conflict Minerals: ERG to Pilot Blockchain-Based Solution to Trace Cobalt in DRC
Jan 23, 2019
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Mining Technology
Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) will pilot a blockchain-based solution to trace cobalt originating from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Initially, the solution, which is…
Lebanon: Livelihoods EU Aid Volunteer
Jan 22, 2019
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Concern Worldwide
The EU Aid Volunteers initiative provides an opportunity to European citizens and long-term residents, from a wide range of backgrounds and with a diversity of…
Algeria: Livelihoods Officer in Tindouf - Senior EU Aid Volunteer
Jan 22, 2019
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Danish Refugee Council
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is leading an exciting new EU project aiming at recruiting and deploying volunteers as part of the European Union Aid…
Nigeria: Livelihood Project Manager
Jan 22, 2019
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INTERSOS
INTERSOS is an independent humanitarian organization that assists the victims of natural disasters, armed conflicts and exclusion. Its activities are based on the principles of…
DRC: WASH Program Manager
Jan 22, 2019
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Samaritan's Purse
Samaritan’s Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world. Since 1970, Samaritan’s Purse has helped…
Sierra Leone: Head of Project - Cocoa, Coffee, LANN+
Jan 22, 2019
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Welthungerhilfe
Welthungerhilfe is one of the large and respected private organisations in the field of development cooperation and humanitarian aid in Germany. It carries out projects…
Mali: Programme Development Manager, Livelihoods and Food Security
Jan 22, 2019
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Norwegian Refugee Council
The Norwegian Refugee Council is a humanitarian, non-governmental organisation that protects the rights of people affected by displacement.
NRC has operated in Mali since 2013. From…
Building a More Resilient Afghanistan
Jan 22, 2019
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Frederica Ranghieri and Ankur Nagar
Within low-income countries Afghanistan is second, surpassed only by Haiti, in the number of fatalities from natural disasters during 1980–2015. Its low levels of economic…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Disagreement over KRG Share Prevents Iraq from Voting on Budget
Jan 22, 2019
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Rudaw
Due to lack of an agreement over the share of the Kurdistan Region’s share of Iraq’s budget for 2019, the parliament in Baghdad won’t vote…
Solar Power and the Yemeni Civil War
Jan 21, 2019
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Austin Bodetti
Little about Yemen would suggest that it represents the next frontier for renewable energy. Since 2015, conflict and crises have left Yemenis no time to…
Myanmar: Internal Peace, International Pressure and China’s Stance on Myitsone
Jan 21, 2019
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Hsan Moe Tun, Eleven Myanmar
In recent days, there was a hullabaloo among the public on the suspended Myitsone Dam project after the statement issued by the Chinese embassy in…
South Sudan: South Sudan Starts Repairs, Pumping Oil from Wells Damaged in the Civil War: Minister
Jan 21, 2019
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Katharine Houreld and Denis Dumo, Reuters
South Sudan has begun to repair and pump oil from wells damaged in the civil war and will ramp up production by the end of…
Myanmar: Amended Land Law Could Criminalise Millions, Obstruct Peace Talks
Jan 21, 2019
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John Liu, Myanmar Times
With less than two months before the newly amended Vacant, Fallow and Virgin Lands Management (VFV) Law goes into force, millions in ethnic rural areas…