International
Myanmar: Tanintharyi Villagers Keep up Fight against Tin Mine
Mar 12, 2019
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Win Zar Ni Aung and Ye Htut Win, Frontier
Myaung Phyo is located 43 kilometres from Dawei, the capital of Tanintharyi Region, in Myitta sub-township. Close by is the Heinda tin mine, one of…
Myanmar: Renewed Fears of Mass Displacement as Land Deadline Nears
Mar 11, 2019
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Thompson Chau and Kyaw Soe Htet, Myanmar Times
Farmers and displaced communities are in a state of high anxiety as the deadline set by the government’s controversial land law amendment takes effect today…
Liberia: SDI Segments Conflicting Issues in Land Laws
Mar 11, 2019
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Joaquin M. Sendolo, Observer
Forest watchdog, the Sustainable Development Institute (SDI), has synchronized and identified “Contradictions” between the Community Rights Law (CRL) and the Land Rights Law (LRL), and…
Afghanistan: Should Go ahead with Shahtoot Dam on Kabul River – Analysis
Mar 9, 2019
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S. Chandrasekharan, South Asia Analysis Group
When work was begun on Shahtoot dam on Kabul River that would provide drinking water to the burgeoning population of Kabul City, there has been…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Vietnam Says Fishing Boat Rammed and Sunk by Chinese Ship in South China Sea
Mar 9, 2019
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Associated Press
A Vietnamese fishing boat capsized after being rammed by a Chinese vessel in the South China Sea’s contested Paracel Islands, a Vietnamese official said Friday.…
Afghanistan: Afghan Leader Distributes Land among Flood-Hit Victims
Mar 9, 2019
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Shadi Khan Saif, Anadolu Agency
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday distributed thousands of residential plots among the inhabitants of western Farah province devastated by the recent flash floods. Ghani…
Women Hold the Key to Curbing Climate Change
Mar 8, 2019
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Katharine Wilkinson
In 1911, over one million people took to the streets of Austria, Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland for equal rights and suffrage. It was the first International Women's…
Colombia: Colombia Mines Minister Aims for Greater Transparency
Mar 8, 2019
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Peter Kennedy, Resource World
Colombia Energy Minister Maria Fernanda Suarez is aiming for greater transparency in the way the country’s resources are managed. She said Colombia hopes to achieve…
Climate Change: Empowering Women on the Frontlines of Climate Change
Mar 8, 2019
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UN Environment
While the scene is age-old, the number of women farmers—and those performing traditionally male roles—has grown out of the impacts of climate change and environmental…
Afghanistan: Improving Livelihoods of Afghan Women through Credit Shura
Mar 7, 2019
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Wadsam
One of the most difficult challenges for female farmers and women who operate agriculture-related businesses in Afghanistan is access to credit. In addition, many women…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Chinese Ship Sinks Vietnamese Fishing Boat off Paracel Islands
Mar 7, 2019
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Viet Tuan, VnExpress
A Chinese vessel rammed and sank a Vietnamese fishing boat off the central coast Wednesday, but its five-member crew was rescued unscathed. The boat was…
Myanmar: Land Seizures, Protests, and Arrests in Myanmar
Mar 7, 2019
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Maximillian Mørch, Diplomat
Land confiscation is rife in Myanmar. Confiscation of land for plantations, Special Economic Zones, development projects or for use by the military or other armed…
Women Underrepresented in Formal Peace Process, Study Finds
Mar 7, 2019
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Nyein Nyein
YANGON—More than 670 women are contributing to peace building in Myanmar, representing nearly 400 organizations, but only about one quarter of them serve as delegates…
Armenia: "Armenia Has To Stop Using Water As a Political Tool Against Azerbaijan"-Anastasia Lavrina
Mar 7, 2019
During the 40th Regular Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, assistant to President of the International Eurasian Press Fund (IEPF), political analyst Anastasia…
Congo: 'We Are Fighters, Too'
Mar 7, 2019
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Allison Shelley
Since the perpetrators of the 1994 Rwandan genocide fled into eastern Congo, the region has been consumed by war. Armed groups proliferated, some from Rwanda…
Myanmar: Villagers Say Banana Business Threatens Their Way of Life
Mar 7, 2019
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Myanmar Times
Villagers and farmers protesting against the practices of a nearby banana plantation held a press conference at Mandalay monastery in Myitkyina township of Kachin State…
Afghanistan: 'Chilling Reality': Afghanistan Suffers Worst Floods in Seven Years
Mar 6, 2019
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Haroon Janjua and Karen McVeigh, Guardian
Afghanistan has been hit with the worst flooding in seven years, with 20 dead, thousands of homes swept away and many families, already displaced by…
Iraq: After IS, Mosul Tackles another Terror: Super-Resistant Bacteria
Mar 6, 2019
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Maya Gebeily, Agence France-Presse
Doctors around the globe are sounding the alarm over bacterial infections immune to modern medicine, but their prevalence in Mosul -- where thousands of patients…
Afghanistan: USAID Improves Livelihoods for Afghan Women through Credit Shura
Mar 6, 2019
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ReliefWeb
Balkh, Afghanistan – One of the most difficult challenges for female farmers and women who operate agriculture-related businesses in Afghanistan is access to credit. In…
Sahel: Persistent Needs in Sahel, Conflict Driving Massive Displacement
Mar 6, 2019
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UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, World Food Programme, and Save the Children
Top United Nations and non-governmental aid officials today sounded the alarm over rising conflict and insecurity that have accelerated forced displacement across the Sahel, where…
'Greening the Desert': What Drives Militants' Environmentalism?
Mar 5, 2019
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Austin Bodetti, New Arab
Though al-Qaeda would appear to have little in common with the likes of the Earth Liberation Army and the Earth Liberation Front, it apparently shares…
Iraq: CPECC Agrees to Build Natural Gas Liquids Plant in Iraq
Mar 5, 2019
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Michael Marray, Asset
China Petroleum Engineering and Construction Corporation (CPECC) and Basra Gas Company (BGC) have signed a contract to build a natural gas liquids (NGL) plant in…
South Sudan: UN Accuses Oil Firms of Fuelling Armed Conflict in South Sudan
Mar 5, 2019
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Kevin J. Kelley, East African
Transnational oil-production companies controlled by Asian interests have been complicit in South Sudan government military offensives that involved killings of civilians. "There has been a…
Myanmar: Naga Women in Myanmar Dream of Inheriting Land
Mar 5, 2019
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Morung Express
In November 2014, the Conference of Naga Nationals adopted a resolution that committed the indigenous Naga people in Myanmar to the Convention on the Elimination…
Myanmar: Mandalay Starts to Streamline Land Records
Mar 5, 2019
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Phyo Wai Kyaw, Myanmar Times
The Mandalay City Development Committee (MCDC) has begun streamlining land records such as maps, surveys and title deeds, to be in line with rules and…
Climate Change: The Urgency of Tackling Climate-Related Security Risk in Africa
Mar 4, 2019
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KAD Africana
The African Union Peace and Security Council has been commended for dedicating its 828th session to climate change. During an open session on the theme:…
DRC: DRC President, Felix Tshisekedi, Ambiguous on Application of New Mining Code
Mar 4, 2019
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Miningmx
Felix Tshisekedi, the newly elected president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), gave mixed messages on how he would implement a recently promulgated mining…
Myanmar: Myanmar ups Efforts to Save Marine, Wildlife
Mar 4, 2019
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Myanmar Times
“Life below water: for people and planet” was the theme of World Wildlife Day 2019, which was celebrated on Sunday to raise awareness about the world’s…
Afghanistan: Heavy Rains, Floods Kill 20 Afghans
Mar 3, 2019
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DTN Progressive Farmer
A UN humanitarian agency says at least 20 people died as heavy rains and flooding over the past few days swept away their homes and…
Guatemala: Women Land Defenders Face 'Extreme Criminalisation', Added Risks
Mar 2, 2019
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Anna-Cat Brigida
El Estor, Guatemala - Since her teen years, Maria Magdalena Cuc Choc, now 39, has defended the natural resources of El Estor, a predominantly Mayan…