International
South Sudan: African Parks (AP) and MWCT Hosting Major Environmental Planning Workshop in Juba
May 20, 2026
ZUMA Press Wire
South Sudan launched a two day workshop on ecologically sensitive infrastructure and sustainable planning in Juba, hosted by African Parks and the South Sudan Ministry…
Afghanistan: FAO and World Bank Launch Matching Grants to Support Afghan Agribusinesses, Create Jobs and Boost Rural Economies
May 20, 2026
Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
Five Afghan agribusinesses have been selected as the first recipients of co-investment matching grants under an initiative implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of…
Afghanistan: Gold Mine Tensions Escalate as Taliban Arrest Commanders’ Relatives
May 18, 2026
Afghanistan International
Local sources in Badakhshan tell Afghanistan International that the Taliban have detained several individuals, including relatives of a number of the group's ethnic Tajik commanders,…
Afghanistan: Taliban Commander Arrested over Gold Mine Dispute in Badakhshan
May 18, 2026
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Habib Mohammadi
Amu TV
A local Taliban commander has been arrested in connection with escalating tensions over gold mines in Shukai district in Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province, local sources…
South Sudan: London Court Blocks Oil Prepayment Contracts with South Sudan Pending Debt Repayment
May 18, 2026
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Robert Harvey
Reuters
South Sudan must not enter into any new oil prepayment contracts until it has cleared outstanding debts with commodity trading house BB Energy, London's high…
Sudan: Back to the Nile -- Khartoum Fisherman Reclaims Life after War
May 18, 2026
Xinhua
War shatters people's memories just as it upends their lives. The conflict that erupted in 2023 between Sudan's government army and a paramilitary force soon…
Afghanistan: UN Calls for Urgent Action as Afghanistan’s Land is Heavily Contaminated by Explosives
May 16, 2026
Ariana News
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has expressed deep concern over the contamination of two-thirds of Afghanistan’s land by explosive…
Liberia: Can Liberia’s Land Rights Law Empower Communities as Carbon Credit Owners?
May 15, 2026
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Tina S. Mehnpaine
Liberian Oberver
As the CMA head, Madam Cooper is leading the development of the country’s carbon market policy, along with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Faces Sharp Decline in Forests and Water Resources: Report
May 15, 2026
TOLOnews
Afghanistan’s National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) publicly released the Afghanistan Environment Status Assessment Report during an event in Kabul attended by representatives of regional countries…
Afghanistan: Clean Water Projects Expand Access in Afghanistan’s Kunar Province
May 14, 2026
Middle East North Africa Financial Network
In eastern Afghanistan, construction has been completed on 15 new water supply networks in Kunar Province, and the systems have now been officially brought into…
Somalia: Girls Face Heightened Risk as Hunger Crisis Worsens
May 14, 2026
Plan International
Somalia is facing a deadly hunger crisis made worse by soaring food and fuel prices linked to the Middle East conflict; a years-long climate change induced…
Myanmar: Prosecution of UK Yacht Firm by US Gov’t Sends Warning over Illegal Myanmar Teak
May 14, 2026
Environmental Investigation Agency
EIA has welcomed the guilty pleas entered by UK luxury yacht manufacturer Sunseeker International Ltd and its US subsidiary Sunseeker USA Sales for violations of…
USU Welcomes Environmental Dispute Resolution Program, Announces Fall Training Opportunities
May 13, 2026
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Andrea DeHaan
Utah State University
Utah State University will welcome the Environmental Dispute Resolution Program to campus July 1, expanding opportunities for students and professionals seeking advanced training in collaboration,…
Guinea/Liberia: Guinea 'Beats War Drum' over Solumba Border Dispute
May 13, 2026
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Lincoln G. Peters
New Dawn
The Speaker of Guinea's National Transitional Council (NTC), Dansa Kourouma, has said Guinea will "protect" the disputed Solumba border area, a territory Liberia maintains falls within its…
South Sudan: South Sudan’s Opaque Oil Allocations, Sales, and Captured Revenues
May 12, 2026
Radio Tamazuj
Two companies, Chiang Wei and Euro American International Energy, according to an investigation by Radio Tamazuj, are long-term beneficiaries of and have been allocated South…
Global: AI’s Environmental Footprint is a Gendered Security Risk
May 12, 2026
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Tamara Bah
New Security Beat
The infrastructure powering artificial intelligence (AI) has become both a political flashpoint and a signal for strategic warfare with significant military, geopolitical, and international security…
Afghanistan: Blood and Fury in Badakhshan: Protests over Mines and Poppy Met with Death
May 10, 2026
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
The Taliban have killed four people and wounded several others in the Shekay and Argo districts of Badakhshan province after residents protested against mining operations…
Iraq: Iraq Discovers Massive Oil Field as Global Energy Tensions Surge
May 9, 2026
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Kateryna Serohina
RBС-Ukraine
Iraq has announced the discovery of a giant oil field, and these reserves were found in the southern province of Najaf. The area of the…
Delft University of Technology Launches Climate Safety & Security Research Hub in The Hague
May 9, 2026
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Stuart Mitchell
Delft University of Technology
The Climate Safety & Security centre (CaSS), a transdisciplinary research hub at the intersection of engineering, design, and governance launched today at the University Campus…
Afghanistan: Four Civilians Wounded as Taliban Clash with Residents over Mine Operations in Badakhshan
May 9, 2026
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
Local sources report that a clash between Taliban fighters and residents erupted over the continued operation of a mine in the Shaki district of Badakhshan…
Myanmar: A Massive 11,000-Carat Ruby Has Been Unearthed in Myanmar’s War-Scarred Gemstone Heartland
May 8, 2026
Associated Press
Miners in Myanmar have discovered a rare ruby of enormous size, considered to be the second-largest by weight ever found in the conflict-battered Southeast Asian…
Afghanistan: Mines under the Boot of Plunder
May 7, 2026
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Ahmad Tamim Azimi
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
Following the collapse of the republican system and in the absence of a legitimate government, secret contracts with domestic and foreign companies, unchecked extraction, and…
Afghanistan: Clearing Landmines, Growing Futures: Demining the Path to Food Security in World’s Crisis Zones
May 7, 2026
HALO Trust
Landmines and explosives not only cause thousands of injuries and fatalities every year - they also directly block access to farmland and grazing routes, water,…
Global: Indigenous Leaders Call for Global Recognition of Peacebuilding Role as UN Forum Echoes Summit Outcomes
May 6, 2026
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E-Pao
E-Pao
Indigenous leaders, diplomats and United Nations officials convened in New York for the Second Global Summit on Indigenous Peacebuilding, issuing a call to reframe global…
Nigeria: Nigeria Leads African Forum on Climate-Conflict Crisis, Pushes Peace-Centred Adaptation Strategy
May 6, 2026
AriseNews
Nigeria has brought together policymakers, climate experts, and peacebuilding practitioners from across Africa in a high-level regional forum aimed at tackling the growing link between…
Myanmar: Move to Restart Controversial Dam Sparks Protests in Myanmar
May 6, 2026
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Kyaw Lin Htoon
Union of Catholic Asian News
Civil society groups and local communities have reiterated their opposition to a controversial dam on one of Myanmar's major rivers following an alleged move to…
Global: UNDRR Expands Sendai Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism to LGBTIQ+ Persons Constituency
May 5, 2026
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United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) has formally added an LGBTIQ+ Persons constituency to the Sendai Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism (SEM), marking an…
Myanmar: Fields of Fear: Landmines Keep Hsawng Pyaung Farmers from Their Land
May 5, 2026
Shan Herald Agency for News
Residents returning to Hsawng Pyaung village in Pang Laung (Pinlaung) Township, southern Shan State, say landmines left behind from earlier fighting are preventing them from…
India/Pakistan: One Year after the Indus Waters Treaty Suspension
May 5, 2026
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PK Saxena
NatStrat
A year after India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) on 23 April 2025, Pakistan continues to prosecute a coordinated media campaign portraying the suspension…
Liberia: Communities Elated over Reported Oil Discovery
May 5, 2026
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Tina S. Mehnpaine
Observer
In November last year, excitement swept through Beon and neighboring towns in Grand Bassa County after residents discovered a thick, black substance floating on the…