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Afghanistan: As Conflict Spreads, Chronic Displacement becomes a Powderkeg in Afghanistan
Apr 9, 2018
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Ruchi Kumar, IRIN
Afghanistan’s Khogyani District is among hundreds of patchwork settlements that have proliferated throughout Afghanistan over the last five years, fed by a steady surge of…
Afghanistan: Govt Looks to Open Talc Processing Park in Nangarhar
Apr 8, 2018
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Zabihullah Jahanmal, TOLOnews
Officials from the Afghan Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) on Sunday said that the High Economic Council has decided Nangarhar’s Sheikh Mesri Industrial Park…
Afghanistan: Ministry of Economy Tackles Value Chain to Boost Economy
Apr 7, 2018
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Zabiullah Jhanmal, TOLOnews
Afghan Ministry of Economy said it has started work on developing the value chain of 15 types of domestic products in order to boost the…
Colombia: Colombia's Top Court Orders Government to Protect Amazon Forest in Landmark Case
Apr 6, 2018
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Reuters
Colombia’s highest court has told the government it must take urgent action to protect its Amazon rainforest and stem rising deforestation, in what campaigners said…
Somalia: Climate Change Is Feeding Armed Conflict
Apr 6, 2018
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Giovanna Kuele and Ana Cristina Miola, Institute for Security Studies
Climate change feeds armed conflict in Somalia in three ways: by exacerbating tensions between clans; boosting the ranks and role of terrorist groups, including al-Shabaab;…
Conflict Minerals: Interview with the New State Dept. Advisor of Conflict Minerals
Apr 6, 2018
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Rob Bates, JCK
Pamela Fierst-Walsh, senior advisor on conflict minerals and U.S. representative to the Kimberley Process, took some time to speak with JCK yesterday. Here, she speaks…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Vietnam's Fishing ‘Militia’ to Defend Maritime Claims against China
Apr 6, 2018
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Ralph Jennings, Voice of America
Vietnam is quietly fostering a state-supported fishing boat militia to hold off China at sea even as the two sides talk formally about easing their…
Colombia: The Hanging Gardens of Colombia
Apr 6, 2018
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UNDP
To make good on commitments to reach the Nationally Determined Contributions outlined in the Paris Agreement on climate change, and to achieve the goals from…
India: Washim Water Wars: It’s Rural vs Urban as Villagers Oppose Dam Water Diversion to Towns
Apr 5, 2018
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Shishir Arya, Times of India
Water shortage has led to battle lines being drawn in Washim district. Summers are usually harsh, and this is a worse year. As dams are…
Liberia: EPA Requests Environmental Impact Assessment Report for President Weah’s Bali Island Project
Apr 5, 2018
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Henry Karmo, FrontPage Africa
The future of the “New Monrovia,” is one of five areas in Liberia under the Ramsar Convention that the government of Liberia is receiving funding…
Report: More People at Risk of Hunger Because of Conflict and Climate Change
Apr 5, 2018
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Stefan Jungcurt, International Institute for Susatainable Development
Conflict and climate change have pushed 124 million people in 51 countries into acute food security, a situation when the inability to consume adequate food…
Afghanistan: US Lost $60 Million on Afghan Power Project That Doesn't Work
Apr 4, 2018
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Nina Burleigh, Newsweek
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has spent $60 million trying to bring power to remote parts of Afghanistan, but has produced an unusable high…
Afghanistan: Why on Earth Would Canadian Mining Companies Want to Do Business in a War Zone?
Apr 4, 2018
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Saul Chernos, NOW
The last time Canadian mining companies showed an interest in Afghanistan, Canada had troops on the ground and the country was riddled with land mines.…
Afghanistan: In Rural Afghan War, Irrigation Water Is Tool
Apr 4, 2018
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Sharifullah Sharfat and Abubakar Siddique, Gandhara
Government forces and insurgents are using access to irrigation water as leverage to pressure civilians into supporting them or force their opponents out of their…
Myanmar: Landmines and Explosive Remnants of War Threaten Children and Communities across Myanmar
Apr 4, 2018
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UNICEF
Landmines and Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) from decades of armed conflicts across Myanmar continue to threaten the lives of children and their families every…
Sudan: Sudan Strives to Address Severe Oil Shortage
Apr 4, 2018
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Xinhua
The Sudanese government is stepping up measures to address a severe shortage of oil products, especially benzine and diesel, in parts of the country including…
DRC: Politics and Oil: The Unseen Drivers of Violence in Congo’s Ituri Province
Apr 4, 2018
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Fiston Mahamba and Claude Sengenya, IRIN
A recent wave of targeted attacks has left a trail of death, destruction, and mass displacement in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s northeastern province of…
South Sudan: South Sudan Has Banned All Forms of Hunting
Apr 4, 2018
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Lorenzo Brenna, LifeGate
On the 6th of March the Ministry of Wildlife Conservation and Tourism of South Sudan banned all forms of wildlife hunting to contrast the phenomenon…
Afghanistan: Water Crisis in Afghanistan
Apr 4, 2018
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Daily Outlook Afghanistan
In Afghanistan, as experts say, the water table has dropped unprecedentedly, and thousands of settlements and farms face sever water crisis. According to the recentreports…
Sierra Leone: Local Coordinator (Consultant-Local)，MCC Evaluation of Sierra Leone Threshold Program
Apr 3, 2018
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Social Impact
Social Impact is a global development management consulting firm. We provide monitoring, evaluation, strategic planning, and capacity building services to advance development effectiveness. We work…
Sudan: Natural Resource Management Specialist
Apr 3, 2018
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Catholic Relief Services
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Sudan Program is finalizing a proposal for United Kingdom's Department for International Development (DFID) grant for resilience programming in Darfur, with…
Yemen: Deputy Country Director Operations
Apr 3, 2018
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ACTED
Since 1993, as an international non-governmental organization, ACTED has been committed to immediate humanitarian relief to support those in urgent need and protect people’s dignity,…
Syria: Chief of Party
Apr 3, 2018
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Concern Worldwide
Concern Worldwide is an international humanitarian organisation dedicated to tackling poverty and suffering in the world’s poorest countries. Concern works in partnership with the very poorest people…
Lake Chad Basin: Regional Program Manager
Apr 3, 2018
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Creative Associates International
Creative Associates International, Inc. (Creative) seeks a Regional Program Manager (RPM) for an anticipated USAID-funded grants-based project. The Regional Program Manager is to be based…
A More Just Migration: Empowering Women on the Front Lines of Climate Displacement
Apr 3, 2018
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Saiyara Khan
“It is often expected that women care more, and therefore women are going to volunteer, and be the saviors” in times of crisis, said Eleanor Blomstrom,…
Understanding the Causes of Colombia's Conflict: Land Ownership
Apr 3, 2018
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Jarrod Demir
At the very heart of violence and armed conflict in Colombia is land. This has been the case since before Colombia was a republic and…
Iraq: Iraq Brings Forward Plan to Award Oil Contracts
Apr 3, 2018
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Financial Tribune
Iraq plans to award oil and gas exploration and development contracts in 11 new blocks on April 15, oil ministry spokesman, Asim Jihad, said on…
Iraq: Iraq Unveils Plan to Diversify Away from Oil
Apr 3, 2018
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Julianne Geiger, Oil Price
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi on Sunday unveiled an ambitious plan to end its dependence on oil through building up its private sector over…
Colombia: Understanding the Causes of Colombia’s Conflict: Land Ownership
Apr 3, 2018
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Jarrod Demir, Colombia Reports
At the very heart of violence and armed conflict in Colombia is land. This has been the case since before Colombia was a republic and…
Myanmar: Environmental Group Warns of Risk Posed by Air Pollution in Yangon
Apr 3, 2018
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Myat Moe Aung, Myanmar Times
Air pollution in most locations in Yangon exceed authorised limits, according to the 2018 air quality findings of the environment group Advancing Life and Regenerating…