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Iraq: Iraq Inquiry Shows Oil Was a Consideration for U.K. before War
Jul 6, 2016
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Javier Blas, Bloomberg
The U.K. government held talks with Royal Dutch Shell Plc and BP Plc to ensure British energy companies were "well-placed to pick up contracts in…
Afghanistan: Rare Bactrian Deer Survives Years of Turmoil in Afghanistan
Jul 6, 2016
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Janet Lathrop, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Forty years of unrest in Afghanistan left wildlife ecologists uncertain whether one of the region’s rare sub-species of red deer, the Bactrian deer (Cervus elaphus…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Christians in Iraqi Kurdistan Complain about Land Seizure
Jul 6, 2016
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Omar al-Jaffal, Al-Monitor
Christian citizens in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq issued complaints in court June 15 that Kurdish residents are attacking and seizing their villages in the…
Central Africa: Senior Regional Livelihoods Officer
Jul 5, 2016
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UNHCR
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
The Senior Livelihood Officer will work under the direct supervision of the Assistant Regional Representative (Programme) and in close collaboration with staff from the…
Afghanistan: Cluster Coordinator
Jul 5, 2016
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UNHCR
In complex humanitarian emergencies and natural disasters where UNHCR is designated as the Emergency Shelter Cluster (ESC) Lead Agency under the Cluster Approach, the position…
Jordan: Physical Site Planner
Jul 5, 2016
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UNHCR
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
The Associate Physical Site Planner normally works under overall supervision of a Senior Site Planner or Senior Programme Officer or Head of Office, and…
Global: WASH Officer
Jul 5, 2016
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UNHCR
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
The Public Health Section's objectives are to reduce morbidity and mortality among UNHCR¿s populations of concern and to improve their quality of life. The…
Ethiopia: Water Sanitation
Jul 5, 2016
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UNHCF
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT:
Direct supervision is received from the Senior Programme Officer and overall direction from the Head of Sub-Office. Close functional linkages and technical guidance will…
Conservation Efforts Can’t Afford to Shy Away from High-Risk Conflict Zones
Jul 5, 2016
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Edd Hammill, Ayesha Tulloch, Hugh Possingham, Kerrie Wilson, Niels Strange
Between 1950 and 2000, 80% of the world’s armed conflicts took place within biodiversity hotspots. These are places that contain unusually high concentrations of animals…
Myanmar: Government to Ban Timber Harvest in Pegu Yoma Mountain Range
Jul 5, 2016
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Kyaw Hsu Mon, The Irrawaddy
In the Pegu Range, home to some of Burma’s major forests, the harvest of timber will undergo a 10-year hiatus starting in the 2017-2018 fiscal…
Senior Associate, Governance and Community Resilience
Jul 4, 2016
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Creative Associates International
The Senior Associate will be responsible for supervising and managing a Washington DC-based for activity-based projects in fragile and post-conflict environments with an emphasis on…
Can the Liberian Government Protect Citizen Rights in the Dark?
Jul 4, 2016
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Ali Kaba
Recently, the Liberian government arrested senior officials caught in a scandal: the Speaker of the House of Representatives Alex Tyler; Senator Varney Sherman; and a…
Multiple: Profile CCCM Officer
Jul 4, 2016
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UNHCR
Camp Coordination & Camp Management
(CCCM) Officer Profile
Various Locations
Grade: For Mid (P3) and Senior (P4) Level Positions
Deadline for Applications: Open Call for…
Myanmar: Myanmar's Mandalay to Implement 7-year Water Treatment Plan
Jul 4, 2016
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Xinhua
Myanmar's second largest city of Mandalay will implement a waste water treatment plan which will start this fiscal year and take seven years to complete,…
Cambodia/Myanmar/South China Sea: Cambodia, Myanmar Back Negotiations over South China Sea by All Parties Concerned
Jul 4, 2016
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Xinhua
Cambodia and Myanmar fully supported all parties concerned to negotiate with each other peacefully to resolve their disputes over South China Sea, Cambodian Prime Minister…
Myanmar: Myanmar Turns to Timber Exports to Save Forests
Jul 4, 2016
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Chan Mya Htwe, Myanmar Times
Long a timber-producing and exporting country, Myanmar will start importing wood to protect its forests while allowing local timber companies to continue operating, the government…
Africa: Food Income Does Not Link Climate Change and Armed Conflict
Jul 4, 2016
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Environmental Research Web
Fluctuations in income from food production in sub-Saharan Africa over the last half-century have had only a small, non-significant effect on the risk of conflict.…
Myanmar: Flood Destroys Three Unfinished Dams in Kalay
Jul 4, 2016
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Eleven Myanmar
Three dams under construction in Kalay, Sagaing Divsion, were destroyed yesterday morning when the Nayrisara River rose to about 30ft, witnesses said. Reports said motorbikes,…
Myanmar: Jade Sales Drop Significantly at Govt Emporium
Jul 4, 2016
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Kyaw Hsu Mon, The Irrawaddy
Sales of raw jade at the government-run biannual Gems Emporium in Naypyidaw have been markedly lower than in previous years. Organizers have pointed to slowing…
Afghanistan: Illegal Mining for Chinese Market Fuels Taliban in Afghanistan
Jul 4, 2016
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Stephen Carter, ChinaDialogue
For 6,500 years Afghanistan has been famous for the brilliant blue lapis lazuli, coveted by everybody from the Egyptian pharaohs to the common jewellers of…
Liberia: Justice, FDA Sign MOU to Strengthen Forestry Compliance
Jul 3, 2016
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Alaskai Moore Johnson, Daily Observer
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to ensure cooperation in their partnership to enhance forestry compliance and enforcement has been signed by the Ministry of Justice…
Nepal: Faculty Members Vacancy
Jul 1, 2016
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Institute of Crisis Management Studies
The Institute of Crisis Management Studies is a newly established centre for academia focusing on management of crises, those occurring both as a result of human…
Lebanon: WASH Program Manager
Jul 1, 2016
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Mercy Corps
The WASH Program Manager is based in Beirut and responsible for the overall leadership, strategic direction, and technical and operational management of the integrated WASH…
Myanmar: Government Committee to Settle All Land Grab Cases in Six Months
Jul 1, 2016
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Htet Naing Zaw, The Irrawaddy
The Central Committee on Confiscated Farmlands and Other Lands will settle all land grabbing cases in Burma within “six months,” said Naypyidaw Council Chairman Myo…
Liberia: Ex-NOCAL Official Indicted
Jul 1, 2016
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Winston W. Parley, The New Dawn
An ex-official of the now bankrupt National Oil Company of Liberia or NOCAL, Mr. Isreal Ankinsanya has been indicted for alleged money laundering, after allegedly…
South Sudan: South Sudan President Directs Oil Minister to Speed up Work on Oil Refineries
Jul 1, 2016
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Platts
South Sudan President Salva Kiir has directed oil minister Dak Duop Bichiok to speed up work on oil refineries that were damaged or faced completion…
Colombia: Almost Half of Colombia’s Protected Ecosystems in Danger of Extinction
Jul 1, 2016
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Adriaan Alsema, Colombia Reports
Almost half of Colombia’s protected ecosystems is in danger of extinction and have been put on a so-called “Ecosystem Red List.” The list was presented…
Thailand: Mosha, Thai Elephant Wounded by Land Mine, Gets New Prosthetic Limb
Jul 1, 2016
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RIchard C. Paddock, New York Times
Mosha was 7 months old when she stepped on a land mine near Thailand’s border with Myanmar and lost a front leg. That was a…
Vietnam/South China Sea: Anti-China Riots in Vietanam Killed at Least 16 Chinese, Injured Hundreds
Jul 1, 2016
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Samuel Biag, Ang Malaya Net
In an anti-China protests leading to riots in Vietnam, more than 20 were reportedly dead sixteen of which were described as Chinese nationals and five…
South Sudan: South Sudan to Amend Mining Act
Jul 1, 2016
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Sudan Tribune
South Sudan government has announced plans to amend the Mining Act to reduce area given to companies and relax preliminary requirements for exploration. The proposal,…