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Terms of Reference Communications Assistant

Feb 3, 2014 | UNEP Post-Conflict and Disaster Management Branch (PCDMB)

Issuing organization: UNEP Post-Conflict and Disaster Management Branch (PCDMB)
Start date: February - July 2014
Duration: 6 months
Monthly Salary: 3,000 CHF per month
Duty…


Programme Manager - West Africa

Feb 3, 2014 | Fauna & Flora International

Programme Manager, West Africa

Fauna & Flora International

Full-time Staff - United Kingdom, Western Europe

Apply by: 16th February 2014

Salary: Negotiable, depending on skills and experience

Start Date:…


Call for Abstract and Research Proposals on Government Development Strategies in the Pastoral areas of the Horn of Africa

Feb 3, 2014 | Institute for Peace and Security Studies

IPSS is calling for Abstract and Research Proposals on Government Development Strategies in the Pastoral areas of the Horn of Africa: lessons learned.

The research findings…


Elephant Campaign: How Africa’s ‘white gold’ funds the al-Shabaab militants

Feb 3, 2014 | The Independent

Transporting “jihad’s white gold” from the African bush to Asian cities is no small feat, but under the watchful eyes of the Somali Islamist militant…


Water Dimensions of ‘Land Grabbing’

Feb 2, 2014 | Africa UP Close

In recent years, arable land has become a highly coveted commodity in the global market. Emphasizing land as the issue at stake, water dimensions of…


Saving More Than Just Snow Leopards

Feb 1, 2014 | New York Times

THE cold and rugged mountains of Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and China seem an unlikely place to find a flourishing combination of new community institutions and…


Initial assessment by the UK National Contact Point for the OECD guidelines for multinational enterprises

Feb 1, 2014 | UK National Contact Point


Insight: Surge in Cocaine Trade Undermines Conde's Bid to Revive Guinea

Jan 31, 2014 | Reuters

A surge in cocaine trafficking has transformed Guinea into West Africa's latest drug hot spot, jeopardizing President Alpha Conde's efforts to rebuild state institutions after…


Conflict Mitigation and Resource Management Program Manager - Nepal

Jan 30, 2014 | Mercy Corps

GENERAL POSITION SUMMARY:

The Program Manager for CMM (Conflict Management and Mitigation) and IRMI (Inclusive Resource Management Initiative) will have responsibility for the overall achievement of…


Gaza Warned of Looming Water Crisis

Jan 30, 2014 | The Guardian

Residents of Tel Aviv will wake up in February to discover a huge hourglass full of polluted water standing in the city's central Rabin Square.…


Security Council Adopts Resolution 2136 (2014), Renewing Amocratic Republic of Congorms Embargo, Related Measures Imposed on De

Jan 30, 2014 | United Nations

The Security Council today renewed until 1 February 2015 the arms embargo and related sanctions imposed on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, also requesting the…


TA WASH Emergency Coordinator, P-4, 364 Days, Bangui, CAR (SURGE)

Jan 29, 2014 | UNICEF

TA WASH Emergency Coordinator

Purpose of the Position

Under the guidance of the Chief of WASH, accountable for the development, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of UNICEF’s…


Peace on the ground, through ecological conservation

Jan 28, 2014 | The Jerusalem Post

To Prof. Saleem Ali, transforming a slab of greenery sandwiched between northern Israel and Jordan into a shared ecological park would be nothing less than…


Israeli-Palestinian Agreement on Water Within Sight

Jan 28, 2014 | International Institute for Sustainable Development

Many people have said that the last thing on which Israelis and Palestinians will be able to agree is fresh water.  They are very likely…


Security Council Grants Year-long Mandate Extension for United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Central African Republic

Jan 28, 2014 | United Nations

The Security Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic (BINUCA) for one year today, deciding also…


Rebels in Syria Claim Control of Resources

Jan 28, 2014 | New York Times

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Islamist rebels and extremist groups have seized control of most of Syria’s oil and gas resources, a rare generator of cash in…


Côte d’Ivoire’s Great West: Key to Reconciliation

Jan 28, 2014 | International Crisis Group

Western Côte d’Ivoire’s land, security and identity problems make this vast border territory the country’s most unstable area. Reconciliation has yet to begin there and…


New civil society initiative on conflict and the environment

Jan 27, 2014 | Toxic Remnants of War

During the last two years, the Toxic Remnants of War Project has sought to establish whether an approach that merged environmental and humanitarian principles could…


New Online training: UN partners with EU in toolkit for preventing land and natural resources conflict

Jan 27, 2014 | European Union and United Nations Development Programme

The challenges associated with preventing, managing and resolving natural resource-induced conflicts may well come to define global peace and security in the 21st century. Global…


Oil price volatility undermines economic growth, says Sir David King

Jan 27, 2014 | The Guardian

Governments need to deter oil speculators, set aside reserves of crude oil and take steps urgently to reduce their dependence on fossil fuels in order…


DFID-ESRC China and Africa Research Programme

Jan 23, 2014 | Economic and Social Research Council

The Department for International Development (DFID) and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) are pleased to announce a dedicated programme of research to investigate…


UNEP: Disasters & Conflict - Senior Programme Officer

Jan 22, 2014 | United Nations Environment Programme

Senior Programme Officer - Disasters & Conflicts

Organizational Setting and Reporting

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the United Nations system's designated entity for addressing environmental…


UNEP: Ecosystems Management - Senior Programme Officer

Jan 22, 2014 | United Nations Environment Programme

Senior Programme Officer - Ecosystems Management

Organizational Setting and Reporting

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the United Nations system's designated entity for addressing environmental…


WikiLeaks, Drought and Syria

Jan 21, 2014 | New York Times

In the 1970s, I got both my bachelor’s and master’s degrees in modern Middle East studies, and I can assure you that at no time…


UNDP: EXPRES (Expert Roster for Rapid Response) Consultants - Extractive Industries Specialist

Jan 16, 2014 | United Nations Development Programme

UNDP: EXPRES (Expert Roster for Rapid Response) Consultants - Extractive Industries Specialist

Duties and Responsibilities

Profile:

Natural Resource Management.Sub-Profiles:

Extractive Industries Management.UNDP is seeking experts with an extractive industry…


Landesa: Women’s Land Rights Visiting Professionals Program

Jan 16, 2014 | Landesa: Center for Women's Land Rights

The Women’s Land Rights Visiting Professional Program is cultivating a network of qualified professionals who are strongly committed to strengthening women’s land rights. The program…


Friends of the Earth Middle East: International Internship Program

Jan 16, 2014 | Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME)

Friends of the Earth Middle East is looking for an intern in Washington D.C.

We are looking for an unpaid intern to work part-time in…


USAID Donald M. Payne International Development Program

Jan 15, 2014 | USAID

The USAID Donald M. Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship Program seeks to attract outstanding young people who are interested in pursuing careers in the Foreign…


Call For Papers: The Jus Post Bellum Project

Jan 15, 2014 | Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies at the University of Leiden

Peacebuilding and Environmental Damage in Contemporary Jus Post Bellum: Clarifying Norms, Principles and Practices An NWO-funded Vidi project of the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies…


The European Citizen and Conflict Resources

Jan 9, 2014 | Ries Kamphof

European consumers can contribute to more sustainable supply chains and less social, economic and ecological deprivation.

According to an annual report published by the International Telecommunications…