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FIFA and ASEAN Look to Expand Partnership to Cover Gender Equality and Climate Change
Aug 30, 2023
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INSIDEFIFA
FIFA and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are hoping to expand their existing partnership to cover climate change and gender equality in the…
Food Security: US Intel: Ukraine War caused ‘One of the Most Disruptive Periods’ for Global Food Security
Aug 30, 2023
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Katie Bo Lillis, CNN
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine caused deep disruptions in the global food supply, raising prices and increasing the risk of food insecurity in poorer nations in…
Nigeria: Over 60,000 People Killed in Farmers-Herders Conflict – Reps
Aug 29, 2023
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Promise Eze, Within Nigeria
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, revealed that more than 60,000 Nigerians have lost their lives due to the ongoing clashes between…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq, Kurdistan Region Have Lost $5bn Due to Oil Exports Halt: Official
Aug 29, 2023
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Chenar Chalak, Rudaw
Iraq and the Kurdistan Region have so far lost around five billion dollars due to the halt in the Region’s oil exports through Turkey's Ceyhan…
Afghanistan/Iran: Iran President Says Islamic Emirate Allowing Experts to Check Water Levels
Aug 29, 2023
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Mitra Majeedy, TOLOnews
Amid tensions between Kabul and Tehran over the Helmand River's water supply, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said Iranian specialists are looking into the water supply…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Int'l Oil Companies in Iraqi Kurdistan Refuse to Work until Their 'Rights Are Protected'
Aug 29, 2023
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The Cradle
Even if oil exports from the Iraqi Kurdistan Region (IKR) to Turkiye resume, major oil companies operating in the region “will not produce oil” until…
Nigeria: Farmers/Herders Clash: A Threat to Nigeria’s Attainment of Food Security – Speaker Abbas
Aug 28, 2023
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Elizabeth Atime, OrderPaper
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajuddeen Abbas, has expressed concern over the effects of the persistent clashes between farmers/herders on the country’s…
Russia: Russia's Coal Basin Struggles with Closed Mines, Pollution. And Now the Toll from Ukraine War.
Aug 27, 2023
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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
In the heart of the Russia’s coal-mining Kemerovo region, residents struggle with the harsh economic realities of declining wages, obsolete mine facilities, and chronic medical…
India: What Is the Cauvery Water Dispute? [Video]
Aug 24, 2023
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Business Standard
Trouble is brewing over the sharing of Cauvery river water. The Supreme Court has assured Tamil Nadu that it would hear its plea for the…
Central Asia: Navigating Water Conflict in Central Asia: The Amu Darya River and the Qosha Tepa Canal Project
Aug 24, 2023
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Samir Gafarli, Modern Diplomacy
In the post-Soviet era, Central Asia experienced a pronounced upsurge in geopolitical tensions, significantly shifting the focus toward the pressing matter of the water conflict…
Food Insecurity Affects More Women Than Men, UN Report Says
Aug 23, 2023
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The East African
The 2023 United Nations' State of food security and Nutrition in the World (Sofi) report has revealed that up to 783 million people around the…
Colombia: The Secret to Colombia’s Drop in Deforestation? Armed Groups
Aug 22, 2023
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Christina Noriega, Al Jazeera
In July, when Colombia announced that deforestation had dropped to the lowest level in nearly a decade, the news was hailed as a victory for…
Liberia: How FDA Authorized Firm’s Illegal Harvest on Private Land
Aug 22, 2023
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Esau J. Farr, The DayLight
One day in late 2020, Abednego Davies spotted some loggers felling trees on the way to his farm. The forest does not fall within the…
Russia: Russia’s Ghost Ships and the Evolution of a Grain Smuggling Operation
Aug 21, 2023
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Bellingcat
There are many reasons for a vessel to not transmit an AIS position, some of which are legitimate, such as technical issues and concerns over…
Afghanistan/Iran: Special Envoy for Afghanistan Urges Fair Delivery of Iran’s Water Rights from Hirmand
Aug 20, 2023
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Iran Front Page
The Iranian President’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Affairs, Hassan Kazemi Qomi, has called for the fair delivery of Iran’s water rights from the Hirmand River,…
Ukraine: A New Tool Shows What War Has Done to Ukraine’s Forests
Aug 18, 2023
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Christopher Giles, Bellingcat
Among the many victims of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine are some of the most important ecosystems in Eastern Europe: Ukraine’s forests and protected areas.…
Afghanistan: The Former Afghan Soldiers Turning to Gem Mining to Survive
Aug 18, 2023
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Kern Hendricks, Al Jazeera
In remote Nuristan province, some who lost their jobs after the Taliban takeover are now working in artisanal mines to support their families amid a…
Liberia: Rural Communities Access to Customary Land Faces Glitches
Aug 17, 2023
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William Q. Harmon, Observer
Liberia took a historic step to issue title deeds to rural communities for customary land when the 54th Legislature passed the 2018 Liberia’s Land Rights…
Israel/Palestine: West Bank Water Wars: Palestinian Taps Dry as Israeli Water Flows
Aug 17, 2023
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Isabel Debre, Associated Press
The struggle for water access in this strip of fertile land reflects a wider contest for control of the West Bank — and in particular…
Afghanistan: 79 pc of People in Afghanistan Lacks Sufficient Water Access: International Organization for Migration
Aug 17, 2023
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Asian News International
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has said that 79 per cent of people in Afghanistan lack sufficient access to water for essential needs like…
Nigeria: UN Calls for Women's Inclusion in Conflict Resolution, Peacebuilding in Nigeria
Aug 16, 2023
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All Africa
The Country Representative said women and girls must benefit from relief packages provided during the recovery phase of conflict.
Food Security: Recent Studies Support Dangerously Hungry’s Link Between Food Insecurity and Conflict
Aug 16, 2023
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World Food Program USA
In April of this year, World Food Program USA launched a new report titled Dangerously Hungry: The Link Between Food Insecurity and Conflict. The report…
Myanmar: Victims of Jade Mine Landslide Were Mostly Displaced by Conflict in Myanmar
Aug 16, 2023
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Radio Free Asia
Many of the 42 people who went missing in northern Myanmar’s Kachin state after a landslide buried workers at a jade mine were migrants displaced…
Afghanistan: Prolonged Drought Deepens Afghanistan's Humanitarian Crisis
Aug 14, 2023
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Reuters
Persistent drought across Afghanistan is taking its toll on farmers, its economy - a third of which is generated by agriculture - and food security.
Afghanistan/Iran: The Taliban Lay Claim to Stretch of Iranian Border Area
Aug 14, 2023
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Maryam Sinaee, Iran International
An aerial photo circulating on social media has led to extensive criticism of the government for “conceding” thousands of hectares of Iranian land to the…
Afghanistan: 180 Natural Reservoirs Registered in Ghor in Past 2 Years
Aug 13, 2023
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Nasrin Sayeedi, Pajhwok Afghan News
The excavation process of four big natural reservoirs would soon start in western Ghor province while three more Lead and Zinc mines would be offered…
England: ‘Comply or Else’: Gender and Net Zero Red Tape Blamed for Stifling British Business
Aug 13, 2023
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Simon Foy, The Telegraph
City heavyweights claim rigid diversity and climate targets risk undermining UK competitiveness.
Women Advancing the Global Energy Transition
Aug 13, 2023
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Christine Lins, Impakter
Despsite the gender gap in the energy sector, women are actively participating in the energy transition.
Nigeria: Essential Perceptions in Nigeria’s Herder Farmer Conflict
Aug 11, 2023
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Greg Cochran, Persecution.org
What does coffee have in common with violence in Nigeria? Not much. But one similarity comes to mind. Consider the following facts about America’s number…
Somalia: Interview with Christophe Hodder: Climate Security in Somalia
Aug 10, 2023
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Planetary Security Initative
Somalia has in recent years been ravaged by the effects of a multi-year drought driving food insecurity and conflict across the Horn of Africa and…