International
Land: Touted as 'Development,' Land Grabs Hurt Local Communities, and Women Most of All
Jun 11, 2019
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Steve Lundeberg, Oregon State University
Large-scale land transactions in which nations sell huge, publicly owned parcels to foreign and domestic corporations negatively affect local women more than men, a new…
Myanmar: Gov't Lifts Ban on Plantation Teak Exports
Jun 11, 2019
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Htun Htun, Irrawaddy
The Myanmar government will again allow the exportation of raw teak and timber from state and privately-owned plantations, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation…
Viet Nam: Growing Vegetables against All Odds on Spratly Islands
Jun 11, 2019
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Hồng Minh, Viet Nam News
As the last-born in a four-children family with two brothers and one sister in the central province of Quảng Ngãi, 21-year-old Phan Gia Cường never…
India: Water Wars among Monkeys as Relentless Heat Dries Ponds in MP Forests
Jun 11, 2019
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Kashif Kakvi, Newsclick
Conflict among humans over water in summer is not new, but, conflict among animal has been unheard of till date. In a shocking incident, as…
Myanmar: Regreening a Barren Rohingya Refugee Camp on Myanmar’s Border
Jun 11, 2019
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Kaamil Ahmed, Mongabay
Where a year ago there were only the desolate remains of a forest scythed from hills to house hundreds of thousands in the world’s largest…
Iraq: Iraqi Citizens Choked by Worsening Pollution Problem, Government Negligence
Jun 10, 2019
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Nick Meyer, Arab American News
Iraq is suffering from a pollution crisis as citizens struggle with life in the slums where burning trash dumped by city officials is making life…
Afghanistan: The Impact of Illegal Drugs in Afghanistan on Political Settlement
Jun 10, 2019
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Wadsam
The result of a study conducted by the Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU) with the financial support of the European Union indicates that ongoing debates on the…
Humanitarian Aid Failing to Be Feminist as Funding for Women Lags behind
Jun 10, 2019
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Nellie Peyton, Reuters
About 0.1% of humanitarian funding goes to addressing violence against women and girls worldwide, charities said on Monday, prompting calls for a new “feminist” approach…
Namibia: Namibia Promotes Women's Rights in Accessing Communal Land to Ensure Food Security
Jun 10, 2019
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Xinhua
Namibian Juliana Uushona, 46, lost her husband four years ago and with his death, she also lost their property after her in-laws took everything. With nowhere…
India/Pakistan: Climate Wars? Major India-Pakistan Conflict Predicted over Ownership of Water
Jun 9, 2019
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Nirad Mudur, New Indian Express
A whole range of issues — unending cross-border terrorism and the radicalisation of youth in Kashmir being the most prominent among them — keep India…
Venezuela: Venezuela's Mining Arc: A Legal Veneer for Armed Groups to Plunder
Jun 8, 2019
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Bram Ebus, Guardian
Venezuela claims to possess some of the largest untapped gold and coltan reserves in the world, and the country’s gold rush picked up when the…
Myanmar: World Oceans Day 2019: This Luxury Eco-Resort in Myanmar Is Cleaning up the Sea
Jun 8, 2019
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Hayley Skirka, National
Despite having opened its doors just six months ago, the Awei Pila Resort in Myanmar’s remote Mergui archipelago has already had a positive impact on…
Sierra Leone: Academic Uses Film to Raise Plight of Sierra Leone Diamond Miners
Jun 7, 2019
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Matthew Reisz, Times Higher Education
It is widely known that “blood diamonds” played a major role in funding the rebel Revolutionary United Front during the ghastly civil war in Sierra…
Groups Join Forces to Fight Military Toxic Exposure
Jun 7, 2019
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Leo Shane III, Military Times
More than a dozen veterans advocacy groups will join forces to track and highlight toxic exposure illnesses among former military members in an attempt to…
Women as Climate Action Ambassadors in Coastal Districts of India's Odisha State
Jun 7, 2019
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UN Environment
People in the coastal districts of the eastern Indian state of Odisha are increasingly suffering from the effects of climate change. Most households in the…
Iraq: Iraq Harvests Go up in Smoke, but Who Lit the Fires?
Jun 6, 2019
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Marwan Ibrahim with Ammar Karim, Agence France-Presse
Resurgent jihadists, ethnic land disputes or regular field burning? Iraq's northern farmlands are on fire, but the area's complex patchwork of grievances has made it…
Afghanistan: As Pressure for Afghan Peace Grows, Drug Threat Remains
Jun 6, 2019
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Reuters
As pressure grows for a political settlement to end 18 years of war in Afghanistan, the drug trade remains a major threat, leaving the country…
Afghanistan: Glacial Melt Stokes Fears in Northeast Afghanistan
Jun 5, 2019
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Naimatullah Ahmadi and Abubakar Siddique, Gandhara
Melting glaciers in a remote Afghan province pose a major threat to the country’s water resources, climate, and economic prospects. Ziaul Haq Kamran heads Afghanistan’s…
Gaza: Collapsing Environmental State of Gaza Poses Threat to Israel's National Security, Report Warns
Jun 5, 2019
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Zafrir Rinat
Sewage dumping and air pollution could severely effect desalination plants and smog levels, experts say, warning none of Gaza's groundwater will be fit for human…
Syria: Vital Cropland Destroyed by Escalation of Syria's Violence - WFP
Jun 5, 2019
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Kuwait News Agency
The senior spokesperson of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Geneva Herve Verhoosel on Tuesday said, "The latest outbreak in violence in Idlib and…
South Sudan: South Sudan Sets up Transparent Mechanism to Boost Non-Oil Revenue
Jun 5, 2019
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Xinhua
South Sudan said Wednesday its efforts to boost non-oil revenue collection will be enhanced with the recently set up harmonized system code aimed at ensuring…
Climate Change: Global Peace and Stability Depend on Climate Security
Jun 5, 2019
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Government of the UK
Foreign and Commonwealth Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific, Mark Field, highlighted the importance of factoring the risks of climate change into all…
Syria: Syria Fighting Destroying Crops as Food Used as 'Weapon of War', UN Says
Jun 5, 2019
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Mina Aldroubi, National
Myanmar: Karen Groups Aim to Strengthen Customary Land Management System in KNU Areas
Jun 4, 2019
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Karen News
The Kaw Customary Land Seminar was attended by 519 people including representatives from local community and civil society, donors, INGOs, political parties, and officers of…
Colombia: Avocado Diplomacy: Supporting Peace in Colombia
Jun 4, 2019
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Marc Gilkey, American Foreign Service Association
Avocado market access was at the core of all issues. It was a talking point in nearly every speech by Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos.…
Colombia: Colombia's Push for Land Titles Brings Hope for Farmers amid Fragile Peace
Jun 4, 2019
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Anastasia Moloney, Reuters
Granting land titles is part of government efforts to promote rural development as set out in the 2016 peace deal signed with the Revolutionary Armed…
Afghanistan: Greenhouses Could Hold the Key to Tackling Afghanistan’s Food Shortages
Jun 4, 2019
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ACTED
While Afghanistan continues to import a large proportion of its most basic food needs, ACTED is working in Samangan province to help rural women become…
Climate Change: Germany Pushes Climate Change as Security Risk
Jun 4, 2019
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Austin Davis, Deutsche Welle
Floods, drought and mass migration: all factors why Germany has made the UN's response to climate change its priority at the Security Council. But political…
Climate Change: Germany Wants UN Security Council More Involved in Mitigating Climate Crisis
Jun 4, 2019
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Alicia Prager, EURACTIV
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas launched a call for action on Tuesday (4 June) that aims to develop real solutions that would mitigate the security…
Middle East: How the Middle East's Drought Cycle Will Probably Lead to Even More Refugees
Jun 4, 2019
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Rachel Delia Benaim, Weather Channel
The Middle East is experiencing its most severe drought in 900 years, according to NASA-- one which is seemingly endless. The drought peaked between 2006-2010,…