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Register for a Practitioner Training Course on Environmental Peacebuilding

Jun 25, 2025 | KURVE Wustrow

Building peace can only be truly successful if also the environment is protected. In violent conflicts, ecosystems are often suffering, if not destroyed. The exploitation…

Call for Proposals in Bangladesh

Jun 25, 2025 | UN Women

The United Nations Women’s Peace & Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) has launched a Call for Proposals to support local, grassroots, women, and young women’s civil society…

Call for Abstracts: Symposium on the Water-Energy-Peace Nexus

Jun 24, 2025 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association and University of Ottawa

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association and the University of Ottawa are pleased to announce a call for abstracts for presentations to be delivered at a one-day…

Stavros Pantazopoulos

Jun 23, 2025

Stavros Pantazopoulos is a legal scholar and practitioner at the forefront of Protection of the Environment in relation to Armed Conflict (PERAC), currently serving as…

India/Pakistan: India Says It Will ‘Never’ Restore Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan

Jun 22, 2025
Al Jazeera

India will never restore the Indus Waters Treaty with neighbouring Pakistan, and the water flowing there will be diverted for internal use, says federal Home…

Myanmar: Myanmar Junta Battles Guerillas for Control of Jade Hub

Jun 20, 2025
Agence France-Presse

Myanmar’s junta and anti-coup guerillas battled over the country’s jade mining hub Friday, a combatant and a local said, displacing desperate civilians as they vied…

DRC: Rebel-Held Coltan Mine Collapses in DR Congo Killing 16

Jun 20, 2025
Agence France-Presse

A pit collapse has killed at least 16 people at the Democratic Republic of Congo's largest coltan mine, controlled by the Rwanda-backed M23 militia, local…

Ethiopia: TOR: End Term Evaluation of the Sustainable Chain of Ethiopian Coffee Project

Jun 20, 2025 | Fairtrade Africa

Established in 2005, Fairtrade Africa (FTA) is a member of Fairtrade International and the umbrella network organization representing Fairtrade-certified Producer Organizations in Africa and the…

Powering the Future: Striking Deals to Secure Critical Mineral Supply Chains

Jun 19, 2025 | Joseph Boudreau

Despite an administration change at the beginning of the year, key US defense priorities have remained the same. Among these priorities is the revitalization of…

Finland/Russia: Finland’s Lawmakers Vote to Leave Land Mine Treaty; Boosts Defenses against Russia

Jun 19, 2025
Associated Press

Finland’s parliament voted overwhelmingly to pull out of a major international treaty on antipersonnel land mines Thursday as the Nordic country seeks to boost its…

Kenya: Enhancing Renewable Energy Technologies Adoption in Isiolo, Samburr, & Marsabit Counties Targeting Agricultural & Livestock Value Chains

Jun 19, 2025 | Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is a global non-governmental, humanitarian aid organization operating in transitional contexts that have undergone, or have been undergoing, various forms of economic, environmental,…

Suspending the Indus Waters Treaty: What It Means and Why It Matters

Jun 18, 2025 | Jiedine I.A. Phanbuh

On April 23, 2025, India announced the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) following an attack that killed more than 20 tourists in Indian-administered…

Afghanistan: Kabul’s Daily Battle for Water: A Capital Gasping with Thirst

Jun 18, 2025 | Elina Qalam
Hasht-e-Subh Daily

Residents of various areas in Kabul say they are facing significant difficulties in securing water due to the escalating water shortage. They note that they…

Food Security: ICRC Special Appeal: Moving from Relief to Resilience, Strengthening Food Security in Conflict

Jun 18, 2025
Climate Centre

The ICRC earlier this month published its special appeal 2025 for strengthened food security, saying that “[m]illions of people all over the world face the…

Tejiendo Autogobierno y Armonía con la Madre Tierra: Propuesta de las mujeres indígenas Iku de Colombia para la Construcción de la Paz Ambiental

Jun 18, 2025 | Yeimy Alejandra Izquierdo Cujar y Natalia Jiménez Galindo

Voces de las mujeres indígenas Iku de la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.

Las mujeres indígenas colombianas pueden ser parte del progreso global que promueve…

Weaving Self-Governance and Harmony with Mother Earth: Proposal of Iku Indigenous Women of Colombia for Building Environmental Peace

Jun 18, 2025 | Yeimy Alejandra Izquierdo Cujar and Natalia Jiménez Galindo

Voices from the Iku Indigenous women of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia.

Colombian Indigenous women can be part of the global progress advancing…

Kenya: Mid-term Evaluation Consultant

Jun 17, 2025 | Sign of Hope

Sign of Hope e.V. (SoH) is a Christian motivated organisation for Human Rights, Humanitarian Assistance and Development Cooperation. From its base in Constance, Germany, SoH…

Sudan: Land Justice, Drought, and Desertification: How a Sudanese Town Is Standing up for Its Rights

Jun 17, 2025 | Sarah Burroughs
Dabanga

Recurrent droughts and the resulting desertification have considerable effects on agricultural productivity in Sudan, particularly in terms of reducing the water available for agricultural production,…

DRC/Uganda: Are Commercial Interests Driving Uganda’s Military Operations in DR Congo?

Jun 17, 2025 | Musinguzi Blanshe
Al Jazeera

The expansion of the Ugandan army’s area of operation reflects Kampala’s shifting priorities in eastern DRC, according to army spokesperson Felix Kulayigye. He said the…

Afghanistan: Climate Events Affect 5m Afghans in First Quarter of 2025

Jun 17, 2025 | Zarghona Salehi
Pajhwok Afghan News

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) reports nearly five million people in Afghanistan were affected by climate-related events during the first quarter of 2025. IOM…

Governance Failure: The Root of Nigeria’s Farmer-Herder Crisis

Jun 16, 2025 | Thomas Samuel

The failure to address systemic issues, such as outdated land-use policies like the 1978 Land Use Act, exacerbates tensions by fostering ambiguous land tenure systems…

Colombia: Colombia Unveils 1,600 GW Renewable Energy Potential through IRENA’s Solar and Wind Zoning Assessment

Jun 16, 2025 | Mohan Gupta
SolarQuarter

A new study by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) identifies vast investment opportunities for utility-scale solar and onshore wind energy projects in Colombia. The…

Afghanistan: Nearly One-Third of Afghanistan’s Population Lacks Access to Safe Drinking Water

Jun 15, 2025
Ariana News

According to UN data, more than 10 million people in Afghanistan continue to rely on unsafe and unprotected water sources. Despite some progress in recent…

Afghanistan: UNAMA: Nearly One-Third of Afghanistan’s Population Lacks Access to Safe Drinking Water

Jun 15, 2025
Hasht-e-Subh Daily

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) reports that nearly one-third of the country’s population lacks access to safe drinking water, underscoring a critical…

Iraq: Iraq Activates Air Defenses at Key Oil Field over Security Fears

Jun 15, 2025
Shafaq News

Iraqi security forces deployed air defense systems near an oil field in southern Iraq, a security source reported on Sunday.

Wars, Weather and Waning Aid: Africa Facing Its Worst Humanitarian Crisis

Jun 14, 2025 | Garang Malak, Arnaldo Vieira, and Ndi Eugene Ndi
East African

African conflicts were already churning out massive humanitarian crises: 35 million displaced people and over 60,000 killed from these wars in 2024, for example.

Will the Surge in Renewable Energy Spark a New Era of Global Conflict?

Jun 13, 2025 | Syed Raiyan Amir

While promising a cleaner future, the shift to green energy is also generating new sources of competition and conflict, from critical mineral rivalries and infrastructure…

Liberia: Rethinking Capital Growth in Liberia: A Path Toward Equitable Resource Distribution

Jun 13, 2025 | Austin S. Fallah

Liberia, a nation rich in natural resources, stands at a pivotal crossroads as it approaches the mid-21st century. Harnessing these resources for sustainable internal growth…

A Governance Framework for Africa’s Critical Minerals

Jun 13, 2025 | Clarence Tshitereke

There is a need for a governance framework to regulate Africa’s trade in critical minerals through a standard register of reporting — particularly regarding exports.…

Sri Lanka: State-backed Land Disputes Remain Key Barrier to Peace in North-East, Warns Report

Jun 13, 2025
Tamil Guardian

Land disputes centred on access, control, and distribution remain a major challenge to peacebuilding in the North-East, according to a recent report supported by the…