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Myanmar: Myanmar Marchers Seek Cancellation of Chinese-backed Dam Project
Mar 24, 2014
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South China Morning Post
Dozens of protesters began a 2,400-kilometre march yesterday to northern Myanmar, calling for the cancellation of a Chinese-backed hydroelectric dam project over environmental concerns.
The US$3.6…
Crimea: Kabul Recognizes Crimean Annexation; India Arrests Alleged Terrorists; Pakistani Peace Committees to Meet This Week
Mar 24, 2014
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Bailey Cahall and Ana Swanson, Foreign Policy
In a snub to its Western backers, Afghanistan joined Syria and Venezuela this weekend to become one of the few countries to publicly support Russia's…
Africa: U.S. Foreign Policy in Africa: Oil and Commandoes
Mar 24, 2014
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Noel Brinkerhoff, AllGov.com
When the U.S. military raided a renegade Libyan tanker on March 16 in the Mediterranean Sea, the mission was successful by all accounts. About 30…
Ukraine: Ukraine and the Crisis of International Law
Mar 24, 2014
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Jeffrey D. Sachs, Today's Zaman
Russia's actions in Ukraine constitute a serious and dangerous violation of international law.In 1994, Ukraine agreed to give up the nuclear weapons it had inherited…
Water Management in Post-Conflict Countries Critical to Peace Building and Economic Recovery – New Study
Mar 21, 2014
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ELI & UNEP
WASHINGTON, DC - 21 March 2014 ‒ In times of war, water resources and infrastructure are often destroyed or become inaccessible to large segments of…
Water Management In Post Conflict Countries Critical To Peacebuilding And Economic Recovery New Study
Mar 21, 2014
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UNEP
According to the study, some 1.8 billion people are expected to face absolute water scarcity in the next decade.
MPI Peacebuilding Training: Week 3: Resource-Based Conflict: Indigenous People's Perspectives and Approaches
Mar 20, 2014
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Mindanao Peacebuilding Institute
This field-based course is designed for community development workers, human rights advocates, environmentalists and other civil society actors who are working with Indigenous People that…
Myanmar: A Referendum in Rakhine State?
Mar 20, 2014
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Zeeshan Khan, Dhaka Tribune
A full 42% of Myanmar's Rakhine State, bordering Bangladesh, is ethnically South Asian and speaks a variant of Bangla. The districts of Sittwe and Muangdaw…
China’s MCC Turns Back on US $3 billion Mes Aynak Afghanistan Mine Deal
Mar 20, 2014
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Lynne O'Donnell
Chinese state-owned mining giant MCC has been renegotiating a huge copper contract with the Afghan government to reduce its exposure to the war-torn country in…
IDRC Doctoral Research Awards
Mar 19, 2014
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International Development Research Centre
Since 1982, IDRC has helped graduate students undertake thesis research in the field of international development. IDRC Doctoral Research Awards are intended to promote the…
Ukraine: Putin Reclaims Crimea for Russia and Bitterly Denounces the West
Mar 18, 2014
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Steven Lee Myers and Ellen Barry, The New York TImes
MOSCOW — President Vladimir V. Putin reclaimed Crimea as a part of Russia on Tuesday, reversing what he described as a historic injustice inflicted by…
Ukraine: If History Is a Guide, Crimeans’ Celebration May Be Short-Lived
Mar 18, 2014
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Olesya Vartanyan, The New York Times
ATOTSI, Georgia — As Crimeans danced in the streets this week, giddy at the prospect of being gathered into Russia, few were watching as closely…
Campaign Leader - Conflict Resources
Mar 17, 2014
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Global Witness
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Campaign Leader to lead our Conflict Resources team, to curb the trade in conflict resources and related…
Libya: SEAL Team Raids a Tanker and Thwarts a Militia’s Bid to Sell Libyan Oil
Mar 17, 2014
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David D. Kirkpatrick, The New York Times
CAIRO — United States Navy commandos seized a renegade tanker carrying illicit Libyan oil in the Mediterranean southeast of Cyprus on Monday, thwarting a breakaway…
Ukraine: Putin Recognizes Crimea Secession, Defying the West
Mar 17, 2014
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Steven Lee Myers and Peter Baker, The New York Times
MOSCOW — President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia signed a decree on Monday formally recognizing Crimea as a “sovereign and independent state,” laying the groundwork…
Myanmar: Act Immediately to Protect Displaced People's Rights
Mar 17, 2014
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Michel Gabaudan and Melanie Teff, Refugees International
As Myanmar continues its renewed engagement with the international community, it must begin to address the serious violations of the rights of ethnic minorities that…
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.…