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Afghanistan: WASH Program Manager
Aug 14, 2014
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Solidarités International
The WASH program manager is responsible for implementing and achieving the objectives defined in the operation proposals.
She/He is responsible for overseeing operational teams assigned to…
Somalia: Regional Focal Point
Aug 14, 2014
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Somalia NGO Consortium
The NRC South Sudan programme was recently incorporated into the region. Prioritised activities focus on shelter and infrastructure construction; water, hygiene and sanitation; emergency education…
Myanmar: Livelihood Coordinator
Aug 14, 2014
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ActionAid
The SIRP Partnership implement a range of activities in 90 targeted villages across the three states to achieve the following specific objective: “Conflict affected uprooted…
DRC: Country Director
Aug 14, 2014
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Norwegian Refugee Council
The DRC operation runs a holistic programme response to populations affected by conflict and displacement in North and South Kivu provinces. Our primary areas of…
Myanmar: Sagaing Division Farmers Stage Protest Against Trial, Land-Grabs
Aug 14, 2014
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The Irrawaddy
About 1,000 farmers in Sagaing Division’s Kantbalu Township staged a protest on Wednesday to demand back confiscated lands and ask for the release of dozens…
Myanmar: Kantbalu Farmers Protest Against Land-Grabs
Aug 14, 2014
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Eleven
About 1,000 farmers in Kantbalu Township, Shwebo District of Sagaing Region on August 13 staged a protest to ask for the return of confiscated lands…
South China Sea: China-US Tensions Heat Up Over Disputed Sea
Aug 14, 2014
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Voice of America
Chinese state media accuse the United States of inflaming tensions in the South China Sea as Secretary of State John Kerry wraps up his trip…
Iraq/Kurdistan: International Oil Producers Halt Northern Iraq Operations
Aug 14, 2014
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Turkish Weekly
In a story on the suspension of oil production by a number of international companies operating in Iraq's north, the Anadolu Agency erroneously reported that…
India: There Will be Water Wars Soon: HC on Depleting Water Level in Delhi
Aug 14, 2014
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The Economic Times
The Delhi High Court today said there would be "water wars" soon given the rate water sources is depleting and asked the city government whether…
Liberia: Sime Darby Slows Liberia Operations Due to Ebola Virus
Aug 14, 2014
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Bloomberg
Sime Darby Bhd (SIME), the world’s biggest listed palm oil producer, said it’s slowing production in Liberia because of the Ebola virus.
The Kuala Lumpur-based company,…
Liberia: Sifca Says Exports of Rubber From Liberia Halted on Ebola
Aug 14, 2014
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Bloomberg
Sifca Group, an Ivory Coast agribusiness company, said its exports of rubber from Liberia have been halted as a result of the closing of land…
Iraq: Iraq Crisis: West’s ‘Mandate’ Limited by National Borders – and Don’t Dare Mention Oil
Aug 14, 2014
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The Independent
In the Middle East, the first shots of every war define the narrative we all dutifully follow. So too, this greatest crisis since the last…
Global: Global Conflicts Cause concern in Markets, Commodities
Aug 14, 2014
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Nwi Times
Headlines across the world have been filled with news of violence and intensifying conflicts in the Gaza strip, the Ukraine and Russia, and Iraq.
The largely…
Liberia: Liberia Offers New Acreage Despite No Update on Oil Legislation
Aug 14, 2014
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Platts
Liberia has offered four exploration blocks for licensing despite previous assurances that they would first put in place petroleum legislation.
State-owned NOCAL on its website said…
Liberia: Liberia's National Oil Company Denies Selling Oil Blocks
Aug 14, 2014
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All Africa
The National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL) says oil blocks that are now out for international competitive bidding, are neither being sold nor auctioned contrary…
Conflict Minerals: How Monitoring Smelters is Key to Curbing Conflict Minerals
Aug 14, 2014
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Web Africa
Technology hardware, software and services provider HP says it is keeping a close watch on smelters and refiners in a bid to reach the company’s…
DRC: Eastern Congo Slowly Producing More Conflict-Free Minerals Report
Aug 14, 2014
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Thomas Reuters Foundation
The number of mines certified as producing “conflict-free” minerals in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is slowly increasing, though challenges remain in cutting off this…
Bangladesh: Land Grabbing Drives Lawlessness and Deaths in Bangladesh
Aug 14, 2014
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UCA News
In separate incidents last week, a tribal Santal man was murdered, and an Oraon woman was gang raped by Muslim men in northern Bangladesh. A…
Nigeria: Awka Youths, Elders Square Up Against Anambra Government Over Land Grabbing
Aug 14, 2014
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Daily Post
Youths and elders of Ezinano community in Awka, Anambra State have drawn a battle line with state government over what they termed “unlawful acquisition of…
Myanmar: Corrupt “Land Grabs” Imperil Democracy in Burma
Aug 14, 2014
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Thomas Reuters Foundation
The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that “Everyone has the right to own property [and] no one shall be arbitrarily deprived of…
Iraq: Militants Hold Seven Iraq Oil Fields After Syria Blitz, IEA Says
Aug 14, 2014
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Bloomberg
Islamic State fighters have captured seven oil fields in Iraq with a total output capacity of 80,000 barrels a day, adding to energy deposits they…
Myanmar: Kanbalu Farmers Demand Release of 57 Jailed ‘Plough Protestors’
Aug 14, 2014
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DVB
Some 1,500 farmers rallied for the release of 57 jailed land rights activists in central Burma’s Sagaing Division on Wednesday.
The demonstrators, who received permission from…
Myanmar: Drug Control Efforts Go Local in Myanmar’s Kachin State
Aug 14, 2014
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IRIN
Myanmar's northern Kachin State, renowned for its heroin production, is changing tack in its efforts to curb rampant drug use and cultivation: In addition to…
Kurdistan: Turkey Has Called on US to Lift Kurdish Oil Ban
Aug 14, 2014
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Financial Times
LONDON - Turkey has called on the US to lift obstacles to the sale of oil by Iraq’s cash-strapped Kurds to help in their war…
Rwanda: Consultant for an Environmental Audit of ESIRU Project
Aug 13, 2014
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Welthungerhilfe
Welthungerhilfe (Former German Agro Action) is looking for a consultant / firm to carry out an Environmental Audit (EA) for the ESIRU Project (Marshlands development…
IGAD: Coordinator for Capacity Development
Aug 13, 2014
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The Regional Drought Resilience Initiative
The Regional Drought Resilience Initiative aims to end drought emergencies by addressing the underlying causes of vulnerability and initiating sustainable development in households and communities…
Central African Republic: Programme Manager
Aug 13, 2014
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The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
NRC's Information, Counseling and Legal Assistance (ICLA) programme in CAR will focus on Housing, Land, and Property (HLP) rights, civil documentation, and the protection those…
Iraq: WASH Programme Manager
Aug 13, 2014
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The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
NRC is scaling up its humanitarian response to meet the needs of Iraqi IDPs in addition to ensuring that the critical needs of Syrian refugees…
IGAD: Water & Natural Resources Expert
Aug 13, 2014
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The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has received funds from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to support the IGAD Drought Disaster Resilience and Sustainability Initiative…
Central African Republic: Housing Land and Property Advisor EU-ICLA
Aug 13, 2014
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The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
NRC's Information, Counseling and Legal Assistance (ICLA) programme in CAR will focus on Housing, Land, and Property (HLP) rights, civil documentation, and the protection those…