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Sierra Leone News: Land Acquisition, Mining and Foreign Investment Threatens Food Security
Feb 10, 2017
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Awoko
Since the beginning of the 21st century, Africa has found itself in the midst of a new wave of colonization. As if the fact that…
Application Deadline Extended: 2017 Water Cooperation and Diplomacy Joint Master’s Programme
Feb 9, 2017
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UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, University for Peace, and Oregon State University (OSU)
The Water Cooperation and Diplomacy Joint Master’s Programme is recruiting competitive applicants from around the world for enrollment in a two-year, three-degree international master’s programme.…
DRC: Program Assistant
Feb 9, 2017
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Natural Resource Governance Institute
The Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) is an independent, non-profit policy institute that promotes responsible management of oil, gas and mineral resources for the public…
Iraq: WASH Project Officer
Feb 9, 2017
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Danish Refugee Council
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a humanitarian, non-governmental, non-profit organisation working in more than 30 countries throughout the world.The WASH Project Officer will provide…
Liberia /Sierra Leone: Programme Manager - Engineering
Feb 9, 2017
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Concern Worldwide
Concern Worldwide are a global community of humanitarians, partners, community members, supporters, donors, and volunteers who share a common vision of a world where no…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Livelihood Project Manager
Feb 9, 2017
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Croix-Rouge Française
Based on its experience and capacity in Iraq, FRC has decided to mainly focus its operation on sectors of livelihood and WASH. Indeed FRC was…
Lebanon: WASH and Consortium Advisor
Feb 9, 2017
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Croix-Rouge Française
The mission of the French Red Cross is to prevent and alleviate all human suffering, and contribute to all efforts related to protection, social welfare,…
Turkey: Program Manager II - Food Security & Livelihoods Cluster
Feb 9, 2017
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Catholic Relief Services
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. Our Catholic identity…
Yes, Suspend — Then Repeal — Dodd-Frank’s Conflict Minerals Rules
Feb 9, 2017
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Walter Olson
Here’s good news: President Trump may sign an executive order suspending the failed conflict minerals provisions of the Dodd-Frank law. Days before, Securities and Exchange Commission…
Four Takeaways from 'Recurring Storms: Food Insecurity, Political Instability and Conflict'
Feb 9, 2017
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Jennifer Ehidiamen
From threats of famine in Somalia caused by drought, to hunger in Syria caused by war, the development community is increasingly faced with the enormous challenge of addressing global…
Reaching Accord on Land Grabs, and Household Perceptions of Climate-Conflict Vulnerability
Feb 9, 2017
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Zizhan (Azua) Luo
Large-scale land acquisitions, otherwise known as “land grabbing,” are often believed to lead to resistance from affected local communities. According to an article by Ruth…
Iraq: Iraq Puts out Major Oil Well Fire in Qayyara
Feb 9, 2017
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Xinhua
The Iraqi Oil Ministry on Thursday said firefighters have put out fire at an oil well near the town of Qayyara, which Iraqi forces freed…
Africa: Land Grabbing in Africa 'Is Fueling Conflicts'
Feb 9, 2017
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Emmanuelle Landais, Deutsche Welle
The study by Washington-based Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI), a global network advocating for the land and forest rights of indigenous peoples and local communities, compares…
Conflict Minerals Are about to Get a Reprieve
Feb 8, 2017
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Kevin Drum
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of the most war-torn places on earth. Much of the money to keep the war going comes…
An Executive Order Suspending the US Conflict Minerals Law Would Be a "Gift to Warlords and Corrupt Businesses", Says Global Witness
Feb 8, 2017
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Andy Stepanian
In response to reports that the President Trump is planning to issue an executive order targeting the US conflict minerals provision (also known as Section…
Torn Social Fabric: Water, Violence, and Migration in Central America
Feb 8, 2017
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Sara Merken
In the first half of last year, 26,000 unaccompanied children were apprehended by U.S. law enforcement trying to cross the southern border. Most came from Central American…
Conflict Minerals: White House Plans Directive Targeting 'Conflict Minerals' Rule: Sources
Feb 8, 2017
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Sarah N. Lynch and Emily Stephenson, Reuters
President Donald Trump is planning to issue a directive targeting a controversial Dodd-Frank rule that requires companies to disclose whether their products contain "conflict minerals"…
Conflict Minerals: Proposed Trump Executive Order Would Allow US Firms to Sell 'Conflict Minerals'
Feb 8, 2017
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Ed Pilkington, Guardian
The Trump administration has prepared a new executive order that would extinguish regulatory controls designed to prevent US companies profiting from and encouraging the spread…
South Sudan: South Sudan Beefs up Security at Oil Fields to Raise Output
Feb 8, 2017
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Okech Franics, Bloomberg.
South Sudan said it boosted security at oil installations and will get electricity from neighboring Sudan to resume output at two fields in efforts to…
Syria: Hygiene Promotion Supervisor
Feb 7, 2017
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World Vision
Established in 1950, World Vision International operates in nearly 100 countries worldwide. It is a relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with communities…
Syria: Hygiene Promoter
Feb 7, 2017
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World Vision
LOCATION: Northern Syria, IDLIB #2
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION To promote good hygiene practice in targeted communities in order to reduce the risk of water and…
Syria: Project Officer Shelter/WASH
Feb 7, 2017
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Danish Refugee Council
DRC has been working in the MENA region since 2003 and is currently one of the few international organizations registered and operating legally in the…
Turkey: Programme Manager Livelihood
Feb 7, 2017
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Expertise France
Expertise France is a public agency created on 1st January 2015 and merging 6 French public agencies under the supervision of the French Ministries of…
Turkey: Project Officer Livelihood
Feb 7, 2017
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Expertise France
Expertise France is a public agency created on 1st January 2015 and merging 6 French public agencies under the supervision of the French Ministries of…
Land at the Heart of Myanmar’s Transition
Feb 7, 2017
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Anna Wellenstein
Struggles over land in Myanmar have been a defining characteristic of the country’s six decades of armed conflict.In the past, government acquired lands for extracting…
Iraq: President Trump Still Thinks That America Should Have Taken Iraq’s Oil
Feb 7, 2017
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Matthew Rozsa, Salon
For the second time in less than a month, President Donald Trump has talked about how America should have taken Iraq’s oil — a war…
Iraq: Fighting the Flames of ISIL in Iraq
Feb 7, 2017
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Claire Thomas, Al Jazeera
Six months after ISIL fighters torched oil wells in Qayyarah, Iraqi fire crews are still battling the flames. Like a scene from a Hollywood blockbuster, a…
Call for Proposals: Moving Energy Initiative
Feb 6, 2017
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Moving Energy Initiative
The Moving Energy Initiative is excited to launch a call for proposals to support investment in a small number of pilot projects that aim to reduce…
Afghanistan: WASH Coordinator
Feb 6, 2017
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Action Contre la Faim
General description of the positionThe Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Coordinator will have to coordinate and supervise ACF WASH programs in Afghanistan, by ensuring the…
Myanmar: Country Associate
Feb 6, 2017
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Natural Resource Governance Institute
The Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) helps people to realize the benefits of their countries’ endowments of oil, gas and minerals. We do this through…