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Israel/Palestine: Denied Land Access, Palestinians Miss Olive Harvest

Oct 29, 2014 | Sarah Benhaida, AFP

Al-Janiya (Palestinian Territories) - Abbas Yusef points wistfully towards his olive trees, which are bearing their annual fruit. Yet again, the 70-year-old Palestinian farmer will…


Water Security: Groundwater: World Crisis, Conflicts Likely Without Better Management -- Report

Oct 29, 2014 | Dylan Brown, E&ENews

Humanity needs to stop its unchecked run on the world's groundwater reserves rapidly running dry or risk future shortages and conflict, a NASA scientist warns…


Timor-Leste: Australians urged to pressure government on East Timor boundary dispute

Oct 29, 2014 | Ron Sutton, World News Radio

Australia and East Timor have quietly begun talks towards a possible settlement of their boundary in the Timor Sea, an issue of immense importance to…


Afghanistan: Advocacy Officer (H/F)

Oct 28, 2014 | Action Contre La Faim

Country: Afghanistan - based in Kabul
Length of Contract: 8 months starting ASAP
Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement the mission advocacy strategy (nutrition & health) consistent with international…


Guinée: Chef/fe de projet WASH

Oct 28, 2014 | Terre des hommes

Entrée en fonction : 1er décembre 2014
Durée : 12 mois 
Lieux de travail : Kindia, Guinée
Supérieur direct : Chef/fe de délégation 

Délai d’envoi des candidatures : Terre…


Afghanistan: Regional Manager, Natural Resources Manager

Oct 28, 2014 | Aga Khan Foundation

Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) is a private international, nonprofit and non-denominational development agency. It seeks sustainable solutions to long term problems of poverty, with special…


Uganda: Program Manager

Oct 28, 2014 | Evidence Action

Evidence Action is looking for a Program Manager for Dispensers for Safe Water in Uganda. The position is located in Kampala. We are seeking a…


Call for papers: XIII International Conference on Geography and Geosciences

Oct 28, 2014 | WASET

The 13th International Conference on Geography and Geosciences is the premier interdisciplinary forum for the presentation of new advances and research results in the fields…


Star Petroleum Response To "Oil: Will Star Shine For South Sudan?"

Oct 28, 2014 | Gurtong

From Star Petroleum

Dear Mrs. Vickers,

Reference to the publication by Global Witness of the report “Scrutinizing South Sudan’s First Post-Independence Oil Deal”, dated 27th October 2014, STAR…


Timor-Leste: Australia and East Timor Restart Talks on Maritime Boundary

Oct 28, 2014 | Sydney Morning Herald

East Timor's parliament has authorised the "immediate commencement of negotiations" with Australia to establish a new maritime boundary between the countries.

The resolution, passed on Friday…


Mindanao/Philippines: State-Backed ‘Landgrab’ Denounced

Oct 28, 2014 | Christine F. Herrera, Manila Standard Today

Militant farmers on Monday urged Congress to probe the state-sponsored landgrabbing of 39,238.93 hectares of farmlands at the Yulo King Ranch in Palawan, which were…


DRC: Just Published: "Congo, Dem. Rep. Mining Report Q4 2014"

Oct 28, 2014 | Digital Journal

The Democratic Republic of the Congo's vast mineral resources will continue to attract international interest, given the country's untapped and high-grade reserves. Growth over the…


Responsible Sourcing "Solutions for Hope" Program to Expand in the Congo, Colombia and Beyond with Motorola Solutions Foundation Grant

Oct 28, 2014 | Globe Newswire

WASHINGTON -- The Motorola Solutions Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI), today announced a grant to RESOLVE to help expand the Solutions…


South Sudan: South Sudan Refugees Stranded Between Floods and Fight

Oct 28, 2014 | William Davison, Bloomberg

Given a choice between braving floods in her refugee camp in Ethiopia or returning home to war in South Sudan, Martha Nyakuk prefers the deluge…


Myanmar: Thai Power Firm’s Business Tactics ‘Use Burma’s Weak Laws’

Oct 28, 2014 | William Boot, The Irrawaddy

One of the chief financiers of hydroelectric dams planned on Burma’s Salween River is accused of investing in countries where there is “oppression and limited…


Sudan: 'Khartoum's Financial Policies a Crime Against Sudan' - Economist

Oct 28, 2014 | Radio Dabanga

Khartoum — Sudanese economist Mohamed Ibrahim Kebej has accused the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) of "squandering" $70 billion of oil revenues between 2000 and…


India/Vietnam/China: India to Supply Vietnam with Naval Vessels Amid China Disputes

Oct 28, 2014 | Sanjeev Miglani, Reuters

India will soon be supplying naval vessels to Vietnam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday, the first significant military transfer to Hanoi at a…


Oil: Will Star Shine for South Sudan?

Oct 27, 2014 | Gurtong

South Sudan’s first post-independence oil deal is high-risk and in urgent need of further scrutiny, according to a new Global Witness report released today. The seven…


Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Kurdistan's Oil Pipeline Capacity to Double After Upgrade - Sources

Oct 27, 2014 | Humeyra Pamuk and Orhan Coskun, Reuters

Iraqi Kurdistan plans to increase the capacity of its oil pipeline via Turkey to 700,000 barrels per day (bpd) following upgrade work, industry sources and…


Kenya/South Sudan/Uganda: World Bank Pledges $600 Million to Fund Uganda-Kenya Oil Pipeline

Oct 27, 2014 | Platts

The World Bank has pledged some $600 million to facilitate the construction of a regional pipeline linking oil fields in Uganda, Kenya and South Sudan,…


South Sudan: Corporate Delegation Inspects Environmental Damage of Pariang Oil Fields

Oct 27, 2014 | Radio Tamazuj

A delegation of the Greater Pioneer Operating Company (GPOC) visited Pariang County, Unity State to inspect environmental damage from oil fields abandoned at the start…


Conflict Minerals: Survey Reveals Cost of Conflict Minerals Compliance

Oct 27, 2014 | PCBDesign007

The first year of conflict minerals reporting has come and gone, but how much did it cost? What lessons have we learned? A comprehensive Tulane…


Iraqi economy to shrink 2.7 pct in 2014, first time since 2003 war-IMF

Oct 27, 2014 | Reuters

Iraq's economy is likely to shrink 2.7 percent this year, the first contraction since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, after Islamic State militants occupied swathes…


East Africa: Shared Resources, Waters Spark Off Disputes as Region Discovers Oil, Gas

Oct 27, 2014 | John Mbaria, The East African

The global scramble for resources, particularly as it affects the hydrocarbons and fish sectors in East Africa, could degenerate into conflict, thereby jeopardise ongoing economic…


South Sudan: Will Star Shine for South Sudan? Scrutinising South Sudan's First Post-Independence Oil Deal

Oct 27, 2014 | Global Witness

South Sudan’s first post-independence oil deal is high-risk and in urgent need of further scrutiny, according to a new Global Witness report released today. The…


Benin: Assistant technique international, responsable de l’équipe de facilitation, spécialisé en développement rural

Oct 26, 2014 | Belgian Development Agency

Agence belge de développement, la CTB mobilise ses ressources et son expertise pour éliminer la pauvreté dans le monde. Contribuant aux efforts de la Communauté…


Sudan: ‘Ruling Party Manages Sudan Through Private Companies’: Economist

Oct 26, 2014 | Radio Dabanga

A prominent Sudanese economist has reported that the Sudanese government spent at least $65 billion of oil revenues on security measures between 2000 and July…


DRC: DRC Gold Production Set to Quadruple

Oct 26, 2014 | MINING.com

The amount of gold produced by the Democratic Republic of Congo is on track to be four times the amount produced last year, thanks largely…


Afghanistan: Deputy Director

Oct 25, 2014 | Dutch Committee for Afghanistan

The Dutch Committee for Afghanistan (DCA?VET) is a Dutch international NGO, working in the animal health sector in Afghanistan since 1988. DCA?VET focuses on veterinary and directly…


The Last Train

Oct 25, 2014 | New York Times

When Secretary of State John Kerry began his high-energy effort to forge an Israeli-Palestinian peace, I argued that it was the last train for a…