International
Liberia: Government to Arm Rangers
Feb 1, 2019
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Emmanuel Mondaye and Jonathan Browne, New Dawn
The Management of the Forestry Development Authority is preparing to arm 45 forest rangers to protect the forest of Liberia from poachers and intruders. Deputy…
Liberia: Justice Seen as Solution for Post-War Land Conflict in Nimba
Feb 1, 2019
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Joaquin M. Sendolo, Daily Observer
Conflicts over land have long plagued Nimba County but the 14-year-civil war made the problem much worse. Now, 15 years from the end of the…
Myanmar: Let the Sunshine in
Feb 1, 2019
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Alec Wilmot, Myanmar Times
The island Pataw Pahtet, just north west of Myeik City, is a bustling industrial shipyard surrounded by warehouses, cold storage facilities and crab farms. Go…
Climate Change: UNSC Debates Climate Change Impact on Peace, Security and Development
Jan 31, 2019
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Catherine Benson Wahlén, International Institute for Sustainable Development
Speakers warned the UN Security Council (UNSC) of increasing threats to peace, security and development as a result of climate change during a debate on…
Afghanistan: 2 in 3 Afghan Men Think Women Have Too Many Rights
Jan 30, 2019
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Thomson Reuters Foundation
Afghan men strongly oppose giving women more freedom — 2 in 3 think they have too much already — and young men are even more reluctant than…
Afghanistan: Peace in Afghanistan? Maybe—but a Minerals Rush Is Already Underway
Jan 30, 2019
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Antony Lowenstein, Nation
The Afghan war is the addiction that Washington can’t quit. The longest war in US history, it’s a conflict that has generally fallen out of…
Myanmar: Karen Minority Urges 'Respect' in Myanmar Peace Park Initiative
Jan 30, 2019
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Sally Kantar, Al Jazeera
With a Myanmar government-backed peace process in deadlock, ethnic Karen political leaders and activists have declared thousands of square kilometers of land a "peace park"…
Liberia: NGO Calls for Regulator of Agriculture Concessions
Jan 29, 2019
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FrontPage Africa
Save My Future Foundation (SAMFU), a local nongovernmental organization, is calling for a separate regulator for large-scale concessions in Liberia it says will guarantee the…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Threat of Renewed Conflict as Tensions Rise over Kirkuk
Jan 28, 2019
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Middle East Monitor
Tension between the Iraqi political circles including the central government in Baghdad, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and Iraqi Turkmen are threatening renewed conflict in…
Climate Change: Nations Recognize Warming as Threat to Peace and Security
Jan 28, 2019
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Jean Chemnick, E&E News
There's a growing global consensus that climate change is a threat to peace and security that deserves the same kind of attention afforded to terrorism…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Tensions Rekindle in Iraq’s Oil-Rich Kirkuk
Jan 27, 2019
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Azhar Al-Rubaie and Yousif Raheem, Arab Weekly
Tensions have resurfaced in the oil-rich, multi-ethnic Iraqi province of Kirkuk after a Kurdish party raised the flag of the country’s autonomous Kurdistan region over…
Climate Change: UN Security Council Divided on Climate-Security Link
Jan 26, 2019
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Agence France-Presse
Russia and the US resisted on Friday efforts by the UN Security Council to take a tougher stand on climate change -- a day after…
India/Pakistan: Water Wars: Are India and Pakistan Heading for Climate Change-Induced Conflict?
Jan 25, 2019
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Melanie Hall, Deutsche Welle
Across the world, climate change is sparking conflict as people struggle over dwindling resources. The fight over water could quickly escalate between India and Pakistan…
Climate Change: Climate Change Recognized as ‘Threat Multiplier’, UN Security Council Debates Its Impact on Peace
Jan 25, 2019
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UN
As climate change is increasingly recognized as a “threat multiplier” by scientists, political representatives, and civil society across the world, the United Nations Security Council…
Conflict Minerals: Former Barrick CIO Michelle Ash to Join Blockchain Start-up
Jan 25, 2019
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Kaaria Quash, Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum
Former Barrick chief innovation officer Michelle Ash joined the advisory board of Berlin-based blockchain start-up Minespider. Minespider is aiming to create a public blockchain platform…
Myanmar: Displaced Villagers Urge Permanent Halt to Myitsone Hydropower Project
Jan 25, 2019
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John Grafilo, Myanmar Times
Villagers displaced by the start of construction on the Chinese-funded Myitsone dam in Kachin State yesterday urged the government to cancel the project, which was halted…
Myanmar: Government Approves Seizure of over 950,000 Acres of Unused Land
Jan 24, 2019
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Htoo Thant, Myanmar Times
The government has approved the seizure of more than 950,000 acres of unused vacant, fallow and virgin land that had been leased to private entities for…
South Sudan: South Sudan Resumes Oil Production in Former Unity State
Jan 24, 2019
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Winnie Cirino, Voice of America
Oil is again being pumped from fields in South Sudan’s former Unity state, five years after production was halted because of fighting between government soldiers…
Iraq: Iraq Federal Supreme Court Rules Portions of National Oil Company Law Unconstitutional
Jan 24, 2019
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Erik Slobe, Jurist
Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that several articles of the Iraq National Oil Company Law were unconstitutional. The law is meant to establish the Iraq…
Timor-Leste: Oil Plan Stalled as East Timor President Vetoes State Budget
Jan 23, 2019
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Oki Raimundos, Associated Press
East Timor's president has vetoed the government's budget, possibly jeopardizing plans to develop the Greater Sunrise oil and gas field, seen by leading East Timorese…
Liberia: Liberia’s Community Forestry becoming a Front for Deforestation: Report
Jan 23, 2019
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Ashoka Mukpo, Mongabay
A report released by Global Witness late last year alleges that Liberia’s forestry laws are being “hijacked” by logging companies. These logging companies can potentially…
Afghanistan: 'The Snow Leopard Project' Puts Spotlight on Afghanistan's Wildlife
Jan 23, 2019
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Barabara J. King, NPR
In the city of Kabul, Afghanistan, there is a "green, leafy oasis" called Shahr-e Naw Park — a place that briefly became a staging ground…
Afghanistan: 1,000 Tons of Fish Produced Every Year from Helmand River
Jan 23, 2019
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Afghanistan Times
As many as 1,000 tons of fish is produced every year from the Helmand River in southern Afghanistan, said officials on Wednesday. Agriculture Directorate of…
Conflict Minerals: ERG to Pilot Blockchain-Based Solution to Trace Cobalt in DRC
Jan 23, 2019
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Mining Technology
Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) will pilot a blockchain-based solution to trace cobalt originating from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Initially, the solution, which is…
Colombia: UN Envoy Urges Colombia to Act Quickly to Protect Leaders
Jan 23, 2019
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Edith M. Lederer, Tribune
The new UN envoy for Colombia urged the government on Wednesday to swiftly implement its plan to protect social leaders, saying seven leaders were killed…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Disagreement over KRG Share Prevents Iraq from Voting on Budget
Jan 22, 2019
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Rudaw
Due to lack of an agreement over the share of the Kurdistan Region’s share of Iraq’s budget for 2019, the parliament in Baghdad won’t vote…
Myanmar: Amended Land Law Could Criminalise Millions, Obstruct Peace Talks
Jan 21, 2019
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John Liu, Myanmar Times
With less than two months before the newly amended Vacant, Fallow and Virgin Lands Management (VFV) Law goes into force, millions in ethnic rural areas…
Myanmar: Internal Peace, International Pressure and China’s Stance on Myitsone
Jan 21, 2019
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Hsan Moe Tun, Eleven Myanmar
In recent days, there was a hullabaloo among the public on the suspended Myitsone Dam project after the statement issued by the Chinese embassy in…
South Sudan: South Sudan Starts Repairs, Pumping Oil from Wells Damaged in the Civil War: Minister
Jan 21, 2019
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Katharine Houreld and Denis Dumo, Reuters
South Sudan has begun to repair and pump oil from wells damaged in the civil war and will ramp up production by the end of…
Gaza: Ticking Time Bomb: The Water Crisis Which Threatens Chances for Peace in the Middle East
Jan 20, 2019
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Bel Trew, Independent
Climate change and crumbling infrastructure are causing water shortages in Gaza, which could soon make the enclave uninhabitable.