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Syria: WASH Programme Manager - Idleb

Jul 6, 2026 | GOAL

Established in 1977, GOAL is an international humanitarian and development agency, committed to working with communities to achieve sustainable and innovative early response in crises,…


South Sudan: WASH Officer

Jul 6, 2026 | Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Germany

Vétérinaires Sans Frontières - Germany (VSF Germany) is a non-governmental, non-profit making international Organization, engaged in the field of veterinary relief and development work providing…


DRC: WASH Project Manager Bunia

Jul 6, 2026 | Norwegian Refugee Council

Le Conseil Norvégien pour les Réfugiés (NRC) est une Organisation Internationale Non Gouvernementale d’origine norvégienne, présente dans plus de 25 pays du monde. Il œuvre…


Sudan: Disaster Risk Management Programme Delegate

Jul 6, 2026 | Danish Red Cross

Sudan is at the heart of an evolving humanitarian crisis. Danish Red Cross (DRC) is looking for someone with vision, resilience, and passion for humanitarian…


Syria: Call for Proposals - Innovative Climate-Smart Irrigation Solutions for Wheat Farmers in Northwest Syria

Jul 6, 2026 | Field Ready for Humanitarian Innovation

Field Ready for Humanitarian Innovation – Syria, in partnership with Engineers Without Borders Norway (EWB-N), World Vision Syria Response (WVSR), and the Response Innovation Lab…


Iran: Inaction to Environmental Devastation Resulting from Conflicts Exacerbates War Impacts

Jul 3, 2026
Tehran Times

Shina Ansari, the head of the Department of Environment (DOE), has highlighted that remaining silent in the face of environmental destruction caused by warmongers is…


The Limits of Green Defence: NATO, Climate Security, and Modern Warfare

Jul 2, 2026 | Lou Didelot

Modern military power depends on mobility. NATO’s fighter aircraft, naval fleets, transport systems, and surveillance infrastructure all require enormous amounts of fuel to sustain readiness…


DRC: Congo Set to Take Advantage of Critical Mineral Boom with Its First-Ever Stock Exchange

Jul 2, 2026 | Chinedu Okafor
Business Insider Africa

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is in the process of initiating its inaugural stock exchange, as the emergence of AI is driving demand for…


Liberia: House Opens Sweeping Review of Mining Law as Officials Push Tougher Crackdown on Illegal Mining

Jul 2, 2026 | Gibson Gee
Liberian Investigator

The House of Representatives has begun a major review of the country's Minerals and Mining Law, with lawmakers, government regulators and industry stakeholders calling for…


Afghanistan: Narcotics Cultivation Reduced to Near Zero in Afghanistan: Qane

Jul 2, 2026 | Veda Qalandari
Pajhwok Afghan News

The Ministry of Interior (MoI) says that with the implementation of a long-term counter-narcotics strategy, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has reduced the cultivation…


Syria: Water as a Weapon: A Fourteen-Year Pattern in Syria

Jul 2, 2026
Centre for Information Resilience

Access to water is a basic requirement for life and a right protected under international human rights law. It is also, throughout the history of…


Afghanistan: The Afghan Women Farmers Keeping Their Village Alive

Jul 1, 2026
Agence France-Presse

In a remote province of northeastern Afghanistan, women farmers are playing a vital role in their community's survival among the snow-capped mountains. 


DRC: Congo Strikes Diamond Deal with Swiss Firm to Boost Local Diamond Processing

Jul 1, 2026 | Adekunle Agbetiloye
Business Insider Africa

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Africa's second-largest diamond producer, is taking another step toward capturing more value from its vast mineral wealth by shifting…


Colombia: Colombia’s Land Agency Claims Elections Triggered Surge in Land Theft

Jul 1, 2026 | Adriaan Alsema
Colombia Reports

The director of Colombia’s land agency ANT filed criminal complaints about at least eight attempts to steal land from beneficiaries of President Gustavo Petro’s land…


Climate Change: African Union Convenes Roundtable Dialogue on Climate, Peace and Security

Jul 1, 2026
African Union

The African Union Commission, with support from the United Nations Office to the African Union, and Australia as incoming COP31 Presidency of Negotiations, today convened…


Afghanistan: UN Says Women and Children Bear Heaviest Burden of Water Crisis in Afghanistan

Jun 30, 2026 | Fidel Rahmati
Khaama Press

Women and children are bearing the heaviest burden of Afghanistan’s worsening water crisis, spending hours each day collecting water for their families, the United Nations…


Afghanistan: OCHA: Women and Children Bear the Burden of Water Shortages in Afghanistan

Jun 30, 2026
Hasht-e-Subh Daily

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said that women and children are shouldering the heavy burden of water shortages.


Climate Change: Experts Join Forces for Security Impacts of Climate Change

Jun 30, 2026 | James Evison
Transport + Energy

Leading security, military and academic experts have joined forces with the UK Government on preparedness for the security impacts of climate change and nature loss. 


DRC/Rwanda: Tshisekedi to Push UN Resolution on Mineral Rights

Jun 30, 2026 | Julian Pecquet
Africa Report

Kinshasa will use its July UN Security Council presidency to advocate for an international legal framework as Kigali stands accused of pilfering its neighbours’ natural…


Preventing and Managing Climate-Related Insecurity: Lessons from the Lake Chad Basin Regional Strategy

Jun 29, 2026 | Cedric de Coning, Andrew E. Yaw Tchie, Saibou Issa, Thor Olav Iversen, and Freedom Onuoha

The lives and livelihoods of local communities in the borderlands of the Lake Chad Basin are disrupted by both climate change and conflict, which are mutually…


Kyrgyzstan/Uzbekistan: How Land Swaps Are Reshaping Border Politics between Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan

Jun 29, 2026 | Burak Çalışkan
Diplomat

A region once associated with security crises, mined frontiers, and closed border crossings is increasingly characterized by negotiation, pragmatic compromise, and regional connectivity.


Liberia: LLA Introduces Mandatory Nat’l Land Use Permit System

Jun 29, 2026 | David A. Yates
Liberian Observer

The Government of Liberia, through the Liberia Land Authority (LLA), has introduced a sweeping nationwide land governance reform requiring mandatory permits for all land use,…


India/Pakistan: ‘Track 2’ That Wasn’t: India-Pak back Channels, Water Wars, and a Hardening Red Line

Jun 29, 2026
Hindustan Times

In a recent edition of Hindustan Times’ Point Blank, Executive Editor Shishir Gupta sat down with anchor Aayesha Varma to dissect reports of fresh back-channel…


DRC: Why Washington Is Chasing the Money behind M23 Rebels

Jun 29, 2026 | Ronald Musoke
Independent

For years, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s wars have been fought with rifles, rockets and militias. Increasingly, however, Washington believes the conflict is being sustained…


Beyond the ‘Art of the Deal’: Why the Levant Needs Climate Realism

Jun 28, 2026 | Carmit Lubanov

For decades, international diplomacy in the Middle East has followed two equally flawed tracks. On one side are the utopian dreamers, proposing grand, multi-lateral “environmental…


Cambodia: From Conflict to Cultivation: Demining Drives Global Food Security

Jun 28, 2026 | Mom Kunthea
Khmer Times

Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) Senior Minister Ly Thuch called for mine action to be recognised as a core pillar of global…


Myanmar: 43 Solar Water-Pumping Projects Underway in 9 Regions/States in 2026-2027

Jun 28, 2026
Global New Light of Myanmar

Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation Dr Ye Tint Tun stated that 43 solar-powered water pumping projects are currently under implementation across nine regions…


Afghanistan: UN Reports Afghanistan’s Water Resources Hit Record Low amid Prolonged Drought

Jun 28, 2026
Atlas Press

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has announced that despite this year’s rainfall, water resources across Afghanistan remain at alarming…


Colombia’s Next President: A Reckoning for Peace, Climate and Human Rights

Jun 26, 2026 | Inés M. Pousadela

On 21 June Colombians made their choice. By the narrowest of margins, Abelardo de la Espriella, a far-right criminal lawyer who’s never held elected office,…


Food Security Is National Security: A New Imperative for Sustainable Development

Jun 26, 2026 | Michael Werz

The global sustainability agenda is under pressure from many directions simultaneously. Yet one dimension of this crisis remains dramatically underrated: the deliberate weaponization of food,…