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Nigeria: Youth and Civil Society Groups Protest against Governor Uduaghan over Embezzlement and Land Grabbing
May 20, 2015
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Sahara Reporters
More than 2,000 youth and community activists took to the streets in Asaba, the capital of Delta State, to protest the corrupt actions of Delta…
United States: Obama: Climate Change Poses Risk to US Military, National Security
May 20, 2015
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Roberta Rampton, Reuters
May 20 Rising seas, thawing permafrost and longer wildfires caused by warmer global temperatures threaten U.S. military bases and will change the way the U.S.…
Myanmar: Kachin MP Calls for Urgent Govt Intervention on Hpakant Jade Mines
May 20, 2015
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Kyaw Hsu Mon, The Irrawaddy
A Union Parliament lawmaker from Kachin State has called for an urgent overhaul of mining in Hpakant, home to the world’s most lucrative sources of…
Cooperation Is Not Enough: Why We Need to Think Differently About Water
May 19, 2015
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Naho Mirumachi
In 2003, the United Nations General Assembly declared 2005 to 2015 to be the decade of “water for life” as a way to encourage countries…
European Parliament Must Seize its Chance to Stop Trade in Conflict Minerals
May 19, 2015
On 20 May, the European parliament will vote on a proposed regulation to tackle the trade in conflict minerals. The trade in tin, tungsten, tantalum and gold (3TG)…
South Sudan: South Sudan Rebels Say Capture Oil Refinery, Tell Firms to Leave
May 19, 2015
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Denis Dumo, Reuters
South Sudanese rebels said on Tuesday they had captured a refinery near a major oilfield in Upper Nile State, where fighting has flared up in…
Liberia: GVL Oil Mill - Welcoming News after Ebola in Liberia
May 19, 2015
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FrontPageAfrica
When news broke last Thursday that the Asian Oil Palm giant Golden Veroleum Liberia had signed a US$20.984M contract for the construction of its Oil…
China/Vietnam: Vietnam Opposes Chinese Fishing Ban in Disputed Sea
May 18, 2015
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Reuters
Vietnam said it resolutely opposes a temporary Chinese ban on fishing in the Gulf of Tonkin, the latest in a series of sovereignty disputes in…
Iraq/Kurdistan: If Baghdad Won't Be Responsive, KRG Will Sell Oil Independently
May 18, 2015
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The Kurdish Globe
The KRG delegation held a meeting with the parliamentary groups and relevant committees to discuss the latest developments in the implementation of the agreement reached…
Conflict Minerals: Call to Toughen European Rules on 'Conflict Minerals'
May 18, 2015
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BBC News
A letter has been signed by more than 150 groups before a European Parliament vote on ways to limit their sale. Many tech gadgets such…
Iraq: BP Agrees to Cut Spending on Iraq's Rumaila Field after Oil Price Drop
May 18, 2015
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Rania El Gamal, Reuters
BP has cut its development budget for Iraq's giant Rumaila oilfield by $1 billion this year after the government warned a slump in crude prices…
Democratic Republic of the Congo: General Manager
May 17, 2015
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Esco Kivu
Established in 1970, Esco Kivu came out of the coffee exporting business and now strives to be the bridge between smallholder farmers and the export…
Rwanda: Chief of Party II - Rwanda Multi-Sectoral Nutritional Program
May 17, 2015
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Catholic Relief Services
About CRS:
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. Our Catholic…
Iraq: GIS Officer
May 17, 2015
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ACTED
ACTED began work in Iraq in 2003. ACTED has one base in southern Iraq in Kut and in 2007 opened a base in Erbil to…
China/South China Sea: Kerry Meets with China's Foreign Minister over Disputed Islands
May 16, 2015
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Scott Neuman, NPR
China's foreign minister today reasserted Beijing's claims to disputed islands in the South China Sea, dismissing a push by his counterpart, Secretary of State John…
DRC: 'Conflict Minerals' Funding Deadly Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo as EU Plans Laws to Clean Up Trade
May 16, 2015
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Sarah Morrison, The Independent
The European Parliament is set to vote on its first conflict minerals regulation aimed at cleaning up the trade this coming week. The European Union…
Syria: US Says Army Commandos on Overnight Raid into Syria Kill Islamic State's Oil Operations Head
May 16, 2015
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Robert Burns and Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press
In a rare ground attack deep into Syria, U.S. Army commandos killed a man described as the Islamic State's head of oil operations, captured his…
Cyprus/Turkey: Cyprus Peace Talks 'Positive and Productive'
May 16, 2015
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Deutsche Welle
Greek Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and the leader of the breakaway Turkish Cypriots, Mustafa Akinci, met in Nicosia in search of a breakthrough to the…
Conflict in Yemen: Lessons for Citizen Environmental Monitoring
May 15, 2015
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Andy Garrity
The conflict in Yemen is likely to have produced a range of TRW threats for the civilian population but in common with other conflicts, data…
Colombia Halts Aerial Coca Eradication after WHO Glyphosate Cancer Ruling
May 15, 2015
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Doug Weir
As predicted on this blog in March, the classification of the commonly used herbicide Glyphosate as a Group 2A carcinogen by the WHO’s International Agency for Cancer…
Liberia: Moratorium on Logging Activities is Undermining Liberia’s Economy says Senate Pro-Tempore
May 15, 2015
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Cholo Brooks, Global News Network
The President Pro-Tempore of the Liberian Senate Armah Zolu Jallah says Liberia needs to identify its priorities in terms of adopting policies that will benefit…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq’s Oil Minister Leaves Erbil with No Progress in Oil & Budget Talks
May 15, 2015
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Rudaw
Iraq’s Oil Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi returned to Baghdad Friday evening after two days of talks with Kurdish officials over oil and budget disputes with…
Iraq: The Islamic State Threatens to Capture Massive Iraqi Oil Refinery
May 15, 2015
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Hugh Naylor, Washington Post
Six months after the government triumphantly announced that Islamic State militants had retreated from Iraq’s largest refinery, the extremist group is again threatening to overrun…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Images Reveal Vietnam's Expansion in the South China Sea
May 15, 2015
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Gabriel Domínguez, Deutsche Welle
Surveillance imagery recently obtained by the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) shows that in recent years Vietnam has undertaken significant construction in the…
Armed Conflict and the Environment Publishing Opportunity
May 14, 2015
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ABC-CLIO
Authors with environment and peacebuilding background needed to write entries for Armed Conflict and the Environment: A Global Perspective. This reference guide is a collection of case…
Iraq: 9th Circuit Court Overturns $85M Award for Oregon Soldiers
May 14, 2015
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Lynne Terry, The Oregonian
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday threw out a landmark verdict that a dozen Oregon Army National Guardsmen won against a defense contractor…
DRC: India Eyes Mineral Exploration, Procurement Deals from Congo
May 14, 2015
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Business Standard
India has expressed keen interest in having a "mutually beneficial" relationship with Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in exploration as well as procurement of various…
Iraq: 12 Years Later, a Mystery of Chemical Exposure in Iraq Clears Slightly
May 14, 2015
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C.J. Chivers, New York Times
The toxic vapors acted quickly against the Second Platoon of the 811th Ordnance Company, whose soldiers were moving abandoned barrels out of an Iraqi Republican…
DRC: Conflict Minerals Rule: A View of Ongoing Compliance
May 14, 2015
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Deloitte, Wall Street Journal
As the SEC’s Conflict Minerals Rule approaches its second filing deadline in June, many registrants continue to face the challenge of gaining adequate visibility into…
South Sudan: UN Ramps Up Airlifts to Reach Conflict-Hit Farmers Ahead of Planting Season
May 14, 2015
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United Nations
As the main planting season begins in South Sudan, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has announced today that it is accelerating its efforts…