International
Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan: Tokayev Urges Peaceful Resolution of Border Conflicts in Central Asia
Oct 14, 2022
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La Prensa Latina
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Friday urged Central Asian countries to resolve border disputes over unresolved delimitations, as is the case with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan,…
Sudan: Sudan's SPLM-N Release Nine Misseriya Herdsmen
Oct 14, 2022
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Dabanga
Deputy Chairman of Sudan's Sovereignty Council Mohamed Hamdan 'Hemeti' Dagalo praises yesterday's release of nine Misseriya herdsmen held captive by the Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) under…
Guatemala: Guatemalan Women Reinvent Agrobusiness
Oct 13, 2022
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Peride Blind
Doris* feels strongly about women being able to earn a living. She is president of one of the savings and credit groups in Chamaiq — a…
Conflict Minerals: Are Green Resource Wars Looming?
Oct 13, 2022
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Priti Gulati Cox and Stan Cox, Tom Dispatch
Much of the excitement over the Inflation Reduction Act, which became law this summer, focused on the boost it should give to the sales of…
South Sudan: At Least 25 People Killed in South Sudan Communal Land Violence
Oct 12, 2022
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Waakhe Simon Wudu, Reuters
At least 25 people have been killed in South Sudan, officials said, after youths from two neighbouring communities in the country's north clashed over a…
Colombia: Colombian Government Makes Historic Advance towards Agrarian Reform and Peace
Oct 11, 2022
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Tanya Wadhwa, Peoples Dispatch
he government of Colombian President Gustavo Petro and the Colombian Federation of Livestock Farmers (FEDEGÁN), on Saturday October 8, signed an agreement that would allow…
Liberia: Liberia Land Authority, Forestry Development Authority Sign MOU for Land Formalization around Protected Areas
Oct 11, 2022
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FrontPage Africa
The Liberia Land Authority (LLA) and the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) have executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate and define the scope of…
DRC: DRC Urged to Ratify Statute of African Center for Mineral Development
Oct 10, 2022
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Patrick Bigabo, Taarifa
DRC’s Minister of Industry, Julien Paluku has called upon the Kinshasa government to be among the first countries to ratify the statute of the African…
Colombia: Colombia to Buy 3M Hectares of Arable Land for Rural Reform
Oct 10, 2022
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Adriaan Alsema, Colombia Reports
Colombia’s government agreed to purchase 3 million hectares in arable land from large landowners for redistribution among victims of armed conflict. President Gustavo Petro and…
Iraq: Iraq Drought Displaces 1,200 Families in Parched South
Oct 10, 2022
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Agence France-Presse
Some 1,200 Iraqi families have been forced out of southern marshes and farmlands over the past six months, a local official told AFP, as drought…
Afghanistan: Displaced People Will Soon Be Provided with Land: Ministry
Oct 9, 2022
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Banafsha Binesh, TOLOnews
The Ministry of Refugee and Repatriations said it is planning to provide displaced people with land and shelter in the near future. Hundreds of displaced…
Afghanistan: Kabul Residents in PD 1, 2 Say They Have No Local Access to Drinking Water
Oct 9, 2022
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Hadia Ziaei, TOLOnews
Kabul residents who live in PD1 and PD2 say they do not have access to drinking water. They said that they have been dealing with…
Colombia: Colombia Reaches Deal to Buy Land from Cattle Ranchers
Oct 7, 2022
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Reuters
Colombia's government has reached a deal with cattle farmers to buy 3 million hectares (7.4 million acres) of land, earmarked for poor rural farmers to…
Qatar: Climate Change, Gender Equality in Spotlight at Doha Women Forum
Oct 7, 2022
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Gulf Times
Climate change, sports and gender equality was the focus area for the first part of the fifth edition of the Doha Women Forum held recently.
DRC: China Sends Criminal Experts to Halt Kidnappings in Mineral-Rich Democratic Republic of the Congo
Oct 6, 2022
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Jevans Nyabiage, South China Morning Post
As its alarm grows over the safety of Chinese citizens working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s high-stakes mining industry, Beijing is deploying criminal…
Nord Stream Pipeline Sabotage: How an Attack Could Have Been Carried out and Why Europe Was Defenceless
Oct 5, 2022
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Christian Bueger, Conversation
Whatever caused the damage to the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, it appears to be the first major attack on critical “subsea”…
Ukraine/Russia: Ukraine Accuses Russia of Pushing for Change to Kimberley Process, amid Call for 'Conflict Diamonds' Label
Oct 5, 2022
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ABC News
Ukraine has accused Moscow of trying to protect Russian gems from being branded "conflict diamonds" by pushing its ally Belarus to the top of an international…
Burundi/DRC: Farming Together Fosters Ties between Burundian Refugees and Their Congolese Hosts
Oct 5, 2022
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Aline Irakarama, UN High Commissioner for Refugees
After finding sanctuary in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundian refugees are sharing their knowledge of farming with locals.
DRC: US Asks Congo to Pull Some Oil Blocks from Auction to Protect Forests
Oct 4, 2022
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Reuters
US climate envoy John Kerry has asked Democratic Republic of Congo to withdraw some of the oil blocks it has put up for auction in…
Sahel: How Climate Change Fuels Conflicts in West Africa
Oct 4, 2022
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Obiora Ikoku, International Politics and Society
With the recent spate of coups in West Africa, the Sahel has once again become the focus of global attention. Since 2020, at least six…
Fiji: United States Hosts First-Ever Clean Energy Workshop and Women in Clean Energy Conference for the Pacific Islands
Oct 4, 2022
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US Embassy in Fiji
Suva, Fiji – In collaboration with the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), the United States is hosting the first-ever Clean Energy Workshop and Pacific…
South Asia and the Hindu Kush Himalayan Region: Climate Change in Himalayan Region Worsens Existing Gender and Social Inequalities
Oct 1, 2022
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Aakriti Ghimire
ICIMOD and UN launch a report analysing gender dimensions of climate change in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region.
On Thursday, the International Centre for Integrated Mountain…
Liberia: Communities Protest for Forest Benefits
Sep 30, 2022
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Tina S. Mehnpaine, Observer
Communities affected by logging concessions across Liberia have staged a protest in demand of over US$5 million in land rental the government of Liberia owed…
Colombia: In Colombia, Land Occupations Raise Tensions and Spook Investors
Sep 30, 2022
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Nelson Bocanegra, Reuters
Land occupations have spiked since the election of leftist President Gustavo Petro, who has promised to spend tens of billions of dollars to ensure small-scale…
Liberia: Communities Affected by Commercial Logging in Liberia to Stage Sit-In-Actions at Finance Ministry, Liberia Forest and Climate Change Reliance Forum
Sep 29, 2022
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Global News Network
Representatives of Communities affected by commercial logging in Liberia will on Thursday September 29, 2022 kickoff advocacy actions against the Liberian Government through sit-in-actions in…
Afghanistan: Poppy on Hundreds of Acres Destroyed in Kandahar
Sep 29, 2022
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Amin Samsour, Pajhwok Afghan news
Poppy and cannabis plant grown on hundreds of acres of land has been destroyed in various districts of southern Kandahar province.
Myanmar: Gold-Rich Area of Northern Myanmar ‘Like a Desert’ as Post-Coup Mining Operations Decimate Uru River
Sep 28, 2022
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Aung Naing, Myanmar Now
Unrestricted mining along the Uru River in Myanmar’s north since last year’s coup has depleted the area of gold and destroyed the landscape, locals and…
Nepal: Nepali Farmers Diversify Their Income Streams Amidst Climate Crisis
Sep 27, 2022
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UN Environment Program
In the aftermath of intense rains during Nepal’s 2019 monsoon season, farmer Geeta Tharu found her house submerged in a pool of water. The rains…
Timor-Leste: East Timor Faces ‘Fiscal Cliff’ without Gas Project, IMF Warns
Sep 25, 2022
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John Kehoe, Australian Financial Review
East Timor faces a “fiscal cliff” next decade if the Greater Sunrise gas field north of Australia is not developed in the next few years,…
Sudan/South Sudan: Sudan, S. Sudan to Cooperate with UN over Peace in Abyei
Sep 25, 2022
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Sudan Tribune
Sudan and South Sudan have vowed to cooperate with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Abyei (UNISFA), stressing the importance of peace and stability in…