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Palestine: Program Coordinator - Jerusalem
May 26, 2026
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Solidarités International
Solidarités International is an international humanitarian aid association which, since more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and…
Canada: Stories of Resilience: Indigenous Women across the Prairies
May 25, 2026
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Andy Airey
International Institute for Sustainable Development
Across the Canadian Prairies, water carries memory, identity, responsibility, and life. Yet the voices of those most deeply connected to it are often absent from…
When Climate Becomes a National Security Blind Spot
May 25, 2026
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Nigel Savage
At the very moment when climate risks are accelerating across the world and the Middle East, Israel’s National Security Council is stepping back from addressing…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Faces Deepening Humanitarian Crisis amid Conflict, Floods and Drought: OCHA
May 25, 2026
Kabul Tribune
Afghanistan is facing a worsening humanitarian situation driven by cross-border conflict, widespread flooding and prolonged drought conditions, according to the latest humanitarian update by the…
Sudan: In Sudan’s War Economy, Gold Keeps Flowing as Miners Risk Mercury and Collapse
May 24, 2026
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Mohnd Blal
Associated Press
Gold has become a major source of funding for Sudan’s treasury after the country lost over two-thirds of its oil revenues with the secession of…
Food Security: Hunger Increasingly Used as Weapon of War as ‘Food-Related Violence’ Surges, Analysis Shows
May 24, 2026
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Mark Townsend
Guardian
Hunger is being increasingly exploited as a weapon of war with more than 20,000 documented incidents of “food-related violence” in the past eight years, new…
Nigeria: When the Forest Became a Fortress: How Climate Change Is Fueling Banditry in Southwest Nigeria
May 23, 2026
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Rafiu Babatunde Ibrahim
MouthpieceNGR
For generations, Nigerians across the southwest have lived by the rhythm of two predictable seasons-the dry, dusty harmattan and the drenching, life-giving rains. The dry…
Colombia: Indigenous Territorial Violence Leaves Seven Dead in Colombia, Army Deployed
May 23, 2026
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Yekkirala Akshitha
The Morning Voice
Colombia has deployed hundreds of soldiers and police personnel to the southwestern department of Cauca after a violent territorial dispute between two Indigenous communities left…
No Fuel, No Plan: Uganda and South Sudan Brace as Kenya Strikes
May 22, 2026
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Bec George Anyak
Uganda faces imminent fuel shortages if the just-ended transport strike in Kenya, temporarily suspended for a one-week grace period to allow dialogue, fails to resolve…
DRC: ‘Corporate Capture’ of Critical Minerals Risks Repeating DRC’s Extractive Past, Warns Indigenous Leader
May 22, 2026
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David Akana
Mongabay
The global rush for minerals needed for the green energy transition risks repeating the same old extractive patterns that have long left communities in the…
United States/Israel/Iran: Big Oil’s War Profits May Have a Silver Lining after All
May 22, 2026
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Damian Carrington
Guardian
Shell’s profit for the first three months of 2026 more than doubled to $6.9bn, as did BP’s, to $3.2bn. TotalEnergies profits also surged by more…
Sudan: Powering Resilience: Solar Irrigation Helps Refugees and Host Communities Thrive in Sudan
May 22, 2026
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Antonia Vadala
UN High Commissioner for Refugees
In Sudan’s White Nile State, where soaring temperatures and erratic rainfall threaten traditional farming, solar-powered irrigation is helping communities grow food and rebuild livelihoods in…
Water as a Weapon in the Nuclearized South Asia: The Relevance of Indus Waters Treaty
May 21, 2026
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Sarah Saeed
The latest decision of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in favor of Pakistan in its hydroelectric projects at Ratle Hydroelectric Plant and Kishanganga Hydroelectric Plant…
Water: One Region, One Vision: a New Era of Transboundary Water Diplomacy in Central Asia
May 21, 2026
The Water Diplomat
The first-ever Regional Ecological Summit (RES 2026), held in Astana from 22 to 24 April 2026 under the theme "One Region, One Vision, One Future,"…
South Sudan: African Parks (AP) and MWCT Hosting Major Environmental Planning Workshop in Juba
May 20, 2026
ZUMA Press Wire
South Sudan launched a two day workshop on ecologically sensitive infrastructure and sustainable planning in Juba, hosted by African Parks and the South Sudan Ministry…
Afghanistan: FAO and World Bank Launch Matching Grants to Support Afghan Agribusinesses, Create Jobs and Boost Rural Economies
May 20, 2026
Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
Five Afghan agribusinesses have been selected as the first recipients of co-investment matching grants under an initiative implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of…
From Environmental Concern to Security Priority: Nature Loss as a Systemic Risk
May 19, 2026
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Shahzoda Alikhanova
The idea that biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation pose security risks is not new. What is new is a step change in how governments are…
Weaponizing Supply Chains: How Iran and China Drive Strategic Food Insecurity in Modern Conflict
May 19, 2026
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Bruce Randolph Tizes
Iran did not improvise the Hormuz crisis. The mine stockpiles, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’ fast-boat fleet, and the Houthi program at Bab al-Mandab are…
The Missing Piece in Conflict Resolution
May 19, 2026
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Michael Keating
Conflict resolution is about much more than short-term agreements and transactional deals among powerful actors. Ceasefires can reduce suffering and create space for dialogue. But…
Remote: Global Lead, Gender Transformative Program
May 19, 2026
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ORBIS International
ReliefWeb
The Global Lead, Gender Transformative Program provides global leadership for Orbis International’s gender-responsive and gender-transformative programming. This role leads the Global Gender Transformative Programming Strategy…
Myanmar’s Resource Curse Fueling Its Forever War
May 18, 2026
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James Shwe
Myanmar’s war is often described as a clash of ideologies, ethnic identities and competing visions of the state. That is true, but incomplete. At its…
Afghanistan: Gold Mine Tensions Escalate as Taliban Arrest Commanders’ Relatives
May 18, 2026
Afghanistan International
Local sources in Badakhshan tell Afghanistan International that the Taliban have detained several individuals, including relatives of a number of the group's ethnic Tajik commanders,…
Afghanistan: Taliban Commander Arrested over Gold Mine Dispute in Badakhshan
May 18, 2026
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Habib Mohammadi
Amu TV
A local Taliban commander has been arrested in connection with escalating tensions over gold mines in Shukai district in Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province, local sources…
South Sudan: London Court Blocks Oil Prepayment Contracts with South Sudan Pending Debt Repayment
May 18, 2026
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Robert Harvey
Reuters
South Sudan must not enter into any new oil prepayment contracts until it has cleared outstanding debts with commodity trading house BB Energy, London's high…
Sudan: Back to the Nile -- Khartoum Fisherman Reclaims Life after War
May 18, 2026
Xinhua
War shatters people's memories just as it upends their lives. The conflict that erupted in 2023 between Sudan's government army and a paramilitary force soon…
DRC Is Sending in the Military to Guard Mines and Critical Minerals. Will It Be Enough?
May 17, 2026
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James Boafo, Alex Owusu Amoakoh, Jacob Obodai, and Senyo Dotsey
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is taking an unusual step to secure its critical minerals. It plans to create a new paramilitary unit to…
Afghanistan: UN Calls for Urgent Action as Afghanistan’s Land is Heavily Contaminated by Explosives
May 16, 2026
Ariana News
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has expressed deep concern over the contamination of two-thirds of Afghanistan’s land by explosive…
Liberia: Can Liberia’s Land Rights Law Empower Communities as Carbon Credit Owners?
May 15, 2026
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Tina S. Mehnpaine
Liberian Oberver
As the CMA head, Madam Cooper is leading the development of the country’s carbon market policy, along with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Faces Sharp Decline in Forests and Water Resources: Report
May 15, 2026
TOLOnews
Afghanistan’s National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) publicly released the Afghanistan Environment Status Assessment Report during an event in Kabul attended by representatives of regional countries…
Deploying AI to Shed Light on the Murky Depths of Multi-Tier Supply Chains
May 14, 2026
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Jonathan Drimmer and Carl Hahn
As artificial intelligence becomes embedded across supply chain operations, companies are well-advised to plan for heightened expectations around transparency, explainability and governance from customers, investors,…