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Syria: Water Quality Officer
Jun 15, 2020
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GOAL
GOAL is an international humanitarian and development organisation working to relieve the suffering of the world's poorest and most vulnerable people.
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GOAL has been working…
Myanmar: Senior Campaigner, Strengthening Resource Governance and Anti-Corruption Norms Campaign
Jun 15, 2020
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Global Witness
Global Witness is an international NGO established in 1993 that works to break the links between natural resource exploitation, conflict, poverty, corruption, and human rights…
Myanmar: Senior Programme Manager (Agriculture and Rural Finance)
Jun 15, 2020
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UN Office for Project Services
UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our…
South Sudan: Covid-19 Pandemic and the Future of South Sudan’s Economy
Jun 14, 2020
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Daniel Athior’o Atem, PaanLuel Wël
The Covid-19 epidemic casts doubt on South Sudan’s economic growth. Currently, almost all efforts are geared towards efforts to combat the virus. Oil is the…
Colombia: To Save a Nearly Extinct Bird, Colombians Are Rethinking One of Their Biggest Economic Engines
Jun 13, 2020
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Alexandra Ossola, Quartz
Birders aren’t just interested in the brushfinch because it’s rare. They know that the species is an indicator for the overall environmental health of Antioquia,…
Explained: Israel's Top Court Annulled West Bank Land-Grab Law, but Will Annexation Replace It?
Jun 13, 2020
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Hagar Shezaf
Three years after it was passed, Israel’s High Court of Justice ruled on Tuesday that a law that would legalize the status of West Bank settlements built…
Myanmar: Fisheries Sector Calls for Government Rescue amid COVID-19 Fallout
Jun 12, 2020
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Kyaw Lin Htoon, Frontier
Myanmar had its sights set on a record-breaking year for fishery exports until the coronavirus pandemic swept away orders, closed factories and jeopardised millions of…
COVID-19 Pandemic Compounding Grave Security, Development Challenges in Central Africa, Special Representative Tells Security Council, Pointing to 22,000 Confirmed Cases
Jun 12, 2020
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UN Security Council
Persistent terrorist attacks, maritime insecurity and rising political tension are just some of the backdrops against which countries of Central Africa are now battling the…
Conflict Minerals: Perth Mint to Review Audit Processes after Conflict Gold Reports
Jun 12, 2020
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Hamish Hastie, Sydney Morning Herald
The Perth Mint will review its audit process after allegations emerged it had purchased hundreds of millions of dollars worth of 'conflict gold' earlier this…
Syria: Conflict over Syria’s Wheat Crops
Jun 12, 2020
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Ibrahim Hamidi, Asharq Al-Awsat
Ravaged by nine years of war, Syria’s wheat production has been nearly halved. Despite that, rivals are vying to gain access to remaining crops, fighting…
Women's Empowerment - The Missing Piece of Environmental Policies
Jun 12, 2020
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Vaishnavi Singh
Ecofeminism, a concept that was coined in 1974 by feminist Francoise d’Eaubonne ideologically links the environmental crisis with gender and highlights the importance of women…
Colombia: Colombian Farmers, Ranchers Join Businesses to Turn the Tide on Amazon Deforestation
Jun 12, 2020
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Dimitri Selibas, Mongabay
Putumayo department along with neighboring Caquetá department have witnessed some of the highest levels of deforestation in Colombia, in part driven by the coca trade.…
The Gendered Impact of COVID-19 in the Middle East
Jun 11, 2020
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Hafsa Halawa
The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged the normative structures and behaviors of almost every country around the world. The fallout has put pressure on even the…
Israel/Palestine: West Bank's Ancient Terraces Threatened by Settlers' Plan to Build Business Park on Unesco Site
Jun 11, 2020
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James Rothwell, Telegraph
A Unesco World Heritage site in the West Bank that dates back to the rule of King Herod could soon be “destroyed” by ultra-orthodox Jewish…
Women Integral to Battling Coronavirus and Pushing for Lasting Peace and Security
Jun 11, 2020
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UN Women
The coronavirus pandemic has brought into sharp focus the differentiated impacts that COVID-19 is having on women, including new obstacles to their meaningful participation in…
How Women Can Lead The Resistance Against Climate Change
Jun 10, 2020
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Nancy Wang
In the past decade, women have made great strides attaining key leadership roles in technology, education, and politics. Another area that has shot to international…
How Women Can Lead The Resistance Against Climate Change
Jun 10, 2020
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Nancy Wang
In the past decade, women have made great strides attaining key leadership roles in technology, education, and politics. Another area that has shot to international…
EnPAx Announces Plans for Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding
Jun 10, 2020
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) is delighted to announce that the Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding will be held in Geneva, Switzerland, in February…
Covid-19 in Colombia: Migration, Armed Conflict and Gendered Violence
Jun 10, 2020
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Priscyll Anctil Avoine
In Colombia, 2019 ended with massive demonstrations throughout the country, gathering together several groups, such as students, unions, retirees, feminist organizations, indigenous peoples, Afro-Colombians and environmental defenders.…
Climate Change: Greta Thunberg Looks to UN Security Council Election for Leverage on Climate
Jun 10, 2020
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Megan Darby, Climate Change News
Greta Thunberg is urging small island diplomats to put Canada and Norway’s oil interests in the spotlight as the two countries seek election to the…
Afghanistan: 20 Workers Dead in Afghanistan Mine Collapse
Jun 10, 2020
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Shadi Khan Saif, Anadolu Agency
All 20 miners trapped in a coal mine that collapsed in Afghanistan’s northern Samangan province a day earlier have died, officials confirmed on Wednesday. The…
UN Urges Need for Gender Lens to Address Climate Change and other Security Crises in the Time of This Pandemic
Jun 10, 2020
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Kathmandu Post
Gender inequality is not only shaping the experience of the crisis, but also prospects for resilience and recovery of countries around the world, as they…
Cyprus: Revealed: Baby Animals Knowingly Killed by British Military
Jun 10, 2020
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Phil Miller, Daily Maverick
Britain’s military is paying compensation on an almost daily basis to farmers in Cyprus whose animals, including unborn goats, are routinely killed by UK troops…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Declares 4 More Sites as National Parks
Jun 9, 2020
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Xinhua
Four scenic areas have been declared as protected sites and national parks in Afghanistan, according to the Afghan Presidential Palace. The palace said in a…
How Sierra Leone Preventative Measures are Affecting Artisanal Mining in Eastern Sierra Leone
Jun 9, 2020
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Emma Black
Since its first recorded COVID-19 cases on 31 March 2020, the government of Sierra Leone has instituted measures to prevent the transmission of the virus.…
For People on the Front Lines of Climate Change and Conflict, COVID-19 Is a New Challenge
Jun 9, 2020
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UN Environment
Al Rahad is one of many communities where the combined effects of climate change, conflict, gender inequality, and now the COVID-19 pandemic are posing grave…
Afghanistan: Water Politics Heat up under Worsening Climate in Afghanistan
Jun 9, 2020
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Stefanie Glinski, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Over the past two decades weather patterns have become more extreme with flooding and dry spells devastating farms in central Afghanistan’s Bamiyan province that rely…
Israel/Palestine: Israel's High Court Strikes Down West Bank Land-Grab Law as 'Unconstitutional'
Jun 9, 2020
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Hagar Shezaf, Haaretz
Israel's High Court of Justice ordered on Tuesday to nullify a law that would legalize the status of settlements partially built on privately owned Palestinian…
Myanmar: Charity Points to Myanmar Jade Mine Abuses
Jun 9, 2020
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Matt Blomberg, Australian Associated Press
Caterpillar Inc, Komatsu Ltd and Volvo AB - leading providers of machinery to Myanmar's jade mines - have done little to address warnings about rampant…
The Effect of Covid-19 on Women in Artisanal Mining
Jun 8, 2020
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Tina Blazquez-Lopez
Artisanal Mining is a significant source of minerals and metals. According to the International Institute for Sustainable Development 2018 the sector is estimated to produce approximately…