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The List of Military Sites with Suspected ‘Forever Chemicals’ Contamination Has Grown
Nov 20, 2019
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Patricia Kime, Military Times
The number of places where the U.S. military spilled or suspects it discharged perfluorinated compounds has grown, Pentagon officials said Wednesday, but they did not…
Afghanistan: Increased Support for Afghan Farmers Hit by Conflict and Natural Disasters
Nov 19, 2019
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
The Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund (AHF) has contributed $9.5 million to an FAO-led project that aims to boost the resilience of farmers affected by conflict and…
China/South China Sea: US Increased Sea Patrols to Send Message to China, Defense Secretary Says
Nov 19, 2019
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Bloomberg
The U.S. is conducting more patrols in the South China Sea to send a signal to China that it intends to maintain freedom in the…
Jordan: Request for Proposal (Consultancy): Climatic Risk, Green Growth Potential and Disaster Risk Reduction Assessment in Azraq Town
Nov 19, 2019
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Danish Refugee Council
The Danish Refugee Council is seeking an experienced consultant/consultancy firm to design and lead of an assessment in the following themes in Azraq municipality, Jordan:
Identification…
Sudan: WASH Coordinator
Nov 19, 2019
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Relief International
Relief International (RI) is a leading global organization and home to teams of humanitarian professionals committed to transforming adversity into renewal for the world’s most…
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Delegate for Emergency Response Operations
Nov 19, 2019
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Norwegian Red Cross
The Red Cross is a humanitarian organisation whose work is driven by a desire to help others. It is committed to, and bound by, the…
Syria: WASH Program Manager
Nov 19, 2019
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Solidarités International
Solidarités International has been working in Syria since 2012 and currently has strong coverage for WASH, FSL and NFI programs across North West (NWS) and…
Lebanon: Programme Manager
Nov 19, 2019
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Cooperazione Internazionale
COOPI has operated and developed humanitarian projects in South Lebanon in the year 2003-2005 and, since 2013, COOPI has been operating in Northern Lebanon to…
Niger and Burkina Faso: Shelter & WASH Specialist
Nov 19, 2019
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Norwegian Refugee Council
The Norwegian Refugee Council is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. They work in crises across more than 30 countries, where they…
Yemen: Environmental Health and Hygiene Program Assistant
Nov 19, 2019
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Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is a global non-governmental, humanitarian aid organization operating in transitional contexts that have undergone, or have been undergoing, various forms of economic, environmental,…
South Sudan: Community Cohesion and Disaster Risk Reduction Manager
Nov 19, 2019
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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…
Mohamed's Story: The Climate Conflict Trap in the Lake Chad Basin
Nov 19, 2019
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Noah Gordon
Years ago, Mohamed’s family had enough to eat, despite being poor. His daughter owned a vegetable stall at a bustling market in northeastern Nigeria. The…
Climate Change Affects Women More. What Can the State Do to Intervene?
Nov 19, 2019
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Sara Hayat
Climate change is affecting us all, but certain demographics more than others. Marginalised communities — and within them, women in particular — feel the discriminatory…
Senior Project Officer, Geo Information Systems
Nov 18, 2019
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PAX
PAX means peace and is the leading Dutch peace-building & conflict-transformation NGO. Together with people in conflict areas and concerned citizens worldwide, PAX works to…
Iraq: Despite Rising Tide of Birth Defects, Fallujah Shuns Iraq Protests in Fear of Backlash
Nov 17, 2019
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Alex MacDonald, Middle East Eye
The Fallujah Educational Hospital for Women and Children has one of the most sought-after maternity facilities in Iraq's Anbar province. The lack of quality maternity…
Afghanistan: Afghan Pomegranate Growers Squeezed as Prices Drop
Nov 17, 2019
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Channel News Asia
Pomegranate farmers in southern Afghanistan - where growing the juicy fruit is an important alternative to opium poppy production - say they are feeling the squeeze…
Afghanistan: Largest Cold Storage Facility Build in Kabul
Nov 16, 2019
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Daily Outlook Afghanistan
A cold storage facility has been built by the private sector in the capital Kabul. The facility, which is the largest cold storage build in…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: South China Sea Crisis: How Vietnam’s Challenge to China May Result in Beijing Aggression
Nov 16, 2019
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Charlie Bradley, Express
South China Sea waters have been the subject of complex and hostile political fallout as numerous nations seek to thwart Beijing’s aggression, but Vietnam’s efforts…
Climate Change: Where Climate Change Drives Conflict, Peacebuilding Combats It
Nov 15, 2019
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Mercy Corps
As the effects of climate change play out globally in more extreme weather and diminishing natural resources like this, it’s people like Moses — those…
Countering the Caliphate in North Africa: Three Expert Views on Gender and the Need for Collective Action
Nov 15, 2019
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Sherine El Taraboulsi-McCarthy, Rachel George, and Melanie Pinet
While the transnational nature of violent extremism across North Africa is becoming increasingly clear, international and national prevention remains restricted by state borders and often…
Land Portal at CFS46: Empowering Advocates for Women's Land Rights Through Open Data
Nov 15, 2019
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Laura Meggiolaro
At CFS 46, the Land Portal had the opportunity to be the co-organizer of the side event How the VGGT have changed rural women’s lives: Key…
Climate Change: Climate Change May Be Blowing up Arms Depots
Nov 14, 2019
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Peter Schwartzstein, Scientific American
It was a little before 4 A.M., on an airless morning in June 2018, when the arms depot in Baharka, Iraqi Kurdistan, blew up. While…
"Creating the Future Together": SCARA Symposium on ICT and Innovations in Agriculture
Nov 14, 2019
The SCARA Symposium on ICT and innovations in agriculture, “Creating the Future Together“ under the APPEAR project “Strengthening Capacities for Agricultural Education, Research & Adoption in…
Myanmar: Fishermen’s Friends: Dolphins under Threat in Myanmar, but Eco-Tour Group Works to Save Them
Nov 14, 2019
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Marissa Carruthers, South China Morning Post
U Aung Thinn is one of about 60 remaining cooperative fishermen who work alongside the small pocket of Irrawaddy dolphins along this stretch of the…
Afghanistan: Parks and Restoration
Nov 14, 2019
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Ingrid Gonçalves, University of Chicago Magazine
Leopards, tigers, and bears were just the beginning. In 2006 conservationist Alex Dehgan, SM’03, PhD’03, ventured by horse, donkey, and yak to some of Afghanistan’s…
South Sudan: South Sudan Villagers Relocated after Oil Leak
Nov 14, 2019
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Lusuba Memo, Voice of America
More than 2,000 South Sudanese villagers reportedly have been relocated following an oil spill in a remote part of Northern Liech state.
Syria: Who Will Control Syria's Oil and Gas?
Nov 14, 2019
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Omar Moradi, Rudaw
It seems as though Syria’s civil war will come to an end, and its president Bashar al-Assad will retake all of the country’s territory. As…
CAR: Programme Manager - Conflict, Gender and DRR
Nov 14, 2019
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Concern Worldwide
About the role:
This is a 12 months replacement role, with unaccompanied terms based in Bossembele, Ombella M’Poko prefecture, with frequent travel to project locations and…
South Sudan: Gender-Responsive Collaborative Dispute Consultant
Nov 14, 2019
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International Organization for Migration
Since the conflict began in South Sudan, more than 2 million South Sudanese have been internally displaced and another 2.4 million have fled to neighbouring…
Iraq: Gender-Based Violence Sub Cluster Co-Lead
Nov 14, 2019
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International Medical Corps
International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs.…