International
Food Security: No Food Security without Peace, Says FAO chief
May 21, 2019
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IANS
Hunger and conflict are interlinked and sustaining impoverished rural communities can help break the cycle, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation chief Jose Graziano da…
Afghanistan: Taliban Ramp up Mining in Southern Afghan Region
May 20, 2019
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Mohammad Ilyas Dayee and Abubakar Siddique, Gandhara
Lawmakers and locals in a southern Afghan province say the illegal mining of gold and other precious minerals has dramatically increased in Taliban-controlled regions close…
Libya: UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya Strongly Condemns the Blockage of the Great Man-Made River, Cutting off Water Supply for Hundreds of Thousands of Libyans
May 20, 2019
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UN Support Mission in Libya
On 19 May 2019, during late night hours, a water control station in the Jabal al-Hasawna – southwestern Libya, was deliberately shut down cutting off…
Myanmar: Five from China Charged over Illegal Banana Plantation in Myanmar Protected Forest
May 20, 2019
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Radio Free Asia
The forestry department of northern Myanmar’s Kachin state has filed charges against five Chinese nationals and their company manager for allegedly expanding a banana plantation…
For Many Women in Colombia, Peace Never Arrived
May 19, 2019
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Kimberley Brown, Al Jazeera
More than 340 human rights defenders in Colombia were killed from the beginning of 2016 to mid-August 2018 - mostly by paramilitaries trying to squash…
Liberia: Liberia Women Forum Wants Stakeholders Tune Down Rhetoric & Maintain Peace
May 19, 2019
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Alaskai Moore Johnson
Monrovia – Liberia Women Forum (LWF), a woman’s advocacy group, is appealing to the main stakeholders on the Liberian political landscape to tune down the…
Somalia: UN Warns of Humanitarian Crisis in Drought-Stricken Somalia
May 18, 2019
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Africa News
Drought has left nearly two million Somalis in desperate need of food, a humanitarian agency warned Monday, as poor rainfall pushes communities to the brink…
Sudan/South Sudan: South Sudan Concerned Sudan Turmoil Could Hurt Oil Exports
May 17, 2019
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Paul Burkhardt, Bloomberg
South Sudan, recovering from a civil war in which 400,000 people died and and a quarter of the population was displaced, is concerned that an…
Sudan: Community-Led Rainfall Monitoring in Sudan’s Darfur
May 16, 2019
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UN Environment
Darfur, in Sudan, as most of arid and semi-arid Africa, is marked by a good deal of climatic variability. Climate change has also led to…
Climate Change: EU Security Community Considers Climate Security
May 16, 2019
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Planetary Security Initiative
Climate-related security issues were prominently discussed in Brussels. Luxembourg Minister of Defense François Bausch addressed the topic in a meeting with his counterparts in the…
Bomb-Laden Drones Threaten Arabian Oil Fields, Nuclear Plant
May 16, 2019
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Energy & Environment News
A Yemen rebel drone strike this week on a critical Saudi oil pipeline shows that the otherwise-peaceful sandy reaches of the Arabian Peninsula now are…
Colombia: No Peace without a Piece of the Land
May 15, 2019
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Augusta Dwyer, Global Landscapes Forum
After more than half a century of conflict, the Colombian government signed a peace agreement with the FARC guerrillas in 2016, taking a massive step…
Somalia: Online Course Inspires Former Envoy to Counter Environmental Degradation in Somalia
May 15, 2019
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UN Environment
An interview with Abshir H Abshir is Executive Director, Centre for the Rule of Law and Development. Based in Garowe, the capital of Somalia’s semi-autonomous…
Afghanistan: A Connecticut Soldier Exposed to Smoke from 'Burn Pits’ in Afghanistan Now Fights for Benefits and Battles Terminal Brain Cancer
May 15, 2019
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Peggy McCarthy, Hartford Courant
Every day for 10 months in 2012, Peter Antioho walked through dense, black smoke from an open burn pit on his Army base in Afghanistan.…
Iraq: The Exodus Begins as Foreign Oil Companies Exit Iraq on Security Concerns
May 15, 2019
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Julianne Geiger, OilPrice
ExxonMobil is starting to evacuate its engineers working on Iraq’s West Qurna 1 field due to security concerns, according to Al Arabiya. Earlier in the…
Afghanistan: Casualty of War: Deforestation and Desertification in Afghanistan
May 15, 2019
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Austin Bodetti, New Arab
While gridlock is keeping the Taliban and the United States from reaching a political settlement to the war in Afghanistan, a lacklustre peace process represents just…
Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: Security Council Extends Mandate of United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei until November, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2469 (2019)
May 14, 2019
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UN
The Security Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) until 15 November today, deciding also to reduce its authorized troop…
Syria: Syrian Conflict Leaves 93 Percent of Population in Poverty
May 14, 2019
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Ibrahim Hamidi, Asharq Al-Awsat
The conflict in Syria has led to a food safety disaster in the country, with 93 percent of the population living in poverty. A number…
South Sudan: Canada's Feminist Policy a Perfect Fit for South Sudan, Says UN Refugee Official
May 13, 2019
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Mike Blanchfield
OTTAWA — Canada could find a win for its feminist foreign policy in the spiralling famine and refugee crisis gripping South Sudan and neighbouring African…
Iraq: Iraq Reveals Big Corruption File in Basra Oil Contracts Involving Two Int. Companies
May 13, 2019
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Sangar Ali, Kurdistan 24
Iraq’s Commission of Integrity on Monday revealed corruption marred contracts between the state-run Basra Oil Company and two international firms over the purchase of loading arms. The…
Myanmar: Myanmar Loses about 150,000 Acres of Forest Annually: Survey
May 13, 2019
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Zeya Nyein, Eleven
Forest erosion rate in Myanmar is reached to about 150,000 acres annually within five-year time and Myanmar stood third place in the list of countries…
Iraq: The Battle for Control over Iraq’s Oil
May 13, 2019
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Simon Watkins, OilPrice
Iraq regards the U.S.’s refusal to extend waivers for countries importing oil from Iran as a tacit endorsement for it to pump its own oil…
Myanmar: Plan under Way to Increase Forest Coverage Areas
May 11, 2019
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Eleven
The Forest Department is working to designate 30 per cent of the country’s total area as reserved forests and protected public forests and 10 per…
Myanmar: Crowdfunding Brings Life-Saving Water to Myanmar's Deer
May 10, 2019
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Agence France-Presse
A herd of endangered deer wait under the shade of one of the sparse trees in this parched central Myanmar landscape, watching as rangers dispatch…
Middle East: Could Desalination Help Prevent Water Wars in the Middle East? [Video]
May 10, 2019
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Yolande Knell, BBC
In the Middle East it’s long been feared that increasing competition over shared natural supplies of fresh water – because of growing populations and climate…
Liberia: FDA Decries Forest Depletion, Degradation
May 10, 2019
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David S. Menjor, Observer
The managing director of the Forestry Development Authority (FDA), C. Mike Doryen has decried the “degradation of the forests” across the country. Doryen raised the…
Afghanistan: National Procurement Commission Cancels Takhar Mining Contract
May 10, 2019
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Wadsam Afghanistan Business News
The National Procurement Commission (NPC), has canceled the contract for exploration of Nuraba gold in mine in Chahab District of northern Takhar province. According to…
Liberia: Civil Society Breaking Barriers with Land Rights Law in Bong Communities
May 9, 2019
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FrontPage Africa
Communities in the Suakoko District in Bong County are breaking traditional barriers around the ownership of land, thanks to a project being run by three…
Yemen: Yemen’s Forests Another Casualty of War amid Fuel Crisis
May 9, 2019
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Adel Aldaghbashy, SciDev.Net
The four-year conflict in Yemen which has pushed huge swathes of the population close to famine has also left the country with a severe fuel…
Colombia: Goldman Prize Winner Survives Armed Attack on Afro-Colombian Social Leaders
May 9, 2019
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Taran Volckhausen, Mongabay
Renowned environmental activist and Goldman Prize winner Francia Márquez has survived an attack against a meeting of Afro-Colombian human rights defenders by unknown gunmen in…