International
Myanmar: Dams on Myanmar's Irrawaddy River Could Fuel More Conflicts in the Country
Jul 10, 2019
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Julian Kirchherr, Conversation
Myanmar makes many headlines these days. While most of the focus has been on the Rohingya issue, the country is also heading towards an important…
Afghanistan: UN-backed ‘Local Peace Initiative’ Culminates in Pact to End Longstanding Land Dispute in Kunar
Jul 10, 2019
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UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan
A UN-backed ‘local peace initiative’ has helped two tribes reach agreement on ending a 40-year conflict over land in the eastern province of Kunar. For…
South Sudan: The Plight of South Sudanese Sexual Assault Survivors
Jul 10, 2019
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Osman Mohamed Osman, Aljazeera
Dadaab, Kenya - Teresa* (not her real name) gathers her three children outside her shanty, which was provided by aid agencies in Dadaab, a sprawling refugee camp…
Veterans and Farmers Can Make an Ideal Team
Jul 9, 2019
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HudsonValley360
Imagine you’re an Army veteran returning from tours of duty in Afghanistan relatively unscathed physically but burdened by post-traumatic stress disorder, and you have an…
Iraq: Any Disruption to Oil Exports through Hormuz Will Be 'Major Obstacle' to Iraq's Economy - PM
Jul 9, 2019
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Reuters
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Tuesday any disruption to oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz will be a “major obstacle” for…
Digital Tracking of Environmental Risks Offers Insights to Humanitarian Actors
Jul 9, 2019
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UN Environment
By the end of this day many people will have made life-changing decisions, relying on their best guess or their instinct. Some will yield great…
Liberia: Land Rights Education Will Empower Women, Girls
Jul 9, 2019
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Alvin Worzi, Observer
The Land Rights Act (LRA), which was passed into law in 2018 by members of the 54th Legislature, will serve as an impetus that will…
Myanmar: Calls to Legalise Wildcat Oil-Well Operators
Jul 8, 2019
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Khin Su Wai, Myanmar Times
There is a need to legalise the activities of the wildcat prospectors whose hand-dug oil wells dot the land in Magwe Region, in central Myanmar.…
Afghanistan: Afghan Women Entrepreneurs to Receive 5 Percent Quota to Strengthen Economic Participation
Jul 8, 2019
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Xinhua
Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has announced to reserve a minimum quota of 5 percent for women entrepreneurs in a bid to improve their participation…
DRC: Congo’s Swing Producers Turn to Copper after Cobalt Meltdown
Jul 8, 2019
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William Clowes, Bloomberg
Production of hand-dug cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo is poised to drop sharply after prices tumbled, prompting many of the country’s thousands of…
Afghanistan/Pakistan: CCP Urges Tariff Rationalization to Control Tea Smuggling
Jul 8, 2019
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Sohail Sarfraz, Business Recorder
The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has strongly recommended Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and Ministry of Commerce to rationalize taxes including customs tariff on…
Colombia: Trees and Cows Offer Path to Recovery in Colombia
Jul 8, 2019
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World Bank
The Mainstreaming Sustainable Cattle Ranching project, now in its tenth year, has helped 4,100 family farms in five distinct zones of Colombia adopt “silvopastoral” techniques…
US Sets up Commission for Human Rights Advice
Jul 8, 2019
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Deutsche Welle
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced a new commission to review the idea of human rights and how it shapes US foreign policy. Critics…
Bangladesh/Myanmar: Flood Submerges Rohingya Camp on Borders
Jul 6, 2019
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Cox's Bazar
A Rohingya camp on the borderline between Bangladesh and Myanmar was flooded by sudden onrush of hilly water on Thursday. Makeshift shades at a camp…
Libiera: Report Implicates Gov’t Officials in Massive Land Grabs
Jul 5, 2019
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William Q. Harmon, Observer
The impoverished state of Bomi County is likely to worsen as many subsistent farmers are at the verge of losing their residential and farm lands…
DRC: Armed Forces Called to Defend Glencore Mine in Congo
Jul 4, 2019
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William Clowes and Tiago Ramos Alfaro, Bloomberg
Glencore Plc said armed forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo are in the area around the operations of its Kamoto Copper Co., after dozens…
Ukraine: Fighting in Ukraine Threatens Water Supply for 3.2 Million
Jul 4, 2019
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Radina Gigova, CNN
A recent escalation of fighting in eastern Ukraine is threatening access to safe water and sanitation for more than 3 million people, including 500,000 children,…
Afghanistan: Herat’s Opium Fields Make Way for Saffron
Jul 4, 2019
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Stefanie Glinski, National
In the past five years, Ali Bahib has helped dozens of Afghan poppy farmers make the switch to saffron. The agricultural engineer and manager of…
Afghanistan: 'We're in Crisis': The High Price of Deforestation in Afghanistan
Jul 4, 2019
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Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska, Al Jazeera
Wood has long been one of Afghanistan's main sources of energy, which over the years has had numerous consequences - deforestation and pollution reportedly kill…
Ukraine: Millions of People Risk Being Cut off from Safe Water as Hostilities Escalate in Eastern Ukraine – UNICEF
Jul 4, 2019
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UNICEF
An escalation in fighting is threatening access to safe water and sanitation for 3.2 million people, including 500,000 children, as well as the safety of…
Afghanistan: Improved Varieties of Trees Enable Higher Yields and Incomes
Jul 3, 2019
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USAID
While Afghanistan is known for its delicious apricots, Afghan apricot varieties and production techniques typically result in low yields and farm incomes. One problem is…
Liberia: AFELL, AWDF Hold Conference on Women Land Rights, Inheritance Law
Jul 2, 2019
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Observer
The Association of Female Lawyers of Liberia (AFELL) and the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) Lessons Learned Outcome on the Land Rights Act, and Inheritance…
Myanmar: Phakant Jade Mining Temporarily Put on Hold
Jul 2, 2019
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Eleven
A temporary halt in jade mining, extracting and production in Phakant —a lucrative mining area in Kachin State— thanks to inadequate regulation and weather conditions. The…
Ethiopia: 42,000 Returnees Receive Seeds and Tools in West Ethiopia
Jul 2, 2019
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AfricaNews
According to Hussein Ibrahim Rasool working for the ICRC, 50 KG of teff seed and two farming tools were distributed to over 14,400 returnees in…
DRC: DR Congo Army Will Remove 2,000 Illegal Miners from Glencore Site
Jul 2, 2019
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Al Jazeera
Illegal miners at a copper and cobalt mine run by Glencore in the Democratic Republic of the Congo defied a deadline to vacate the site on…
How Do You Know Your Diamond Isn't Fake?
Jul 2, 2019
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Padraig Belton, BBC
Fake and irresponsibly sourced diamonds are undermining confidence in the industry - sales are down. Can new technologies, such as laser etching and blockchain, reassure…
Climate Change: DU Professor Explores Link between Climate Change and Armed Conflict
Jul 2, 2019
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Alyssa Hurst, University of Denver
Conflict and climate change have been linked for decades, with Pentagon-commissioned studies predicting a range of dark scenarios — from shooting wars in South Asia…
Silver Jubilee: Celebrating the Work of UN’s Joint Environment Unit in Environmental Emergencies
Jul 2, 2019
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UN Environment
Humanitarian action offers the opportunity to save lives, alleviate suffering and maintain human dignity during and after man-made crises and natural disasters. It also offers…
Global Warming: Resilient Women at the Front Line
Jul 1, 2019
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Axelle Magazine
Au Soudan, plus précisément à Al Rahad, dans l’État du Kordofan-Nord, la hausse des températures, la répartition inégale et la variabilité des précipitations et de…
Nigeria: UN Takes Steps to End Farmers/Herders Crises in Nigeria
Jun 29, 2019
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Adeola Opeyemi, Legit Nigeria
The UN Trust Fund for Human Security (UNTFHS) has facilitated a dialogue aimed at mitigating herdsmen/farmers crisis in the middle-belt region of Nigeria, Lucky Musonda,…