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Gaza: Israel Billionaire Hopes to Bring Drinking Water in the War-Torn Gaza Strip
May 6, 2020
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Zaini Majeed, Republic World
In a solution to the Gaza strip’s water crisis, a Georgian-Israeli billionaire proposed that he would deliver hundreds of generators to produce the chronic water supply in…
Coronavirus Pandemic Is Pushing up the Price of Illegal Drugs, UN Says
May 6, 2020
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Reuters
Coronavirus-related border controls, lockdowns and flight shortages are making illegal drugs more expensive and difficult to obtain around the world, the United Nations Office on…
Supporting Women Environmental Defenders in the Time of COVID-19
May 5, 2020
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Sara Vigil and Bernadette P. Resurrección
Both the feminist and environmental movements are amongst the most prominent challengers of this commodification. However, environmental defenders face discrimination, violence and high risks, especially women…
No, Cobalt Is Not a Conflict Mineral
May 5, 2020
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Patricia Ndagano
Wakanda’s vibranium extolled in Black Panther may be fictional but is not very far from reality. A remarkable metal used in emerging technologies – from cell phones…
Staying Connected During Covid-19: Learn and Engage through the MOOC on Environmental Security & Sustaining Peace
May 5, 2020
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
As we collectively continue through an extraordinary public health emergency, we recognize that everyone's lives and routines are in flux. We are all striving to…
Colombia: Coronavirus and the Colombian Countryside
May 5, 2020
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Alex Diamond, North American Congress in Latin America
Coronavirus has changed economic relations in rural Colombia, pushing campesinos to question extractive economies and offering an alternative model of production.
Iraq: Iraq’s Economy Is Collapsing under the Double Blow of Sinking Oil Prices and Coronavirus Lockdown
May 5, 2020
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Louisa Loveluck and Mustafa Salim, Washington Post
The coronavirus epidemic has pushed Iraq’s economy to the brink of catastrophe, experts say, with the outbreak aggravating the risk of public desperation and renewed…
Low-Income Households in Latin America More Likely to Burden Women with Responsibilities of Fetching Water
May 4, 2020
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Christian Borja-Vega and Jonathan Grabinsky
A recent publication in the health journal The Lancet makes a strong argument for how inequality could be an enabling factor in the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. It argues that people living in poverty…
How COVID-19 Puts Women's Housing, Land, and Property Rights at Risk
May 4, 2020
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Victoria Stanley and Paul Prettitore
Around the world, land serves as a foundation for security, shelter, income and livelihoods. But rights to land are not equitably distributed to all. This…
Liberia: Land Tenure Consultant
May 4, 2020
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Landesa Rural Development Institute
Landesa helps the world’s poorest people gain land rights; reducing poverty and conflict, increasing economic activity, empowering women, strengthening food security, and improving environmental stewardship.…
PhD Research Scholar position in Business Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability
May 4, 2020
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Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)
NHH Norwegian School of Economics in Bergen, Norway is one of the leading business schools in Europe. The school has an internationally recognised research environment and educates…
Kenya: Regional Operations Manager – East Africa
May 3, 2020
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Wasafiri
Wasafiri is a consultancy and institute helping leaders and organisations tackle some of the world’s toughest challenges. Established in 2010 by four African and Western…
Iraq/Syria: ISIS Takes Advantage of Covid Crisis to Launch Attacks on Military Positions in Iraq and Oil Fields and Civilians in Syria
May 3, 2020
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Luke Andrews, MailOnline
Iraq and Syria are battling a resurgence in attacks from ISIS as the terror group takes advantage of the coronavirus pandemic. There are between 2,500…
Short-Term Grant Writer
May 3, 2020
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Association for Conflict Resolution
The Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) is a multidisciplinary and multicultural professional organization enhancing the practice and public understanding of conflict resolution and collaborative problem-solving throughout the…
Myanmar: Climate Resilience International Consultant
May 3, 2020
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Cordaid
Cordaid is an international NGO from the Netherlands and is part of the Caritas family. Cordaid was established in 2000 and is present in 22…
South Sudan: Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
May 3, 2020
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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…
Myanmar: National IPM and FFS Specialist
May 3, 2020
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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…
Myanmar: International Climate Smart GAP Specialist
May 3, 2020
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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…
Chad: PREE Project Manager
May 3, 2020
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International Union for Conservation of Nature
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is a union of Members made up of governments and civil society organizations. It offers public, private…
Kenya: Training of Natural Resource Management Institutions on Sustainable NRM Management Bylaws Development & Governance
May 3, 2020
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Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Germany
VSF Germany is an international Non-Governmental Organization, providing humanitarian aid and development assistance to pastoralists and vulnerable communities in areas where livestock is of importance.…
Myanmar: Program Manager
May 3, 2020
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EarthRights International
EarthRights International (EarthRights) is a non-governmental, non-profit organization that combines the power of law and the power of people in defense of human rights and…
DRC: UN Volunteer in Climate Change, Clean Energy and Green Economy
May 3, 2020
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United Nations Volunteers
The United Nations Volunteers programme is a United Nations organization that contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide. Volunteerism is a powerful means of…
Facilitator/Researcher – Environment and Emergencies Preparedness Network and Environmental Mainstreaming
May 3, 2020
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UN Environment Programme
The United Nations Environment Programme is responsible for coordinating the UN's environmental activities and assisting developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and practices.
Under the…
Bottom-Up Ideas about Gender Justice from Violent Contexts Need Greater Recognition in the International Women’s Rights Agenda
May 3, 2020
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Nicholas Pope and Julia Zulver
With the world reaching the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action to end gender inequality and the 20th anniversary of the Women, Peace,…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Kurdistan on the Brink of Collapse as Oil Prices Crash
May 3, 2020
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Viktor Katona, OilPrice.com
Attentive Oilprice readers must have read at least a dozen articles describing how hard Iraq has been hit by the drop in oil prices. Iraq’s…
How Individual Citizens Can Protect South Sudan’s Environment from Mining and Oil Disasters
May 2, 2020
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Philip Ayuen Dot
Our planet has been undergoing several challenges in the last Century, when it comes to its environment. As the various reports from the United Nations…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Kurdistan Government Asks UN to Mediate Budget Dispute with Baghdad
May 2, 2020
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Stratfor
The president of Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), Nechirvan Barzani, asked the U.N. special representative to Iraq to help mediate its latest dispute with Baghdad…
What COVID-19 Tells Us About Gender Inequality in Latin America
May 1, 2020
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Eugene Zapata-Garesché and Luciana Cardoso
Mexico City – In the midst of social and economic unrest, the COVID-19 pandemic appears as an uninvited guest to an already crowded cocktail of…
Opinion: In the Battle Against COVID-19, Women Make Somalia Stronger
May 1, 2020
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Deqa Yasin Hagi Yusuf
Brave health workers. Brilliant researchers. Responsible leaders. Solidarity. Around the world, the COVID-19 crisis reveals what makes us strong. But it also highlights what makes us fragile.
In…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: China Updates Disputed Sea Maps to Get Back at Vietnam
May 1, 2020
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Ralph Jennings, Voice of America
China has renamed scores of islets and underwater landforms in the South China Sea, a move some analysts say is intended to push back against…