International
Filling the Basket of Knowledge: Workshop on Climate Change, Human Mobility and Peacebuilding in the Pacific
Nov 14, 2022
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Volker Boege, Toda Peace Institute
While UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in his opening speech at this year’s COP 27 in Sharm El-Sheik on 7 November stated that humanity is…
Ukraine: Kherson Mayor Warns of ‘Critical’ Water Shortages - as It Happened
Nov 13, 2022
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Joe Middleton, Emine Sinmaz, and Adam Fulton, Guardian
Roman Holovnia said the humanitarian situation in the liberated city was ‘severe’ with a lack of medicine and bread
Colombia: Cecilia López Announced That the Goal of the Massive Titling of 681,372 Hectares Was Met
Nov 12, 2022
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The Times Hub
This Friday from Valledupar the Minister of Agriculture, Cecilia López Montaño, announced that the goal of the massive titling of 681,372 hectares for peasants, indigenous…
Myanmar: Junta Threatens Farmers in Ayeyarwady with Land Seizure Unless They Grow Sunflower
Nov 12, 2022
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Mizzima
The Myanmar government officials under the Military Council reportedly threatened farmers with the seizing of their farmland unless they grow sunflowers. The township administrators appointed…
Ukraine: Ukraine War's Environmental Toll to Take Years to Clean up
Nov 11, 2022
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Sam Mednick, Associated Press
Environmental damage caused by Ukraine’s war is mounting, and experts warn of long-term health consequences for the population.
Colombia: Colombia’s Signing of Escazu Accord Brings Hope to Land Defenders
Nov 11, 2022
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Joshua Collins and Daniela Diaz Rangel, Al Jazeera
The Escazu Agreement, adopted in Costa Rica in March 2018, is a legally binding international treaty that aims to promote transparency in environmental decision-making. The…
Syria: Poor Access to Safe Water Fuels Cholera Outbreak in Syria
Nov 10, 2022
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Reuters
Poor access to safe water has exacerbated a cholera outbreak rampaging across Syria’s war-battered provinces, where local authorities are struggling to contain the spread with…
NATO Environmental Protection Working Group Celebrates Its 25th Meeting
Nov 10, 2022
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
From 9 to 11 November 2022, the NATO Environmental Protection Working Group held its plenary meeting at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels. The plenary centred…
Liberia: Mapping Nature for People and Planet in Liberia - A Project to Create 'Maps of Hope'
Nov 10, 2022
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New Dawn
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Liberia's Environment Protection Agency (EPA) bring together decision makers to map the country's essential regions for biodiversity, climate…
Blood Diamonds: How Do They Fuel Violence, and What Africa Is Doing to Curb This
Nov 10, 2022
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Pallak Kashyap, TFI Global
Blood diamonds are diamonds that are mined in territories which are under the control of terrorists and insurgent groups, which are seeking to overthrow the…
Ukraine: Is Food Security Possible without Peace?
Nov 10, 2022
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Sarah McLaughlin, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
The intersection between agriculture and peace has been brought to the forefront of the news agenda this year due to the Ukraine crisis, which has…
Iran/Iraq/Syria: Unidentified Drone Strike Targets Iranian Fuel Convoy in Syria - Iraqi Sources
Nov 9, 2022
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Reuters
At least two fuel trucks were destroyed in an air strike by an unidentified drone on the Syrian side of the border with Iraq late…
Vietnam: Police Arrest 7 Farmers in Land-Use Dispute in Vietnamese Highlands
Nov 9, 2022
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Radio Free Asia
In the latest clash over land-use rights in Vietnam, police have detained seven residents in the Central Highlands for trying to prevent men from cutting…
Iran/Iraq/Syria: Strikes in Syria Hit Fuel Convoy from Iraq; Iranians Killed
Nov 9, 2022
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Qassim Abdul-Zahra and Bassem Mroue, Associated Press
Late night airstrikes in eastern Syria along the border with Iraq targeted Iran-backed militiamen, inflicting casualties, Syrian opposition activists said Wednesday. According to two paramilitary…
Iraq: Billions of Dollars of Oil Theft in Iraq: Technology One Potential Solution, Experts Argue
Nov 8, 2022
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Nagham al-Tamimi, Arabian Business
Technology promises to succeed where tonnes of laws have failed in Iraq, the Arab country’s experts believe. They say hundreds of millions of dollars can…
Sierra Leone: Whose Land Is It, Anyway? Sierra Leone Gives Locals a Voice.
Nov 8, 2022
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Nick Roll, Christian Science Monitor
Many parts of Sierra Leone have been ravaged by foreign mining firms seeking gold, diamonds, and bauxite, among other minerals, and by palm oil plantations.…
Afghanistan: 20,000 to Get Jobs on Copper Project in Logar
Nov 8, 2022
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Pajhwok Afghan News
Practical work on the Mes Aynak project in central Logar province will be launched soon, says an official.
Sudan/South Sudan: Kiir Urges Abyei Negotiating Team to Cooperate with Sudan
Nov 7, 2022
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Sudan Tribune
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir on Monday urged the committee that is negotiating the final status of Abyei to cooperate with neighbouring Sudan, describing it…
Liberia: FDA Alerts Security Uncovers Illegal Logging Activities, Seeks Security Agencies, Public Cooperation
Nov 7, 2022
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Gerald C. Koinyeneh, FrontPage Africa
The Forestry Development Authority (FDA) says it has uncovered chains of clandestine and unwholesome acts of illegal harvesting and processing of logs around the country,…
Liberia: House Writes President Weah, Calls for Review of Several Concessions
Nov 6, 2022
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Global News Network
The House of Representatives under the stewardship of Maryland County District #2 lawmaker, and Speaker of the 54th Legislature, has called on the Executive Branch…
COP27: Empower Women to Combat Climate Change
Nov 6, 2022
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John Chumo, The Star
Across the world, women depend more on, yet have less access to, natural resources.
Sudan: In Sudan, Conflict and Environmental Decline go Hand in Hand
Nov 4, 2022
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UNEP
Ahead of the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict on 6 November, we sat down with Abuelgasim…
Sudan: In Sudan, Conflict and Environmental Decline Go Hand in Hand
Nov 4, 2022
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UN Environment Programme
Last month, Sudan’s Blue Nile State declared a state of emergency following a rash of tribal fighting that reportedly left more than 200 people dead.…
Afghanistan: Afghan Authorities Ban Illegal Mines in Northern Province
Nov 4, 2022
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Xinhua
The provincial administration has banned illegal mines in Afghanistan's northern Takhar province. The Taliban-run caretaker government has promised to safeguard all the underground treasures from…
Colombia: Colombian President Petro & Cattle Rancher’s Federation Agree on Land Reform Framework
Nov 4, 2022
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Sonia Romero, Finance Colombia
José Felix Lafaurie, head of the Colombian Federation of Cattle Ranchers (Fedegan), and President Gustavo Petro met at the Casa de Nariño, the nation’s presidential…
DRC: Buying Conflict-Free Tin and Coltan out of Congo Just Got Harder
Nov 4, 2022
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Michael J Kavanagh, Bloomberg
Buying tin, tantalum and tungsten that doesn’t support violence in central Africa has become more complicated after an industry-led program monitoring the supply chains downgraded…
Climate Equity and Gender Equity Are Two of the Most Important Issues of Our Time – Says Africa Soft Power
Nov 4, 2022
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Femi Isaac, BI AFRICA
Africa exists as a paradox. On the climate front, the continent contributes little to the world’s changing climate but pays the highest price globally. On…
Climate Change: DOD Office Looks to Effects of Climate Change on Department
Nov 3, 2022
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Jim Garamone, US Department of Defense
Earth's average annual temperature is rising, and as service members adjust to new climate realities, the Defense Department must do its part to combat climate…
Climate Change: Emerging Evidence of a Connection Between Climate Change and Armed Group Recruitment
Nov 3, 2022
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United Nations University
Climate change has long been viewed as a threat multiplier that exacerbates fragility and conflict risks and new data suggests emerging evidence of a connection…
Afghanistan: The World Needs Chromite and Lithium. Afghanistan Has Them. What Happens Next?
Nov 3, 2022
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times
A reserved man with tinted glasses and a helmet of brown hair, Massoud is the site manager at the Mughulkhil mine, where workers extract chromite,…