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Somalia: Programme Policy Officer (School Feeding Project Manager) Consultant II - Mogadishu
Mar 17, 2024
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World Food Programme
The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero…
Ethiopia: Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, CST II, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Mar 17, 2024
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World Food Programme
The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero…
Syria/Jordan: Whole of Syria: Water and Environment Technical Coordinator - Amman
Mar 17, 2024
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Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development
For the past 30 years, international NGO Acted has been going the last mile to save lives. Currently, Acted supports 20 million people across 43…
Colombia/Senegal/Ethiopia/Egypt/Brazil/Kenya: Climate Security Specialist, Dakar, Brasilia, Palmira, Addis Ababa, Cairo & Nairobi
Mar 17, 2024
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Alliance Bioversity & CIAT
The Alliance of Bioversity International delivers research-based solutions that harness agricultural biodiversity and sustainably transform food systems to improve people’s lives. Alliance solutions address the…
Remote: Natural Resources Expert
Mar 17, 2024
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UN Department of Political Affairs and Peacebuilding
The Panel of Experts established pursuant to Security Council resolution 2206 (2015) (“the Panel”) consists of five experts with demonstrated substantive knowledge, experience and skills…
Ukraine: WASH Officer (Institutional Strengthening and Capacity Development of Water Utilities), Ukraine Nationals
Mar 17, 2024
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United Nations Children's Fund
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To…
Afghanistan: WASH Officer (Cluster Coordination), Afghanistan Nationals
Mar 17, 2024
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United Nations Children's Fund
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To…
Ukraine/Russia: Ukrainian Drone Strikes Hit Russian Oil Refineries
Mar 16, 2024
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Christian Oliver, Global News Network
Ukrainian drone strikes have struck two oil refineries in a cross-border attack, igniting an enormous blaze as Kyiv’s forces continue a series of retaliatory strikes…
Afghanistan: Land Ownership Dispute Escalates in Nangarhar Province, Resulting in 3 Fatalities and 2 Injuries
Mar 16, 2024
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Hasht-E Subh
A land ownership dispute in Nangarhar Province turned deadly, claiming the lives of three individuals and leaving two others injured, according to local sources.
DRC: Congo Rebels Block Trade Routes, Threatening Supply of Key Metal
Mar 15, 2024
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Bloomberg
The world’s supply of tantalum, an essential component in most computers and mobile phones, is under threat as armed rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of…
Iraq/Turkey: Turkey Sends Delegation to Iraq for Talks on Oil and Security
Mar 15, 2024
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Hellenic Shipping News
Iraq and Turkey held high-level talks in Baghdad on Thursday to discuss co-operation in areas including security and energy ahead of an expected visit by…
NOW AVAILABLE: Draft Agenda for the Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding
Mar 15, 2024
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EnPAx and Leiden University
The Organizing Committee is delighted to share the draft agenda for the Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding! While it is still a work in…
Journal of Social Encounters — Essay Collection Release
Mar 15, 2024
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Ron Pagnucco
The Journal of Social Encounters is publishing a special collection of essays on the conflicts in Darfur and Sudan in the August issue and would…
Myanmar: Myanmar Farmers Turn to Opium Poppies amid Coup and Conflict [Video]
Mar 14, 2024
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Agence France-Presse
For many farmers in conflict and coup-riven Myanmar, poppy farming has become their only way of making ends meet amid the social and economic turmoil…
Conflict Minerals: As Minerals Fuel Deadly Conflicts in Africa, Cardinal Calls for Pastoral Approach
Mar 14, 2024
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Frederick Nzwili, Earthbeat
As minerals fuel deadly conflicts in Africa, a leading cardinal urged local churches to ensure that Africa's abundant resources contribute to the benefit of its populations instead of hurting…
Iraq/Turkey: Iraq-Turkey Oil Pipeline’s Repairs Completed
Mar 14, 2024
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Amr Salem, Iraqi News
A source in the North Oil Company (NOC) revealed on Wednesday that repairs to the Iraq-Turkey oil pipeline have been completed. The government’s directives to…
Colombia: La Plata, the Afro-Colombian Community Defending Its Land from Armed Groups
Mar 14, 2024
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La Prensa Latina
The quiet Afro-Colombian community of La Plata, situated along the Pacific coast in the Valle del Cauca department, received an unexpected and unwelcome visit a…
The Red Sea Crisis, Food Insecurity and Conflict
Mar 14, 2024
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Saba Sinai
The Yemeni Houthi rebels’ continued attacks on shipping in the Red Sea serve as a reminder that global supply chains remain highly vulnerable to disruption.…
Israel/Palestine: In Gaza, Satellites Show 157,200 Damaged or Destroyed Buildings
Mar 13, 2024
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Ramin Skibba, Undark
Beyond the staggering number of deaths, Israel’s ongoing bombardment in Gaza is also taking a drastic toll on infrastructure. So far in the conflict, an…
Cambodia: After Clash, Cambodian Governor Says Some Disputed Land Will Go to Villagers
Mar 13, 2024
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Radio Free Asia
The governor of a northern Cambodia province has promised to allocate 1,000 hectares of land between 100 families following last week’s violent clash with police…
China/Vietnam: Are China and Vietnam on Collision Course over Beijing’s ‘Creeping’ Demarcation in Gulf of Tonkin?
Mar 13, 2024
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Maria Siow, South China Morning Post
Vietnam's inaction to China’s demarcation of its territory in the Gulf of Tonkin where the two countries have unresolved maritime boundaries could be a sign…
DRC: Loggers Have ‘Grabbed’ around 1m Hectares of Indigenous Land in DRC
Mar 12, 2024
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Josh Gabbatiss, Carbon Brief
Logging companies have “acquired” roughly 1m hectares of Indigenous peoples’ territory in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 2000, according to a new study.…
Afghanistan: Unemployed Afghans Risk Death and Debt in Hunt for Gold
Mar 12, 2024
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Yaftal Sufla, Agence France-Presse
The Afghan Taliban's takeover of the country in 2021 may have seen an end to two decades of war with the United States and its…
Gender Responsiveness Can Make Climate-Smart Agriculture Even Smarter!
Mar 12, 2024
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IRRI and CGIAR
The impact of climate change on agriculture is undeniable, and it poses a significant threat to global food security. While climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is gaining…
Climate Change the Elephant in the Room at Munich Security Conference
Mar 12, 2024
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Vanina Laurent–Ledru and Elhadj As Sy
Climate and health must be at the center of discussions about global security to avoid these crises destabilizing governments and impacting our future prosperity. Yet…
Addressing the Intersection of Climate and Gender Through Transformative Action
Mar 11, 2024
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Eva Bialobrzeski
Gender-responsive climate action is critical in addressing the dual crisis of climate change and biodiversity loss, recognizing that climate change often exacerbates pre-existing gender inequalities.…
Understanding the Gender-Climate Nexus
Mar 11, 2024
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Understanding the gender-climate nexus
The ongoing global discourse regarding climate change emphasises the need to address the disproportionate impact of climate change on women and the necessity of involving…
Gender Equality and Climate Adaptation: Closing the Data Gap
Mar 11, 2024
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Fionna Smyth, Duncan Knox, and Mariam Ibrahim
This month, the UN’s largest annual gathering on gender equality and women’s empowerment, the Commission of the Status of Women (CSW), will address a critical issue: strengthening…
How Amplifying Women's Voices Could Boost Humanitarian and Development Aid Efforts
Mar 11, 2024
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Kalkidan L. Yihun
The percentage of people in need across the world has doubled since 2020, with one out of every 23 people now needing some form of humanitarian relief.…
Pakistan: First Batch of Unit Formed to Protect Gilgit-Baltistan’s Forests, Wildlife, Graduates
Mar 10, 2024
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Nisar Ali, Arab News
Gilgit-Baltistan, once known as Northern Areas, used to be a part of Jammu and Kashmir, but has been under Pakistani control since shortly after Pakistan’s…