International
Liberia: ActionAid Liberia, Partners Launch Project for over 3000 Women
Jul 4, 2022
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Lincoln G. Peters and Winston W. Parley, New Dawn
Ahead of the 2023 presidential and legislative elections, ActionAid Liberia with funding from the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (UNBPF) a project named 'Strengthening the Agency…
Kenya: 'The Conflict Takes Two Forms': How Worsening Droughts Are Fuelling Tensions in Kenya
Jul 4, 2022
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Orla Dwyer, TheJournal.ie
The Executive Vice-President of the EU Commission has often warned that “our children will be waging wars over water and food if we do not…
Ukraine: On the Front Lines, Ukrainian Women Are Often the First Responders
Jul 3, 2022
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Steve Hendrix and Serhii Korolchuk
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Nile Dispute Absent from First Peace Conference Led by China to Settle Conflicts in Horn of Africa
Jul 2, 2022
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Mohamed Saied, Al-Monitor
China’s first special envoy to the Horn of Africa Xue Bing has recently offered to mediate in the turbulent region’s conflicts, as Beijing seeks to…
Colombia: Government of Colombia Set to Utilize XRPL Blockchain for Land Registry
Jul 1, 2022
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Crypto News BTC
After a yr of labor, Ripple companion Peersyst Know-how, a Barcelona-based software program improvement agency, has introduced the launch of Colombia’s first Nationwide Land Registry…
Ukraine: Plans to Rebuild Ukraine Should Address Environment, EU Commissioner Says
Jul 1, 2022
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Agence France-Presse
Plans to rebuild Ukraine will need to address restoring the country's war-torn ecosystems, the EU Commissioner for the Environment has said. Virginijus Sinkevicius warned the…
Ukraine/Russia: Shredded Trees, Dead Dolphins and Wildfires — How Russia's Invasion Is Hurting Nature
Jul 1, 2022
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Nathan Rott, Claire Harbage, and Hanna Palamarenko, NPR
The State Environmental Inspectorate of Ukraine, a government agency, has documented more than 300 cases of what it calls "environmental crimes," carried out by Russia…
Libya: US Libya Envoy Warns: Don't Use Oil as a Weapon
Jun 29, 2022
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New Arab
The United States' ambassador to Libya warned rival actors Wednesday against using the country's oil wealth as a political "weapon," amid an internal blockade that…
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security and The Rockefeller Foundation Convene Global Women Leaders on Climate, Democracy, and Gender Equity Issues
Jun 28, 2022
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The Rockefeller Foundation
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) and The Rockefeller Foundation co-convened global women leaders on June 20-23, 2022 at the Foundation’s Bellagio…
Ethiopia/Sudan: Sudan Killings Risk Rekindling Border Conflict with Ethiopia
Jun 27, 2022
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Tofe Ayeni, Africa Report
On Sunday 26 June, Sudan’s military issued a statement accusing Ethiopian forces of executing seven Sudanese soldiers and one civilian who had been held captive.…
Russia: Russia Slashes Environmental Protections as War Rages, Economic Crisis Looms
Jun 26, 2022
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Moscow Times
Russia has quietly made it easier to build pipelines in nature reserves, scrapped regulations on automobile emissions and pushed back measures to reduce pollution as…
Kenya: Gender Remains Neglected At The Nairobi Session Of New Biodiversity Framework
Jun 26, 2022
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Flavia Lopes
Iraq: Iraqi President Calls on Country to Stand Firm amid Spate of Attacks on Oil and Gasfields
Jun 26, 2022
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Sinan Mahmoud, National
The recent spate of attacks on oil and gas plants in Iraq's Kurdistan Region is harmful to the country’s stability and economy, President Barham Salih…
DRC: Why Is DR Congo at War Again?
Jun 26, 2022
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Obinna Umeh, African Exponent
The Norwegian Refugee Council has declared the situation in DR Congo the world's most neglected refugee crisis - for the second time in a row.…
USA: After Roe v. Wade: US Researchers Warn of What’s to Come
Jun 24, 2022
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Mariana Lenharo
Australia's Sex Discrimination Commissioner Calls for Urgent Change in Mining Sector
Jun 24, 2022
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Praveen Menon and Byron Kaye
Ukraine: Ukraine Joins the LIFE Programme for Environment and Climate
Jun 24, 2022
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European Commission
Today, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius and the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine Ruslan Strilets jointly…
South Sudan: Millions Face Famine in South Sudan as War in Ukraine Impacts Countries beyond Europe [Video]
Jun 24, 2022
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CBS News
Flooding and famine already had millions in South Sudan clinging to survival. CBS News correspondent Debora Patta reports.
Myanmar: Kachin Public Calls on KIO to Address Gold Mining Crisis
Jun 24, 2022
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Emily Fishbein, Jauman Naw, Jaw Tu Hkawng, and Nu Nu Lusan, Frontier Myanmar
Interviews with 12 villagers and seven members of Kachin civil society over the past six months for a series of articles on gold mining in…
Afghanistan: Flooding Destroys Crops across Afghanistan
Jun 24, 2022
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Amina Hakimi, TOLOnews
The Afghanistan Chamber of Agriculture and Livestock said that wheat and onions have been hit hard by the floods. According to the State Ministry for…
South Sudan: South Sudan Seeks to Revise Petroleum Law
Jun 23, 2022
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Xinhua
South Sudan Thursday began consultations aimed at revising and reforming its Petroleum Act 2012 to be able to regulate the downstream operations in the oil…
Ukraine/Russia: Russia Should Pay for Its Environmental War Crimes
Jun 22, 2022
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Jenny Morber, WIRED
The legal challenges are steep, but scientists are recording the war’s devastating impact on Ukraine’s land and wildlife.
Ukraine: OSCE-Supported Platform Highlights Environmental Risks Stemming from War in Ukraine
Jun 21, 2022
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Homeland Security Today
Data and analysis on nearly 5000 incidents of war-related damages in Ukraine show that 92 industrial facilities in the high or very high environmental risk…
Liberia: Liberia Passes EITI Validation, Despite Challenges
Jun 21, 2022
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Observer
Liberia has passed its Validation by the International Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Board despite challenges posed by the internal governance crisis of 2018 and…
Afghanistan/Iran: Kabul, Tehran Reached Agreement on Helmand River: Official
Jun 20, 2022
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Tamim Shaheer, TOLOnews
Afghanistan and Iran reached an agreement over the Helmand water treaty, an official of the Ministry of Energy and Water said. The Ministry of Energy…
Afghanistan: Use of Solar Power Wells for Agriculture Sparks Concerns
Jun 20, 2022
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Abdul Saboor Sirat, Pajhwok Afghan News
Farmers in northern Balkh province say it is easy drawing water from wells for agricultural purposes using solar energy. Experts, however, warn the practice lowers…
Ukraine/Russia: Russian Officials Report Ukrainian Attack on Black Sea Offshore Rigs
Jun 20, 2022
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Maritime Executive
A top official in Russian-occupied Crimea has reported an attack on three Russian-controlled oil rigs in the Black Sea. The incident has not been confirmed…
Sudan: Sudan Wheat Harvest Waits to Rot as Hunger Crisis Looms
Jun 19, 2022
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Agence France-Presse
Looking at the sacks of wheat stacked in Imad Abdullah's small home, no one would guess that Sudan's food security is hanging by a thread…
South Sudan: With Peace and Accountability, Oil and Agriculture Can Support Early Recovery in South Sudan
Jun 19, 2022
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World Bank Group
Economic recovery has stalled in South Sudan amid a multitude of crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic, climate shocks and dwindling oil production, and most recently,…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq's Kurdistan Works to Establish Two Oil Firms as Erbil-Baghdad Tensions Rise
Jun 17, 2022
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Rowena Edwards, Reuters
Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is working to establish two oil firms, the latest move in the battle between Erbil and Baghdad to control the…