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South China Sea Dispute: Philippines and Vietnam Allies in Position Papers against China

Dec 13, 2014 | Michelle Flor Cruz, International Business Times

Vietnam and the Philippines expressed support for each other this week against claims made by China in the hotly disputed South China Sea area. The…

Conflict Minerals Regulation Helping Thousands of Miners

Dec 12, 2014 | Source Intelligence

How the Conflict Minerals Regulation Benefits Congolese Miners The Enough Project's U.S. and Congo-based groups visited mining communities in eastern Congo to "get an updated…

Women's Land Rights and Africa's Development Conundrum- Which Way Forward?

Dec 12, 2014 | Eric Yeboah

How can African countries use land policies to ensure agricultural development and inclusive growth? Particularly in countries which are dominated by patriarchal land ownership systems?…

Sierra Leone: Ebola’s Spread in Sierra Leone Puts Diamond Mines at Risk

Dec 12, 2014 | Thomas Biesheuvel and Makiko Kitamura, Bloomberg

As Ebola rages in Sierra Leone, the outbreak has claimed almost 2,000 lives and contributed to the collapse of the iron ore industry. Now the…

South Sudan: Protecting Wildlife in South Sudan’s Civil War – Reddit AMA Highlights

Dec 12, 2014 | Maeve Shearlaw, The Guardian

As well as having a devastating effect on the human population, South Sudan’s prolonged civil war is endangering the future of its wildlife. Elephants, giraffes,…

Conflict Minerals: SEC Argues Its Conflict Minerals Rule Survives First Amendment Scrutiny

Dec 12, 2014 | Yin Wilczek, Bloomberg BNA

The Securities and Exchange Commission Dec. 8 told a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia that it should uphold…

China/Philippines/Vietnam/South China Sea: South China Sea Tensions Flare as Vietnam Files Stance to Court

Dec 12, 2014 | Diep Ngoc Pham and John Boudreau, Bloomberg

Tensions over the South China Sea were reignited after Vietnam said it had submitted its stance on the dispute to the international arbitration tribunal reviewing…

Liberia: Four Oil Blocks 'Lease' Postpones Capitol Recess

Dec 12, 2014 | Leroy M. Sonpon, III, Liberian Observer

The Liberian Legislature has extended its Special Session by one week, upon a request from President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on the pending submission of four…

Myanmar: Mining Workshop for Civil Society Leaders in Myanmar

Dec 12, 2014 | Cecile Medail, Earth Rights International

Rapid development in mining in Myanmar is putting communities at risk. Pollution, inhumane business and labor practices, and violence are some of the many issues…

Myanmar: Food Security and Livelihoods Head of Department

Dec 11, 2014 | Action Contre la Faim

We are looking for:

A Food Security And Livelihoods Head OF Department

Country: Myanmar - Yangon

Length of contract: 12 months (may be renewed), starting the 1st of December 2014

The…

Afghanistan: Food Security And Livelihoods Head Of Department

Dec 11, 2014 | Action Contre la Faim

We are looking for:

A Food Security And Livelihoods Head Of Department

Country: Afghanistan - Kabul

Length of contract: 12 months, starting the 15th of January 2015

The position:…

Democratic Republic of Congo, Kinshasa: Humanitarian Affairs Officer (P-4)

Dec 11, 2014 | UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

This position is located in the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Humanitarian Affairs Officer…

Kenya: Senior Programme Officer – Conflict-sensitive extractive sector development

Dec 11, 2014 | International Alert

Senior Programme Officerr – Conflict-sensitive extractive sector development

Location:          Nairobi with travel to the region – including Somalia

Duration:          6 months with the probability of…

DRC: Miner vs. Miner: A Different Kind of Mineral Conflict

Dec 11, 2014 | Sabri Ben-Achour, Marketplace

Biyamungu Ngalikyana, in his mid-20s, sports shiny white rubber boots and a mining helmet as he walks down a dirt road in the mining town…

China/South China Sea: Why Specks of Land in the South China Sea Are Fueling Tensions Between Beijing and Its Neighbors

Dec 11, 2014 | Simon Worrall, National Geographic

They have names like Pigeon Reef, West Sand, Taisho-To, and Scarborough Shoal. Most are no more than outcrops of rock poking out of the sea.…

Liberia: Nocal Renews Support for Oil Sector Reform in Liberia

Dec 11, 2014 | Front Page Africa

Monrovia — An official of the National Oil Company of Liberia has reiterated NOCAL support towards efforts to reform the oil sector of the country.

Speaking…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Kirkuk Oil Exports in Focus: How And Why?

Dec 11, 2014 | Muhammed Hadi, Rudaw

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Why did Baghdad agree to exporting Kirkuk oil via the Kurdistan Region? And what will happen if the oil fields produce…

Iraq: Iraq’s Bright Oil Future Blocked By ISIS

Dec 11, 2014 | Colin Chilcoat, Oilprice.com

Last week’s oil agreement between Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) was a milestone event and the market reaction was largely fitting – Brent…

Food Security: UN Agency Reports Record Cereal Crop as Ebola, Conflict Threaten Food Security

Dec 11, 2014 | United Nations

Despite world cereal production likely to reach an all-time record of more than 2.5 billion tonnes in 2014, a total of 38 countries are at…

Cyprus/Turkey: Oil Deal In Iraq Should Be Example for Cyprus: Turkish President Erdoğan

Dec 11, 2014 | Turkish Weekly

The recent internal agreement between Baghdad and Arbil should set an example for sharing potential energy resources off Cyprus, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has…

Experiential Learning: Conflict Sensitive Conservation, Community Organizations & Coffee

Dec 10, 2014 | International Peace Park Expeditions

Students will have a unique opportunity to explore Conflict Sensitive Conservation initiatives in a UNESCO World Heritage Site - Parque Internacional La Amistad (International Friendship…

China/South China Sea: Lowy Report: Chinese Rivalries Risk Spiralling Conflict in South China Sea

Dec 10, 2014 | John Garnaut, Sydney Morning Herald

Fierce rivalry between Chinese civilian, paramilitary and military agencies has created a "genuine risk" of conflict in the South China Sea, says a new report.

Reopening…

Angola: National Director of State Assets in Major Land-Grabbing Fraud

Dec 10, 2014 | Rafael Marques de Morais, Maka Angola

On June 5, 2014, the national director of State Assets at the Ministry of Finance, Sílvio Franco Burity, successfully petitioned the governor of Kwanza-Sul, General…

Environmental Peacebuilding Announces Logo Contest Results

Dec 9, 2014 | ELI, UNEP, McGill University & University of Tokyo

The Environmental Law Institute, United Nations Environment Programme, McGill University, and the University of Tokyo are pleased to announce the adoption of a new logo…

The Australian Defence Force’s Approach to Contaminated Land Management

Dec 9, 2014 | Andy Garrity

The Australian Defence Force has a comprehensive management plan for TRW sites and practices and the Department of Defence recognises its responsibility to remediate sites…

South Sudan: South Sudan Peace Talks Stutter as Economy Becomes Casualty of War

Dec 9, 2014 | James Copnall, The Guardian

South Sudan was born from decades of conflict, after two long civil wars in which well over two million people died. Well before the joyous…

Liberia: Growth & Graft - How Oil Can Profit or Ruin Liberia

Dec 9, 2014 | Front Page Africa

Liberia recently ended consultations on reforms in the emerging oil industry by stakeholders' participation. As part of its efforts to educate the public on the…

How Simple Palm Oil Undermined Liberia's Efforts to Contain Ebola

Dec 9, 2014 | Sara Jerving, Mic

Timothy Yeabah heard a noise ringing from the forests surrounding his village in central Liberia one morning in April 2013. It was the sound of…

China/South China Sea: US South China Sea Report Riles China to Defend Behaviour

Dec 9, 2014 | Nigel Wilson, International Business Times

China has attacked a report by the US State Department about its claims on the disputed territorial waters of the South China Sea.

Beijing's claim over…

Iraq: Iraq Cuts Official Crude Oil Selling Price to Asia, U.S.

Dec 9, 2014 | David Sheppard, Reuters

Iraq has cut the official selling price (OSP) to Asia and the United States in January for its main crude oil export grade, Basrah light,…