International
Myanmar: China Again Seeks Myanmar Regime's Assurances on Oil, Gas Pipelines Security
Apr 2, 2021
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Irrawaddy
China has reportedly requested a meeting with Myanmar over growing concerns about the security of its oil and natural gas twin pipelines project after ethnic…
Colombia: Deforestation Rises in Colombia’s Chiribiquete National Park as Cattle Invade
Apr 2, 2021
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Antonio José Paz Cardona, Mongabay
For the past several years, the Colombian Amazon has been hit harder by deforestation than any other region in the country, according to the Institute…
India: Environment, the Unsuspecting Victim of Cross-Border Conflicts
Mar 31, 2021
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Vaishnavi Rathore, Bastion
Be it the deserts of Rajasthan and Gujarat, or the Himalayan regions of Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh, and Arunachal Pradesh, these strategically sensitive and secluded landscapes…
Policy Brief Describes New Mindset Needed to Accelerate Gender Equality
Mar 31, 2021
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International Institute for Sustainable Development
A policy brief published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development offers a “formula” for accelerating implementation of the 2030 Agenda – enabling women’s participation…
Yemen: Women Struggle to Get by as Yemen Conflict Hits Six-Year Mark
Mar 31, 2021
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Jean Nicolas Beuze, UNHCR
As the world’s worst humanitarian crisis rages on, women and children make up three-quarters of the four million people forced from their homes, putting them…
Afghanistan: Country’s Four Million Internally Displaced Need Urgent Support amid Pandemic
Mar 30, 2021
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Amnesty International
The Afghan government and the international community must urgently scale up efforts to support the country’s four million internally displaced people (IDPs), who have been…
Conflict Minerals: UCLA Researchers Evaluate Efforts to Curb Trade of Conflict Minerals
Mar 30, 2021
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Stan Paul, University of California Los Angeles
The 2010 Dodd-Frank Act requires that US-listed companies sourcing so-called “conflict minerals” from Africa’s Great Lakes region conduct due diligence. (The EU now imposes similar…
Participants at “Gender, Climate Change, and Migration” Event Were Briefed on the VC Platform
Mar 29, 2021
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UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Gender equality, women’s protection, and empowerment are keys to the disaster risk reduction and climate change agendas, and to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. To…
United States: DOD Officials Give Report on Women Peace and Security Compliance
Mar 29, 2021
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Jim Garamone, US Department of Defense
The Women Peace and Security program fits right into the Defense Department's breadbasket because "it is a tool for smart power," Air Force Brig. Gen.…
Egypt: Market Movers Americas, March 29-April 2: Suez Blockage Impacts Brent-WTI Spread [Video]
Mar 29, 2021
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Joe Fisher, S&P Global Platts
In this week's Market Movers Americas, presented by Joe Fisher: Brent-WTI spread widens amid Suez closure, Traders watch US-Northwest Europe jet fuel arbitrage amid Suez…
Afghanistan:Taliban Kill Faryab Dam Guards
Mar 28, 2021
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Afghanistan Times
Two police officers guarding the Dahan-e-Dara water dam were killed in a Taliban attack on the dam in the north-western province of Faryab. The dam…
Afghanistan: Afghan Part of CASA-1000 Project 30% Completed
Mar 28, 2021
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Zabihullah Jahanmal, TOLOnews
In the last solar year, only 30% of the construction on the CASA -1000 power transmission project was completed, falling short of a more optimistic pledge that…
Afghanistan: Herati Farmers Fear Drought as Rainfalls Drop Significantly
Mar 28, 2021
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Afghanistan Times
Officials in the western Herat province have warned of severe drought challenges in the ongoing year as rainfalls have vastly dropped across the province. Head…
Sierra Leone: Witness at Massaquoi Trial Links Charles Taylor to Blood Diamonds
Mar 28, 2021
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Premium Times
A witness told the Finnish court hearing the war crimes trial of Gibril Massaquoi on Friday, that the former leader of the Sierra Leonean rebel…
Oil & Gas: Oil Nations Tipped for Political Instability If the World Moves away from Fossil Fuels
Mar 26, 2021
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Elliott Smith, CBNC
Algeria, Chad, Iraq and Nigeria will be among the first countries to experience political instability as oil producers feel the effects of a transition to…
South Sudan: Reducing Imports and Retaining Revenue through Domestic Refining Capacity
Mar 26, 2021
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Charnè Hundermark, Africa Oil & Power
Despite holding the third-largest oil reserves in sub-Saharan Africa, until recently, South Sudan did not have an operating oil refinery in-country, therefore relying heavily on…
Empowering Women in Peace Operations Remains Top Priority, Says UN Peacekeeping Chief
Mar 25, 2021
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UN News
Praising women’s fundamental contributions to peacekeeping and peacebuilding efforts, the UN peacekeeping chief reiterated on Thursday that empowering women in the military remains a top priority,…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan No Longer Relinquish Free Water: Ghani
Mar 25, 2021
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Daily Outlook Afghanistan
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday during the inauguration of Kamal Khan Dam in southwestern Nimroz province stressed on implementation of Helmand Water Accord, saying…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Inaugurates Hydropower Dam in Western Province
Mar 24, 2021
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Xinhua
Afghanistan's President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday inaugurated a key hydropower dam in the western province Nimroz, which is expected to boost economy and agriculture…
Conflict Minrals: Recent Climate and ESG Disclosure Activity — What Does It Mean for the SEC’s Conflict Minerals Rule?
Mar 24, 2021
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National Law Review
In its first two months, the Biden Administration has given significant attention to climate-related and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosure issues. Of course, these…
Indonesia: In Indonesia, an Illegal Leopard Trade Thrives out of Sight, New Study Shows
Mar 24, 2021
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Claudia Geib, Mongabay
This is the story of how Indonesia is losing its spots. In a recent paper published in Nature Conservation, researchers found that the archipelagic nation…
Ethiopia/Sudan/UAE: Sudan Accepts UAE Offer to Mediate Border and Dam Disputes with Ethiopia
Mar 23, 2021
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Middle East Eye
Sudan has accepted an offer by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to mediate with Ethiopia over a contested border region and Addis Ababa's construction of a…
Cambodia: Lands Grabs and Other Destructive Environmental Practices in Cambodia Test the International Criminal Court
Mar 23, 2021
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Katie Surma, Inside Climate News
Three leading climate and human rights nonprofits have asked the prosecutor at the International Criminal Court in the Hague to pursue rampant “land grabbing” by…
Middle East/North Africa: Of Water and Peace
Mar 22, 2021
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Tara Kavaler, The Media Line
March 22 marks World Water Day, celebrating a precious resource in the Middle East North Africa region. In a locale seemingly prone to conflict, water…
Liberia: Farmers Demand ‘Balance’ Payment In Land Deal with Equatorial Palm Oil in Grand Bassa County
Mar 22, 2021
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James Harding Giahyue, FrontPage Africa
This story is the first of a two-part series on growing tension between Equatorial Palm Oil and villagers in Grand Bassa County over land rights.
Turkey: Erdoğan’s Family Venture Brought back the Man Who Set up Illicit Kurdish, ISIS Oil Scheme
Mar 22, 2021
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Abdullah Bozkurt, Nordic Monitor
The Turkish president’s son-in-law, Berat Albayrak, brought his operative back from the shadows to run front company Powertrans, which has long been accused of transporting…
Afghanistan: Breaking the Mold: Landless Afghans Turn to Fungi Farming
Mar 21, 2021
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Sayed Salahuddin, Arab News
Jamila Khoshbo is one of a growing number of landless women who are growing highly nutritious mushrooms in their kitchens or backyards rather than working…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Inching Closer to Revive Forest Cover
Mar 21, 2021
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Shadi Khan Saif, Anadolu Agency
With a renewed devotion to the deep-rooted tradition of tree planting and preservative measures, Afghanistan is inching closer to reviving most of its lost forest…
South Sudan: Drowned Land: Hunger Stalks South Sudan's Flooded Villages
Mar 19, 2021
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Susan Martinez, Guardian
After the unprecedented floods last summer, the people of Old Fangak, a small town in northern South Sudan, should be planting now. But the flood…
Climate Change: ‘Climate-Proofing Our Security’ Critical at Sea and at Bases, Congress Hears
Mar 19, 2021
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Bridget Johnson, Homeland Security Today
The Coast Guard and other services need to act now in concert with Congress and private industry to mitigate the effects climate change will have…