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Afghanistan: Program Associate (WASH)
Jul 22, 2024
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Committed to Good
CTG overview CTG staff and support humanitarian projects in fragile and conflict-affected countries around the world, providing a rapid and cost-effective service for development and humanitarian…
Women Building Peace Across Diversities: Perspectives from Sri Lanka
Jul 21, 2024
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Júlia E. Moreno
For over a decade, Thilina Madiwala has dedicated herself to unraveling the intricate dynamics of gender and peacebuilding within the context of Sri Lanka. With a focus…
China/Philippines: China, the Philippines Reach Deal in Effort to Stop Clashes
Jul 21, 2024
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Hürriyet Daily News
China and the Philippines reached a deal they hope will end confrontations at the most fiercely disputed shoal in the South China Sea, two Philippine officials said…
Afghanistan: Kabul Residents Await Payment for Expropriated Properties
Jul 21, 2024
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TOLOnews
The Kabul Municipality has reported the payment of 1.5 billion afghani for the expropriation of properties belonging to Kabul residents over the past nearly three…
Climate Change: Japan’s Talks with Pacific Islands Focus on Climate as Security Issues Take back Seat
Jul 20, 2024
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Maria Siow, South China Morning Post
Japanese and Pacific island leaders largely focused on climate change at their recent meeting even though Tokyo was keen to discuss security cooperation amid China’s…
Ukraine/Russia: Russia's War Threatens Food Security: UK Statement to the OSCE
Jul 19, 2024
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Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and Justin Addison
Justin Addison, UK Delegation to the OSCE, tells the OSCE's Economic and Environmental Committee (EEC) that Russia is prioritising its own aims above global food…
DRC: Mineral-Rich DRC Province Suspends Mining Activities
Jul 19, 2024
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Agence France-Presse
Authorities in one of the most mineral-rich provinces in east DR Congo announced on Friday the suspension of all mining activities.
The Gambia: UN Launches US$3M Peace Building Fund Project
Jul 19, 2024
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Adama Jallow, The Point
The United Nations in the Gambia yesterday launched its 36-month period Peace Building Fund project worth US$3 million.
The project, aimed at addressing climate exacerbated conflicts over land and natural resources, is titled: “Empowering…
Afghanistan: Two People Injured in Clashes between Nomads & Hazaras in Bamiyan
Jul 19, 2024
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Afghanistan International
Local sources in Bamiyan have told Afghanistan International that at least two villagers had been injured during clashes between nomads and villagers in Punjab District.
According…
New Program for Rural Land Transformation Launched in Côte d’Ivoire
Jul 18, 2024
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World Bank Group
The government of Côte d’Ivoire and the World Bank today officially launched the Rural Land Tenure Management Strengthening Program (PRESFOR) in Guiglo in the Cavally…
South Sudan: South Sudan’s Kiir Meets RSF Commander over Oil Security Concerns
Jul 18, 2024
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Sudan Tribune
Oil security concerns took centre stage in a meeting between South Sudan President Salva Kiir and Abdel Rahim Hamdan Dagalo, second in command of the…
Climate Change, Conflict, and Gender Inequality in the MENA Region
Jul 18, 2024
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Zeina Moneer
The Middle East and North Africa is one of the world’s most gender unequal regions; it will take an estimated 140 years for MENA countries to establish parity…
Yemen: Satellite Images Show Large Oil Slick after Houthi Attacks
Jul 18, 2024
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Luxembourg Times
An oil slick extending more than 125 miles appeared in the Red Sea, satellite images show, a fresh environmental disaster in a waterway where commercial…
Uganda/DRC: War Crimes | Uganda Pays $65 Million to DRC for Reparations [Video]
Jul 18, 2024
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SABC News
Uganda has made a partial payment of $65 million US Dollars to the DRC government as reparations for war crimes committed by its troops in…
Afghanistan: Taliban Signs 3 Agreements Worth $25 Million for Solar Power Generation
Jul 18, 2024
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Afghanistan International
On Thursday, the Taliban's Ministry of Energy and Water announced the signing of three agreements for solar power generation projects valued at $25 million with…
Israel/Lebanon: Lebanon’s Fragile Food Security System and the Prospect of a Broader War with Israel
Jul 17, 2024
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Zeead Yaghi, Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy
Nigeria: Land Grabbing Assumes Frightening Dimension in Edo
Jul 17, 2024
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Francis Onoiribholo, Independent
The activities of land grabbers are now assuming a frightening dimension in Edo State, as hardly will a week past without major land related infractions…
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Rangers Fight Uphill Battle against Deforestation
Jul 17, 2024
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Alice Chancellor, Phys.org
As the rainclouds descend on Sierra Leone's tropical Kambui forest, a handful of khaki-clad rangers assemble for their daily patrol in the fight to preserve…
Multiple: Restoration Gender & Safeguards Senior Manager
Jul 17, 2024
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Conservation International
Restoration Gender & Safeguards Senior Manager Conservation International protects nature for the benefit of humanity. Through science, policy, fieldwork, and finance, CI spotlights and secures the most important…
USA or Remote: Gender Analysis Coordinator - USAID Gender Leadership, Equity, and Advancement for Development (LEAD) Program
Jul 17, 2024
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ECODIT
ECODITECODIT is an international development firm working with governments, businesses, and local communities to advance environmentally- and socially responsible development around the world. ECODIT provide…
Guyana: Socio-environmental and Gender Specialist
Jul 17, 2024
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Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations
Organizational SettingGuyana is one of the nine countries that share the Amazon Forest. The state of the country’s biodiversity is considered, for the most part,…
Indonesia: National Consultant, Women Peace and Security ASEAN Coordinator
Jul 17, 2024
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United Nations Women
Background/ContextUN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and…
Israel/Yemen: Houthis Attack Oil Tanker in Red Sea: Damage Assessment and Environmental Risks
Jul 16, 2024
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Devdiscourse
The Liberia-flagged oil tanker Chios Lion was attacked by Yemen's Houthis in the Red Sea, prompting an investigation of potential oil spills. The vessel sustained…
Iraq: Iraqis Protest over Summer Blackouts and Water Shortages
Jul 16, 2024
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AFP
Hundreds of Iraqis in the southern province of Diwaniyah protested on Monday against power cuts and water shortages during the extreme heat of summer, an…
Water and War
Jul 15, 2024
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Morgan Shimabuku
Attacks on water infrastructure and water supplies are not new. Records of water-related conflicts go back 4,000 years to Sumeria, where the neighboring city-states of…
Afghanistan: Taliban Tries Reconciling Science and Religion in Facing Climate Change
Jul 12, 2024
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Rick Noack, The Washington Post
Afghanistan remains a global pariah in large part because of the Taliban’s restrictions on female education, and that isolation has deprived the country of foreign…
Female Leadership in Environmental Peacebuilding: Ievgeniia Kopytsia Speaks at British Academy Summer Showcase
Jul 12, 2024
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Faculty of Law, University of Oxford
On Thursday, July 11, 2024, the British Academy hosted its annual Summer Showcase Private View, offering an exclusive preview of their free festival of ideas. Among…
Environmental Cooperation in the Middle East: A Conversation with Dr. Tareq Abu Hamed [Podcast]
Jul 12, 2024
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Environmental Change and Security Program, Wilson Center
In today’s episode of New Security Broadcast, Wilson Center Global Fellow and environmental journalist Anneliese Palmer speaks with longtime leader in regional environmental diplomacy and Executive…
Collective Action for the Environment in Iraq: A New Initiative by PAX
Jul 12, 2024
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PAX International
Today marks the International Day of Combating Sand and Dust Storms. The UN General Assembly proclaimed this day as these storms have become a serious global…
Advancing Women, Peace, and Security through Security Cooperation in NATO
Jul 12, 2024
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Courtney Clarksen, Tyler McAnally, and Kathleen McInnis
This series—featuring scholars from the Futures Lab, the International Security Program, and across CSIS—explores emerging challenges and opportunities that NATO is likely to confront after…