International
Syria: Turkey Wants to Rebuild Syria with the Country's Oil Income, Erdogan Says
Mar 10, 2020
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Ragip Soylu, Middle East Eye
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday night that Syrian oil reserves in Qamishli and Deir Ezzor should be used to rebuild the war-ravaged…
Liberia: Criminal Conveyance of Land May Undermine National Security
Mar 10, 2020
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Abednego Davis, Observer
Chief Justice Francis Saye Korkpor says despite the clear and unambiguous provision of law governing activities in the society, criminal conveyance (sale of a single…
Bangladesh: Can Renewable Energy Give Climate-Displaced Women in Bangladesh a New Beginning?
Mar 9, 2020
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UNEP
It is nightfall in the village of Char Baghutia in Manikganj district in central Bangladesh. Twenty-seven-year-old Miriam is hunched over a rickety old sewing machine,…
Zimbabwe: Zim Women Living in Mining Areas a Constant Target of Abuse, Says NGO
Mar 9, 2020
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Robert Tapfumaneyi
ZIMBABWEAN women living in the country’s mining areas are a constant target of sexual abuse, domestic violence on top of having their rights to water…
Papua New Guinea: No Sustainable Development or Peace without Women - UN Deputy Chief
Mar 8, 2020
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UN News
The Deputy Secretary-General was part of a three-woman UN delegation to Papua New Guinea which, due to its geographic location, was among the first countries…
Power Structures Over Gender Make Women More Vulnerable to Climate Change
Mar 8, 2020
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Adelle Thomas
The 2020 International Women’s Day theme: I am Generation Equality: Realising Women’s Rights is closely linked to climate change impacts and the need for ambitious climate action.
As…
Power Structures Over Gender Make Women More Vulnerable to Climate Change
Mar 8, 2020
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Adelle Thomas
The 2020 International Women’s Day theme: I am Generation Equality: Realising Women’s Rights is closely linked to climate change impacts and the need for ambitious climate action.
As…
Philippines: In the Defense of the Environment: Women Activists on the Front Lines
Mar 8, 2020
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Gaea Katreena Cabico, Phil Star Global
MANILA, Philippines — Jinky Malibato has been seeking sanctuary in the United Church of Christ in the Philippines in Davao City for five years, the…
Libya: Libyan Women Push for a Bigger Role in Rebuilding Their Country
Mar 8, 2020
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Sarah Page
The United Nations’ latest efforts to broker a cease-fire between the armies warring for control of Libya have floundered. Yet despite the continuing conflict, or…
Afghanistan: (Human Rights Watch) Afghanistan Peace Negotiations Must Include Women and Rights Activists
Mar 8, 2020
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Tamil Guardian
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called upon authorities negotiating an Afghanistan peace agreement to centre discussions on human rights and in particular to be inclusive…
Climate Change: Climate Change Is Fuelling Social Tensions and Conflict
Mar 8, 2020
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Tanaka Manungo, Mail & Guardian
Climate change has wreaked havoc across the world — and Africa is likely to be worst hit by its destructive consequences. There have been droughts,…
Bangladesh: The Women Fighting Climate Change in Bangladesh
Mar 6, 2020
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Marigold Warner, British Journal of Photography
In disaster-prone areas like Barishal, a major city that lies on the bank of Kirtankhola river in Bangladesh, life for women is a constant struggle.…
Colombia: Where Indigenous Women Take Lead on Land Rights, Communities Thrive
Mar 6, 2020
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Andrew J. Wight
MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA – Across the globe, women are on the front lines of protecting traditional and Indigenous land from threats like mining, ranching, and a…
Climate Change Hits Women Hardest, Report Finds
Mar 6, 2020
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Sarah Mac Donald
Women are disproportionately hurt by climate change and corporate human rights violations throughout the world, according to a new study by Trócaire, the aid and development…
Ethiopia: Trouble as Trump Dives into the Dispute over Ethiopia's Nile Mega-Dam
Mar 6, 2020
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Benita van Eyssen, Deutsche Welle
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is a massive hydroelectric power plant being constructed on the Blue Nile in Ethiopia. In mid-January, Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan reached…
Hidden in Plain Sight: Women and Girls in Internal Displacement
Mar 5, 2020
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Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
More than half of the 41 million people worldwide living in internal displacement at the end of 2018 were women and girls. They experience displacement…
Afghanistan: The Afghan Scorpion Farmer Harvesting Valuable Venom for International Buyers
Mar 5, 2020
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Kern Hendricks, National
Scorpion venom is highly prized among medical researchers. “Not all the venom components of scorpions are dangerous to humans, and there are actually many components…
Iraq: As Oil Prices Fall, How Will Iraq Pay the Bills?
Mar 4, 2020
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Agence France-Presse
As crude prices plunge, Iraq's oil sector is facing a triple threat that has slashed revenues, risks denting production, and may spell trouble for future…
Liberia: Resolution Underway in Boniken-Weleken Land Dispute
Mar 4, 2020
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New Dawn
A team of local authorities headed by County Superintendent, George A. Prowd have instituted measures aimed at restoring peace over a disputed farmland between Boniken…
Myanmar: Myanmar Govt Faces Setbacks in Enforcing Compliance with EITI Database
Mar 3, 2020
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John Liu and Thompson Chau, Myanmar Times
Myanmar’s Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) unit, a government body under the finance ministry, held a press conference on February 28 to address criticisms over…
Climate Change: Report Warns of Climate Change Induced Global Security Risks
Mar 3, 2020
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Leila Mead, International Institute for Sustainable Development
National security, military and intelligence experts are warning of high to catastrophic threats to security at different warming scenarios, and urging a rapid reduction and phasing…
South Sudan: UN: South Sudan’s Oil Patch Is Living on Borrowed Time
Mar 3, 2020
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Tsvetana Paraskova, OilPrice.com
South Sudan continues to spend oil revenues in advance and its oil sector continues to lack transparency, according to a UN report that was made…
Conflict Minerals: Civil Society Calls for Transparency about Companies Subjected to the EU Regulation on 3TG Conflict Minerals
Mar 3, 2020
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Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations
EU member states seem to be adopting a loose interpretation of the text of the Regulation on the responsible sourcing of minerals from conflict-affected and…
Conflict Minerals: UN General Assembly Highlights Importance of Regime to Curb Conflict Diamonds
Mar 3, 2020
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Xinhua
The UN General Assembly on Tuesday adopted a resolution that acknowledges the successful role that the Kimberley Process, a mechanism aimed to prevent "conflict diamonds"…
Colombia: Colombia’s ‘Peace Laboratory’ Decries Government Failures in Coca Substitution
Mar 2, 2020
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Alex Diamond and Pedro Arenas, Colombia Reports
Former coca farmers from Colombia’s “Peace Laboratory” fear a return to war if the government doesn’t live up to the peace process’ coca substitution program.
DRC: Children in the Democratic Republic of Congo Mine for Coltan and Face Abuse to Supply Smartphone Industry
Feb 29, 2020
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Esdras Tsongo, ABC News
Years of violence and political conflict across the Democratic Republic of Congo have made its vast mineral wealth an attractive revenue raiser — and rebel…
Myanmar: Myanmar Seizes over 600 Tons of Illegal Timbers in Single Week
Feb 29, 2020
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Star
Myanmar authorities recently seized over 626.1 tons of illegal timbers across the country in a week, state-run media reported on Saturday (Feb 29).
Food Security: Conflict Resolution Crucial for Food Security, Poverty Alleviation, Say Experts
Feb 28, 2020
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Ibe Wada, Guardian
Professionals have explained that food insecurity is aggravated by conflicts, crimes, terrorism and religious extremism, especially from the grain and arable crop-producing zones of the…
South Sudan: South Sudan Targets 200,000 b/d Production This Year: Official
Feb 28, 2020
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Namala Doreen, S&P Global Platts
South Sudan crude production is stuck at 185,000 b/d, hindered by rising water shortages and power rationing, but the country is targeting 200,000 b/d this…
South Sudan: Ruweng Community Demands Compensation for Oil Spills
Feb 28, 2020
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Viola Elias, Voice of America
Residents of South Sudan's oil-rich Ruweng County have petitioned the country's Supreme Court, demanding millions of dollars in compensation for oil spills that have polluted…