International
Iraq: Islamic State Group Targets Iraq's Electricity Supplies as Summer Temperatures Soar
Jun 22, 2021
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New Arab
Islamic State group (IS) militants have conducted a series of attacks on transformation towers in Iraq in recent weeks, compromising the country's already weak electricity…
South Sudan: South Sudan Oil Block Resumes Production after Seven Years
Jun 22, 2021
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Anadolu Agency
South Sudan has officially resumed production of crude oil after a 7-year hiatus, the country's oil minister said Monday. The production has begun in Block…
Climate Change: World Climate and Security Report Reveals Strain on Military and Security Services
Jun 21, 2021
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Lindsey Wilkinson, Homeland Security Today
A new report from the International Military Council on Climate and Security (IMCCS) reveals that the increasing pace and intensity of climate hazards will strain…
Climate Change: NATO Agrees to Study How Climate Change Impacts Global Security Threats
Jun 21, 2021
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Anna Kusmer, The World
At the NATO leaders summit in Brussels last week, the defense alliance said it would begin formally studying how climate change impacts security threats, calling climate…
Climate Change: Security and Climate Risks in the Arctic as Temperatures and Tensions Rise
Jun 21, 2021
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Kylie Bielby, Homeland Security Today
The Council on Strategic Risks’ Converging Risks Lab and the Woodwell Climate Research Center released a new report on June 21. Temperatures and Tensions Rise:…
Liberia: MAP Liberia Land Platform Holds Dialogue on Implementation of Land Rights Law
Jun 21, 2021
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Willie N. Tokpah, FrontPage Africa
The Multi-Action Platform on land governance and responsible agriculture investment, an advocacy group championing land rights in Liberia, has emphasized the need for the implementation…
DRC: Congo Ends Oil Production-Sharing Agreements with Israeli Investor Gertler
Jun 20, 2021
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Reuters
Democratic Republic of Congo has ended production-sharing agreements for two oil concessions with companies controlled by Israeli investor Dan Gertler, the hydrocarbons ministry said in…
Sierra Leone: Massive Illegal Chinese Goldmining Uncovered in Eastern Sierra Leone
Jun 20, 2021
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James Fallah-Williams, Sierra Leone Telegraph
Hot on the heels of the corrupt $55m Chinese fishmeal factory deal at Black Johnson in Freetown, Western Sierra Leone, as well as the attempted…
Climate Change: NATO Cracks Down on ‘Threat Multiplier’ Climate Change
Jun 19, 2021
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Kylie Bielby, Homeland Security Today
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has said its members have pledged to “significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from military activities” adding that “the security…
Climate Change: Newly Formed Australian Security Leaders Group Calls for Climate Security Risk Assessment
Jun 18, 2021
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Homeland Security Today
The recently established Australian Security Leaders Climate Group (ASLCG) says a whole-of-nation and security risk assessment is required. A security risk assessment would, the group…
Guterres - Bring Crimes of Sexual Violence in Conflict Out of ‘the Shadows’, Punish Perpetrators
Jun 17, 2021
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UN News
Sexual violence in conflict “reverberates down generations” and threatens both human and international security, the UN chief said on Thursday in his message for the…
Afghanistan: Afghan Gov't Builds Water Canal in Restive District
Jun 17, 2021
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Xinhua
The Ministry of Rehabilitation and Rural Development has completed the work for building a water canal in the troubled Arghandab district of the southern Kandahar…
Myanmar: Myanmar's Renewed War Scatters Tens of Thousands to Forests
Jun 17, 2021
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Reuters
The United Nations estimates nearly 110,000 people have been displaced in Myanmar's Kayah State by the recent violence. With new fighting in northern and western…
Conflict Minerals: US Plays Catch-up with EU on Conflict Minerals to Turn Page on Trump Era
Jun 16, 2021
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Africa Intelligence
Joe Biden and his advisors are busy making up for lost time after Donald Trump's lack of action relegated Washington to following Brussels' initiatives on mining…
Iraq: Rise in Iraqi Cancer Cases May Be Linked to Wars, Environment
Jun 16, 2021
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Adnan Abu Zeed, Al-Monitor
Director of the Environmental Department in southern Iraq Walid Hamid said May 21 that “Ministry of Health statistics indicate that 2,000 cases of cancer are…
Afghanistan: Plant-Based Meth from Afghanistan Is Turning up All over the World
Jun 16, 2021
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Niko Vorobyov, Vice
Better-known for its vast poppy fields supplying up to 90 percent of the world’s heroin, Afghanistan’s new plant-based meth – which is cheaper and easier…
Yemen: New UN Aid Chief Rethinks Stranded Yemen Tanker Mission
Jun 15, 2021
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James Reinl, National
The UN’s incoming aid chief, Martin Griffiths, on Tuesday said he was considering new ideas for a long-delayed mission to repair an oil tanker stranded…
Afghanistan: Millions at Risk of Displacement as Afghanistan Faces Extreme Drought, Warns IRC
Jun 15, 2021
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International Rescue Committee
Severe drought in Afghanistan could trigger the displacement of thousands of families, according to the latest IRC assessment across five provinces in the West, South…
Colombia: Colombia’s Increasing Wildfires Caused by Institutional Cattle Ranching and Land-Grabbing
Jun 15, 2021
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Mirage
Oxford and international research partners reveal institutionalised cattle ranching and land-grabbing are the key drivers of Colombia’s increasing wildfires, according to local stakeholders. The findings…
NATO and Climate Change: How Big Is the Problem?
Jun 15, 2021
The world's most powerful defence alliance agreed on Monday to step up efforts to tackle climate change for the first time.Nato - the North Atlantic…
Liberia: Liberia Switches to Direct Negotiations for Offshore Blocks
Jun 14, 2021
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Offshore
The Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Authority, in collaboration with the National Oil Company of Liberia is offering 33 offshore blocks for direct negotiations.
The Ocean Is a Giant Dump for Chemical Weapons. Can We Clean It up before It’s Too Late?
Jun 12, 2021
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María Paula Rubiano A., Popular Science
Millions of tons of discarded chemical munitions lie scattered across every ocean on the planet. Can we disband this pollution ticking time bomb before it…
United Kingdom: Empowering Women and Girls as Contributors to the Protection of the Environment
Jun 11, 2021
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Justin Addison, United Kingdom Government
Justin Addison from the UK Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) speaks at the OSCE Second Preparatory Meeting of the…
Gaza: Gazans Flock to Beaches Despite Pollution Disaster
Jun 9, 2021
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Mai Abu Hasaneen, Al-Monitor
Thousands of families flocked to the shores of the Gaza Strip days after the fighting with Israel ended, completely disregarding that the beach is polluted with raw sewage and…
Nigeria: Livestock Reform Is Key to Solving Farmer-Herder Conflict
Jun 9, 2021
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Africa Report
Land disputes between nomadic herders and sedentary farmers occurred sporadically in Nigeria’s past, and relations between the two groups were largely amicable. However, in recent…
Iraq/Russia: Russia Expands Its Influence in Major Iraqi Oil Fields
Jun 9, 2021
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OilPrice.com
Given the U.S.’s broad scaling-down of its on-the-ground operations in the Middle East over the past five years, a specific function of which is ExxonMobil’s…
Gambia: EU Funds over 1.3 Million NGOs Environmental Sustainability Project
Jun 9, 2021
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Cherno O. Bobb, The Point
The European Union last Wednesday launched the European Union (EU) funded programme dubbed - “Civil Society Organisation Actors of Governance” to be implemented by ActionAid International, The Gambia…
Climate Change: Military Operations Will Be Strained by Climate Change
Jun 8, 2021
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Sara Schonhardt, Environment & Energy News
Militaries around the world could be overstretched as they respond to more intense and frequent climate-driven crises and threats to their own installations. That means…
Colombia: Land Restitution: A Dangerous Job in Colombia
Jun 8, 2021
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Sara Garcia, InSight Crime
Repeated attacks on teams recovering stolen lands in Colombia highlight the risks involved in restitution, a little-known process that is nevertheless critical to the country's…
DRC: Anticipating the Immediate Consequences of Conflict on Agricultural Livelihoods and Food Security
Jun 8, 2021
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
The security context in the Democratic Republic of the Congo remains of concern, causing repeated population displacements. In 2020, the country experienced the worst food…