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Registration for the Fourth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding Is Now Open
Dec 23, 2025
Environmental Peacebuilding Association and University of Ottawa
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx®) and the University of Ottawa are delighted to announce that registration for the Fourth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding is…
Commentary: Pakistan-Afghanistan Border Clash Could Turn into a Wider Water Crisis
Dec 22, 2025
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Amit Ranjan and Genevieve Donnellon-May
With India suspending the Indus Waters Treaty and Afghanistan planning to build a dam on the Kunar River, Pakistan has reason to be anxious.
India: Environment Minister on Aravalli Illegal Mining: 'What Was Happening There Was Anomaly’
Dec 22, 2025
Asian News International
Union Environment Minister Bhupinder Yadav has rejected criticism of the government’s stance on the Aravalli hills, insisting that the Supreme Court’s recent definition of the…
Environment and Peace – International Call for Proposals (Deadline: February 16, 2026)
Dec 22, 2025
PeaceNexus
Environmental organisations play a critical role in the fight against biodiversity loss and climate change. In doing so, they navigate complex social dynamics and tensions.…
Afghanistan: UNICEF Installs Solar Water System at Nangarhar School
Dec 21, 2025
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has announced that with Japan’s support, it has installed a solar-powered water supply system at a school in Kunar…
Escalating Tension: The Farmer Herder Clash in Nigeria
Dec 20, 2025
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Longbakwa Kevin Maiyaki
The farmer-herder conflict in Nigeria results in high fatality rates and the displacement of millions, with over 1.3 million people forced into IDP camps as…
South Sudan: Oil-Rich Unity State Drowns as Wealth Flows Elsewhere
Dec 19, 2025
Radio Tamazuj
For the sixth straight year, floodwaters have swallowed huge swaths of South Sudan, submerging villages and pastures and forcing tens of thousands of people onto…
Liberia: LLA Targets Nationwide Land Reforms with County Engagements
Dec 19, 2025
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Jacob Kermue
Observer
Major reforms to Liberia’s land administration system are set to take effect nationwide, as the Liberia Land Authority (LLA) intensifies efforts to streamline the management…
Iraq: Iraq at “Critical Turning Point” as Oil Dependence Deepens, Research Center Says
Dec 18, 2025
Shafaq News
Iraq needs a “realistic diagnosis” of its economic imbalances to implement effective reform policies, a step that cannot succeed without a strong private sector instead…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Hydropolitics in a Warming World: The GERD & the Future of Nile Basin Governance
Dec 18, 2025
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Abigail Stofer
Human Rights Research Center
As climate change accelerates, many political scientists and other thought leaders are increasingly asking whether resource scarcity will emerge as a primary driver of global…
Afghanistan: New Canal Inaugurated in Afghanistan to Boost Irrigation, Livelihood
Dec 18, 2025
Xinhua
A new canal has been inaugurated in eastern Afghanistan's Laghman province, with the capacity to irrigate over 5,000 hectares of land, the official media Bakhtar…
Sudan: Drone Strike on Electricity Substation in Sudan's Nile River Sparks Widespread Power Outages [Video]
Dec 18, 2025
Al Jazeera
Authorities say at least two people were killed in the attack and members of the civil defense forces are fighting to extinguish the blaze.
Ukraine/Russia: Ukraine Tracks 1100+ Tankers in Russia’s Shadow Fleet — Most Already Sanctioned, Intelligence Reveals
Dec 18, 2025
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Yuri Zoria
Euromaidan Press
In the latest assessment of Russia’s oil exports, Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service revealed that over 1100 tankers are part of the Kremlin’s shadow fleet as…
Underwater Cities: Climate Change Meets Governance Crisis in Iraqi Kurdistan
Dec 17, 2025
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Farhad Mamshai
When floods struck the Kurdistan region of Iraq earlier this month, it was a deluge that demonstrated how fragmented governance and weak state capacity can…
How Climate Change Could Help Foster Peace in Yemen
Dec 17, 2025
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Tareq Hassan
Yemen’s tragedy is traditionally depicted through the limited perspective of humanitarian need and political divisiveness, but there is a greater existential crisis that is not…
Sudan/South Sudan: Sudan, South Sudan Agree to Ease Oil Trade via Free Zone
Dec 17, 2025
BERNAMA and Anadolu Agency
Sudan and South Sudan agreed on Tuesday to establish a free zone at Port Sudan on the Red Sea coast to facilitate oil imports and…
Chad: UNSC Informal Expert Group Visits Chad to Address Climate, Peace and Security Challenges in Lake Chad Basin and Eastern Chad
Dec 17, 2025
UN Regional Office for Central Africa
The Informal Expert Group of members of the UN Security Council on Climate, Peace and Security (IEG CPS) conducted a six-day informal field mission to…
DRC Conflict: M23 Withdrawal Exposes Fight over Minerals and Accountability Gaps [Video]
Dec 17, 2025
Al Jazeera
The M23 armed group’s reported withdrawal from the eastern Congolese city of Uvira has raised questions about accountability, foreign influence and the true drivers of…
Ukraine: Defense Ministry Sets Priorities for Developing Underwater Demining in Ukraine
Dec 16, 2025
Odessa Journal
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine held the conference “Depth of Security – 2025,” during which a framework concept for the development of underwater demining…
No dejar a nadie atrás: ¿Por qué la Protección Social Adaptativa debe ser sensible al género e inclusiva?
Dec 16, 2025
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Nohelia Palou y Charlotte Penel
Mientras el mundo enfrenta una convergencia de crisis, desde las amenazas urgentes de los extremos climáticos y las pandemias hasta los desafíos de largo plazo…
Leaving No One Behind: Why Adaptive Social Protection Must Be Gender-Responsive and Inclusive
Dec 16, 2025
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Nohelia Palou and Charlotte Penel
As the world grapples with a convergence of crises, from the urgent threats of climate extremes and pandemics to the long-term challenges of economic shocks…
The Real Reason behind US Resuming Iraqi Kurdistan Oil Imports
Dec 15, 2025
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Simon Watkins
An oil tanker carrying crude from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) unloaded its cargo at a US port at the very end of last…
Liberia: LEITI Releases 16th Country Report as Liberia Prepares for 2026 Extractive Sector Validation
Dec 15, 2025
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J. H. Webster Clayeh
FrontPage Africa
Members of the Multi Stakeholders Group of the Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative have unanimously approved and launched the 16th LEITI Country Report, reinforcing national…
Sudan: Salva Kiir’s Heglig Nightmare: Proxies, Pipelines, and Coming War
Dec 15, 2025
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Surafel Tesfaye
Horn Review
The civil war in Sudan, which began in April 2023, has continued without pause as of the end of 2025. It is now entering its…
Ukraine/Russia: Ukrainian Drones Have Struck Russian Oil Rigs in Caspian Sea for Third Time in a Week
Dec 15, 2025
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Iryna Balachuk and Valentyna Romanenko
Ukrayinska Pravda
Long-range drones operated by the Special Operations Centre Alpha of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) have struck a facility belonging to Lukoil-Nizhnevolzhskneft in the…
The Intersection of Transboundary Water Conflicts and Human Rights
Dec 14, 2025
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Sharmista Banik
When the United Nations General Assembly, in 2010, affirmed that 'the right to safe and clean drinking water and sanitation' (Resolution 64/292) is a human…
Afghanistan: Over 21 Million People in Afghanistan Lack Access to Safe Drinking Water, EU Warns
Dec 14, 2025
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Fidel Rahmati
Khaama Press
The European Union’s humanitarian arm in Asia and the Pacific has warned that more than 21 million people across Afghanistan do not have access to…
Afghanistan: FAO Rebuilds Key Irrigation Canal in Helmand, Restoring Water to Villages
Dec 14, 2025
Atlas Press
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has announced the reconstruction of 2.5 kilometers of the Lashkari Canal in Helmand province, with…
Venezuela: Seizure of Venezuelan Oil Tanker Marks New US Pressure Tactic
Dec 13, 2025
Devdiscourse
The US has seized a Venezuelan oil tanker, Skipper, believed to be heading for China, amid a strategy to pressure the Venezuelan economy. This move…
Ukraine/Russia: SSU Drones Set Fire to Russian Oil Platforms in the Caspian Sea
Dec 13, 2025
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Dmytro Shumlianskyi
Militarnyi
Long-range drones of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) Alpha Special Operations Center have successfully attacked Russian oil platforms in the Caspian Sea for the…