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Nepal: Human-Wildlife Conflict, Emerging Challenge for Society: Minister Adhikari
Jan 13, 2025
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The Rising Nepal
Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development, Ramnath Adhikari, has stressed the need for a three-tier government collaboration to implement effective programmes aimed at mitigating human-wildlife…
Conflict Minerals: Securing Critical Minerals Vital to National Security, Official Says
Jan 10, 2025
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David Vergun, US Department of Defense
Secure sourcing of critical minerals is critical to the defense industrial base, which uses them to produce virtually every Defense Department system, from unmanned aerial…
Liberia: Boakai Appoints New LEITI Multi-Stakeholder Group Members
Jan 10, 2025
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Liberian Observer
The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) is a globally recognized standard that promotes transparency and accountability in the governance of the oil, gas, and mining…
Restitution of Lands and Territories to Victims of Violent Dispossession and Displacement in Colombia
Jan 9, 2025
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Lucía Vásquez Celis
Forced displacement in Colombia has a differentiated and accentuated impact on women, the ethnic and peasant population, as well as children and adolescents. Frequently, this…
Beyond ‘Critical’ Minerals, Don’t Forget Gold’s Role as a Driver of Economic Growth — and Conflict
Jan 9, 2025
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Brad Brooks-Rubin
In 2025, consumers and global policy analysts could be forgiven for thinking that all that glitters is…cobalt or lithium. With the intense focus of governments,…
DRC: Rebels Tighten Grip on Congo Mineral Wealth as UN Warns of Long-Term Control
Jan 9, 2025
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Radio France Internationale
M23 rebels are establishing control over key mineral-rich territories in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), United Nations experts have warned.
Why Is Afghanistan Part of the Great Extractives Race?
Jan 8, 2025
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Mercena Hunter and Paddy Ginn
Afghanistan’s mineral resources harbour great untapped potential. The country sits on an estimated 2.2 billion tonnes of iron ore, 60 million tonnes of copper, 183…
Water Tensions under the Taliban
Jan 8, 2025
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Ali Mahaqi
Since taking over Afghanistan in August 2021, the Taliban regime has faced escalating tensions with neighbouring countries, particularly over water issues and regional security. The…
Myanmar: Myanmar Seizes over 100 Tonnes of Illegal Timber
Jan 8, 2025
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Xinhua
Myanmar authorities have seized over 100 tonnes of illegal timber across the country in a week, the state-run daily Myanma Alinn reported on Tuesday (Jan…
Sudan: Sudan Faces Widespread Famine amidst Devastating Conflict
Jan 8, 2025
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African Press Agency
This dire situation, marked by widespread famine, has been exacerbated by the ongoing conflict that erupted in April 2023. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification…
Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: Juba Moves to Claim Disputed Oil-Rich Abyei
Jan 8, 2025
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Fred Oluoch, East African
South Sudan has given the strongest signal yet of its intention to claim the disputed border region of Abyei as part of its territory, based…
DRC: Congo Rebels Muddy Minerals Market with Illegal Rwanda Exports, Says UN Report
Jan 8, 2025
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Sonia Rolley, Reuters
Rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo fraudulently exported at least 150 metric tons of coltan to Rwanda last year, leading to the largest contamination…
African Union: A Reflection Contributions by African Women to Peace and Security Agenda in the Continent
Jan 8, 2025
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African Union
The African Union (AU) advocates for the meaningful participation and leadership of women and their efforts towards silencing the guns, enhancing good governance, democracy, respect…
China/India: India, China and the Possibility of Water Wars [Video]
Jan 7, 2025
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India Today
India and China could be gearing up for a fresh geopolitical conflict. This isn’t a conflict involving guns, soldiers and warfare. But it is a…
South Sudan: In War-Ravaged South Sudan, Conservation Is Being Used to Bring Peace
Jan 7, 2025
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Ngala Killian Chimtom, InDepthNews
Conflict in South Sudan has historically had a negative impact on wildlife, but the conservation of the area’s wildlife is now being used to catalyze…
Towards a Climate Security Observatory 2.0: Lessons from a Year of Implementation
Jan 7, 2025
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CGIAR
In 2023, the Climate Security Observatory (CSO) launched its first public version, aiming to bridge the gap between climate science and resilient peace. After a…
Nepal: Sustaining Health and Soil: Sundhani Tharu’s 4Rs Approach to Farming
Jan 7, 2025
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Pappu Yadav
Sundhani Tharu, a 44-year-old farmer from Pattharbojhi, Madhuwan-1 in the Bardiya district, in the mid-west of Kathmandu, is a leading example of how sustainable agricultural practices not only enhance…
In a Workforce Transformed by War, Ukrainian Women Are Now Working in Coal Mines
Jan 7, 2025
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Joanna Kakissis, Michael Robinson Chávez
TERNIVKA, Ukraine — It's still dark when the busload of miners arrives for the morning shift at this small city in eastern Ukraine's coal country. Among…
Environmental Peacebuilding: 2024 in Review
Jan 7, 2025
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
2024 was another big year for environmental peacebuilding!
Environmental peacebuilding is more relevant than ever. Territory and natural resources drive conflict, the environment is a silent…
Syria: Project Development Officer, Amman
Jan 7, 2025
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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…
Yemen: Area Coordinator - Aden
Jan 7, 2025
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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…
Iraq: Gender-Based Violence & Protection Coordinator
Jan 7, 2025
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SEED Foundation
About SEED Foundation: SEED Foundation is a registered NGO in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. SEED’s mission is to protect, empower, and support the recovery of…
Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Specialist
Jan 7, 2025
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International Committee of the Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) works worldwide to provide protection and humanitarian assistance to people affected by conflict and armed violence. ICRC…
Kenya: Deputy Country Director and Head of Programs
Jan 7, 2025
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Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is a Swiss-based foundation launched at the United Nations in 2002 to tackle the human suffering caused by…
Honduras/Mexico/Peru: Senior Regional Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Specialist, Latin America
Jan 7, 2025
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Water Mission
Water Mission is a Christian engineering nonprofit that builds safe water solutions for people in developing countries, refugee camps, and disaster areas. Since 2001, Water…
Haiti: Humanitarian Affairs Officer
Jan 7, 2025
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UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
OCHA is the part of the United Nations Secretariat responsible for bringing together humanitarian actors to ensure a coherent response to emergencies.
Org. Setting and Reporting
These…
Uganda: Senior WASH Officer - National Position
Jan 7, 2025
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IsraAID
IsraAID is an international non-governmental humanitarian aid organization based in Israel. Since its founding in 2001, IsraAID teams have worked in emergency and long-term development…
Afghanistan: Orange Groves Revive Hope for Afghan Farmers
Jan 7, 2025
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Xinhua
Hundreds of people recently visited orange groves in the Bati Kot district of Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan to buy fresh oranges. This surge in…
Seeking Translation Assistance for Environmental Peacebuilding Glossary of Terms and Concepts
Jan 6, 2025
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) is leading the development of an Environmental Peacebuilding Glossary of Terms and Concepts. The Glossary will be published by Routledge,…
The Traumas of Unplanned Decarbonization in Fragile States
Jan 6, 2025
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Alex de Waal and Aditya Sarkar
It is widely recognized that oil states are rarely democratic, and often conflict-prone. As these governments wind down their dependence on this toxic resource as…