International
Sexual Violence Rampant and Expanding in Armed Conflicts, UN
Aug 6, 2020
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Aasim Saleem, InfoMigrants
Despite a decade of efforts and various resolutions, the use of sexual violence as a tactic of war and to spread terror remains rampant in…
Myanmar: After a Century of Logging, Myanmar Struggles to Preserve Its Teak Groves
Aug 6, 2020
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National Geographic
Demand in China, India, and Europe drives illegal logging of this valuable, versatile hardwood.
Liberia: Lack of Awareness on Land Rights Law: A Recipe for Future Conflict
Aug 6, 2020
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Abednego Davis, Observer
In September 2018, Liberia passed the Land Rights bill into law. Its passage by then was highly embraced by community members, civil society activists, and…
Liberia: Land Authority Grants 6 Communities Full Ownership of Ancestral Land in Lofa
Aug 4, 2020
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FrontPage Africa
The Liberia Land Authority has officially certified six communities in Foya, Lofa County as land-owning communities, a major milestone in the implementation of a ground-breaking…
Iraq: In Heat-Struck Iraq, Power Shortages Prompt Protests
Aug 4, 2020
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Samya Kullab and Nabil Al-Jurani, Associated Press
In Iraq’s oil-rich south, the scorching summer months pose painful new choices in the age of the coronavirus: stay at home in the sweltering heat…
Afghanistan/Iran: Kamal Khan Dam in Nimroz Set to Plug Flow of Free Water into Iran
Aug 3, 2020
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Salaam Times
The days of Iran siphoning off free water from Afghanistan are numbered, according to President Ashraf Ghani. Excess water will no longer freely flow to…
South Sudan: Interview: Coronavirus Adds to South Sudan's Oil Industry's Woes
Aug 3, 2020
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Eklavya Gupte, S&P Global Platts
Logistical and technical issues continue to hinder South Sudan's oil sector, which has already been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, the country's senior oil…
Syria/Turkey: Turkey Joins Syria in Slamming Oil Agreement between US Firm, Syrian Kurds
Aug 3, 2020
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Joe Snell, Al-Monitor
Turkey condemned a new oil agreement between an American-based company and the Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, according to a release Monday by the country’s…
Syria: Syria Says US Oil Firm Signed Deal with Kurdish-Led Rebels
Aug 2, 2020
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Reuters
Syria’s foreign ministry said on Sunday that an American oil company had signed an agreement with Kurdish-led rebels who control northeastern oilfields in what it…
Colombia: Double Blow to Colombian Amazon and Indigenous Groups from Armed Militants, COVID-19
Jul 31, 2020
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Dimitri Selibas, Mongabay
Colombia’s environment minister, Ricardo Lozano, says 70% of deforestation in the country stems from illegal activities, for which he blames former FARC rebels and other…
Syria/Yemen: Years of Fighting in Middle East Has Devastated Food Security, Says UN
Jul 31, 2020
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Gerald Butt, Church Times
More than 22 million people in Yemen and Syria are “in crisis or worse” in terms of food security, according to the UN World Food…
Mali: The Wells Bringing Hope in the Desert
Jul 30, 2020
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Soumaila Diarra, BBC
Water has long been at the centre of conflict in the northern regions of Mali, in West Africa. This vast water-scarce area spans 827,000 square…
Sudan: Sudan Exports Two Tonnes of Gold to Improve Economy
Jul 29, 2020
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Xinhua
Sudan on Monday exported two tonnes of gold in a bid to provide foreign currencies for the Central Bank of Sudan and improve the status…
Liberia: River Gee Citizens Reject Internal Affairs Ministry-Guided Land Dispute Resolution
Jul 29, 2020
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Gerald C. Koinyeneh, FrontPage Africa
A group of citizens hailing from River Gee County have rejected the latest decision reached by Internal Affairs Minister Varney Sirleaf in a bid to…
DRC: Workers at Copper Cobalt Mining Companies in DRC at COVID19 Risk
Jul 29, 2020
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Steelguru
Workers in the industrial copper-cobalt mines of Lualaba and Haut-Katanga provinces, many owned and operated by multinationals, have been forced to choose between being confined…
Sudan: 'We Had to Eat Our Seeds for Planting': 10 Million in Sudan Facing Food Shortages
Jul 28, 2020
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Zeinab Mohammed Salih, Guardian
Almost a quarter of the population of Sudan are going hungry as conflict, rising food prices and the coronavirus take their toll. About 9.6 million…
Climate Change: Pacific Expert Urges UN Security Council to Help Stop Climate Change
Jul 28, 2020
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Radio New Zealand
A Pacific climate change expert has told the UN Security Council that stopping climate change and reversing its effects is still the most important measure…
Ukraine/Russia: Crimea Running out of Water Due to Annexation, Looks for Water Sources
Jul 28, 2020
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Oleg Sukhov, Kyiv Post
The situation with water supply in Ukraine’s Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula is becoming more critical as the Russian occupation government is looking for new water sources.…
Afghanistan: Solar Sows Surge in Afghan Opium Harvest
Jul 28, 2020
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Pamela Largue, Power Engineering International and Clarion
Solar panel arrays have been popping up across farmlands in Afghanistan to turn arid land into fertile ground. This has been widely evident in the…
Guyana: Rice, Climate Change and a Post-COVID Opportunity for Women In Guyana
Jul 24, 2020
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Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes
Rice, the most widely consumed staple in the world, has been one of the central protagonists in the global food crisis caused by COVID-19. Three…
Summer Academy 2020: Expansive Possibilities for the Future - Caux Dialogue on Environment and Security 2020
Jul 24, 2020
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Alan Channer and Karina Cheah, Inititives of Change
The effusive feedback from participants in the five-day 2020 Summer Academy on Land, Climate and Security vindicated the difficult decision to take the course online.…
Climate Change: Climate Emergency ‘a Danger to Peace’, UN Security Council Hears
Jul 24, 2020
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UN
The climate emergency generated by global warming, is exacerbating existing risks to international peace and security, while also creating new ones, a senior UN official…
DRC/Uganda: How Smuggled DRC Gold Passes through Entebbe
Jul 24, 2020
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Franklin Draku, Monitor
Uganda has continued to offer an exit route for gold smuggled from the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) despite international concerns of fueling conflict…
Diamond Development Initiative Becomes Part of Resolve
Jul 24, 2020
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Rob Bates, JCK
The Diamond Development Initiative (DDI), the Ottawa, Canada–based group that works on issues affecting artisanal diamond miners, will now become part of Resolve, the Washington, D.C.–based nongovernmental…
Iraq: Iraq on the Brink
Jul 24, 2020
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Adnan Bahiya, Ecologist
Covid-19 and the fall in oil prices has pushed Iraq towards calamity, underlining the urgency of ending the country's fossil fuel dependency.
Syria: Black Waters: Oil Spills Pollute Northeast Syria Creeks
Jul 22, 2020
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Delil Souleiman, Agence France-Presse
Oil pollution in Syria has been a growing concern since the 2011 onset of a civil war that has taken a toll on oil infrastructure…
Liberia: Liberia Responds to COVID-19 Impact on the Oil Industry
Jul 22, 2020
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William Q. Harmon, Observer
The Government of Liberia, through the Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Authority (LPRA), has made significant adjustments to its bid evaluation criteria for the 2020 Offshore Licensing…
Yemen: Yemen Sees Return to Alarming Levels of Food Insecurity - UNICEF, WFP, FAO & OCHA
Jul 22, 2020
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UNICEF
Economic shocks, conflict, floods, desert locusts and now COVID-19 are creating a perfect storm that could reverse hard-earned food security gains in Yemen, warns the…
Myanmar: Many Myanmar Mining Firms Fail to Name Politically Connected Owners: Global Witness
Jul 22, 2020
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Nan Lwin, Irrawaddy
At least 10 companies in Myanmar have failed to identify “politically exposed persons”—those with links to high-ranking present or former military officials and ethnic armed…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Oil and Gas Fueling South China Sea Tensions
Jul 22, 2020
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Helen Clark, Asia Times
Vietnam’s crucial offshore energy industry is being squeezed as US-China tensions rise in the South China Sea. According to reports, China is pressing for the…