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Stress-Testing the ILC’s Draft Principles on Environmental Protection During Occupation
Sep 19, 2018
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Conflict and Environment Observatory
The International Law Commission has completed its review of the draft principles on environmental protection in situations of occupation that were proposed by its Special…
South Sudan: Looting Could Make South Sudan Peace Efforts Impossible
Sep 19, 2018
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Duncan E. Omondi Gumba and Akol Miyen Kuol, Institute for Security Studies
South Sudan’s government, opposition and rebel groups have signed an agreement that lays the foundation for a transition government. But many doubt that the current…
Sierra Leone: American Woodie: Turning a Diamond Mine into a Humanitarian Gem
Sep 19, 2018
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Arkansas Money and Politics
Woodie Butler runs and operates American Woodie Diamond Co., the world’s first and only e-commerce and jewelry store that provides customers with video, pictures and…
Lebanon: Team Leader- Lebanon Water Project (LWP) Midterm Evaluation
Sep 18, 2018
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Social Impact
Social Impact is a global development management consulting firm. They provide monitoring, evaluation, and capacity building services to advance development.
The Lebanon Water Project (LWP) is…
Nepal: Project Coordinator- Safe Water
Sep 18, 2018
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Oxfam Great Britian
Oxfam International is an international confederation of 20 NGOs working with partners in over 90 countries to end the injustices that cause poverty.
Duration: Fixed term…
Syria: WASH Assistant
Sep 18, 2018
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Relief International
Relief International is a leading nonprofit organization working in roughly 20 countries to relieve poverty, ensure well-being and advance dignity. We specialize in fragile settings,…
Somalia: Camp Coordinator & Camp Management, Selter, and WASH Project Manager
Sep 18, 2018
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ACTED
ACTED is a French humanitarian NGO, founded in 1993, which supports vulnerable populations, affected by humanitarian crises worldwide. ACTED provides continued support to vulnerable communities…
Yemen: Research Assistant Conflict Sensitivity Platform
Sep 18, 2018
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Search for Common Ground
Search for Common Ground (or SFCG) is an international non-profit organization operating in 36 countries whose mission is to transform the way the world deals…
Liberia: Economic Freedom Fighters Liberia Slams Government Natural Resource Swap Deal
Sep 18, 2018
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FrontPageAfrica
The Economic Freedom Fighters of Liberia frowns on the Government of Liberia agreement with a Chinese firm to swap the country’s natural resources for US$2.5…
Iraq: Protests Continue in Port City In Iraq over Lack of Drinking Water and Corruption
Sep 18, 2018
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NPR
Iraq's port city of Basra is a hub of oil wealth but is poor and angry. Protests have continued for weeks over a lack of…
DRC: DRC Cobalt Will Become 'Strategic'
Sep 18, 2018
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Mining Journal
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will soon declare cobalt and other minerals as “strategic” resulting in miners having to pay even higher royalties.
Afghanistan: Female Entrepreneurs Enter the Seed Market in Rural Afghanistan
Sep 18, 2018
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Yashpal Singh Saharawat, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas
The lack of availability of quality seeds remains a constraint in Afghanistan, hampering agricultural productivity. Against this background, ICARDA recently reintroduced the concept of village-based…
Green Conflict Minerals: Investigating Renewable Energy Supply Chains in Fragile States
Sep 17, 2018
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Clare Church
The shift to a low-carbon economy is not only underway, it is accelerating. Last year, Costa Rica generated more than 99 percent of its electricity…
Climate Change: Integrating Gender in the Mitigation of Climate Change
Sep 17, 2018
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UNDP
The Focal Point of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change for Liberia at the EPA says the issue of climate change continues to…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Records 60% Drop in Water Levels
Sep 17, 2018
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Massoud Ansar, TOLOnews
The Ministry of Energy and Water says Afghanistan is currently facing more than sixty percent of the water losses. Officials from the Ministry of Agriculture,…
Afghanistan: Indian Firms Asked to Invest in Afghan Agro Sector
Sep 17, 2018
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Daily Outlook Afghanistan
Indian firms have been urged to make use of huge opportunities for investment in Afghanistan's burgeoning agriculture sector. Deputy Minister of Agriculture Naseer Ahmad Durrani…
Myanmar: Seven Missing after Mudslide Hits Myanmar Refugee Camp Mae Hong Son
Sep 17, 2018
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Chiang Rai Times
Seven people have been reported missing after a mudslide hit a Myanmar refugee camp in Mae Hong Son on Sunday night, with another 16 confirmed…
Iraq: Iraq’s Oil Production Problem
Sep 17, 2018
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Irina Slav, OilPrice
Iraq’s oil production will only grow marginally over the next 10 years despite its potential capacity, which stands at as much as 7 million bpd,…
Climate Change: Integrating Gender in the Mitigation of Climate Change
Sep 17, 2018
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UNDP
The Focal Point of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change for Liberia at the EPA says the issue of climate change continues to…
Dates Set for First International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding
Sep 11, 2018
The Board of Directors of the Environmental Peacebuilding Association is delighted to announce that First International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding will be held October 23-25,…
Environmental Peacebuilding Association Accepting Founding Individual and Institutional Members
Sep 11, 2018
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association, founded in April of this year, is offering founding membership to individuals and institutions who join by December 31, 2018. With members from more…
Afghanistan: Amid Chronic Violence, Millions of Afghans Face Risks of Drought Related Displacement
Sep 11, 2018
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Enayatullah Azad, Inter Press Service
Amid a precarious security situation in Afghanistan, the worst drought in recent history, that hit two out of three provinces in Afghanistan in July, has…
Exclusive: Why Putting the Environment First Makes All Our Lives More Secure
Sep 11, 2018
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Erik Solheim, Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management
The environment is not an obvious solution to global and regional security. Concepts and ideas need time to develop and prove their worth. Half a…
Tobias Ide
Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations
Murdoch University
Australia
Sep 11, 2018
Tobias Ide is the Coordinator of the Research Field Peace and Conflict at the Georg Eckert Institute and a lecturer at the Chair of International…
South Sudan: Project Officer WASH
Sep 10, 2018
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International Organization for Migration
Established in 1951, the International Organization for Migration is a Related Organization of the United Nations, and as the leading UN agency in the field…
Food Security and Livelihoods Coordinator
Sep 10, 2018
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Save the Children UK
Save the Children, is an international non-governmental organisation that promotes children's rights, provides relief and helps support children in developing countries. Working in more than…
Somalia: Project Manager- Integrated Drought Response
Sep 10, 2018
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German Red Cross
The German Red Cross (GRC) is part of a worldwide community assisting victims of conflicts and disasters and people affected by social or health related…
Guatemala: Chief of Party Sustainable Forestry and Water Program
Sep 10, 2018
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Catholic Relief Services
Catholic Relief Services is an international humanitarian agency assisting the poor and vulnerable overseas.
Job Title: Chief of Party I, Guatemala Sustainable Forest Management & Water…
DRC: IPC WASH Specialist- Ebola Response
Sep 10, 2018
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International Medical Corps
International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs.…
Conflict and Resilience Consultancy
Sep 10, 2018
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Concern Worldwide
Concern Worldwide is the largest humanitarian and development agency in Ireland. With vast experience of working in the poorest and most vulnerable parts of the world,…