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Sudan/South Sudan: Khartoum and Juba Agree over Resumption of Oil Production
Oct 1, 2017
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Sudan Tribune
Juba has agreed with Khartoum to resume production from the oil field in the Unity region, after boosting the security of the troubled region near…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Offering to Pay KRG Gov’t Employees in Full in Return for Kirkuk Oil: PM Abadi
Oct 1, 2017
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Reuters
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi Saturday pressed the case for the central government in Baghdad to receive the revenue from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)'s…
Myanmar: This Forest in Myanmar Has Survived a 68-Year Civil War. Now Its Future Is Uncertain
Oct 1, 2017
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Gretchen Miller, ABC News
The Karen ethnic minority and their uniquely protected wilderness is just emerging from a 68-year civil war, with the self-titled Karen State and the Myanmar…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi PM Presses Case for Baghdad to Receive Kurdistan Oil Revenue
Sep 30, 2017
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Reuters
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Saturday pressed the case for the central government in Baghdad to receive the income from Kurdistan’s oilfields, saying the…
South Sudan: The Price of Water: South Sudan's Capital Goes Thirsty as Costs Soar
Sep 30, 2017
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Stefanie Glinski, Reuters
South Sudan, home to the Nile, is not considered to be a water-scarce country. But civil war and hyperinflation have created a water crisis. For…
Myanmar: FIDH Report Warns of “Potential Land Conflict Epidemic”
Sep 29, 2017
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Su Phyo Win, Myanmar Times
Myanmar may soon face a land conflict epidemic as a result of the growing influx of investments and the subsequent demand for land, unless the…
Colombia: Colombia Peace Accord Set to Open up Areas with Mining Potential
Sep 29, 2017
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Alex Emery, BNamericas
The Colombian peace accord signed last year to end Latin America's oldest insurgency opens up vast areas of land for mining exploration, an industry official…
Myanmar: Loans to Boost Farm Productivity
Sep 28, 2017
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Htoo Thant, Myanmar Times
Farmers throughout the country can avail of loans from the government to boost their productivity, U Sein Hla Tun, the general manager of the Myanmar Agricultural…
Iraq/Kurdistan/Turkey: Iraq Says Turkey Backs Baghdad in Fight Over Kurdish Oil Exports
Sep 28, 2017
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Khalid Al Ansary, Bloomberg
Iraq said Turkey agreed to deal exclusively with its central government over exports of Kurdish crude oil, a step that could disrupt shipments from the…
Philippines: Inequality, Land Grabbing at the Root of Crisis in Mindanao – Moro Leader
Sep 28, 2017
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Marya Salamat, Bulatlat.com
“They refer to us as ‘terrrorists,’ but in truth they torture us and they are just out to facilitate landgrabbing,” Jehad Muhamad said of the…
Myanmar: Conservation Helps Rare Myanmar Tortoise Population Rebound to 14,000
Sep 28, 2017
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Si Thu Lwin, Myanmar Times
Rare Myanmar star tortoises – which were close to extinction in 2000-2001 – have been carefully cared for, and their population has risen to 14,000, according…
How Oil Wealth and Terrorism Can Lead to Kurdistan’s Secession
Sep 27, 2017
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Mirna Khaled Abdulaal
State building is a difficult and expensive task, and in a region currently gripped by perpetual conflict, the possibilities of creating a new state come…
The Struggle for Kurdistan’s Oil: Past, Present and Future
Sep 27, 2017
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Leo Kabouche
On Monday, September 25, the government of Iraqi Kurdistan held an independence referendum. Although the vote will not trigger any immediate change to the nature…
Iraq/Kurdistan: What's Next for Kurds? Iraq Refuses Referendum Vote, Wants Its Oil and Airports Back
Sep 27, 2017
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Tom O'Connor, Newsweek
Iraqi Kurds have voted overwhelmingly in favor of independence from the country's central government in Baghdad, but the historic referendum has been widely opposed in the region…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Could Soon Deploy Troops in Disputed Oil-Rich Kirkuk
Sep 27, 2017
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Tsvetana Paraskova, Oilprice.com
Following Kurdistan’s referendum on independence that the central Iraqi government is vehemently opposing, Iraq’s Parliament has given “mandate” to Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to send…
Myanmar: Government Will Take over Burned Myanmar Land: Minister
Sep 27, 2017
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Simon Lewis, Reuters
Myanmar’s government will manage the redevelopment of villages torched during violence in Rakhine state that has sent nearly half a million Rohingya Muslims fleeing to…
COMMENTARY: Water Stress is Helping Drive Conflict and Migration
Sep 27, 2017
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Charles Iceland
Recent water-related tragedies in Syria, Africa’s Sahel region and elsewhere present the prospect of darker times ahead, but there are many things we can do…
South Sudan: Economic Empowerment and Livelihood Manager
Sep 26, 2017
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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.
Established…
Syria: Program Manager Wash “Whole of Syria” - Tal Abiad
Sep 26, 2017
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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: Food Security and Livelihood Project Manager - "Whole of Syria"
Sep 26, 2017
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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,…
Jordan: Project Manager – Mine Action & Inclusion – North
Sep 26, 2017
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Handicap International
Handicap International is an independent and impartial aid and development organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. We work alongside disabled and vulnerable…
Nepal: Country Representative
Sep 26, 2017
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World Wildlife Fund
WWF, the world's leading conservation organization, seeks a Country Representative for its office based in Kathmandu, Nepal. Founded in 1961, WWF is the world's largest non-governmental…
Democracy Fellow, Conflict - Fragility & Peacebuilding
Sep 26, 2017
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Institute of International Education
For nearly a century, IIE has been a world leader in international education. We work to build more peaceful and equitable societies by advancing scholarship,…
Liberia: Two Presidential Candidates Clash over Land Reform Issue
Sep 26, 2017
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New Dawn
During a presidential debate held by Ducor Debate in Tubmanburg, Bomi County over the weekend, Oscar Xperience presidential candidate Sen. Oscar Cooper said if he…
DRC: Mining for Energy: The DRC’s Unlikely Power Solution
Sep 26, 2017
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Gabrielle Nina Mitch, Discourse Media
The mining industry offers a possible solution to the country’s energy crisis. Projects need power to operate, so what if, instead of generating their own…
Afghanistan: Country Director
Sep 25, 2017
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Norwegian People's Aid
Norwegian People's Aid is a humanitarian organisation rooted in the Norwegian Labour Movement. We work with International Development Partnerships, Humanitarian Mine Action, Rescue Service and…
Iraq/Kurdistan/Turkey: Turkey Warns Iraq Kurds It Can ‘Close the Valves’ on Oil Exports
Sep 25, 2017
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Onur Ant and Khalid Al Ansary, Bloomberg
Turkey can choose to “close the valves” on oil exports from Iraq’s Kurdish region through the Turkish port of Ceyhan, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Oil-Rich Kirkuk a Flash Point Ahead of Referendum in Iraq
Sep 25, 2017
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Iolo Ap Dafydd, TRT World
Being one of the oil-rich cities of Iraq, there is no surprise Kirkuk draws special interest and is sought after by both Iraqis and Kurds…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Kurds in Iraq Vote in Historic Independence Referendum
Sep 25, 2017
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Tamer El-Ghobashy, Mustafa Salim, and Kareem Fahim, Washington Post
Kurds packed polling stations across northern Iraq on Monday in a historic referendum on independence despite vigorous opposition from the country’s central government as well…
Can Renewable Energy Pay a Peace Dividend?
Sep 24, 2017
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Justin Guay
What if the hundreds of millions of dollars spent each and every year burning fossil fuels to power peacekeeping and humanitarian efforts could instead create…