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Philippines: Manila Water Inks Yangon Project
Mar 17, 2014
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World News Network
Manila Water will develop the project with partner Mitsubishi Corp of Japan, part of its plan to bolster its business outside the country.
YCDC is an…
Ukraine: Crimea Votes to Secede From Ukraine as Russian Troops Keep Watch
Mar 16, 2014
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David M. Herszenhornd, The New York Times
SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine — With thousands of heavily armed Russian troops occupying this perennially embattled peninsula, an overwhelming majority of Crimeans voted on Sunday to secede…
Nigeria: Scores Killed in Raids on Central Nigeria Villages
Mar 16, 2014
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Reuters, The New York Times
KADUNA, Nigeria — Gunmen shot, hacked and burned to death at least 100 people and razed homes in central Nigeria, a region shaken by disputes…
Ukraine: For Crimea, Secession is Only as Good as Recognition
Mar 15, 2014
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Dan Bilefsky, The New York Times
PARIS — When Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008, with the strong support of the United States, Russia, a staunch ally of the Serbs,…
Russia Seizes Gas Plant Near Crimea Border, Ukraine Says
Mar 15, 2014
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David M. Herszenhorn, Peter Baker, and Andrew E. Kramermarch, The New York Times
SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine — Tensions mounted on the eve of a secession referendum here in Crimea as helicopter-borne Russian forces made a provocative incursion just beyond…
Gender and Natural Resource Management Research and Policy Expert
Mar 13, 2014
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UNDP
The Gender and Natural Resource Management (NRM) Research and Policy Expert will be responsible for working with UN Women, the Ministry of Gender and Development…
Nigeria: Scores Reported Killed in Village Raids in Nigerian Land Conflict
Mar 13, 2014
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Agence France-Presse, The New York Times
KANO, Nigeria — Gunmen on motorbikes killed at least 69 people and burned down several homes in attacks on four villages related to conflicts over…
United States: Suit Filed in Haiti Cholera Epidemic
Mar 12, 2014
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Somini Sengupta, The New York Times
A class-action lawsuit claiming to represent cholera victims in Haiti and their relatives in the United States was filed against the United Nations on Tuesday…
Libya: Prime Minister Ousted in Chaos over Tanker
Mar 11, 2014
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David D. Kirkpatrick and Cliffort Kraussmarch, The New York Times
CAIRO — Libya’s transitional Parliament voted on Tuesday to remove its prime minister as his government conceded that despite days of bluster it was powerless…
Caux Dialogue 2013 and 2014
Mar 10, 2014
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Land Lives Peace
Six to ten inches of topsoil is all that lies between humanity and extinction. Yet every year more than 30 billion tons of it is…
South Sudan: Conflict Erases Food Security Gains, UN Agencies Say
Mar 10, 2014
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Charlton Doki, Voice of America
JUBA — The conflict in South Sudan has undone the strides the young country has taken toward food security in recent years, U.N. agencies said…
Dispute Over Fate of Mysterious Tanker With Oil From Libya
Mar 10, 2014
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Clifford Krauss, The New York Times
HOUSTON — A tanker that had been sitting for three days in a Libyan port controlled by a regional militia has what every refinery in…
Nigeria: Nigerians Ask Why Oil Funds Are Missing
Mar 10, 2014
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Adam Nossiter, The New York Times
LAGOS, Nigeria — Even in a country where untold oil wealth disappears into the pockets of the elite, the oil corruption scheme he was investigating…
Ukraine: Sovereignty vs. Self-Rule: Crimea Reignites Battle
Mar 8, 2014
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Peter Baker, The New York Times
WASHINGTON — They wanted to break away from a country they considered hostile. The central government cried foul, calling it a violation of international law.…
Libyan Militia Selling Oil, Defying the Government
Mar 8, 2014
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David D. Kirkpatrick, New York Times
CAIRO — A militia group that has blockaded Libya’s main oil ports for more than six months began on Saturday to sell the oil for…
Analysis: Why Russia's Crimea Move Fails Legal Test
Mar 7, 2014
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BBC
The Russian parliament says Crimea can become Russian territory if that is what the region's people decide they want in a referendum set for 16…
Afghanistan's Minerals Await Vital Railroads
Mar 6, 2014
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Gopal Ratnam
At the Naibabad freight terminal near the northern Afghan town of Mazar-e-Sharif, workers rush to unload wheat and construction materials from Uzbekistan that have arrived…
Ukraine: How a Fight Over Natural Resources Is Quietly Driving The World’s Response To Ukraine
Mar 6, 2014
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Think Progress
On Thursday, the fast-moving crisis in Ukraine took another surprising turn as the de facto authorities of Crimea, the semi-autonomous Ukrainian republic that is currently…
Afghanistan's Minerals Await Vital Railroads
Mar 6, 2014
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Gopal Ratnam
At the Naibabad freight terminal near the northern Afghan town of Mazar-e-Sharif, workers rush to unload wheat and construction materials from Uzbekistan that have arrived…
Associate Research Scholar, Earth Institute, Columbia University
Mar 5, 2014
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The Earth Institute, Columbia University
The Advanced Consortium on Cooperation, Conflict and Complexity (AC4) seeks an Associate Research Scholar to conduct applied research on social and environmental sustainability and environmental…
Europe: EU Proposes Responsible Trading Strategy for Minerals from Conflict Zones
Mar 5, 2014
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European Commission
High Representative (HR) of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton and EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht today proposed an integrated…
Political Affairs Officer - United Nations Mission in Liberia
Mar 3, 2014
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United Nations
The UN requires a Political Affairs Officer to assist in the development of strategic partnerships between the Mission and relevant government entities and civil society…
Practicum on Experiential Peacebuilding
Mar 3, 2014
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Outward Bound Peacebuilding
The Practicum on Experiential Peacebuilding (PEP) is a program that combines a unique outdoor experience with experiential learning techniques in a multi-cultural environment. During this…
Fight Over the Spoils Leads to Rights Abuses: As Myanmar Gears up for Its Largest Oil and Gas Concessions So Far...
Mar 2, 2014
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Bangkok Post
On a humid July day in Shan state, a 12-year-old girl was playing under the monsoon rains falling over her tiny northern township of Ke…
China/Malaysia/Philippines/Vietnam: Malaysia Joins Forces with Philippines and Vietnam Against China in Sea Dispute
Mar 1, 2014
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Craig Hill, China Daily Mail
The submerged reef would be easy to miss, under turquoise seas about 80 km (50 miles) off Malaysia’s Borneo island state of Sarawak.
But two Chinese…
Sierra Leone: Mining Boom Brings Rights Abuses
Feb 28, 2014
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Human Rights Watch
The government of Sierra Leone and a mining company that is the country’s largest private employer have undermined villagers’ access to food and prevented workers from challenging…
Photo Competition: Transparency that Matters
Feb 27, 2014
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Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
The EITI International Secretariat invites you to the photo competition “Transparency that matters” in March 2014. We want to see your photos showing how EITI…
Conflict, Migration Contributing to Food Insecurity in Near East, says UN Official
Feb 27, 2014
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United Nations
Conflict, the flow of refugees and migration are worsening food security in the Near East, along with constraints on food production and a growing dependence…
Peacebuilders Fellowship
Feb 26, 2014
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Center for Conflict Studies
CCS is pleased to announce that applications for the summer 2014 Peacebuilders Fellowship are now open! The Center will be choosing eight fellows to travel…
Nigeria: PPP Records Another Milestone in Land Dispute in Delta State
Feb 26, 2014
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Alliance for Peacebuilding
The communities are Obi Ogadi in Asaba and Ogboli in Ibusa, both in Delta State, Nigeria. The contention involves the legal ownership of a piece…