International
Cambodia: Making Peace Work for Everyone: Advancing Women, Peace, and Security in Cambodia
Dec 17, 2024
UN Women Asia Pacific
Women are indispensable to preventing conflict, building peace, and fostering recovery. Yet, their voices often remain marginalised in formal peace processes and decision-making. To address…
COP29: Enhancing Gender Equality In Climate Action
Dec 17, 2024
ZeeNews India
As international leaders gathered to negotiate climate policies and commitments, the imperative of including women in developing sustainable solutions became increasingly evident, demonstrating the urgent…
DRC: Congo Files Criminal Complaints against Apple in Europe over Conflict Minerals
Dec 17, 2024
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Sonia Rolley, Reuters
The Democratic Republic of Congo has filed criminal complaints against Apple , opens ne
subsidiaries in France and Belgium, accusing the tech firm of using conflict…
Afghanistan: EU Commits €19.8mn to Empower Women and Foster Economic Resilience in Afghanistan
Dec 16, 2024
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DARYO
DARYO
The European Union has allocated €19.8mn to the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) and Aga Khan Cultural Services (AKCS) for the "Economic Resilience, Women’s Economic Empowerment, and Job…
Israel/Lebanon: Lebanon's Olive Groves and Water Table Contaminated by Israeli Munitions
Dec 15, 2024
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Suzanne Abou Said, EuroNews
In its war against Hezbollah, Israel has dropped thousands of tonnes of munitions, causing great ecological damage and jeopardising both food security and public health.
Lebanon: Lebanon's Olive Groves and Water Table Contaminated by Israeli Munitions
Dec 15, 2024
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Suzanne Abou Said, Euronews
In its war against Hezbollah, Israel has dropped thousands of tonnes of munitions, causing great ecological damage and jeopardising both food security and public health.
Afghanistan: USIP: Poppy Ban Could 'Escalate Political Tensions'
Dec 13, 2024
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Sabria Abdal, TOLOnews
The US Institute of Peace (USIP) has stated in a report that the Islamic Emirate’s ban on poppy cultivation, coupled with the replacement of high-value…
Canada: Strong Security Focus in Canada's New Arctic Foreign Policy
Dec 12, 2024
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Astri Edvardsen, High North News
Canada recently presented its new Arctic foreign policy, also referred to as a diplomatic strategy. The update occurs in a landscape of intensified geopolitical competition…
Colombia: In Colombia, Peace Remains Elusive for Land Defenders
Dec 12, 2024
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David González, Dialogue Earth
The murder of a land defender in a gold-rich region by an armed criminal group, alongside a continued lack of state protection, leaves community leaders…
Egypt: Climate, Peace, and Fragility in Egypt: Shaping a Path Forward
Dec 11, 2024
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Sara Rabie, Martina Jaskolski, Salma Kadry, CGIAR
Egypt faces a confluence of challenges compounding with climate change risks: absolute water scarcity, food insecurity, rapid urbanization, as well as a burgeoning population growing…
Zimbabwe: In Zimbabwe, Women Are Leading the Battle Against Climate Change
Dec 11, 2024
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Farai S. Matiashe
When Susan Chinyengetere started to focus on farming in her home village in south-eastern Zimbabwe, she wondered if she could earn a living and raise…
Sudan: The Gold Rush at the Heart of a Civil War
Dec 11, 2024
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Declan Walsh, New York Times
Famine and ethnic cleansing stalk Sudan. Yet the gold trade is booming, enriching generals and propelling the fight.
Climate Change: DOD Dealing with Climate Change as a Security Concern for Africans
Dec 11, 2024
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Jim Garamone, US Department of Defense
Combating climate change is a priority to the nations of Africa, and U.S. officials are listening and responding to those concerns, said Maureen Farrell, the…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Could Africa's Largest Water Dispute Be Avoided with Open Science? Researchers Propose How to Share Nile's Resources
Dec 11, 2024
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University of Southern California
One of the biggest conflicts in the Middle East and Eastern Africa is brewing over natural resources. In this case—the water from the Nile River…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Parliament Ends Year with No Kurdistan Oil Deal
Dec 10, 2024
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Charles Kennedy, Oilprice.com
The Iraqi parliament ended this year’s session without finalizing a deal with the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan for the exports of crude oil from the…
Climate Change: Climate Stress Is Affecting US Missions, Driving Conflict in Africa, Official Says
Dec 10, 2024
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Meghann Myers, Defense One
Extreme weather is creating fertile ground for conflict in multiple regions of Africa, the Pentagon’s top Africa official said Tuesday. It’s also threatening the U.S.’s…
Afghanistan: Asafetida Offers Profitable Alternative to Poppy Cultivation in Afghanistan
Dec 10, 2024
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Xinhua
Widely used in medicine manufacturing both domestically and internationally, particularly in India, the plantation of asafetida has been on a constant rise in Afghanistan over…
Liberia: Women Enjoying Ancestral Land Rights
Dec 10, 2024
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Matenneh Keita
Front Page Africa
JORPOLU, Bong County – In the 1980s and 90s, Annie Wehyee’s relatives did not allow her to make a farm on a plot of land…
Sri Lanka: Female De-Miners Clear Path to Postwar Recovery
Dec 9, 2024
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Akanksha Saxena
DW
At dawn, 48-year-old Sivakumar Chandradevi loads equipment and supplies onto a boat that sets off for Mantivu, a deserted island off the Jaffna Peninsula in Sri Lanka.
The…
Kosovo: Regional Youth Camp on “Peacebuilding and Gender Equality” & Workshop on “Women and Gender Manual”
Dec 6, 2024
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forumZFD
forumZFD
From November 7th to 9th, 2024, forumZFD organized a Regional Youth Camp aimed at developing dialogue, understanding and cooperation among young people (aged 17 to 25) from different…
Afghanistan: Taliban Poppy Ban Is Economic Hit to Farmers
Dec 6, 2024
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Shabnam von Hein, Deutsche Welle
The ban on growing opium poppy has had devastating consequences for Afghanistan's rural population. The Taliban have yet to offer alternatives, and calls for international…
Afghanistan: 9 Arrested in Afghanistan’s Paktia Province for Illegal Logging
Dec 6, 2024
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Fidel Rahmati, Khaama Press
Following the ban on deforestation in the country, authorities in Paktia province have reported the arrest of 9 individuals in connection with illegal logging in…
Colombia: With Blasts and Grit, Colombia Fights Gold Mines Run by Crime Gangs
Dec 6, 2024
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Agence France-Presse
A thin detonating cord snakes its way into an illegal gold mine drilled high up on a mountain near the Colombian city of Cali, exploding…
Climate Change: How Climate Change, Conflicts, Global South's Rise Challenged UN’s Relevance In 2024
Dec 5, 2024
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Shankhyaneel Sarkar, News18.com
From climate change to conflicts, the UN is seeing its relevance decline as those in need of help from the global body say it is…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Parliament Deadlocked over KRG Oil Compensation in Budget Debate
Dec 5, 2024
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Shafaq News
The Iraqi parliament has once again been thrown into turmoil over the general budget law, with a key point of contention being Article 12, which…
Myanmar: Yacht Maker Sunseeker Fined in Landmark Myanmar ‘Blood Timber’ Case
Dec 4, 2024
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Kristine Sabillo, Mongabay
Yacht builder Sunseeker International has become the first company fined by a U.K. court for using illegally imported timber from military-controlled Myanmar on some of…
Liberia: Women Land Rights Taskforce of Liberia Raise Awareness on Women’s Land Rights for Women in Rural Montserrado
Dec 2, 2024
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Joscious Cecelia Ballah
Front Page Africa
Moiuton Corner, Brewerville – In a significant step toward empowering women in Liberia, 26 women from the Moiuton Corner, Brewerville community have benefited from a one-day…
Afghanistan: After 40 Years, Water Being Stored at Pashdan Dam in Herat
Dec 1, 2024
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Naseer Ahmad Salehi, TOLOnews
Local officials in Herat said that the water storage process at the Pashdan Dam has begun.According to them, more than 95% of the dam's wall…
Colombia: Land Adjudication Regulated for Peasant Women in Colombia
Nov 29, 2024
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Prensa Latina
Presna Latina
The regulation, consisting in a special land adjudication program for rural and peasant women with the objective of improving their social and economic well-being, was…
Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: Abyei’s Status Stalemate Fuels Anxiety, Says Local Official
Nov 29, 2024
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Radio Tamazuj
Authorities in the Abyei Administrative Area have raised concerns over the continued delay in determining the final status of the disputed region, warning that the…