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Join Us! : Integrating Gender Perspectives - 2026 EnPax Conference
Sep 4, 2025
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Gender Interest Group
The five core themes for the 4th EnPAx Conference (in Ottawa) have been set - how will our Gender Interest Group ensure gender is in…
Syria: Food Security and Livelihoods Project Manager
Jul 21, 2025
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Welthungerhilfe
Welthungerhilfe was founded in 1962 and is one of the largest private aid organizations in Germany. It operates in more than 70 countries worldwide.
Welthungerhilfe's Head…
Sudan: Sudan’s Gold Trade: Fueling War, Smuggling, and Humanitarian Collapse
Jul 21, 2025
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Damsana Ranadhiran
Blitz
As Sudan’s devastating civil war stretches into its second year, a sinister transformation has occurred in the nation’s economy. Once hailed for its mineral potential,…
Afghanistan: 6 Killed over Land Dispute in Balochistan
Jul 21, 2025
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Ahmad Sohaib Hasrat
Pajhwok Afghan News
At least six people have been killed and several others injured in an armed clash between two tribes over a land dispute in Balochistan, according…
Afghanistan: UNICEF: Children in Afghanistan Denied Education Due to Lack of Water and Sanitation Services
Jul 21, 2025
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
Tajudeen Oyewale, the representative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Afghanistan, states that children in Afghanistan, particularly girls, are unable to attend school…
Colombia: Empowering Women and Protecting the Planet: Resilient Coffee Production in La Celia, Colombia
Jul 21, 2025
Sainsbury's
Sainsbury’s and Finlays have partnered to launch a dedicated roast & ground product sourced directly from the lush, rolling hills of La Celia – a…
Iraq: Iraq Agrees to Oil Plan with Kurdistan in Step toward Export Deal
Jul 20, 2025
IranOilGas.com
After months of deadlock and oil tensions, the Iraqi central government has made a historic decision by taking full control of Kurdistan’s oil exports and…
Afghanistan: 5 Killed, 11 Wounded in Clash over Land Ownership in Baghlan
Jul 20, 2025
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Farid Tanha
Pajhwok Afghan News
At least five people were killed and 11 other, including a woman and several other local residents, were wounded during an armed clash between two…
Afghanistan’s Pistachios: From Global Exports to Destruction amid Poverty and Disorder
Jul 20, 2025
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Elina Qalam
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
Several Afghan dried fruit exporters have reported that pistachios have been harvested prematurely over the past two years, before reaching the “shool” (a term used…
Water Wars in the Making: Are We Headed for Conflict over Access to Aquifers?
Jul 19, 2025
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Maria Faith Saligumba
In a world where water is becoming more precious than oil, are we unknowingly marching toward a future rife with conflict over this essential resource?…
Afghanistan: For the First Time in Modern History a Capital City Is on the Verge of Running Dry
Jul 19, 2025
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Alysha Bibi, Rhea Mogul, and Masoud Popalzai
CNN
Kabul is inching toward catastrophe. It could soon become the first modern capital in the world to run completely dry according to a recent report…
Who Really Profits from Myanmar’s Rare Earths?
Jul 18, 2025
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Min Zan
Rare earth elements (REEs) are a group of 17 metals that play a crucial role in modern technology. Despite their name, they are relatively abundant…
Apply Now to become a UN Youth Champion for Environment and Peace!
Jul 17, 2025
UN Youth Champions for Environment and Peace
UNFICYP and the British Council, through its regional Youth Connect programme, are pleased to offer for the fifth year the acclaimed UN Youth Champions for…
La erosión de la infraestructura estadounidense en temas relacionados con medio ambiente, género y construcción de paz.
Jul 17, 2025
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Emily Sample y Nick Zuroski
Hace un año, Marisa Ensor esbozó la creciente codificación del campo de la construcción de paz ambiental y sus reconocidas intersecciones con la raza, el…
Sierra Leone: From Diamonds to Dirt: Sierra Leone Youth Bring Land back to Life
Jul 16, 2025
UN
Craters filled with muddy water pocket the landscape of the Kono district in Sierra Leone – the result of past diamond mining ventures which sparked a…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Drone Strikes Shut Oilfields in Iraq's Kurdistan, Cut Output by up to 150,000 bpd
Jul 16, 2025
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Nayera Abdallah and Ahmed Rasheed
Reuters
Drone attacks for a third day on oilfields in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region have slashed crude output by 140,000 to 150,000 barrels per day, two…
A Case Study of the Ukrainian War: How War Impacts the Environment
Jul 15, 2025
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Dakota Mikita
Conflicts across the world have been a detriment to the environment around them. In Ukraine, natural environments have been devastated by the war, with occupation…
Is Peace Enough? Why Sustainability Requires More Than Stability
Jul 15, 2025
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Richard Marcantonio
Around the world, conflict and environmental risks are on the rise – and they’re often connected in complex ways. In the past five years alone,…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Drone Attack Halts Oil Output at Sarsang Field in Iraqi Kurdistan
Jul 15, 2025
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Ahmed Rasheed
Reuters
A drone attack halted production at the Sarsang oilfield in Iraq’s Kurdistan region on Tuesday only hours before its US operator signed a deal to…
Liberia: Putu Residents Left in the Shadows as Logging Funds Spark Confusion and Discontent
Jul 15, 2025
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Esther Natelia Scott and Emmanuel Weedee-Conway
FrontPage Africa
As logging trucks continue to haul timber from the forests of Putu, residents of the community say they are left behind in worsening poverty, with…
Colombia: In Colombia, Indigenous Youth Seek to Protect Land. They Have to Escape Violence to Do It
Jul 15, 2025
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Steven Grattan
Associated Press
Indigenous groups have often argued that they are uniquely qualified to act as protectors of the land, and have often fought for legal rights to…
Rwanda: Project Manager
Jul 15, 2025
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Mennonite Central Committee
Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) is a worldwide ministry of Anabaptist churches. MCC is a global, nonprofit organization that strives to share God’s love and compassion for…
Water Wars: Why South Asia and Africa Must Act before Rivers become Frontlines
Jul 14, 2025
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Queenie Nair
While leaders continue to treat water disputes as peripheral an environmental or technical challenge to be solved by engineers and bureaucrats the truth is far…
Afghanistan: Kabul’s Water Crisis: How Unsustainable Foreign Aid Projects Made It Worse
Jul 13, 2025
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Modaser Islami
Arab News
As Kabul makes global headlines for being on the brink of running out of water, experts say the crisis stems not only from natural and…
Afghanistan: Kabul Water Crisis: Experts Urge Immediate Launch of Panjsher Project
Jul 12, 2025
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Suhrab Sarwari
Pajhwok Afghan News
With a worrying decline in groundwater levels in Kabul, environmental experts warn that any delay in launching the Panjshir Water Transfer Project could push the…
Myanmar: In Myanmar, a Rush for Rare Earth Metals Is Causing a Regional Environmental Disaster
Jul 12, 2025
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Michael Sullivan
NPR
The Wat Tha Ton Temple sits high above the tourist town of Tha Ton, with a magnificent view of the Kok River valley to the…
Gender, Climate and Conflict: Women Building Resilience in Bangladesh’s Fragile Zones
Jul 12, 2025
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Major Shajeda Akter Moni
Daily Sun
Following June 2024’s flash floods, when over 2.1 million Sylhet and Sunamganj inhabitants lost all, they had, Shaharima Sharna emerged. A LoGIC community mobiliser, she…
Syria: ‘We Belong to This Land’: Syrians Navigate Landmines to Battle Wildfires
Jul 11, 2025
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Majd Obeissi
Al Jazeera
Syria’s wildfires are the first major natural disaster since the country overthrew the Bashar al-Assad regime in December.
DRC/Rwanda: Behind the Congo-Rwanda Peace Deal: History, Minerals, and Power [Video]
Jul 11, 2025
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Ahmed Ghoneim
CGTN America
A historic US-brokered peace deal has been signed for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda. But beneath the handshakes, photo ops, and headlines…
Kenya: Regional Manager - East Africa
Jul 11, 2025
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CESVI - Cooperazione e Sviluppo Onlus
WORK CONTEXT
CESVI has been operating in the Horn of Africa for over two decades, providing humanitarian and development assistance in response to recurring crises caused…