International
Food Security: Two-Thirds of Global Hunger Concentrated in 10 Conflict-Hit Countries
Apr 24, 2026
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Vibhu Mishra
UN
A growing share of global hunger is becoming entrenched in a small group of conflict-hit countries, with two-thirds of people facing acute food insecurity concentrated…
Iraq: Washington Uses Iraq's Own Oil Money to Bend Baghdad to Its Will
Apr 23, 2026
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Anaelle Jonah
France 24
The US government blocked a cargo plane delivery of nearly $500 million in US banknotes destined for Baghdad, according to the Wall Street Journal, which first…
Sudan: Following the Money Fueling Environmental Destruction in War: A Case Study from Sudan
Apr 23, 2026
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Mathani Ahmed
Global Investigative Journalism Network
In fragile, conflict-ridden states like Sudan, environmental harm is a byproduct of the economic strategies. When companies or state-linked entities avoid the high costs of…
Iraq: US Blocks Iraq’s Dollar Shipments to Squeeze Its Iran-Backed Militias
Apr 22, 2026
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David S. Cloud and Robbie Gramer
Wall Street Journal
The Trump administration has suspended US dollar shipments to Iraq and frozen security cooperation programs with its military, escalating the pressure on Baghdad to dismantle…
Climate Change: NATO Releases Report on the Effects of Climate Change on Security
Apr 22, 2026
Homeland Security Today
This report analyzes how climate change rapidly transforms NATO’s strategic environment. Four case studies are presented: the northwestern parts of Africa, the Arctic, the east…
Zimbabwe: CNRG Marks Earth Day 2026 with a Call for Environmental Peacebuilding, Critical Mineral Justice and Youth Action
Apr 22, 2026
Centre for Natural Resource Governance
Environmental degradation is rarely a natural phenomenon it is a political one. In Zimbabwe’s mining-affected communities from Hwange to Marange, from Penhalonga to Chimanimani, communities…
Afghanistan: Taliban Signs $10.2 Million Salt Mining Contract in Herat
Apr 21, 2026
Atlas Press
The Taliban’s Ministry of Minerals and Petroleum has announced the signing of a $10.2 million contract for the extraction of salt from the third block…
DRC: PeaceGold Congolese Gold Exports Target September 2026 Launch
Apr 21, 2026
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Muflih Hidayat
Discovery Alert
The global gold market faces persistent challenges from regions where mineral extraction operates outside formal regulatory frameworks. Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo represents one of…
Afghanistan: Afghan Families Stripped of Everything as Floods Ravage Homes, Harvests
Apr 21, 2026
Xinhua
Provincial disaster management officials in Nangarhar confirm that the recent floods have killed 15 people and injured more than 80 others in the province, while…
Afghanistan: Webinar Series Highlights Growing Climate Pressures on Livelihoods in Afghanistan
Apr 20, 2026
Ariana News
Afghanistan is widely regarded as one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change, with limited capacity to manage its effects. Participants warned that communities…
Climate Change: The Climate Security Threat: How Defense Contractors Are Pivoting to Address Environmentally Driven Conflicts
Apr 19, 2026
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Sarah Mitchell
Primary Ignition
For years, the term “climate security threat” has been used frequently enough in policy circles to lose its urgency and come across as bureaucratic. However, the current…
Liberia: Tinsel News Examines Liberia's Transition from Conflict Minerals in Fifth Sudan Series Installment
Apr 18, 2026
EINPresswire
Tinsel News has published the fifth installment of "Blood Minerals of the Green Age," its six-part investigative series examining Sudan's humanitarian catastrophe and global mineral…
Climate Change: TU Delft Launches New Climate Safety Research Centre in The Hague
Apr 17, 2026
Delft University of Technology
Yesterday, TU Delft officially launched its new Climate Safety & Security Centre (CaSS) at Campus The Hague in the recently opened campus on Spui. The…
Afghanistan: Afghan Villagers Turn to Gold-Panning to Sustain Livelihoods
Apr 16, 2026
Agence France-Presse
In the rugged Hindu Kush mountains of eastern Afghanistan, hundreds of men scour the rocky Kunar riverbed for precious gold dust, creating a livelihood amid…
Ukraine/Russia: Ukraine’s First Ever Court Verdict for a War Crime against the Natural Reserve Fund
Apr 16, 2026
Global Rights Compliance
Under the public prosecution of the prosecutors of the Specialised Environmental Prosecutor’s Office of the Kherson Regional Prosecutor’s Office, the court found the so-called “director”…
Water: The Militarization of Water in Middle Eastern Wars
Apr 16, 2026
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Amal Ismail
Ahram
The Middle East has, for years, witnessed escalating geopolitical tensions that have directly affected its economic stability and critical infrastructure, particularly in the energy, water,…
Afghanistan: The Taliban Have Restricted Dryland Farming in Nawur District of Ghazni
Apr 14, 2026
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
Sources in the Nawur district of Ghazni province say that the Taliban have restricted Dryland farming in this district. Sources say on Monday, April 13,…
Liberia: US$1.62 Billion in Gold Wealth from Bea Mountain Leaving Liberia
Apr 13, 2026
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Amos Harris
Global News Network Liberia
Recent disclosures regarding the Bea Mountain Mining Company’s production levels to Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung have intensified public anger across Liberia. For many citizens,…
Iran: Middle East Oil Production Plunges Due to Iran war, OPEC Data Shows
Apr 13, 2026
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Spencer Kimball
CNBC
Crude oil production in the major Gulf Arab exporters plunged in March due to the Iran war, according to data released by OPEC on Monday.
Syria: French Cement Maker Convicted of Financing Terror Groups to Keep Its Syria Plant Working
Apr 13, 2026
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Angelique Chrisafis
Guardian
A French court has fined the cement group Lafarge more than €1m (£870,000) and sentenced its former boss to six years in prison for paying…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s Capital Is in the Grip of a Water Crisis [Video]
Apr 13, 2026
Associated Press
Nestled in a high-altitude valley in Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush mountain range, Kabul is rapidly running out of water. Experts say climate change has played its…
Iran: Could the Iran War Pose Lasting Risks to Global Food Security? [Video]
Apr 12, 2026
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Adrian Finighan
Al Jazeera
The US-Israel war on Iran has created risks to food security from higher energy costs and shipping restrictions. The world’s fertiliser production has been badly…
Global: OSCE Tackles Gender and Climate Change Nexus
Apr 11, 2026
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National Today
National Today
A major OSCE conference in Vienna brought together experts to examine the gendered dimensions of climate change and associated security risks across the organization's 57…
Iran/Lebanon: World Food Programme Warns Lebanon Facing Food Security Crisis Due to Iran War
Apr 10, 2026
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Olivia Le Poidevin
Reuters
Lebanon is facing a food security crisis due to Israel's offensive against militant group Hezbollah, which has disrupted supplies of goods and pushed up prices,…
Iran: Iran's Black Rain and the Health Shadow of Oil Wars
Apr 10, 2026
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Abraham Marshall Nunbogu, Rohit Ramchandani, Mehreen Shami, Wania Khan, and Kaveh Madani
Think Global Health
On March 7, 2026, Israel struck four fuel-storage and oil-refinery depots across Tehran, Iran's capital, and the adjacent city of Karaj. The airstrikes ignited large fires…
Lebanon: Conflict Drives Mental Health Crisis for Displaced Women: “We Hear, See and Feel Pain Constantly”
Apr 9, 2026
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UN Women
UN Women
The escalation in Lebanon, now in its sixth week, has stoked fear across the country and led to a mass displacement crisis, with women and…
Ukraine: One of Ukraine's Largest Wetlands May Be Destroyed for Peat Extraction, Activists Say
Apr 9, 2026
EcoPolitic
The fate of more than 2,300 hectares of wetlands in the "Berezina" area in Rivne Oblast is now in the hands of the Ministry of…
Water: A Rising Tide of Water Wars
Apr 7, 2026
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Cyril Zenda
Africa Defense Forum
In Africa, disputes over scarce resources risk exploding into conflict.
Nigeria: Displaced Communities Cry out over Land Grabbing in Rivers
Apr 6, 2026
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Dennis Naku
Punch Nigeria
Indigenes of 17 Ogoni communities who were displaced in 1994 during the military regime of late Sani Abacha have raised the alarm over a renewed…
Iran/Kuwait: Kuwait’s Power, Water Plants Damaged as Iran Keeps Attacking Gulf States
Apr 5, 2026
Al Jazeera
Kuwait says Iranian drone attacks have damaged two power and water desalination plants and sparked fires at two oil facilities but have not caused injuries.