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New UN Legal Report Addresses the Responsibility of States and Corporations for Environmental Damage in Conflict
May 21, 2019
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Stavros Pantazopoulos
Now in its sixth year, the International Law Commission’s project to enhance the legal framework protecting the environment in relation to armed conflicts is nearing…
Of Milk and Minorities: Equity and Consumption in Vietnam
May 21, 2019
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Jody Harris
Recently, I found myself sitting on a low stool in a small, neat home in the central highlands of Vietnam, talking to three young mothers…
Challenges for Female Peacekeepers Can Come from within UN Militaries
May 21, 2019
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Vanessa Newby
On 6 March 2019, Arizona Senator Martha McSally gave testimony at an armed services committee hearing that she had been raped by a senior officer while…
Libya: Water Supplies Restored to Besieged Libyan Capital
May 21, 2019
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Ayman al-Warfalli, Reuters
Water supplies to the 2.5 million residents of Tripoli were restored two days after they were cut off by gunmen, officials said on Tuesday, allowing…
Food Security: No Food Security without Peace, Says FAO chief
May 21, 2019
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IANS
Hunger and conflict are interlinked and sustaining impoverished rural communities can help break the cycle, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation chief Jose Graziano da…
Liberia: Government Drafts Guidelines for Free, Prior Informed Consent
May 21, 2019
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FrontPage Africa
The government of Liberia and major stakeholders in the forestland sector are developing guidelines for rural communities to accept and reject concessions targeted for their…
Joanne Lebert
Executive Director
IMPACT
Canada
May 21, 2019
Joanne Lebert is the Executive Director for IMPACT (formerly known as Partnership Africa Canada), an organization that focuses on improving natural resource management in areas…
Growing Authoritarianism, Social Inequalities Often a Prelude to Conflict
May 20, 2019
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Margot Wallström
I want to talk about peacebuilding and inclusive peace. My main point is that peace begins in the minds of people, and people, communities, societies…
USIP Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowship 2019 Request for Proposal (RfP)
May 20, 2019
USIP has identified two thematic areas in which research investments would advance current Institute priorities.
Environment and Conflict – In a rapidly changing and more complex global…
Afghanistan: Taliban Ramp up Mining in Southern Afghan Region
May 20, 2019
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Mohammad Ilyas Dayee and Abubakar Siddique, Gandhara
Lawmakers and locals in a southern Afghan province say the illegal mining of gold and other precious minerals has dramatically increased in Taliban-controlled regions close…
Myanmar: Five from China Charged over Illegal Banana Plantation in Myanmar Protected Forest
May 20, 2019
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Radio Free Asia
The forestry department of northern Myanmar’s Kachin state has filed charges against five Chinese nationals and their company manager for allegedly expanding a banana plantation…
Libya: UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya Strongly Condemns the Blockage of the Great Man-Made River, Cutting off Water Supply for Hundreds of Thousands of Libyans
May 20, 2019
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UN Support Mission in Libya
On 19 May 2019, during late night hours, a water control station in the Jabal al-Hasawna – southwestern Libya, was deliberately shut down cutting off…
IMPACT Seeking Nominations for Board Members
May 19, 2019
IMPACT is currently seeking expressions of interest from experienced, engaged community members to serve on its Board of Directors. These are volunteer positions. The ideal…
Science Diplomacy and Environmental Peacebuilding: Oceans Governance and Dispute Management
May 19, 2019
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Sunitha Anup, Carla Elliff, and Dhanasree Jayaram
In the third and final webinar of the three-part webinar series concerning science diplomacy and environmental peacebuilding, the focus was on oceans governance.Our planet is…
Do Women Care More About Climate Change Than Men?
May 19, 2019
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Tabitha Whiting
Recently I heard environmentalist economist and author of Doughnut Economics, Kate Raworth, speak (she joined us for our Rebel Book Club April meet up). She mentioned…
Liberia: Liberia Women Forum Wants Stakeholders Tune Down Rhetoric & Maintain Peace
May 19, 2019
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Alaskai Moore Johnson
Monrovia – Liberia Women Forum (LWF), a woman’s advocacy group, is appealing to the main stakeholders on the Liberian political landscape to tune down the…
For Many Women in Colombia, Peace Never Arrived
May 19, 2019
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Kimberley Brown, Al Jazeera
More than 340 human rights defenders in Colombia were killed from the beginning of 2016 to mid-August 2018 - mostly by paramilitaries trying to squash…
Somalia: UN Warns of Humanitarian Crisis in Drought-Stricken Somalia
May 18, 2019
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Africa News
Drought has left nearly two million Somalis in desperate need of food, a humanitarian agency warned Monday, as poor rainfall pushes communities to the brink…
Central African Republic: Coordinator Resilience/Food Security
May 17, 2019
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Cordaid
Cordaid is the Catholic Organization for Relief and Development Aid. It is one of the biggest international development organizations, with a network of hundreds of…
Policy Lead Climate Change Adaptation
May 17, 2019
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Oxfam
Oxfam Novib is a Dutch foundation and the Dutch affiliate of the international Oxfam organization. Oxfam Novib is fighting for a just world without poverty.…
Afghanistan: Team Leader
May 17, 2019
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Danish Refugee Council
The Danish Refugee Council assists refugees and internally displaced persons across the globe: they provide emergency aid, fight for their rights, and strengthen their opportunity…
Myanmar: Subject Matter Experts, Myanmar Agri-Food Systems Activity
May 17, 2019
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ACDI/VOCA
Since 1963 and in 146 countries, ACDI/VOCA has empowered people in developing and transitional nations to succeed in the global economy. Based in Washington, D.C.,…
Lebanon: Protection & Gender Coordinator
May 17, 2019
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Near East Foundation
The Near East Foundation, formerly the American Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief, then the American Committee for Relief in the Near East, and later…
Communications Assistant/Assistante aux communications
May 17, 2019
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IMPACT
About IMPACT
Communications Assistant Ottawa, Canada
IMPACT transforms how natural resources are managed in areas where security and human rights are at risk. We investigate and develop…
This Year's Goldman Environmental Prize Winner Says the Battle for Land Rights in Liberia Is Just Getting Underway
May 17, 2019
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Alfred Brownell
In 2016, I fled my native Liberia to avoid being arrested. My organization Green Advocates had recently filed a complaint before the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm…
Sudan/South Sudan: South Sudan Concerned Sudan Turmoil Could Hurt Oil Exports
May 17, 2019
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Paul Burkhardt, Bloomberg
South Sudan, recovering from a civil war in which 400,000 people died and and a quarter of the population was displaced, is concerned that an…
Bomb-Laden Drones Threaten Arabian Oil Fields, Nuclear Plant
May 16, 2019
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Energy & Environment News
A Yemen rebel drone strike this week on a critical Saudi oil pipeline shows that the otherwise-peaceful sandy reaches of the Arabian Peninsula now are…
Climate Change: EU Security Community Considers Climate Security
May 16, 2019
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Planetary Security Initiative
Climate-related security issues were prominently discussed in Brussels. Luxembourg Minister of Defense François Bausch addressed the topic in a meeting with his counterparts in the…
Sudan: Community-Led Rainfall Monitoring in Sudan’s Darfur
May 16, 2019
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UN Environment
Darfur, in Sudan, as most of arid and semi-arid Africa, is marked by a good deal of climatic variability. Climate change has also led to…
Afghanistan: A Connecticut Soldier Exposed to Smoke from 'Burn Pits’ in Afghanistan Now Fights for Benefits and Battles Terminal Brain Cancer
May 15, 2019
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Peggy McCarthy, Hartford Courant
Every day for 10 months in 2012, Peter Antioho walked through dense, black smoke from an open burn pit on his Army base in Afghanistan.…