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Roots and Returns: How Value-Added Timber Can Create Jobs and Keep Liberia's Forests Standing
May 7, 2026
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Ngao Mubanga, Alari Hasanatu Ijileyoh Mahdi, Julieta Calcopietro, Henrique B. Zay Zay, and Marcelo Acerbi
Half of Liberia’s population lives within two and a half kilometers of a forest. For most of these families, the forest is not scenery. It…
Espoo Convention: Does Cross-Border Environmental Impact Assessment Work in War Zones?
May 7, 2026
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Polina Tsybulska
In today’s world, where armed conflicts are becoming increasingly frequent, the environmental consequences of war extend beyond national borders, threatening not only local ecosystems but…
Afghanistan: Mines under the Boot of Plunder
May 7, 2026
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Ahmad Tamim Azimi
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
Following the collapse of the republican system and in the absence of a legitimate government, secret contracts with domestic and foreign companies, unchecked extraction, and…
Afghanistan: Clearing Landmines, Growing Futures: Demining the Path to Food Security in World’s Crisis Zones
May 7, 2026
HALO Trust
Landmines and explosives not only cause thousands of injuries and fatalities every year - they also directly block access to farmland and grazing routes, water,…
Global: Indigenous Leaders Call for Global Recognition of Peacebuilding Role as UN Forum Echoes Summit Outcomes
May 6, 2026
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E-Pao
E-Pao
Indigenous leaders, diplomats and United Nations officials convened in New York for the Second Global Summit on Indigenous Peacebuilding, issuing a call to reframe global…
The Plow and the Well: Conflict Is Moving to Systems
May 6, 2026
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Russell D. Howard, Alicia Ellis, and Sarah Shoer
Control over water, food, and supply chains is increasingly shaping how power operates in modern conflict with non-state armed groups. When these systems fail, recruitment…
Nigeria: Nigeria Leads African Forum on Climate-Conflict Crisis, Pushes Peace-Centred Adaptation Strategy
May 6, 2026
AriseNews
Nigeria has brought together policymakers, climate experts, and peacebuilding practitioners from across Africa in a high-level regional forum aimed at tackling the growing link between…
Myanmar: Move to Restart Controversial Dam Sparks Protests in Myanmar
May 6, 2026
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Kyaw Lin Htoon
Union of Catholic Asian News
Civil society groups and local communities have reiterated their opposition to a controversial dam on one of Myanmar's major rivers following an alleged move to…
Global: UNDRR Expands Sendai Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism to LGBTIQ+ Persons Constituency
May 5, 2026
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United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) has formally added an LGBTIQ+ Persons constituency to the Sendai Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism (SEM), marking an…
How to Integrate Green Economy Approaches into Peacebuilding Efforts in Africa?
May 5, 2026
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Ibrahim Dibal
Africa stands at a critical intersection where environmental degradation, climate change, and violent conflict converge to create complex crises that demand innovative solutions. As the…
Myanmar: Fields of Fear: Landmines Keep Hsawng Pyaung Farmers from Their Land
May 5, 2026
Shan Herald Agency for News
Residents returning to Hsawng Pyaung village in Pang Laung (Pinlaung) Township, southern Shan State, say landmines left behind from earlier fighting are preventing them from…
India/Pakistan: One Year after the Indus Waters Treaty Suspension
May 5, 2026
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PK Saxena
NatStrat
A year after India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) on 23 April 2025, Pakistan continues to prosecute a coordinated media campaign portraying the suspension…
Liberia: Communities Elated over Reported Oil Discovery
May 5, 2026
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Tina S. Mehnpaine
Observer
In November last year, excitement swept through Beon and neighboring towns in Grand Bassa County after residents discovered a thick, black substance floating on the…
The Environmental Costs of War: How the US–Israel–Iran Conflict Is Reshaping Climate Security in the Gulf
May 4, 2026
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Kristian P. Alexander
The recent US–Israel war with Iran, followed by Iranian missile, drone, and rocket retaliation across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, has largely been examined…
Jordan: Head, Gender Section
May 4, 2026
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UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
ReliefWeb
The Organization
UNRWA, the largest United Nations operation in the Middle East with over 30,000 staff working across five areas of operation, is looking for highly…
Powering Peace: Can Renewable Energy Help End Africa’s Conflicts?
May 4, 2026
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Andrew Hyde
When armed groups began threatening a community in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that had recently gained access to solar-powered electricity, something unexpected happened.…
Rethinking Funding for Climate and Peacebuilding: Insights from the CCDP and ECCP Community Fund
May 4, 2026
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Geneva Graduate Institute
A new contribution to CDA Collaborative Learning Projects Rebuilding the Anthills: Transformation Prototypes for the Post-Aid World explores this question through the concept of “curiosity-guided…
Sudan/South Sudan: Lundin’s Defence Makes Their Case
May 4, 2026
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Martin Schibbye
Justice Info
Two and a half years after the Lundin trial opened in Stockholm District Court, Ian Lundin’s defence opened its final argument by attacking the very…
How Modern Conflicts Are Accelerating the Climate Crisis
May 2, 2026
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Farah Naz
Conflicts have a substantial connection to geopolitics, security, and human tragedy, yet there is another, less-discussed dimension of aggressive conflicts: their impact on the global…
Afghanistan: Taliban Seize More Than 2,500 Hectares of Land in Khost
May 2, 2026
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
The Taliban have declared 2,500 hectares of land in Khost province as “Emirate-Owned Property” and taken control of it. The Taliban’s Ministry of Justice (MoJ)…
Call for Applications: Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security 2026 Gala Scholarship
May 1, 2026
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Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security
Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security
Women of Color Advancing Peace, Security, and Conflict Transformation (WCAPS) is awarding scholarship grants to mid-career women of color who are engaged in research that…
Myanmar: Yacht Firm Exposed by EIA Faces Major US Charges over Illegal Burmese Teak Imports
May 1, 2026
Environmental Investigation Agency
US federal prosecutors have charged UK-based luxury yacht firm Sunseeker International Ltd and its US subsidiary Sunseeker USA Sales with environmental crimes tied to the…
Guinea/Liberia/Sierra Leone: Flashpoints at the Frontier: Rising Border Tensions in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia
Apr 30, 2026
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Fiifi Edu-Afful and Emmanuel Kotia
ACCORD
Recent border tensions involving Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone highlight enduring structural weaknesses in border governance not only within the Mano River basin but across…
Liberia: Judges Undergo Oil & Gas Law Training in Ganta
Apr 30, 2026
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Ishmael F. Menkor
Observer
Circuit and specialized court judges from across Liberia are currently participating in an intensive training program in Ganta, Nimba County, aimed at strengthening their understanding…
Collective Management of Natural Resources for Post-Conflict Recovery
Apr 29, 2026
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Anna Wallace
How can natural resource management support post-conflict recovery? The second of a two-part blog series draws on evidence from Colombia, Nepal, and Sudan to explore…
Afghanistan Is Surrendering Its Mineral Wealth – and Its Future
Apr 28, 2026
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Javed Noorani and Lynne O’Donnell
Afghanistan is giving away its mineral wealth. Through a pattern of deals that export value at the point of extraction, the country is surrendering control…
Announcing the Environmental Peacebuilding Champions
Apr 28, 2026
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) is pleased to announce the Environmental Peacebuilding Champions, a group of 23 dedicated individuals from around the world to foster…
DEADLINE EXTENDED: EnPAx Award for Best Student Paper on Environmental Peacebuilding (8 May 2026)
Apr 28, 2026
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
At the Fourth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding (16-19 June 2026), the Environmental Peacebuilding Association will present the Award for Best Student Paper on Environmental…
Yemen: Head of FSL Department
Apr 28, 2026
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Action contre la Faim France
Created in 1979, Action contre la Faim is a non-governmental organization that fights against hunger. Its charter of humanitarian principals- independence, neutrality, non-discrimination, free and…
Chad: Emergency Coordinator
Apr 28, 2026
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Catholic Relief Services
Catholic Relief Services is the international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States.
Job Summary
You will manage and provide technical oversight of the…