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China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Vietnam Pulled Dreamworks' 'Abominable' Movie because It Used a Map Staking China's Claim over the Disputed South China Sea

Oct 15, 2019 | Bill Bostock, Business Insider

Vietnam outlawed Dreamworks' new animation "Abominable" on Sunday because it showed a map acknowledging China's claim to a disputed part of the South China Sea.…

Afghanistan: Drawing Forestry Lessons from Republic of Korea to Enhance Livelihoods in Afghanistan

Oct 15, 2019 | UN Environment

Afghanistan is an agrarian society, and close to 80 per cent of its population, including nearly 90 per cent of the rural poor, relies on…

Indonesia/Liberia: Liberian, Indonesian Communities Affected by Palm Oil Concessions Report Grievances to Dutch Bank ABN Amro

Oct 15, 2019 | FrontPage Africa

Representatives from communities impacted by palm oil companies in Liberia and Indonesia have traveled to the Netherlands to convey their grievances to ABN Amro, the…

Rural women a ‘powerful force’ for global climate action: UN Secretary-General

Oct 14, 2019 | UN News

In a message to mark the International Day of Rural Women, observed annually on 15 October, the UN chief said that “listening to rural women and amplifying their voices…

Colombia: Colombia’s Ruling Party Clashes with Duque over Law to Compensate Conflict Victims

Oct 13, 2019 | Adriaan Alsema, Colombia Reports

Colombia’s president Ivan Duque announced on Friday he would propose a 10-year extension of the law that seeks to return stolen land and help victims…

Iran: Official Highlights Role of Iran's Rural Women in Boosting Livelihoods

Oct 13, 2019 | Tasnim News Agency

Hossein Shirzad, who is also the chief executive officer of the Central Organization for Rural Cooperatives of Iran (CORC), said rural women cooperatives has revived…

United States: UN Focuses on Rural Women's Role in Ensuring Food Security

Oct 13, 2019 | Santo D. Banerjee, IDN In Depth News

Since the first International Day of Rural Women was observed on October 15, 2008, there is agreement that rural women and girls, including indigenous women, play a…

Afghanistan: Hashish Replaces Poppy as Afghan Farmers' Illegal Crops

Oct 13, 2019 | Xinhua

Following the government's fight against poppy cultivation in Afghanistan, local farmers have mostly replaced the opium poppy with another profitable but illicit herb, the hashish,…

Liberia: Bong and Gbarpolu Stakeholders Meet Kakata to Resolve Long-Standing Boundary Dispute

Oct 11, 2019 | FrontPage Africa

Stakeholders of Bong and Gbarpolu Counties are meeting in Kakata City, Margibi County for the purpose of finding an amicable resolution to a long-running boundary…

Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Nile Dam: Egypt Needs Water, Ethiopia Seeks Electricity, Sudan Wants Both

Oct 11, 2019 | Daniel Mumbere, Africanews

While Egypt wants to guarantee a steady supply of water for its 100 millions citizens , Ethiopia is determined to power the homes of the…

Conflict Minerals: Majority of Firms Fail at Conflict Minerals Due Diligence

Oct 11, 2019 | Cecilia Jamasmie, Mining.com

Nine years after the implementation of a law requiring publicly traded companies to ensure their raw materials don’t come from mines that use child labour…

South Sudan: South Sudan to Replace Oil Pipelines after Leakage in Northern Region

Oct 11, 2019 | Xinhua

South Sudan said on Friday it will commence replacement of old oil pipelines after it lost about 2,000 barrels of oil in the recent oil…

Finland Wants to Lead Way in Gender-Equal Climate Policy

Oct 11, 2019 | Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

On the International Day of the Girl, Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari and upper secondary school student Priya Härkönen highlight the…

China/Iraq: Iraq, China Launch 'Oil for Reconstruction' Agreement

Oct 10, 2019 | Salem Zidane, Al-Monitor

When Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi led a delegation to China in September, Baghdad and Beijing activated an "oil for reconstruction" and investment program. Under the arrangement, Chinese…

Kyrgyzstan/Uzbekistan/Tajikistan: Will a Central Asian Border Dispute Be Resolved Soon? [Video]

Oct 10, 2019 | Hoda Abdel-Hamid, Al Jazeera

A debate over who controls precious water resources has led to a 30-year-long border dispute between Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. A river canal network stretches…

Syria: Syrian Army Eyes Oil Fields across Euphrates as Turkey Begins Northern Syria Operation

Oct 10, 2019 | Al-Masdar News

The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) recently deployed several units of reinforcements to the Euphrates River Valley region of Deir Ezzor amid reports of a new…

Conflict Minerals: Global Lack of Reporting on Conflict Minerals and Cobalt Puts Investors at Risk

Oct 10, 2019 | Globe Newswire

Today, Responsible Sourcing Network, a project of As You Sow, released its annual report, Mining the Disclosures 2019: An Investor Guide to Conflict Minerals and…

UN Women Highlights "Compound Effect" of Location, Wealth, Ethnicity on Gender Inequality

Oct 10, 2019 | Catherine Benson Wahlen

The report explains that differences related to ethnicity, location and wealth “combine to create deep pockets of deprivation” across a range of SDGs.The report presents…

Myanmar: Myanmar Court Fines Villagers, Chinese Mining Firm Employee in Waste Dispute

Oct 10, 2019 | Zarni Mann, Irrawaddy

The court in Salingyi Township of Sagaing Division on Wednesday imposed fines on both sides of a legal dispute between a group of residents of…

Colombia: Toxic River: Mining, Mercury and Murder Continue to Plague Colombia’s Atrato

Oct 10, 2019 | Frederick Gillingham and Melisa Valenzuela, Mongabay

Snaking its way through Colombia’s northwestern department of Choco, for centuries the Atrato River has been the lifeblood for Afro-Colombian and indigenous communities living along…

Water: Water Diplomacy Talks -- "The Geneva List of Principles on the Protection of Water Infrastructure"

Oct 10, 2019 | OOSKAnews

Contemporary armed conflicts have seen an increase in attacks against and the weaponization of water infrastructure. These acts have had severe consequences on the environment…

Sudan/South Sudan: Sudan and South Sudan to Renegotiate Oil Agreement

Oct 9, 2019 | Prensa Latina

South Sudanese Oil Minister Awou Daniel Chuang reported that he will renegotiate an oil agreement with Sudan, since South Sudan is unable to meet the…

South Sudan: South Sudan to Launch Auction of Licenses for Eight Oilfields

Oct 9, 2019 | Reuters

South Sudan will kick-start an auction of licenses to develop eight oilfields around the country later this month, an oil ministry official said on Wednesday.…

Liberia: Denied for Decades, Women Lead Land Rights Campaign in Bong

Oct 9, 2019 | Mae Azango, Front Page Africa

Gormah Mulbah and her five children were thrown out of their home last year after her husband died. Her late husband’s family was angry she…

China/Philippines/Russia/South China Sea: South China Sea Crisis: Russia and China on Collision Course over Philippine Oil Bid

Oct 8, 2019 | Simon Osbourne, Express

Moscow and Beijing could be on a collision course in the South China Sea after the Philippines invited Russian oil giant Rosneft to join it…