International
Corona Impact: Gender Pay Gap Likely to Get Worse as More Women Get Laid Off, Take Time off Work
Mar 31, 2020
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Christine Murray
MEXICO CITY: Advances in closing the worldwide gender pay gap are at risk of being reversed by the coronavirus, experts and advocates warn, as women…
Corona Impact: Gender Pay Gap Likely to Get Worse as More Women Get Laid Off, Take Time off Work
Mar 31, 2020
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Christine Murray
MEXICO CITY: Advances in closing the worldwide gender pay gap are at risk of being reversed by the coronavirus, experts and advocates warn, as women…
India: India's Women Seaweed Divers Swim Against the Tide of Climate Change
Mar 30, 2020
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Anuradha Nagaraj, Reuters
Ramanathapuram, India - In a blue plastic barrel, Meenakshi Mookupori packed her belongings for a five-day stay on an island in the Indian Ocean, off…
Iraq: Iraq Has $70bn in Reserves to Keep Economy Afloat for 6 Months to a Year: MP
Mar 28, 2020
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Zhelwan Z. Wali, Rudaw
Baghdad can weather the economic impact of coronavirus and the collapse of world oil prices for six months to a year by dipping into foreign…
Myanmar: Villagers Rue Land Loss and Pollution From Copper Mine in Myanmar [Video]
Mar 27, 2020
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Radio Free Asia
Seven years after then-opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi first promised to address the impact of the Chinese-operated Letpadaung copper mine that had sparked violent…
Colombia: Colombia Is Using an App to Return Land to People Displaced by War
Mar 26, 2020
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Ritoban Mukherjee, Quartz
An analytics and mapping software called ArcGIS allows parties to analyze and share data, created by the global geographic imaging system (GIS) firm Esri. Essentially,…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq's KRG Delays Oil Payments with Cash Stuck in Lebanese Bank: Sources
Mar 25, 2020
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Dania Saadi and Katie McQue, S&P Global Platts
The oil ministry of Kurdish Regional Government in Iraq has been unable to pay energy companies operating in the semi-autonomous region because its cash has…
Colombia: Colombian Death Squads Exploiting Coronavirus Lockdown to Kill Activists
Mar 24, 2020
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Joe Parkin Daniels, Guardian
Death squads in Colombia are taking advantage of coronavirus lockdowns to murder rural activists, local NGOs have warned. Colombia is one of the most dangerous…
Honduras: Honduras’s Deadly Water Wars
Mar 24, 2020
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Jared Olson, Nation
Here, in the heart of Carlos Escaleras National Park, at the head of dozens of rivers, a deadly water conflict is playing out between the…
Colombia: National Parks Pay the Price as Land Conflicts Intensify in Colombia
Mar 24, 2020
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Taran Volckhausen, Mongabay
Since the demobilization of the FARC in 2016, deforestation has skyrocketed in the region, most notably in Tinigua Natural National Park. Deforestation shot up 400%…
Syria: Amid Syria’s Civil War, a Rise in Miscarriages Among Displaced Women in the Northeast
Mar 23, 2020
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Nicola Pardy
Kobane, Syria—Miscarriages have surged among displaced women in northeastern Syria over the last several months, according to a report released in January by Women Defend Rojava. As the…
Liberia: New Report Unveils Alarming Exploitation in Timber Industry
Mar 23, 2020
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William Q. Harmon, Observer
A damning new report has detailed the terrible working conditions akin to forced labor in Liberia’s timber industry across the country, where many young, poor…
South Sudan: South Sudan Delays Oil and Gas Bidding Round
Mar 23, 2020
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Anine Killian, Africa Oil & Power
South Sudan’s Ministry of Petroleum has suspended the country’s oil and gas licensing round – which was due to take place in March – as…
Ukraine: Water under Fire in Europe’s Forgotten War [Video]
Mar 23, 2020
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Frederick Gillingham, New Humanitarian
Six years after conflict erupted in April 2014 between Russian-backed separatists and the Ukrainian military in eastern Ukraine, the war makes few headlines but isn’t…
Iraq: Coronavirus Damages Iraqi Economy with Fall in Tourism, Oil Prices
Mar 23, 2020
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Omar al-Jaffal, Al-Monitor
As of March 23, Iraq had registered 266 novel coronavirus cases, with 23 deaths. Although Iraq is much better off than many other countries, the fast-growing number of cases…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Forest Grown by Concern Worldwide Reaping Huge Rewards Two Decades on
Mar 23, 2020
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Kevin Jenkinson, Irish Mirror
A decision by an Irish charity to grow a forest and vegetable plot in the middle of a war in Afghanistan has reaped huge rewards…
South Sudan: Root Causes of Ongoing Conflict Remain Untouched
Mar 22, 2020
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Andrew Edward Yaw Tchie, The Conversation
Since civil war broke out in December 2013 in the young state of South Sudan, the country has made 12 peace agreements. None of which…
Liberia: MoA, FDA, Support Farming on Degraded Lands -Launch Cassava Production in Bomi County
Mar 19, 2020
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Moses R. Quollin, Global News Network
The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA), Forestry Development Authority (FDA), under the Liberia Forest Sector Project (LFSP) have launched a cassava harvest production containing 15 hectares…
Water: Tackling the Growing Threat of Water Conflict
Mar 19, 2020
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Deutsche Welle
Charles Iceland, director of global and national water initiatives at the World Resources Institute, spoke to DW about disputes over the essential resource and how…
South Sudan: Women Plough the Way to Peace in South Sudan Resettlement Project
Mar 18, 2020
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UN News
Women who had been displaced by fighting in South Sudan are sowing seeds of peace, with support from the UN mission in the country, UNMISS.
They have been…
Malaysia: Malaysia's Women Eco-Activists Fight on in the Face of Threats and Prison
Mar 18, 2020
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Fatimah Hashim
In conjunction with International Women's Day 2020 last week, StarLifestyle spoke to four Malaysian women activists who shared their stories on how and why they're passionate about…
Liberia: Coronavirus Drives Liberia Licence Round Online
Mar 18, 2020
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Ed Reed, Energy Voice
The Liberian government is seeking interest from local companies on participating in the offshore licence round, which is due to open on April 10, while…
South Sudan: South Sudan Delays Oil Licensing Round Set for March Due to COVID-19
Mar 18, 2020
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Xinhua
South Sudan's Ministry of Petroleum on Wednesday suspended its preliminary oil and gas bidding round set for March due to the deadly coronavirus spread globally.…
Afghanistan: Kabul Hopes Russia to Join Railroad, Gas, Mining Projects amid Afghan Rebuilding Efforts
Mar 17, 2020
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Mohammad Ali, UrduPoint
As Afghanistan seeks to rebuild its battered economy, it hopes to attract Russian companies to projects involving railroad construction, gas, and natural resources exploration, Ambassador…
Syria/Turkey: What Is Behind Turkey's Proposal for Syria's Oil?
Mar 16, 2020
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Sirwan Kajjo, Voice of America
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Syrian oil revenues should be used to rebuild the war-torn country, raising concerns among Kurdish forces —…
Cambodia: Landmark Settlement in Cambodian Land-Grab Falls Short for Many Villagers
Mar 15, 2020
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Sun Narin, Voice of America
It has been more than a decade since 64-year old Khorn Khorn lost three hectares of land to a close ally of Cambodian Prime Minister…
Women Shouldering the Burden of Climate Crisis Need Action, Not Speeches
Mar 13, 2020
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Patricia Scotland
Milikini Failautusi, 30, lives on the Pacific island of Tuvalu. She has become virtually a nomad in her own country after rising tides forced her…
Women Shouldering the Burden of Climate Crisis Need Action, Not Speeches
Mar 13, 2020
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Patricia Scotland
Milikini Failautusi, 30, lives on the Pacific island of Tuvalu. She has become virtually a nomad in her own country after rising tides forced her…
Women Shouldering the Burden of Climate Crisis Need Action, Not Speeches
Mar 13, 2020
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Patricia Scotland
Milikini Failautusi, 30, lives on the Pacific island of Tuvalu. She has become virtually a nomad in her own country after rising tides forced her…
Women Shouldering the Burden of Climate Crisis Need Action, Not Speeches
Mar 13, 2020
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Patricia Scotland
Milikini Failautusi, 30, lives on the Pacific island of Tuvalu. She has become virtually a nomad in her own country after rising tides forced her…