International
Myanmar: Myanmar’s Multibillion-Dollar Jade Trade ‘Crashing’ as China Clamps Down
Jun 5, 2024
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Irrawaddy
Myanmar’s multibillion-dollar jade market is collapsing under pressure from China’s crackdown on illicit border trade, according to sources. Jade sales in Mandalay at the country’s…
A Climate Crisis is a Gender Equality Crisis: Life on Small Island States in the Pacific
Jun 4, 2024
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United Nations Population Fund
The 65 million people living in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are on the front lines of the climate crisis.
Each and every climate-related disaster -…
Afghanistan: MoEW Predicts Flash Floods, Rise in Rivers’ Water Level
Jun 4, 2024
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Sharifa Sultani, Pajhwok Afghan News
The Ministry of Energy and Water (MoEW) has predicted relatively heavy rains, flash floods and rising water level in rivers over the next two days.
Afghanistan: UNICEF Announces Drinking Water Distribution for Thousands in Ghor Province
Jun 4, 2024
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Fidel Rahmati, Khaama Press
According to UNICEF, over 400 houses have been destroyed in Ghor province due to recent floods. The organization has also distributed blankets, children’s clothing, and…
Burning Burdens: Unveiling the Gendered Toll of Rising Temperatures on Women in India
Jun 3, 2024
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Liz M. Kuriakose
The number of unusually hot days and nights on Earth is rising and becoming more common. Heat waves develop over a region as high-pressure systems…
Africa: Land Squeeze: The Hidden Battle for Africa’s Soils
Jun 3, 2024
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Susan Chomba and Million Belay, African Arguments
In recent years, Africa has been at the epicentre of an alarming global trend: the land squeeze. The 2007-8 global financial crisis unleashed a huge…
Climate Change: Women, Peace, and Security and the Climate Change Agenda
Jun 3, 2024
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Alicia Lopez Alvarez, World Vision
Climate change is a critical threat to 21st-century peace and security, with significant gender dimensions influencing how insecurity is experienced and managed by women and…
Colombia: Armed Groups Use Deforestation as a Bargaining Chip in Colombia
Jun 3, 2024
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Alex Price, Inside Climate News
Guerillas once protected the forests that provided them with cover, but recently some factions see the trees, critical to the nation’s climate commitments, as leverage…
Afghanistan: Taliban Issues over 500 Licences for Emerald Mining in Panjshir
Jun 2, 2024
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Afghanistan International
Mohammad Qasim Amiri, the Taliban's head of mining in Panjshir, has announced that illegal mining and smuggling of minerals and precious stones in the province…
Afghanistan: Taliban and the Plundering of Mines: Companies and Countries Lack the Right to Contract without a Legitimate Government
Jun 1, 2024
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Amin Kawa, Hasht-e Subh Daily
In the nearly three years since the Taliban’s rise to power, they have significantly expanded the unregulated and illegal extraction of the country’s mineral resources.…
Enforce Laws on Women Empowerment and Gender Equality in Academia --- African Leaders Urged
May 31, 2024
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Joy Online
Prof. Fatoumata Keita from University for Arts and Human Sciences of Bamako, has called on African leaders to enforce laws regarding women’s empowerment and gender…
Declaration of 3rd International Conference on Mitigating Environmental Impact of Landmines Adopted
May 31, 2024
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AZERTAC
The Declaration of the 3rd international conference on “Mitigating Environmental Impact of Landmines: Resource Mobilization for Safe and Green Future”, held in Zangilan and Baku,…
Syria: ISIS Attacks Oil Field in East Syria: Watchdog
May 31, 2024
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Rudaw
Islamic State (ISIS) sleeper cells on Friday attacked an oil field in Syria’s eastern Deir ez-Zor province, setting one of the wells on fire, a…
Climate Change: Updated Map of Climate Security Practices
May 30, 2024
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Planetary Security Initiative
PSI is pleased to launch a new, updated map of climate security practices around the world. Over the past two decades, climate security research has…
Food Security: Rewind and Reconnoiter: Elevating Hunger as a National Security Priority with Kelly McFarland
May 30, 2024
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Kelly McFarland and Freddie Mallinson, War on the Rocks
In 2021, Kelly McFarland co-authored “To Tackle Instability and Conflict, It’s Time to Elevate Hunger as a National Security Priority,” in which he argued that,…
Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: Abyei Prepares for Farming Season Despite Challenges
May 30, 2024
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Radio Tamazuj
The Ministry of Agriculture in the Abyei Administrative Area announced on Wednesday that the community is prepared to embark on agriculture despite facing climate change…
Ukraine/Russia: Ukrainian ‘Ecocide App’ Calculates Russia’s Bill for Environmental Damage
May 30, 2024
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Donagh Cagney, Euractiv
Ukraine’s environment has been the “silent victim” of the Russian invasion, according to the country’s environment minister Ruslan Strilets, but thanks to app-wielding Ukrainian citizens,…
Colombia: In a Village Divided, Farmers Stall Massive Copper Mine in Colombian Andes
May 29, 2024
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Austin Landis, Mongabay
The Quebradona project aims to extract nearly 1.4 million metric tons of copper over a construction and production period of nearly 30 years, plus 2.6…
Gender Equality, Youth Aspirations Keys to Sustainable Peace, Security Council Hears
May 28, 2024
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Associated Press
Addressing ambassadors at the Council’s open debate on the role of women and youth, UN Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo highlighted the significant challenges and impacts faced…
Afghanistan: The Extensive Economic Ramifications of Floods: Taliban Unable to Confirm Natural Disaster Losses
May 28, 2024
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Amin Kawa, Hasht-e-Subh Daily
Over a month has passed since devastating floods swept through Afghanistan. The Taliban have yet to provide precise figures on casualties, injuries, displaced persons, or…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Oil Firms in Iraq Kurdish Region Signal Willingness to Negotiate
May 28, 2024
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Anthony Di Paola, Bloomberg
International oil companies operating in Iraq’s Kurdish region say they are willing to negotiate contract terms with both federal government and regional authorities in a…
DRC: Battle For ‘Blood Minerals’: M23 Strikes Terror In Refugee Camps Of Congo
May 28, 2024
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Lekshmi K, Organization for World Peace
Home to more than 7 million war-displaced people, persistent and widespread terror attacks compound critical humanitarian crises disrupting the regional stability of the Republic of…
The President of the Scheherazade Foundation, Wajiha Haris, Chaired the Panel “Environmental Diplomacy – a Tool for Cross-Border Ecological Security and Peace”, within the Event “Black Sea and Balkans Security Forum”, Organized by New Strategy Center
May 27, 2024
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Diplomat
Main points discussed included the Carpathian Convention Forest Protocol at COP3, which emphasizes regional cooperation in forest management; The Cordillera del Condor Peace Park in…
Liberia: New Initiative Seeks Protection for Grassroots Environmental Defenders
May 27, 2024
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Tina S. Mehnpaine, Observer
In Liberia, Green Advocates recently launched a project titled, “Standing Together for Environmental Defenders” (STAND), an initiative to protect Grassroots Environmental Defenders (GEDs) in Liberia,…
Europe: EU Approves Directive on Corporate Due Diligence for Sustainability and Human Rights
May 26, 2024
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Samara Baboolal, JURISTnews
The Council of the European Union approved the EU Directive on corporate sustainability due diligence (CSDDD) on Friday. The CSDDD introduces obligations for EU and…
Regional Multistakeholder Event on Gender and Human Rights Mainstreaming in Preventing and Countering Organized Crime for Central Asia and Southern Caucasus
May 25, 2024
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United Nations
UNODC hosted the first ever Regional Multistakeholder Event on Gender and Human Rights Mainstreaming in Preventing and Countering Organized Crime in Central Asia and Southern…
Ban Ki-moon: “The Essential Role of Women in Peacebuilding Must Be Placed at the Center of Our Efforts”
May 24, 2024
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UN Women
Ban Ki-moon, former Secretary-General of the United Nations and the first man to sign up to the HeForShe campaign, attended UN Women-hosted “Korea Peacekeeping Forum for Women’s…
Afghanistan: Afghan Mine-Clearer Killed by Taliban after It Sees Him in Emmy-Winning Film
May 23, 2024
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Raoul Simons, Telegraph
An Afghan contractor who worked for the US military was killed by the Taliban after appearing in an Emmy-winning documentary despite warnings it would endanger…
Myanmar: Fuelling the Future, Poisoning the Present: Myanmar’s Rare Earth Boom
May 23, 2024
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Global Witness
In 2022, a Global Witness investigation revealed a shocking reality at the heart of the green energy transition. Unregulated mines in Myanmar had become an essential source…
Afghanistan: Floods That Hit Afghanistan Most Likely to Intensify, UN Warns
May 23, 2024
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Anna Louise, Nature World News
The United Nations emergency food relief organization issued a warning that the disastrous floods that recently hit Afghanistan are likely to worsen in the upcoming…