International
Iraq/Kurdistan: Baghdad Lauds KRG Cooperation as Oil-for-Budget Deal Talks Reach Conclusion
Dec 3, 2019
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Fazel Hawramy, Rudaw
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) delegation in Baghdad negotiating its share of next year’s federal budget showed an unprecedented willingness to strike a deal, members…
Myanmar: Myanmar to Establish School for Forest Rangers
Dec 3, 2019
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Myat Moe Aung, Myanmar Times
The government will establish the first wildlife conservation college for forest rangers in a bid to strengthen its campaign to protect and conserve the country’s…
Climate Change: Could Climate Change become a Security Issue — and Threaten Democracy?
Dec 2, 2019
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Farz Edraki and Ann Arnold, ABC News
Action to address climate change has been left so late that any political response will likely become an international security issue — and could threaten…
Afghanistan: President Orders Contract Termination of Afghan Major Gold, Copper Mines, Contractor Considers It Politically Biased
Dec 1, 2019
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Khushnood Nabizada, Khaama Press
The two major Afghan mining contracts are to be terminated, Afghan president has ordered in a high economic council meeting. Afghan president Mohammad Ashraf Ghani…
Colombia: Indigenous Colombians Escalate Fight to Rescue Ancestral Lands
Dec 1, 2019
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Santiago Navarro, Truthout
The Nasa are one of 102 Indigenous peoples of Colombia who were pushed up into the mountains by European conquest in the 16th century, and…
Afghanistan: Payment Sought for Land under Refugee Camp Use
Dec 1, 2019
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Dawn
The elders of Junglekhel have demanded monthly payment for their land given to the Ghamkol Afghan refugee camp by the Afghan commissionerate since 1980. Speaking…
Bring Women to the Table to Build Peace in Africa, Say Gender Experts
Nov 30, 2019
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Newsroom
Women bear the brunt of conflict and for peace building to be successful they must be involved in conflict resolution and reconstruction at every stage,…
Land: Dealing with Land Conflicts and Improving Land Governance for Peace and Stability in Africa at the Heart of a High-Level Dialogue in Abidjan
Nov 29, 2019
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UN Economic Commission for Africa
Friday in Abidjan, the conference on land policy in Africa, a high-level dialogue on ethnicity and land conflicts were held. As part of the 3rd…
Colombia: For Sustainable Cacao Farming in Colombia, Going Organic Is Not Necessarily the Only Good Answer
Nov 27, 2019
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Maria Eliza Villarino, International Center for Tropical Agriculture
If there’s one word that encapsulates Colombia, it is diversity. You see that in its people, you see that in its climate, and you even…
Conflict Minerals: Consensus Eludes New Definition for ‘Blood Diamonds’
Nov 27, 2019
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Tribune
An attempt for a new, expanded definition of conflict diamonds eluded consensus during a meeting of the Kimberley Process countries here. India is the current…
Climate Change: How Conflict and Climate Change Are a Threat to Food Security [Video]
Nov 27, 2019
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Bloomberg
Colleen Kelly, chief operating officer of Concern Worldwide U.S., discusses the world hunger index, climate change and the threat to food security. She speaks with…
Climate Change: Pete Buttigieg Says Climate Change Is Our Greatest Security Threat [Video]
Nov 26, 2019
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Caitlin McFall, Daily Caller
On the campaign trail this week, presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg reiterated his belief that climate change contributed to the Syrian civil war. Speaking at a…
Myanmar: Wild Elephants Destroy Plantations in Myanmar's Western State
Nov 26, 2019
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Xinhua
On Oct. 21 this year, three houses were destroyed by two wild elephants' raid in the same township. It was learnt that wild elephant raids…
Lebanon: How Warming Helped Spark a Revolution in Lebanon
Nov 26, 2019
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Jennifer Hijazi, E&E News
Experts say environmental stressors, including climate change and the recent fires in the Shouf mountains, are contributing to a turbulent uprising that is still filling…
Myanmar: Villagers Protest Namtu Hydropower Project
Nov 26, 2019
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Myat Moe Aung, Myanmar Times
Residents held a protest during the visit of U Sai Sam Tip, Shan State minister for Electricity and Energy, in Talong village, which will be affected…
FAO Stands with Generation Equality to Oppose Rape
Nov 25, 2019
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FAO
FAO is taking a stand against sexual and gender-based violence by participating in the UN Secretary-General’s campaign: UNiTE by 2030 to End Violence against Women.
Syria: US Occupation of Syria’s Oil Fields Is ‘Legal’ under International Law: Envoy
Nov 24, 2019
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Al-Masdar News
Washington is not doing anything illegal by securing oil fields in Syria, US Special Representative for Syria Engagement James Jeffrey told reporters on Friday. Jeffrey…
Syria: A Convoluted System for Syria’s Oil Revenues
Nov 23, 2019
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Mohamed Homs, Enab Baladi
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have been confused by the decision of its American ally to withdraw from Syria, as its mission to fight and…
Vietnam: Strengthen Women’s Livelihoods and Participation for Greater Resilience to Disasters and Climate Change in Viet Nam
Nov 22, 2019
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Thao Hoang, UN Women
When Tran Thi My Linh, a 51-year-old rural woman first said that she would replace her rice fields with lotus fields, she raised many eyebrows.…
Can the US Take Syria’s Oil? [Audio]
Nov 21, 2019
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Shirin Jaafari, Public Radio International
Over the last few weeks, President Donald Trump has repeatedly said he wants to keep American troops in Syria to “guard the oil” and that…
Syria: Syria War: Who Benefits from Its Oil Production?
Nov 21, 2019
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BBC
President Donald Trump says he expects the United States to benefit by millions of dollars per month from Syria's oil revenues while US troops remain…
Colombia: Colombian Military Combats Unprecedented Deforestation
Nov 21, 2019
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Oliver Barrett, Diálogo
Colombia is home to a large swath of the Amazon; an area roughly the size of Germany and England combined, and its unique ecosystem is…
Somalia: GEF, UNDP Project Advances SDGs in Somalia through Hydromet Services
Nov 21, 2019
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Delia Paul, International Institute for Sustainable Development
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) have announced a USD 10 million programme to build capacity for flood and drought…
Senate Bill Could Make It Easier for Troops Exposed to Burn Pits to Claim Disabilities
Nov 21, 2019
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Steve Beynon, Stars and Stripes
A bill introduced in the Senate on Thursday could make it easier for veterans to claim disability from burn pit exposure, despite the Department of…
Afghanistan: A Remote Paradise: Afghanistan Establishes the Bamyan Plateau Protected Area
Nov 21, 2019
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Wildlife Conservation Society
The Wildlife Conservation Society extends congratulations to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan for the establishment of the Bamyan Plateau Protected Area, a spectacular landscape of 4,200 square kilometers…
Colombia: Colombia's President: New Hope as 38 Municipalities Are Free from Landmines
Nov 21, 2019
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HALO Trust
President Ivan Duque of Colombia met this week with The HALO Trust Colombia programme and other and mine clearance organisations to mark the handover of…
The List of Military Sites with Suspected ‘Forever Chemicals’ Contamination Has Grown
Nov 20, 2019
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Patricia Kime, Military Times
The number of places where the U.S. military spilled or suspects it discharged perfluorinated compounds has grown, Pentagon officials said Wednesday, but they did not…
Liberia: Liberia Develops Policies to Replace Lost Generation of Trees
Nov 20, 2019
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Observer
A policy document, which aims to brace the National Forestry reform law of 2006, and radically enforce the culture of reforestation and afforestation program in…
China/South China Sea: US Increased Sea Patrols to Send Message to China, Defense Secretary Says
Nov 19, 2019
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Bloomberg
The U.S. is conducting more patrols in the South China Sea to send a signal to China that it intends to maintain freedom in the…
Afghanistan: Increased Support for Afghan Farmers Hit by Conflict and Natural Disasters
Nov 19, 2019
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
The Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund (AHF) has contributed $9.5 million to an FAO-led project that aims to boost the resilience of farmers affected by conflict and…