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Ghana: Chieftaincy, Land, Farmer-Herder Issues Major Causes of Localised Conflicts – National Peace Council

Jun 10, 2024 | Modern Ghana

Chieftaincy, land and farmer-herder issues have been identified as major causes of localised conflicts in some parts of the Upper East Region.

Afghanistan: Justice Ministry Launches Nationwide Investigation to Reclaim Seized Lands

Jun 10, 2024 | Nazir Shinwari, TOLOnews

The Ministry of Justice announced that all residential areas in the country are under investigation by the commission tasked with the prevention of land grabbing…

Somalia: Food Aid Offers a Lifeline for Climate Change-Affected Families in Somalia

Jun 10, 2024 | Abdulkadir Mohamed, Norwegian Refugee Council

In 2023, disasters took a major toll on Somalia. Torrential rains and flooding devastated over two million people across various regions – more than 100…

Climate Change: Preventing Hot Conflicts: Human Security in Times of Climate Change

Jun 10, 2024 | University of Erfurt

Every year, the Brandt School welcomes a distinguished guest for the annual Brandt Lecture, which pays tribute to Willy Brandt, the School’s namesake. The Brandt…

Afghanistan: Land Seizure Allegations: Taliban Declare Hazara Neighborhood Property Documents Invalid in Ghazni Province

Jun 9, 2024 | Hasht-e-Subh Daily

Residents of Nowabad, an area under the sixth security district of Ghazni city, report that in the past week, the Taliban have ordered all Hazara…

Empowering Women to Combat Climate Change in Nigeria

Jun 9, 2024 | Adebola Oladosu

Climate change poses significant challenges worldwide, but its impacts are disproportionately felt by women, particularly in developing countries like Nigeria. Women’s vulnerability to climate change…

Colombia: Colombia Halts Coal Exports to Israel amid the Onslaught on Gaza

Jun 8, 2024 | Palestine News Agency

Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced today that his country would halt its exports of coal to Israel as the offensive on the Gaza Strip continues.…

Iraq: Iraq's Toxic Oil Fields [Video]

Jun 8, 2024 | Deutsche Welle

International oil giants are responsible for causing severe health problems in Iraq. The impact of toxic air pollution on the planet through gas flaring puts…

DRC: Blockchain Ensures Conflict-Free Gold from DRC: Society Artisanal and Minespider Partnership

Jun 8, 2024 | Kelly Cromley, CoinTrust

Society Artisanal, an organization dedicated to exporting conflict-free artisanal gold from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has announced a collaboration with Minespider, a technology…

Women and Indigenous Peoples in Bolivia Resist Dispossession of Resource-Rich Lands

Jun 8, 2024 | Franz Chávez

There is a natural relationship between women and their attachment to the land, the natural environment, clean water, and uncontaminated food, agreed the women interviewed…

DRC: Society Artisanal Partners with Minespider to Track Conflict-Free Gold from the DRC

Jun 6, 2024 | Jane Bentham, Global Mining Review

Society Artisanal, an organisation that aims to export conflict-free artisanal gold from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has announced its partnership with Minespider, a…

Afghanistan: 'Critical' Lack of Clean Water Stalks Flood-Hit Afghanistan

Jun 5, 2024 | Mahdi Mehran, Susannah Walden, and Abdullah Hasrat

After unusually heavy spring rainfalls unleashed torrents of muddy water that swept away loved ones and livelihoods across multiple Afghan provinces last month, it is clean…

Myanmar: Myanmar’s Multibillion-Dollar Jade Trade ‘Crashing’ as China Clamps Down

Jun 5, 2024 | Irrawaddy

Myanmar’s multibillion-dollar jade market is collapsing under pressure from China’s crackdown on illicit border trade, according to sources. Jade sales in Mandalay at the country’s…

A Climate Crisis is a Gender Equality Crisis: Life on Small Island States in the Pacific

Jun 4, 2024 | United Nations Population Fund

The 65 million people living in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are on the front lines of the climate crisis.

Each and every climate-related disaster -…

Afghanistan: MoEW Predicts Flash Floods, Rise in Rivers’ Water Level

Jun 4, 2024 | Sharifa Sultani, Pajhwok Afghan News

The Ministry of Energy and Water (MoEW) has predicted relatively heavy rains, flash floods and rising water level in rivers over the next two days.

Afghanistan: UNICEF Announces Drinking Water Distribution for Thousands in Ghor Province

Jun 4, 2024 | Fidel Rahmati, Khaama Press

According to UNICEF, over 400 houses have been destroyed in Ghor province due to recent floods. The organization has also distributed blankets, children’s clothing, and…

Burning Burdens: Unveiling the Gendered Toll of Rising Temperatures on Women in India

Jun 3, 2024 | Liz M. Kuriakose

The number of unusually hot days and nights on Earth is rising and becoming more common. Heat waves develop over a region as high-pressure systems…

Africa: Land Squeeze: The Hidden Battle for Africa’s Soils

Jun 3, 2024 | Susan Chomba and Million Belay, African Arguments

In recent years, Africa has been at the epicentre of an alarming global trend: the land squeeze. The 2007-8 global financial crisis unleashed a huge…

Climate Change: Women, Peace, and Security and the Climate Change Agenda

Jun 3, 2024 | Alicia Lopez Alvarez, World Vision

Climate change is a critical threat to 21st-century peace and security, with significant gender dimensions influencing how insecurity is experienced and managed by women and…

Colombia: Armed Groups Use Deforestation as a Bargaining Chip in Colombia

Jun 3, 2024 | Alex Price, Inside Climate News

Guerillas once protected the forests that provided them with cover, but recently some factions see the trees, critical to the nation’s climate commitments, as leverage…

Afghanistan: Taliban Issues over 500 Licences for Emerald Mining in Panjshir

Jun 2, 2024 | Afghanistan International

Mohammad Qasim Amiri, the Taliban's head of mining in Panjshir, has announced that illegal mining and smuggling of minerals and precious stones in the province…

Afghanistan: Taliban and the Plundering of Mines: Companies and Countries Lack the Right to Contract without a Legitimate Government

Jun 1, 2024 | Amin Kawa, Hasht-e Subh Daily

In the nearly three years since the Taliban’s rise to power, they have significantly expanded the unregulated and illegal extraction of the country’s mineral resources.…