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Rwanda: How Cooperatives Are Cultivating Food Security in Rwanda

Jan 12, 2026
Cordaid

As climate shocks intensify across East Africa, Rwanda’s smallholder farmers face an existential threat: erratic rainfall and unpredictable seasons are rendering traditional farming methods obsolete,…

Bangladesh/Myanmar: Teknaf Farmers, Fishermen in Panic over Myanmar Armed Conflict

Jan 12, 2026
Deshkal News

The ongoing armed conflict inside Myanmar is having a direct impact on Bangladesh’s territory along the Teknaf border in Cox’s Bazar. The lives and livelihoods…

Afghanistan: Taliban Gold Rush Turns Deadly, Putting Spotlight on Chinese-Backed Mining

Jan 11, 2026
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

A deadly confrontation at a gold mine in northern Afghanistan has cast new light on the Taliban’s push to expand gold extraction, raising questions about…

Afghanistan: Helmand Residents Say Solar-Powered Wells Fail to Meet Water Needs in Winter

Jan 10, 2026 | Sharif Amiry
Amu TV

Residents of Nad Ali district in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province say they are struggling to access drinking water during the winter months as reduced sunlight…

Venezuela: Five Keys to Understanding Venezuela’s Oil History

Jan 9, 2026 | Johani Carolina Ponce
Yale Climate Connections

Venezuela’s oil industry has once again returned to the center of international debate. US President Donald Trump announced new actions against the Venezuelan government on…

Remote: Senior Expert Consultant on Women, Peace and Security National Action Plans, ACRO, UN Women

Jan 9, 2026 | UN Women
UN Women

I. Organizational context

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against…

Russia’s War on Ukrainian Farmers Threatens Global Food Security

Jan 8, 2026 | Oleksandr Tolokonnikov

Over the past year, Russian attacks on Ukraine’s agricultural sector have escalated alarmingly. According to research conducted by the University of Strasbourg, the University of…

Myanmar: Myitsone Dam Controversy and Military Clashes Escalate in Myanmar

Jan 8, 2026
Deshkal News

As of 8 January 2026, the National Unity Government (NUG) has condemned the military junta’s attempt to revive the controversial Myitsone Dam project, calling it…

Venezuela: US Seizes Russian-Flagged Tanker, Another Tied to Venezuela as Trump Widens Oil Push

Jan 8, 2026
Reuters

The US seized two Venezuela-linked oil tankers in the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday, one sailing under Russia's flag, as part of President Donald Trump's aggressive…

Liberia: Ganta Old Market, the Once Disputed Land That Could Reignite Old Fault Lines

Jan 8, 2026 | Ishmael F. Menkor
Observer

More than fifteen years after the Liberian government declared the disputed Ganta Old Market ground an Eminent Domain, the once-bustling commercial space remains overgrown with…

Iraq/Russia: Iraq to Nationalise West Qurna 2 Oilfield Operations, Government Says

Jan 8, 2026 | Moayed Kenany and Ahmed Rasheed
Reuters

Iraq's cabinet has approved plans to nationalise operations at the West Qurna 2 oilfield, one of the world's largest, as the government looks to avert…

Ukraine: 1 Million without Water, Heat after Russian Strike

Jan 8, 2026 | Louis Oelofse
Deutsche Welle

Ukraine says overnight Russian strikes targeted energy infrastructure in Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia, amid freezing temperatures. Meanwhile, Russia says foreign troops sent to Ukraine would be…

India/Pakistan: Water Weaponisation and the Indus Crisis: A Treaty Broken, a Region at Risk

Jan 7, 2026 | Arshad H. Abbasi
Friday Times

The land between the rivers, the cradle of human civilisation, is being transformed, carefully and deliberately, into its grave. History is not merely repeating itself;…

Afghanistan: Taliban Halt Gold Mining Operations in Takhar, Detain Two after Deadly Clashes

Jan 7, 2026
Afghanistan International

The Taliban have suspended the operations of a gold mining company in Chah Ab district of Takhar province and detained two people on suspicion of…

Environmental Peacebuilding: 2025 in Review

Jan 6, 2026 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

Dear friends and colleagues,

There are many ways to describe 2025 for the environmental peacebuilding community. Brutal. Painful. Scary. Demoralizing. It was all that, and more.

2025…

The Grammar of Rivers: Choosing Cooperation over Conflict in the Indus

Jan 6, 2026 | Rajeev Kumar Jha

Geography and its ecosystems uniquely shape the connections and boundaries that define regions. While society may seek to define itself through religion, culture, language, race,…

Afghanistan: Taliban Send Delegation to Probe Takhar Gold Mine Clash

Jan 6, 2026 | Ahmad Azizi
Amu TV

The Taliban-run mines ministry said on Tuesday that a delegation has been sent to the northeastern province of Takhar to investigate deadly clashes over a…

Sudan: Heglig Oil Deal ‘Highlights Economic Drivers behind Sudan’s War’

Jan 6, 2026
Dabanga

As the new year began, the United States set a deadline for Sudan’s warring parties to reach a humanitarian truce, aiming to open safe corridors,…

Venezuela: Trump Rejects Comparisons between Iraq, Venezuela: ‘We’re Going to Keep the Oil’

Jan 6, 2026 | Julia Manchester
The Hill

President Trump on Monday dismissed comparisons between past US involvement in Iraq and the recent military operation in Venezuela, saying the difference is that the…

DRC: DR Congo Partially Lifts Suspension on Copper-Cobalt Processing after Compliance Review

Jan 6, 2026
Xinhua

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced a partial and temporary lifting of the suspension on copper and cobalt processing activities, following the completion…

Afghanistan: Taliban Leader Bans Sale and Transfer of State Land without Approval

Jan 6, 2026 | Ahmad Azizi
Amu TV

Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has issued a decree banning the sale, distribution and transfer of state-owned land by government bodies without his direct approval, according…

CAR: Coordinatrice ou Coordinateur Terrain

Jan 6, 2026 | Action contre la Faim France

Créée en 1979, Action contre la Faim est une organisation non gouvernementale internationale qui lutte contre la faim dans le monde. Sa charte des principes…

Liberia: Land Rows Turn Dangerous

Jan 5, 2026 | Stephen G. Fellajuah
New Dawn

Anthony Cole, former Land Administrator of the Zena Estate, has accused Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) John Kermue of the Liberia National Police (LNP) of…

Afghanistan: UNICEF Rehabilitates Water Supply Systems in Deprived Areas of Afghanistan

Jan 5, 2026
Hasht-e-Subh Daily

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has announced the launch of a program to rehabilitate water supply systems in deprived areas of Afghanistan, aiming to…

Afghanistan: UN: Solar-Powered Water System to Be Built for 600 Returnee Families in Laghman