International
CAR: Portuguese Peacekeepers Suspected of Diamond Trafficking in CAR
Nov 9, 2021
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Muhammad Irfan, UrduPoint
Portuguese authorities launched dozens of raids across the country on Monday targeting a criminal network suspected of using troops deployed as UN peacekeepers in the…
On Gender Day at U.N. Climate Talks, A Call for Action That Empowers Women and Girls
Nov 8, 2021
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Casey Quackenbush
Women and children bear a disproportionate impact of climate change. Here’s what you need to know about Tuesday’s COP26 theme.
Afghanistan: Taliban's £1.2 Billion-a-Year War Chest That Helped Them Take over Kabul in Months
Nov 8, 2021
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Chris Hughes, Mirror
The Taliban was able to overrun Kabul in a matter of months because it had amassed an impressive war chest of £1.2 billion a-year. Add…
Liberia: Companies Cut Logs Worth Nearly US$2.5M Outside Concession, Report Finds
Nov 7, 2021
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James Harding Giahyue, The DayLight
Two companies harvested logs worth US$2.475 million outside of a concession area in Grand Bassa County, with the government of Liberia yet to take any…
India: Efforts on to Clean Arunachal River after Thousands of Fish Die as Water Turns Black
Nov 6, 2021
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Indo-Asian News Service
Various organisations along with experts from different parts of the country have swung into action to clean Arunachal Pradesh's Kameng river water which turned black…
Climate Change: How a Focus on Climate Change Could Assist with US National Security Policies
Nov 5, 2021
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CBS News
As world leaders gather for the U.N.'s climate change summit this week, some experts say the U.S. should shift its focus on climate change in…
Iraq: Despite Oil Wealth, Poverty Fuels Despair in South Iraq
Nov 5, 2021
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Agence France-Presse
In Iraq's southern province of Basra, the oil flows freely but little of the wealth trickles down to the people, and many struggle to make…
Liberia: Farming in the Heat: How Changing Weather Pattern Could Be Altering Liberia’s Agriculture
Nov 5, 2021
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FrontPage Africa
Over 80% of Liberia’s 4.5 million population earns less than $2 dollars per day and relies primarily on small-scale subsistence farming for their for sustenance. Traditional shifting…
Myanmar: Farmers Fear Myanmar Junta Will Confiscate Their Land
Nov 5, 2021
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Irrawaddy
Farmers in Rakhine State’s Kyaukphyu Township fear that the military regime will confiscate their land in the China-backed special economic zone (SEZ) in the township…
Myanmar: Myanmar Jade Traders Squeezed between Junta and Rebels
Nov 5, 2021
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Agence France-Presse
Myanmar jade traders are running from junta troops and dodging rebel attacks to sell dwindling volumes of the green gemstone, as the billion-dollar industry loses…
Colombia: Deforestation Rising in Colombia 5 Years after Peace Deal
Nov 4, 2021
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Manuel Rueda, Associated Press
Deforestation has risen in Colombia since the country’s largest guerilla group signed a historic peace deal with the government five years ago and withdrew from…
Sudan: Sudan’s Political Crisis Could Complicate Nile Dam Dispute
Nov 3, 2021
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Ayah Aman, Al-Monitor
Less than 24 hours after the coup by Sudanese army chief Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Oct. 25 against the civilian element of the…
Climate Change: NATO Chief: Armies Must Keep Pace with Global Climate Efforts
Nov 2, 2021
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Mark John, Reuters
The world's armies must keep pace with global efforts to tackle climate change and cut their huge carbon footprints according to clearly defined benchmarks, NATO…
Solomon Islands: Introducing the Customary Land Recording and Bylaw Development Processes
Nov 1, 2021
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UNDP
The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Survey in close partnership with the UN Development Programme and UN Women have organized a three-day forum to present…
Iraq: The Massive Challenge of Climate Action in Oil-Dependent Iraq
Nov 1, 2021
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Lizzie Porter, New Statesman
Oil provides 90 per cent of Iraq’s revenue. Even as farmland dries up, fractured governance makes reform seem almost impossible.
East Africa: Climate Change Pressure Fueling Conflict in Horn of Africa
Oct 31, 2021
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Francis Mureithi, Nation
Communities in the Horn of Africa have been urged to address challenges occasioned by climate change, which threatens to exacerbate both the frequency and severity…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s Saffron Growers Worried Taliban Will Ban Heavily Female Workforce
Oct 31, 2021
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Arshad Mehmood, Media Line
Saffron has the potential to help ameliorate Afghanistan’s dire economic difficulties. The country has long produced some of the best saffron in the world, and…
COP26: Why Are Women Still Missing at the Top Climate Table
Oct 30, 2021
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Bonnie Chiu
When the global face to climate action is Greta Thunberg, it can appear that women and girls are well represented at the top table. As…
Half of Syria Has Been Displaced by War. Now Record Drought Threatens Millions More
Oct 30, 2021
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Bel Trew, Independent
Today Syria is in the grips of the worst drought in 70 years. The Khabour has run completely dry like other rivers, lakes and dams…
Climate Change: Dutch PM Supports Canada's Plan to Establish NATO Centre for Climate Security
Oct 29, 2021
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Mia Rabson, Canadian Press
The Netherlands threw its support behind a new NATO centre of excellence to study the security threats posed by climate change during Prime Minister Justin…
DRC: China Wants to Dominate the Global Electric Vehicle Market – and It’s Using Congolese Minerals to Do It
Oct 29, 2021
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James Griffiths and Geoffrey York, Globe and Mail
The backlash against the Chinese miners has been rising this year, even as they face another threat: a decision by the DRC government to review…
Afghanistan: Exclusive - 'Women Encouraged to Work in Pine Nut Industry': Taliban to WION
Oct 28, 2021
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Anas Mallick, WION
Pine nuts, popularly known as Afghanistan's 'export gold', are one of the major sources of support for the country's economy, especially at a time like this…
Sierra Leone: From ECOWAS to New York: Beny Steinmetz Diamonds on Trial in Three Jurisdictions
Oct 27, 2021
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Africa Intelligence
People living close to the Koidu diamond mine in Sierra Leone fear the dismissal of a domestic court case against Beny Steinmetz's company Octea, which…
Iraq: Iraq Opts for Clean Energy in Ambitious Energy Reform Program
Oct 26, 2021
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Salam Zidane, Al-Monitor
Iraq is signing contracts with international companies to produce clean energy in a bid to curb its rising pollution curve.
Can COP26 Become a Turning Point for Gender Responsive Climate Action?
Oct 26, 2021
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Mohammad Naciri, Samantha Hung, Sun-Ah Kim
Any meaningful international effort to address climate change must have women and girls at its center.
Afghanistan: Climate Now a Worse Crisis Than War for Afghanistan’s Farmers
Oct 26, 2021
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Al Jazeera
Drought stalks the parched fields around Afghanistan’s remote district of Bala Murghab, where the climate crisis is proving a deadlier foe than the country’s recent…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s Population Faces Extreme Hunger as Collapsing Economy, Drought and Conflict Hamper Access to Food
Oct 25, 2021
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Janice Dickson, Globe and Mail
More than half of Afghanistan’s population – 22.8 million people – will face extreme hunger over the winter months as the country plunges deeper into…
Afghanistan: How Turmoil in Afghanistan Has Impacted Agriculture — a Vital Part of Its Livelihood
Oct 25, 2021
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Peter Kenyon, NPR
Afghanistan is facing crisis on multiple fronts as borders are closed, farmers in the country are facing a drought and the economy is in free-fall.
Ghana: Exclusion of Women in Peacebuilding Threat to Development
Oct 22, 2021
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Prince Acquah
The Executive Secretary of the National Peace Council (NPC), Mr George Amoh, has stated that the exclusion of women in peace building and security issues…
Vietnam/South China Sea: Vietnam Land-Filling on Disputed Reef in Spratlys, Imagery Shows
Oct 22, 2021
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Radio Free Asia
Vietnam appears to be doing new construction and land-filling on a remote reef it occupies in the disputed South China Sea, commercial satellite imagery shows.…