International
Liberia: 30 GoL Employees Train on Gender Sensitive, Land, Concession Reporting
Nov 26, 2020
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David A. Yates, Daily Observer
Over 30 employees from three autonomous agencies of Government have acquired an intensive three-days training in gender-sensitive, land and concession reporting organized by UN Women…
Climate Change: Looking at Security through the Climate Lens
Nov 26, 2020
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Michelle Langrand, Geneva Solutions
As global warming gains ground, the security implications of the climate threat can no longer be ignored. But as the Covid-19 pandemic enters its tenth…
Myanmar: Success Despite Covid: Hope from a Water Users Association in Central Myanmar
Nov 26, 2020
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Marie-Charlotte Buisson, Petra Schmitter, and Nyan Thiha, International Water Management Institute
The impact Covid-19 has had on farmers has been devastating. Harvest delays due to mobility restrictions, reduced availability of labor and variability in output and…
Myanmar: Farmers Refuse to Move for Dam Project
Nov 26, 2020
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Khonumthung News
Farmers are angry with the government because of plans to build a dam to divert water to Chin State’s capital, Hakha because it will inundate…
Colombia: Land Defenders Keep Getting Killed in Colombia
Nov 25, 2020
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Thomas Power, Vice
Hundreds of environmental defenders in Colombia feel fear in what is the most dangerous region in the world for their work, according to a recent…
Worsening Land Inequality Widens Gender, Climate Change Gaps
Nov 24, 2020
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Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Land inequality is growing worldwide, threatening the livelihoods of 2.5 billion people who directly rely on farming and widening disparities in gender, health and climate-change…
Liberia: Two Shot, Village Burnt in River Cess Riot over Mineral-rich Forestland
Nov 24, 2020
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James Harding Giahyue, FrontPage Africa
Two men have been injured and a village destroyed in a riot over potentially mineral-rich forestland over the weekend in River Cess County, local authorities…
South Sudan: Food Insecurity in South Sudan: The Impact of Flooding and Conflict
Nov 24, 2020
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Borgen Magazine
South Sudan is a country with a long and difficult history. Its people have dealt with prolonged food insecurity, extended periods of conflict and recurring…
Yemen: Solar Energy Micro-Businesses in Yemen are Saving Lives
Nov 24, 2020
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Borgen Magazine
Conflict and food insecurity continue to be prevalent in Yemen. Since 2015, Yemen has been experiencing a civil war that has taken a seemingly irreversible…
Conflict Minerals: Minespider Partners with Google for Tin Blockchain Traceability
Nov 23, 2020
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Ledger Insights
Minspider has partnered with Rwandan tin producer LuNa Smelter and Google to develop a blockchain-based tool, OreSource, to help miners and smelters track data about the mineral’s production process. The platform…
Sierra Leone: ‘We See the Sparks Before They Turn into Fires’: Training Women to Avoid Conflict in Sierra Leone
Nov 21, 2020
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UN News
In the West African country of Sierra Leone, the UN is supporting a government programme, training women and men to take on leadership roles in…
Liberia: Nimba Clans Clash over Forest
Nov 20, 2020
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William Q. Harmon, Observer
Dubuzon Clan wants to legalize ownership of its ancestral land, stretching 8,534 acres along the banks of the Cestos River towards Liberia’s border with Cote…
Rwanda: CCS Builds Energy Resource Assessment Capabilities and Planning Updates in Rwanda
Nov 19, 2020
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Center for Climate Strategies
The Center for Climate Strategies (CCS) is continuing weekly capacity-building sessions and resource assessment activities with staff of the Rwanda Energy Group (REG) and the…
Liberia: Nimba Community Forest Feud Exposes Conflict In Liberian Laws
Nov 19, 2020
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Joaquin M. Sendolo, Observer
It should have been a good year for Blei Community Forest in Gba and Zor, east of Sanniquellie. It had signed up to a range…
Afghanistan: Women deny land inheritance in Bamyan
Nov 18, 2020
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MENAFN
KABUL: The Afghan women are facing a drastic challenge in land inheritance issues in the central province of Bamyan, where they refuse to be given.…
Afghanistan: Academy of Science of Afghanistan Organizes Seminar on Water Management
Nov 17, 2020
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Afghanistan Times
The Academic of Science of Afghanistan has organized a one day seminar to discus Afghanistan water management and to deal with the issue form knowledgeable…
Liberia: Forest Affected Community Wants Benefits Paid Directly to NBSTB Account
Nov 17, 2020
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Ishmael F. Menkor, Observer
The forest affected communities across Liberia are asking the central government to deposit all forest-related benefits to the account of the National Benefits Sharing Trust…
Egypt/Ethiopia: Grand Renaissance Dam Offers Opportunity for Regional Cooperation
Nov 17, 2020
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The Street Journal
The dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Grand Renaissance Dam offers a unique chance to create a regional authority benefiting all 12 countries reliant…
Liberia: Land Conflict Harmonization Critical to Reconciliation
Nov 13, 2020
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Judoemue Kollie, Observer
Internal Affair Minister, Varney Sirleaf has said that resolving land boundaries conflicts among the counties is crucial to promoting reconciliation in the country. Apart from…
Azerbaijan: Satellite Imagery Shows Environmental Damage of Reported White Phosphorus Use in Nagorno Karabakh
Nov 12, 2020
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Digital Forensic Research Lab
The Second Karabakh War is now over with a Russia-brokered ceasefire deal. But as the fog of war lifts and both sides assess the full…
Conflict Minerals: In Conversation with Ian Smillie
Nov 12, 2020
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Jewellery Business
Completely cleansing the global diamond industry of blood, corruption, and conflict is no easy feat, and few are more familiar with this challenge than Ian…
Ukraine: Epidemic of Violence against Women in Conflict-Torn East
Nov 11, 2020
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Amnesty International
Survivors of domestic violence in eastern Ukraine are not able to seek protection against violence against them due to the government’s ineffective response, Amnesty International…
Gender Equality Is "Essential" to Global Coronavirus Recovery, Norway's Prime Minister Says
Nov 10, 2020
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Elizabeth Elkin, CBS News
Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg said Tuesday that while the coronavirus pandemic has been devastating across the globe, women and girls have been hit "especially…
Mexico: Cross-Border Clash Signals Growing Dispute as Mexico Drowns in Water Debt
Nov 10, 2020
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Laetitia Dogbe, Organization for World Peace
Last August was the driest in 90 years, leaving Mexico unable to pay its water obligations to the superpower next door. Mexico’s deadline to pay…
COVID-19 Worsening Food Insecurity, Driving Displacement, Warn UN Agencies
Nov 10, 2020
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UN
Global hunger and population displacement, which were already at record levels when COVID-19 struck, could “surge” as migrants and those reliant on a dwindling flow…
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Civil Society Condemns Land Grabbing
Nov 7, 2020
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Politico SL
A group of civil society organisations called the Sierra Leone Land Alliance (SLLA) has released a report critical of the situation land ownership and acquisition…
Several US States Advanced Gender Equality on Election Day
Nov 6, 2020
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Amanda Klasing, Human Rights Watch
With all eyes seemingly on the US presidential election, it’s easy to miss some of the exciting progress made on gender equality at the state…
Liberia: Liberia Gender Minister Raps on Green Climate Action — Says Liberia's Farming Method Has to Change
Nov 5, 2020
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Eric Pervist, Modern Ghana
Liberia's Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Williametta E. Saydee-Tarr, reechoed Liberia's case at the 2020 World Green Growth Summit. The World Green Growth…
Liberia: Rural Women Seek Land Ownership Rights
Nov 3, 2020
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David A. Yates, Daily Observer
Rural Women from 10 of the 15 counties of Liberia have called on the local authorities, national leaders, civil society organizations (CSOs) and development partners…
South Sudan: Brief: Impact of COVID-19 in South Sudan
Nov 3, 2020
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Africa Oil & Power
Like most of Sub-Saharan Africa, South Sudan has been relatively spared by the COVID-19 pandemic so far, with the number of infections just below 3,000…