International
Iraq: Iraq Bets on Tourism to Reduce Oil Dependence
Nov 25, 2025
Xinhua
Iraq aims to raise cultural tourism revenue to 30 percent of its state budget to diversify an economy that currently relies on oil for 95…
DRC: Chinese-Owned Mining Firm Reports M23 Gold Looting, Forced Expulsions and Infrastructure Destruction in South Kivu
Nov 24, 2025
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Twangiza Mining said Monday that M23 rebels occupying its gold concession in the Democratic Republic of Congo have looted at least 500 kilogrammes of bullion…
Afghanistan: UNICEF: Prolonged Drought Depriving Families and Children of Safe Drinking Water
Nov 23, 2025
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says that Afghanistan’s prolonged drought could deprive countless families and children of access to safe drinking water.
Climate Change: Translating Climate, Peace, Security and Displacement Research into Policy and Action
Nov 21, 2025
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Ibukun Taiwo
CGIAR
Three years ago, the CGIAR Climate Security team of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT established the Southern Africa Regional Hub, based in Pretoria,…
Sudan: Contested Corridors: The Illicit Transnational Supply Chains Sustaining Sudan’s Conflict
Nov 20, 2025
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Ruben De Koning
Global Initiative
In late October 2025, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary organization fighting for control of Sudan, captured the city of El Fasher, in Darfur,…
Sudan: Sudan Has Vast Oil, Gold and Agricultural Resources. Who Controls Them?
Nov 20, 2025
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Mohamed A. Hussein and Marium Ali
Al Jazeera
Sudan’s civil war, now in its third year, has pitted the army against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in a devastating struggle for power.
Ukraine/Russia: Ukraine Prepares First Environmental War Damage Claim in History against Russia for 237 Million Tons of CO2 Emissions
Nov 20, 2025
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Olena Mukhina
Euromaidan Press
The Ukrainian government plans to demand nearly $44 billion in compensation from Moscow for environmental damage caused by CO2 emissions and the destruction of nature, Reuters…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s Relentless Drought: Farmers on the Brink of Bankruptcy and an Unprecedented Livelihood Crisis
Nov 20, 2025
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Avizha Khorshid
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
Farmers in Afghanistan are complaining about declining water levels and a worsening drought. They stress that water scarcity has caused an unprecedented drop in yields,…
Sudan/South Sudan: South Sudan Resumes Oil Exports after Drone Attack in Neighboring Sudan
Nov 19, 2025
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Deng Machol
Associated Press
South Sudan has resumed transporting and exporting crude oil after drone attacks on two key oil installations in neighboring Sudan forced an emergency shutdown of…
Colombia: Community-Led Responses to Environmental Crime in Colombia
Nov 17, 2025
Global Initiative
In Colombia, and particularly in the Amazonian departments of Meta and Caquetá, campesino and rural communities are actively defending their forests.
Conflict Minerals: Diamond Industry Pushes to Rewrite the Rules on ‘Conflict Stones’
Nov 17, 2025
Sri Lanka Guardian
The diamond industry is calling for urgent reform of the Kimberley Process, the international pact created to eliminate trade in conflict diamonds, amid growing criticism…
Conflict Minerals: Conflict Diamonds Regime a ‘Victim of Its Success’
Nov 16, 2025
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Tom Saunders
The Times
A regime designed to eliminate the trade in “conflict diamonds” has become a “victim of its own success”, the president of the World Diamond Council…
Sudan/South Sudan: Regional Oil Corridor Faces Major Disruption after Deadly Drone Strike in Sudan
Nov 16, 2025
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Brian Kiprono
Dawan Africa
Oil flows between Sudan and South Sudan have ground to a halt after a deadly drone strike on the Heglig Oil Field triggered cascading shutdowns…
Ukraine: Ukraine’s Agricultural Crisis: Nutrient Depletion Threatens Future Food Security and Global Supply Chains
Nov 16, 2025
SSBCrack News
For decades, Ukraine held the title of the world’s breadbasket, renowned for its substantial output of sunflower oil, maize, and wheat—products that sustained over 400…
South Sudan: South Sudan Oil Production Halted after Drone Attack on Key Facility
Nov 15, 2025
Radio Tamazuj
Oil production and exports have been suspended in parts of Sudan and South Sudan following a drone strike on a critical oil field in Sudan,…
Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: UN Renews Peacekeeping Mission in Disputed Abyei Region
Nov 15, 2025
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha News
The UN Security Council on Friday renewed a peacekeeping mission in Abyei, a disputed oil-rich region between Sudan and South Sudan, but warned that future…
Climate Change: Undeterred by Lack of Funding, Fragile Communities Find Ways to Adapt to the Climate Crisis
Nov 14, 2025
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Some of the most vulnerable communities in Afghanistan have been undeterred by the lack of funding and are trying to find their own solutions.
Liberia: Cacao Rush Fuels Conflict and Deforestation in Southeastern Liberia
Nov 13, 2025
Mongabay
Soaring cacao prices over the last three years are fueling deforestation and conflict in Grand Gedeh county of Liberia, in West Africa.
South Sudan: South Sudan Confirms It Has Sought $2.5 Billion in Oil-backed Loans
Nov 13, 2025
Reuters
South Sudan's petroleum ministry confirmed on Thursday that it had asked for a total of $2.5 billion in oil-backed loans from two international firms operating…
Afghanistan: Missing Cold Storages: The Lost Link Crippling Afghanistan’s Agricultural Economy
Nov 13, 2025
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Elina Qalam
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
The continued closure of border crossings with Pakistan has created serious challenges for traders in Afghanistan. Several traders in Kabul say that the absence of…
South Sudan: Sacked VP Bol Mel Accused of Plundering South Sudan’s Oil Wealth – UN
Nov 13, 2025
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Dickens H Okello
ChimpReports
South Sudan’s powerful Vice President, Dr. Benjamin Bol Mel, has been dismissed from all his government, military, and party positions following damning United Nations findings…
DRC: Congo Produces First 1,000t of Traceable Artisanal Cobalt
Nov 13, 2025
Reuters
The state cobalt agency in Democratic Republic of Congo has produced its first 1,000 metric tons of traceable artisanal cobalt, a key step in formalizing…
Afghanistan: Eight in Ten Afghans Drink Contaminated Water amid Worsening Climate Crisis, UNICEF Says
Nov 12, 2025
KabulNow
Afghanistan is among the countries most exposed to the impacts of climate change despite contributing almost nothing to global emissions, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF)…
Liberia: Liberia Launches €5 Million Soil Restoration and Climate-Smart Farming Project
Nov 12, 2025
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Gibson Gee
Liberian Investigator
Liberia has launched a new €5 million agricultural initiative aimed at restoring degraded soils, boosting climate resilience, and enhancing the livelihoods of thousands of smallholder…
Israel/Palestine: Israel Attacked Palestinian Water Sources over 250 Times in Five Years, Data Reveals
Nov 11, 2025
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Nina Lakhani
Guardian
Israeli armed forces and settlers have attacked Palestinian water sources more than 250 times in the past five years, amounting to the most sustained assault…
Philippines: CGIAR and OPAPRU Sign MOU to Study Climate Action and Peacebuilding in the Philippines
Nov 10, 2025
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Ibukun Taiwo
CGIAR
CGIAR Climate Security, part of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, and OPAPRU formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance joint research…
Afghanistan: Taliban Not Invited to Global Climate Change Conference
Nov 10, 2025
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Hamim Halim
Kabul Tribune
The Taliban’s National Environmental Protection Agency has voiced concern over the group’s exclusion from the upcoming Global Climate Change Conference in Brazil, despite what it…
Afghanistan: UN Trust Fund Supports Women Livestock Farmers in Afghanistan’s Ghazni Province
Nov 9, 2025
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Fidel Rahmati
The Khaama Press News Agency
The UN Afghanistan Trust Fund is helping women-headed households in Ghazni raise livestock, offering training and tools to support their livelihoods.
The UN Afghanistan Trust Fund…
Battlefields to Wastelands: UN Warns Conflicts Are Destroying Ecosystems Worldwide
Nov 8, 2025
UN
From Gaza to Ukraine and beyond, conflict has caused widespread death and destruction, but it has also devastated natural resources such as water systems, farmland…
Afghanistan: UN Warns Afghanistan Is Highly Vulnerable to Environmental Degradation
Nov 8, 2025
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme in Afghanistan (UN-Habitat) has warned that the country is vulnerable to environmental degradation. The agency wrote on its Facebook…