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DRC: War and Minerals: Erik Prince and Paramilitaries in DR Congo
Oct 16, 2026
Agence France-Presse
US businessman Erik Prince and his mercenaries have emerged as key players in the war-stricken Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), fighting for its government as…
Iran: Iran’s Pezeshkian Denounces War-Driven ‘Ecocide’ at UN Biodiversity Summit
Oct 16, 2026
The Climate Watch
Iranian president says countries facing sanctions and military aggression should not bear environmental costs alone, calls for stronger global accountability and protection of nature during…
We Will Not Keep Quiet on Land Ownership Rights — Women Activists
Oct 15, 2026
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Ibrahim Ruhweza (New Vision)
Women's rights activists have vowed to intensify their campaign for women's land ownership and inheritance rights, saying they will not remain silent while cultural practices and…
Food Warfare Is on the Rise as a Conflict Strategy
Oct 15, 2026
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Down To Earth
Use of food as a weapon, in both Ukraine-Russia and West Asia wars, will only threaten global food security and exacerbate hunger crises.
Liberia: Rural Women's Land Rights Take Center Stage at Liberia Forum
Oct 15, 2026
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Emery Watson
Observer
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has opened a three-day national celebration and action forum for rural women in Buchanan, putting land rights…
Afghanistan/Saudi Arabia: Taliban Invites Saudi Arabia to Explore Renewable Energy Investment in Afghanistan
Oct 15, 2026
Afghanistan International
The Taliban’s water and energy minister has discussed solar and wind power cooperation with a Saudi energy official. The Taliban says a Saudi technical delegation…
Afghanistan: UN: 38% of Afghanistan’s Population to Face Food Insecurity This Winter
Oct 15, 2026
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Mohammad Farhaad
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have warned that 19.2 million people in Afghanistan are…
Qosh Tepa Canal: Afghanistan’s Water Rights in the Shadow of the Aral Sea Disaster
Oct 14, 2026
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Shahid Sohail
The Qosh Tepa Canal, under construction in northern Afghanistan, is more than an irrigation project. It is a test of Central Asia’s ability to manage…
India: Water Wars Erupt in Telangana, Farmers Fight Pitched Battles
Oct 14, 2026
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Balu Pulipaka
Deccan Chronicle
Desperate farmers in Telangana, trying to save their standing crops, have begun attacking each other, as well as taking extreme measures of “sealing” irrigation canals…
Sudan: Roseires Dam: Water Security and the War in Sudan
Oct 14, 2026
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Mohammed Hilali
Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung
The ongoing war in Sudan continues to expand its destructive reach, engulfing essential infrastructure and public services. In Blue Nile State in southeastern Sudan, fierce…
From Rural Initiatives to Parliamentary Decisions: Women of the Fergana Valley Develop Solutions for Water Conservation and Rural Community Development
Oct 13, 2026
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United Nations Development Program
Women from rural communities in the Batken, Osh, and Jalal-Abad regions presented their initiatives on improving access to irrigation water, climate change adaptation, and reducing…
IUCN WCEL Hosts Expert Discussion on Colombia’s Proposal to Include Environmental Destruction in Crimes against Humanity Convention
Oct 13, 2026
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IUCN WCEL Environmental Security and Conflict Law Specialist Group
Following Colombia’s landmark proposal to include Environmental Destruction in the forthcoming Convention on Crimes Against Humanity, the IUCN WCEL joined partners in hosting an event…
Afghanistan: Residents Urge Restoration of Traditional Water Reservoirs in Kandahar
Oct 13, 2026
TOLOnews
Residents of Spin Boldak district in Kandahar province are calling for the construction and restoration of traditional water storage systems.
Sudan: The Triad of Conflict, Drought, and Funding Shortage Pushes Darfur and Kordofan toward Famine
Oct 13, 2026
JINHAGENCY
The conflict in Sudan erupted in mid-April 2023, leaving behind thousands of dead and wounded and massive destructions of infrastructure, amid an escalating famine and…
Liberia: Loggers, Miners Illegally Operate in the Same Forest
Oct 13, 2026
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Varney Kamara
Observer
In June, the Bondi Mandingo Community Forest signed a logging agreement with Kisvan Timber Corporation, a logging company, to exploit 37,222 hectares of forest in…
DRC: Breaking the War Economy behind the DRC’s Critical Minerals
Oct 13, 2026
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Gunnar Ivarsson
Organization for World Peace
A critical impasse over natural resources may be imminent in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Further diplomatic efforts could worsen the armed conflict…
Liberia: Chief Justice Gbeisay Alleges Death Threats over Nimba Land Verdict
Oct 13, 2026
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Lincoln G. Peters
New Dawn
Liberia’s Chief Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay Sr. has disclosed that he and his family have received death threats following a controversial land dispute ruling in…
Call for Abstracts — Symposium on Environmental Peacebuilding in Mountain Areas: Bio-cultural Diversity and the Arts of Living on Damaged Slopes
Oct 13, 2026
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association and Unit for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Innsbruck
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) and the Unit for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Innsbruck invite abstracts for a three-day symposium on…
Climate Security: Everyone’s Mandate, Nobody’s Budget
Oct 12, 2026
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Florian Krampe
At panel discussions and in conversations between attendees at the Berlin Climate and Security Conference, hosted by the German Foreign Office on October 6, 2026,…
Colombia: Colombia Seeks to Remove Rural Reform from UN Peace Deal Monitoring
Oct 12, 2026
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Josep Freixes
ColombiaOne
The implementation of the 2016 Peace Deal signed by the Colombian state and the now-defunct FARC returned to the center of international debate Monday at…
Afghanistan: Lack of Cold Storage Facilities Threatens Afghanistan's Agricultural Products
Oct 12, 2026
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Mohammad Nazif Safi
TOLOnews
The lack of sufficient cold storage facilities, standard preservation infrastructure, and suitable markets puts a portion of agricultural products at risk of spoilage and deterioration…
Liberia: Locals Consider Conservation after Loggers Vanish
Oct 12, 2026
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Emmanuel Sherman
The Daylight
Communities’ hopes were dashed because the agreements were short-lived, leaving behind debts, unfulfilled promises, and logs. That experience has shifted local people’s attention to conservation,…
Egypt/Sudan: At Least 72 Gold Miners Killed in Airstrikes Near Sudan-Egypt Border, Rights Group Says
Oct 12, 2026
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Fidel Rahmati
Khaama Press
At least 72 civilian gold miners were killed in airstrikes on a mining site in northern Sudan near the Egyptian border, according to the Sudanese…
UN Official: Environmental Protection Must Be integral to Post-War Recovery
Oct 12, 2026
Tehran Times
UN Resident Coordinator in Iran Christine Weigand has stressed the far-reaching and long-term environmental consequences of war, saying environmental protection must be incorporated into both…
Request for Proposals to Host the Sixth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding
Oct 12, 2026
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
The Board of Directors of the Environmental Peacemaking Association® (EnPAx®) invites proposals to host the Sixth International Conferences on Environmental Peacebuilding in 2030.
This RFP provides…
Remote: Consultancy – Food Insecurity and Armed Groups
Oct 12, 2026
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Geneva Call
Geneva Call is a neutral and independent humanitarian organization working to improve the protection of civilians in armed conflict. The objective of the consultancy is…
Libya: Disaster Preparedness ECHO Project Coordinator
Oct 12, 2026
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Norwegian Red Cross
North Africa is increasingly vulnerable to climate-related hazards, environmental degradation and socio-economic pressures. In Libya, these risks are compounded by fragile infrastructure, institutional fragmentation, displacement…
Chad: TCA - Coordinateur Terrain (H/F)
Oct 12, 2026
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Solidarités International
(SI) est une association d’aide humanitaire internationale qui, depuis plus de 40 ans, porte secours aux populations victimes de conflits armés et de catastrophes naturelles…
Yemen: Country Director
Oct 12, 2026
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ZOA International
ZOA is an international NGO supporting people who have lost everything due to armed conflict or natural disaster. Together we can come to their aid…
Syria: WASH Project Officer – Deir ez-Zor
Oct 12, 2026
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IYD International Humanitarian Relief Association
IYD is a Turkish, non-governmental, and non-profit organization which has no political association working in various fields of humanitarian relief and development. IYD was established…