International
DRC: Program to Monitor Congo Artisanal Cobalt Miners Expanded
Apr 21, 2020
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Cecilia Jamasmie, Mining.com
A scheme to monitor and improve artisanal cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will reach four times the number of sites it…
Food Security: Pandemic Disruptions Spark Fears of Food Shortages in Arab World
Apr 21, 2020
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Mona Alami, Arab Weekly
COVID-19 has triggered fears of food shortages across the Arab region. Distributors and experts now warn that the pandemic is creating significant disruptions in global…
Afghanistan: Can the Afghan State Intervene Successfully In The Conflict Between Nomads And Settlers? – Analysis
Apr 19, 2020
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Antonio Giustozzi, Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit
The conflict between nomads and settlers is no longer limited to a few districts of Hazarajat. It has spread to many corners of the country…
Iraq: Oil Price Drop Fuels Economic Crisis [Video]
Apr 19, 2020
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Simona Foltyn, Al Jazeera
Iraq has been hit by political instability that has effectively left it without a government. The country has also been caught in the middle of…
DRC: Congo Mine Closures Would Cause Economic and Social Crisis, Minister Says
Apr 17, 2020
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Helen Reid and Hereward Holland, Reuters
Democratic Republic of Congo’s mining minister warned mine shutdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic would trigger a “catastrophic” economic and social crisis in the country,…
South Sudan: US Watchdog Sounds Alarm on Mismanaged Mining Sector in South Sudan
Apr 16, 2020
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Ajifowoke Michael Gbenga, Ventures
Despite boasting of the potential to become a catalyst for major economic growth, South Sudan’s mining sector could, on the contrary, be the next source…
China: Roses in the Battlefield: Rural Women Farmers Join the Fight against COVID-19 in China
Apr 15, 2020
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UN Women
In January 2020, the COVID-19 epidemic began spreading across China. Of the 42,600 medical workers dispatched to the hardest-hit Hubei Province, as of early March, two-thirds…
India: Agrobiodiversity Initiatives Open Women’s Horizons in Kerala
Apr 15, 2020
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Mahima Jain, Mongabay
Kaliamma Nanjan, 70, sings as she cuts through her farm in Kerala’s Western Ghats. She deftly navigates the slopes of Attappady in Palakkad district with…
DRC: Congo Governor Condemns Rising Insecurity at Mines in Gold Province
Apr 15, 2020
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Reuters
Illegal mining and trading are fuelling worsening violence on mine sites, the governor of Democratic Republic of Congo’s gold-rich Ituri province said, after armed robbers…
Colombia: Deforestation Surged Following End of Armed Conflict in Colombia
Apr 15, 2020
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Sonia Aronson, Phys.org
Deforestation is skyrocketing in the country with the world's second-highest number of species. The cause? Ineffective conservation in protected areas following decades of civil war.
East Africa: Two New Generations of Locusts are Set to Descend on East Africa Again -- 400 Times Stronger
Apr 15, 2020
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Neha Wadekar, Quartz Africa
This infestation of desert locusts first arrived in East Africa last June, feeding on hundreds of thousands of hectares of crops and pastureland and chomping…
Myanmar: Myanmar Seizes 800 Tonnes of Illegal Timber in Single Week
Apr 15, 2020
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The Star
Myanmar's Forest Department recently seized over 846 tonnes of illegal timber in a week, according to the Information Ministry on Thursday (April 9).
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: US ‘Seriously Concerned’ over China Sinking Vietnamese Fishing Boat
Apr 15, 2020
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VNExpress
U.S. State Department spokesman Morgan Ortagus Monday condemned China for sinking a Vietnamese fishing boat, calling it an assertion of an "unlawful" claim. Ortagus said…
Colombia: Colombia's Indigenous Land Defenders
Apr 15, 2020
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Al Jazeera
Celia Umenza is a high-ranking leader of the largest Indigenous group in Colombia, the Nasa. The Nasa is an unarmed civilian defence force that has been…
Colombia: Caffeinated Conservation: Colombian Farmers Switch Coca for Coffee to Protect Wildlife
Apr 15, 2020
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Oliver Griffin, Reuters
In a clearing around his modest smallholding, farmer Arcadio Barajas stands before a sea of coffee plants, cloaked in the shadow cast by a wall…
Female-Led, Island-Based Solutions to Climate Change
Apr 14, 2020
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Rebecca Root, Devex
According to the United Nations, the majority of people displaced by climate change are women. Given that small island developing states are among the most vulnerable to the…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Chinese Ship back in Waters off Vietnam amid Coronavirus 'Distraction'
Apr 13, 2020
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Khanh Vu and James Pearson, Reuters
A Chinese ship embroiled in a standoff with Vietnamese vessels last year has returned to waters near Vietnam as the United States accused China of…
Afghanistan: What the COVID-19 Outbreak Means for Afghanistan’s Troubled Economy
Apr 11, 2020
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Shoaib A. Rahim, Diplomat
Even before the novel coronavirus took the world hostage, the World Economic Outlook Report 2019 produced by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had already raised…
Afghanistan: Salma Dam Resumes Operations as Reservoir Fills up
Apr 10, 2020
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Afghanistan Times
Salma hydroelectric dam in Herat became fully operational on Sunday after the reservoir behind it filled with water. With water levels rising in the reservoir,…
Somalia: 'Most of the Men are your Enemies': One Woman's Crusade in Somalia
Apr 9, 2020
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Neha Wadekar and Will Swanson
Ibado Mohammed Abdulle is a counsellor, friend and campaigner for women who have been made refugees in their own country by the impact of the…
Solomon Islands: Machetes in Hand, Women Join Forces to Fight Logging in Solomon Islands
Apr 8, 2020
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John Beck, Reuters
IGWA, Solomon Islands - Jessica Jacinta was just a child when loggers first arrived in the forest a few miles from her Solomon Islands village…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s Women Are the Key to a Lasting Peace
Apr 7, 2020
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Sohrab Azad, The Diplomat
To guarantee a peace process that will materialize and come to fruition, women need to be substantively involved at every level, from pre-negotiation to talks.
Climate Change: Study Finds Link between Climate Disasters, Armed Conflict
Apr 7, 2020
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Nathanial Gronewold, Energy & Environment News
Climate-linked disasters increase the odds of armed strife, according to researchers who found that one-third of all conflicts since 1980 began within days of a…
UN Chief Calls for Domestic Violence ‘Ceasefire’ Amid ‘Horrifying Global Surge’
Apr 6, 2020
UN chief António Guterres is calling for measures to address a “horrifying global surge in domestic violence” directed towards women and girls, linked to lockdowns…
Indonesia: Empowering Indonesia’s Women Farmers
Apr 5, 2020
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Dewa Made Agung, The Asean Post
An empirical study in the Springer Journal titled, Gender in Agriculture reveals that women lack access to agricultural inputs, training, information and marketing services. Furthermore,…
Cameroon: Cameroon Anglophone Crisis: Women Bear the Brunt of Violence
Apr 4, 2020
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Nicolas Haque
The United Nations secretary-general is repeating his appeal for a global ceasefire during the coronavirus pandemic.
Some armed groups have answered that call, including separatists in…
Iran: Iran, UNDP Sign MOU to Revive Hamoun Wetland
Apr 4, 2020
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Tehran Times
The Department of Environment and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to carry out a joint project for the…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Vietnam Condemns Sinking of Boat off Paracels, Demands China Compensate
Apr 4, 2020
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VnExpress
Vietnam has demanded that China take action against the Chinese Coast Guard vessel that sank a Vietnamese fishing boat and compensate the fishermen for their…
Myanmar: Myanmar Shorebirds Get Four-Fold Expansion in Protected Wetland
Apr 3, 2020
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Ding Li Yong, BirdLife International
Twenty years ago, few conservationists knew about the Gulf of Mottama and the secrets hidden within its complex coastline. Its location in southern Myanmar is,…
Burkina Faso Crisis and COVID-19 Concerns Highlight Pressure on Sahel Food Security
Apr 2, 2020
Food insecurity levels in the Sahel region are “spiralling out of control”, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Thursday, as it expressed concerns about…