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Afghanistan: Afghanistan's First Saffron Institute to Be Inaugurated in Herat

Oct 25, 2020 | Afghanistan Times

The first Afghanistan Saffron Institute would be inaugurated by the end of this year in the western Herat province. The State Radio Television reported that…


Climate Change as an Unconvential Security Risk

Oct 23, 2020 | Cullen Hendrix

As security threats go, climate change is not the wolf at the door, threatening to blow the house down. Rather, it is thousands of termites…


Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: Little Progress on Disputed Abyei Region between Sudan and South Sudan

Oct 22, 2020 | UN

Despite the strengthening of the relationship between Sudan and South Sudan, little progress has been made regarding the disputed Abyei region, the head of UN…


Libya: What's Next for Libya's Oil Surge as Rivals Talk Peace

Oct 22, 2020 | Environment & Energy News

After years of setbacks and false starts, Libya is back in the oil game. A stalemate between the armed forces battling to control the OPEC…


Iraq/Kurdistan: As Oil Prices Dive, Iraqi Kurds Seek to Diversify Economy

Oct 21, 2020 | Mam Rostam, Agence France-Presse

Iraq's Kurdish region has for decades lived off its oil wealth, but plummeting energy prices amid the pandemic and financial mismanagement are forcing locals to…


Mobilizing to Address Gender in Forests and Climate Change Actions

Oct 21, 2020 | Augusta Dwyer, Forest News

The role of women in the success of climate action initiatives and the sustainable management of forest resources has been proven many times. Recent work by the…


PhD Opportunity: Impact of Humanitarian Mine Clearances on Tropical Forest Carbon Storage

Oct 20, 2020 | SENSE – Centre for Satellite Data in Environmental Science

This project will enable the PhD student to develop skills in several techniques including statistics, computer programming and image analysis, with the support of a…


Colombia: Colombia Sees Surge in Femicides Amid Uptick in Violence

Oct 20, 2020 | Megan Janetsky, Al Jazeera

Medellin, Colombia – Letica Estacio hoped the wave of gender-based violence that surged during the coronavirus lockdown in Colombia would slow after the South American country eased restrictions…


Philippines: West Philippine Sea Oil Exploration OK, but Not with China

Oct 19, 2020 | Paolo Romero, Philippine Star

President Duterte’s move to lift the moratorium on oil exploration in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) would be beneficial for the country, but the government…


USIP Announces New Grants on Environment, Conflict and Peacebuilding

Oct 19, 2020 | US Institute of Peace

The US Institute of Peace (USIP) is pleased to announce the eight new grantees of the Environment, Conflict and Peacebuilding Competition. The grants strengthen the…


Pakistan: Safeguards Specialist

Oct 18, 2020 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and…


South Sudan: Deputy Head of Field Office

Oct 18, 2020 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and…


Azerbaijan: Operations Specialist

Oct 18, 2020 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and…


Programme Intern

Oct 18, 2020 | RedR UK

RedR UK is an international NGO and learning provider that trains and supports aid workers, organisations, and communities to prepare for and respond effectively to…


Program Manager Sudano-Sahel Region

Oct 18, 2020 | Wildlife Conservation Society

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a US non-profit, tax-exempt, private organization established in 1895 that saves wildlife and wild places by understanding critical issues,…


DRC: Community Development Lead, Okapi Wildlife Reserve

Oct 18, 2020 | Wildlife Conservation Society

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a non-governmental organization headquartered at the Bronx Zoo in New York City, that aims to conserve the world's largest…


Mid-Term Evaluation Consultancy (various locations)

Oct 18, 2020 | Cord

Cord is an international NGO that works to build lasting peace in partnership with people living and working in conflict or post-conflict situations.

Cord is seeking…


DRC: Environmental Safeguards Specialist

Oct 18, 2020 | Fonds Social de la République Démocratique du Congo

Fonds Social de la République Démocratique du Congo (FSRDC) is the Government's Executing Agency. Its mission is to participate in the reconstruction effort of the…


Chad: Environmental Education Specialist

Oct 18, 2020 | African Parks Network

African Parks Network (APN), www.africanparks.org, is a non-profit organisation taking direct responsibility for the rehabilitation and long-term management of protected areas, in partnership with governments…


Consultancy Development of a Sub-Regional UNDP Project on Climate Security in the Sahel

Oct 18, 2020 | UNDP

The Sahel region is facing deep-rooted challenges—environmental, climate change, political and security— that are affecting the prosperity and peace of the region. The area includes…


DRC: Technical Advisor

Oct 18, 2020 | African Wildlife Foundation

The African Wildlife Foundation, is the leading international conservation organization focused exclusively on Africa's wildlife and wild lands.

AWF is seeking a Technical Advisor to work…


Myanmar: Head of Wildlife

Oct 18, 2020 | World Wide Fund for Nature

The World Wide Fund for Nature is an international non-governmental organization founded in 1961 that works in the field of wilderness preservation and the reduction…


Niger and Burkina Faso: Director of Programs

Oct 18, 2020 | Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40…


Myanmar: Myanmar Farmers to Receive Land Compensation

Oct 18, 2020 | Htoo Thant, Myanmar Times

A total of K2 billion has been appropriated as compensation for agricultural lands that were confiscated from local farmers to develop government-related projects, the Department…


Afghanistan: Increase in Figs Production in Herat, Kandahar, and Faryab

Oct 18, 2020 | Wadsam

The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) announced fig production has increased in Kandahar, Herat and Faryab provinces this year. Herat agriculture department has…


Afghanistan: First Pistachio Processing Factory Opens in Badghis Province

Oct 16, 2020 | Wadsam

The first pistachio processing factory in Badghis was inaugurated last week in the presence of local government officials and business community members.


Call for Submissions: 1325 Chapter, Thank You UN Book

Oct 15, 2020 | Global Network of Women Peacebuilders

Seventy-five years ago, world leaders, recoiling from the horrors of war, sought to secure a future free from fear and free from want. The result…


Myanmar: Technical Advisor, Forestry Division

Oct 15, 2020 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

The Forestry Division (NFO) leads FAO's work in promoting sustainable forest management and providing leadership on the environmental, social and economic dimensions of forestry, including…


Afghanistan: Protecting Livestock Herders and Markets in Times of COVID-19

Oct 15, 2020 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

FAO has been working to support vulnerable farmers in Afghanistan and prevent the spread of COVID-19 in agricultural markets across the country. FAO became increasingly concerned about…


Afghanistan/Iran: From Water Treaty to Water Dispute

Oct 14, 2020 | Said Hashmat Sadat and Nasrat Sayed, Lowy Institute

The Helmand River has been at the centre of a growing dispute between Afghanistan and Iran over water rights and the construction of the Kamal…