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Liberia: Advisor to the Liberia Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative Secretariat
Aug 7, 2017
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GIZ Development Service
As a federal enterprise, GIZ supports the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development. With the dispatch…
Nigeria: WASH/Shelter Program Manager
Aug 7, 2017
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Catholic Relief Services
Catholic Relief Services is a humanitarian aid organization which helps the poor and vulnerable overseas by responding to major emergencies, fighting disease and poverty, and…
DRC: International Consultant for “Land and Natural Resources Management Specialist"
Aug 7, 2017
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UNDP
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is the United Nations agency for human settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote…
DRC: Young African Research Fellowship
Aug 7, 2017
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Search for Common Ground
Conflict and differences are inevitable. Violence is not. Search for Common Ground partners with people around the world to ignite shared solutions to destructive conflicts.
We are…
Yemen: Food Security and Livelihoods Advisor
Aug 7, 2017
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CARE USA
CARE is a global leader within a worldwide movement dedicated to ending poverty. We are known everywhere for our unshakeable commitment to the dignity of…
Yemen: Country Director
Aug 7, 2017
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Solidarités International
Solidarités International is committed to working to implement a clear mandate by helping men, women and children who are hit by war, epidemics and natural disasters,…
Cameroon: Deputy Director, Programs
Aug 7, 2017
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International Rescue Committee
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at…
Myanmar: Elephant Killed by Poisoned Bolt in Irrawaddy Region
Aug 7, 2017
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Salai Thant Zin, Irrawaddy
A wild elephant was hunted and killed with a poisoned bolt—an arrow shot from a crossbow—in the village tract of Tin Chaung in Irrawaddy Region’s…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Baghdad Temporary Halts Kirkuk’s NOC Oil Export to Turkey, Gives No Reason
Aug 7, 2017
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Mewan Dolamari, Kurdistan 24
The Federal Government of Iraq on Sunday temporarily halted the oil exports from its Kirkuk-based North Oil Company (NOC) to Turkey and later resumed the…
Mining: Mining Industry Can Now Predict Opposition to Projects before It's Too Late
Aug 7, 2017
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Cecilia Jamasmie, Mining.com
It’s sounds too good to be true, but a new company is proving miners they can foresee opposition or any other form of social conflict…
Colombia: Colombia Faces Soaring Deforestation Following FARC Guerrilla Demobilization
Aug 7, 2017
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Taran Volckhausen, Earth Island Journal
Colombia is currently in the midst of a peace process with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the country’s largest guerrilla group. According to…
Afghanistan: Chamber of Industries and Mines Starts Functioning
Aug 7, 2017
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Pajhwok Afghan News
The newly-created Afghanistan Chamber of Industries and Mines (ACIM) on Monday started functioning, vowing to develop industries, prevent illegal mineral extraction and attract investment in…
Colombia: Conflict Victims and Biologists Come Together in Medellin to Protest Proposed Hydroelectric Project
Aug 6, 2017
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Taran Volckhausen, Colombia Reports
Around 50 victims of the armed conflict arrived in Colombia’s second largest city Medellin to meet with university biologists and students to show resistance against…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Kurdistan Deprived from Constitutional Share of Iraq’s International Loans
Aug 6, 2017
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Baxtiyar Goran, Kurdistan 24
Iraq’s international debt has exceeded USD $111 billion due to wars waged by the former regime against neighboring countries, the current war against the Islamic…
Myanmar: Flood-Hit Farmers Given Seeds
Aug 5, 2017
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Eleven
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fishery will distribute paddy seeds to farmers in flood-hit villages nationwide, according to the Deputy Permanent Secretary Myo Tint…
How the Conflict Minerals Rule Failed
Aug 4, 2017
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Rick Paulas
Between 1998 and 2007, more than 5.4 million people died in the Democratic Republic of Congo due to mass displacement, food shortages, lack of medical infrastructure, and other causes…
Where Will Myanmar's Energy Come From?
Aug 4, 2017
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Amara Thiha
Myanmar’s high growth in electricity demand — rising by around 13 percent annually — is a challenge for the government. Demand is estimated to reach 4,500 MW by 2020 and 13,410…
Myanmar: Substandard Water Firms Suspended
Aug 4, 2017
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Ei Thinzar Kyaw, Eleven
Drinking-water brands that violate good manufacturing practices have been suspended, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). FDA officials launched a surprise inspection on…
Iraq: Iraqi Oil Wealth Not Enough for Broad Economic Growth
Aug 4, 2017
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Daniel J. Graeber, United Press International
Corruption and internal political rifts could be factors weighing on the economy of OPEC-member Iraq, a report from Moody's Investors Service said. Moody's gave Iraq…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Vietnam, Yielding to Beijing, Backs off South China Sea Drilling
Aug 4, 2017
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Mike Ives, New York Times
Vietnam appears to have retreated in a high-stakes maritime gambit against China, suspending a gas-drilling project that it had approved in the South China Sea…
Myanmar: Gem Traders Blame Smuggling on Tax Rate
Aug 4, 2017
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Htet Naing Zaw, Irrawaddy
The government is losing a large sum on gems and jewelry sales as gems traders smuggle them into China because of a steep trade tax,…
Liberia: Zoa-Liberia's Commendable Initiative with Value-Added Cassava Products
Aug 4, 2017
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Joaquin M. Sendolo, Observer
Cassava is found in many countries, especially in West Africa, and is the most important food crop besides rice. In many countries in the West…
Solar Energy — Putting Power back into the Hands of Ordinary Gazans
Aug 3, 2017
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Sara Badiei
"We have electricity for two hours every 24 hours," says a high-ranking energy official in Gaza. Up to just 10 years ago, Gaza enjoyed full,…
From Reports to Results: How the Liberia Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative Makes Transparency Count
Aug 3, 2017
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Christoph Buchberger
How do you make sure that increased transparency in the natural resource sector yields the desired results? The Liberia Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (LEITI) asked…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq's Kirkuk Province Spurns Plan to Ship Its Oil to Iran
Aug 3, 2017
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Khalid Al Ansary, Bloomberg
Iraq’s northern province of Kirkuk refuses to cooperate with any plans to ship its oil to neighboring Iran because the central government didn’t consult with…
Myanmar: Myanmar’s Resources Fine but Fast Disappearing
Aug 3, 2017
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Myat Moe Aung, Myanmar Times
Myanmar is among the few countries in the world whose natural resources exceed the requirements of its citizens, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)…
Colombia: Colombian Avocado Grower Invests in New Land, Bee Hives to Boost Production
Aug 3, 2017
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Fresh Fruit Portal
A Colombian avocado grower is making the most of the national government’s “Pacts for Innovation” program, setting up bee hives on its farms to both…
South China Sea: Repsol Suspends Oil Project in Disputed Sea off Vietnam
Aug 3, 2017
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Channel NewsAsia
Spanish oil giant Repsol said it has suspended a multi-million-dollar oil exploration project in an area of the South China Sea off Vietnam claimed by…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Kurds' Statehood Vote Could Spark Conflict, Erdogan Aide Warns
Aug 3, 2017
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Selcan Hacaoglu, Bloomberg
Iraqi Kurds run the risk of armed conflict with government forces and alienating neighbors if they push ahead with a proposed referendum on independence, according…
Colombia: Chinese Investment Can Help Conserve the Environment in Peace Process Colombia
Aug 3, 2017
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Fabíola Ortiz, Dialogo Chino
Colombia is at a historic juncture after ratifying a peace accord with guerrilla group the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in November last year…