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Environmental Mainstreaming at the 23rd National Mine Action Directors and UN Advisers Meetings
Mar 3, 2020
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Linsey Cottrell and Kendra Dupuy
It was very encouraging to have the environment highlighted in several of the presentations at this year’s National Mine Directors Meeting in Geneva. A plenary…
Are We Radically Underestimating the Effects of Climate on Armed Conflict?
Mar 3, 2020
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Cullen Hendrix
Climate change is widely recognized as a “threat multiplier.” From the United Nations to the G7 to the US Department of Defense, there is emerging consensus that climate change poses…
Conflict Minerals: UN General Assembly Highlights Importance of Regime to Curb Conflict Diamonds
Mar 3, 2020
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Xinhua
The UN General Assembly on Tuesday adopted a resolution that acknowledges the successful role that the Kimberley Process, a mechanism aimed to prevent "conflict diamonds"…
Conflict Minerals: Civil Society Calls for Transparency about Companies Subjected to the EU Regulation on 3TG Conflict Minerals
Mar 3, 2020
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Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations
EU member states seem to be adopting a loose interpretation of the text of the Regulation on the responsible sourcing of minerals from conflict-affected and…
South Sudan: UN: South Sudan’s Oil Patch Is Living on Borrowed Time
Mar 3, 2020
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Tsvetana Paraskova, OilPrice.com
South Sudan continues to spend oil revenues in advance and its oil sector continues to lack transparency, according to a UN report that was made…
Climate Change: Report Warns of Climate Change Induced Global Security Risks
Mar 3, 2020
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Leila Mead, International Institute for Sustainable Development
National security, military and intelligence experts are warning of high to catastrophic threats to security at different warming scenarios, and urging a rapid reduction and phasing…
Myanmar: Myanmar Govt Faces Setbacks in Enforcing Compliance with EITI Database
Mar 3, 2020
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John Liu and Thompson Chau, Myanmar Times
Myanmar’s Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) unit, a government body under the finance ministry, held a press conference on February 28 to address criticisms over…
The Climate-Conflict Connection: Why Aren’t We Acting on It?
Mar 2, 2020
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International Institute for Sustainable Development
Somalia is one of the most fragile states in the world, while also being among the most vulnerable to climate change and least prepared to…
Colombia: Colombia’s ‘Peace Laboratory’ Decries Government Failures in Coca Substitution
Mar 2, 2020
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Alex Diamond and Pedro Arenas, Colombia Reports
Former coca farmers from Colombia’s “Peace Laboratory” fear a return to war if the government doesn’t live up to the peace process’ coca substitution program.
Myanmar: Myanmar Seizes over 600 Tons of Illegal Timbers in Single Week
Feb 29, 2020
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Star
Myanmar authorities recently seized over 626.1 tons of illegal timbers across the country in a week, state-run media reported on Saturday (Feb 29).
DRC: Children in the Democratic Republic of Congo Mine for Coltan and Face Abuse to Supply Smartphone Industry
Feb 29, 2020
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Esdras Tsongo, ABC News
Years of violence and political conflict across the Democratic Republic of Congo have made its vast mineral wealth an attractive revenue raiser — and rebel…
Can Artificial Intelligence Predict the Middle East's Next Conflict?
Feb 28, 2020
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Robert Tollast
In January 2014, most Iraq analysts knew security in the country was rapidly deteriorating. Beyond general warnings, however, few predicted exactly how bad the situation…
Silicon Valley Insider: The Intersection of Food and Gender
Feb 28, 2020
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Fiorella Riccobono
When examining the Sustainable Development Goals of The United Nations; zero hunger, responsible production, and climate action are three of the main focal points. In…
South Sudan: South Sudan Targets 200,000 b/d Production This Year: Official
Feb 28, 2020
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Namala Doreen, S&P Global Platts
South Sudan crude production is stuck at 185,000 b/d, hindered by rising water shortages and power rationing, but the country is targeting 200,000 b/d this…
South Sudan: Ruweng Community Demands Compensation for Oil Spills
Feb 28, 2020
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Viola Elias, Voice of America
Residents of South Sudan's oil-rich Ruweng County have petitioned the country's Supreme Court, demanding millions of dollars in compensation for oil spills that have polluted…
Food Security: Conflict Resolution Crucial for Food Security, Poverty Alleviation, Say Experts
Feb 28, 2020
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Ibe Wada, Guardian
Professionals have explained that food insecurity is aggravated by conflicts, crimes, terrorism and religious extremism, especially from the grain and arable crop-producing zones of the…
Climate Change Leads to More Violence Against Women, Girls
Feb 27, 2020
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Jeannette Cwienk
Ntoya Sande was 13 years old when she got married — against her will. "I was sent to be married because of a shortage of food in…
What Can National Action Plans on Business and Human Rights Do for Women's Rights?
Feb 27, 2020
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Nora Götzmann and Wangui Kimotho
National action plans (NAPs) are currently applied by states as one of the key policy tools for the implementation of the United Nations Guiding Principles…
Myanmar: Myanmar Court Jails 9 People for Timber Smuggling
Feb 27, 2020
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Myat Moe Aung, Myanmar Times
A local court sentenced nine people to 10 years in jail each for timber smuggling, an official of the Yangon Region Forestry Department said. They…
Youth Transitions in the Drylands: Gendered Rights in Land Access and Control
Feb 26, 2020
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Esther Njuguna, Shambel Getachew, Brenda BoonaBaana, Dismas Mwaseba, and Eleanor Mavis
In 2019, the CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (CRP-GLDC) initiated a study to understand ‘youth realities, youth aspirations and youth opportunity…
Gender Gap Is Causing Wars Says Defence Forces Chief
Feb 26, 2020
“In the context of eco-system governance, perhaps the most invasive species of all is human beings,” he said.
The gender gap is one of the biggest…
Myanmar: Rising Sea Levels Put Myanmar's Villages on Frontline of Climate Change
Feb 26, 2020
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Rozanna Latiff and Zaw Naing Oo, Reuters
Ta Dar U is among hundreds of villages at the frontline of Myanmar’s climate crisis, where extreme weather patterns and rising sea levels have amplified…
Food Security: More Funding Needed to Combat Locust Swarms ‘Unprecedented in Modern Times’
Feb 25, 2020
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UN
Along with climate shocks, conflict and acute food insecurity, the East Africa region now faces a hunger threat from desert locusts, top UN relief officials…
Hunger Is an Often Overlooked Cause - and Effect - of Gender Inequality
Feb 25, 2020
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Annie Reneau
Around the world, women and girls face many obstacles to advancement, such as unequal access to education, lack of economic opportunity, and disproportionate rates of…
Gender Inclusivity in Attaining Food Security
Feb 25, 2020
In nearly two thirds of the countries worldwide, women are more likely than men to face food insecurity. The differences in gender roles, norms, and…
Why Has the AU Been Silent on the Ethiopian Dam Dispute?
Feb 25, 2020
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Meressa K. Dessu, Dawit Yohannes, and Roba D. Sharamo
Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan are currently engaged in vital talks over the dispute relating to the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam…
Colombia: Colombian Armed Forces to Form Special Unit to Protect National Parks
Feb 25, 2020
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Reuters
Colombia will create a special military unit to protect its national parks and step up operations against illegal armed groups who burn vegetation to clear…
Rwanda: Rwandan Tin Smelting Firm Certified as Conflict Free
Feb 25, 2020
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Collins Mwai, New Times
A Rwandan tin smelting plant, LuNa Smelter, has been certified as a conflict free smelter by the Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (RMAP). The qualification is…
Climate Change: National Security Experts Call for Eliminating Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Feb 25, 2020
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Thomas Frank, E&E News
National security experts urged the elimination of all greenhouse gas emissions in a report yesterday that warns of international catastrophe if the global temperatures continue…
South Sudan: NGO Urges Shutdown of 'Dilapidated' South Sudan Oil Pipeline
Feb 25, 2020
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Agence France-Presse
A key South Sudan oil export pipeline suffered at least two massive spills last year, an NGO reported Tuesday, urging the government to shut it…