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South Sudan: Is Oil Money Fuelling War in South Sudan?
Apr 6, 2019
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Al Jazeera
In February 2019, the United Nations Human Rights Council released a report describing what it believes is funding the war: the country's rich oil industry.…
From Bolivian Cocaine to Colombian Gold, Low-Level Involvement in Illicit Economies Is Often Driven by Poverty and Marginalisation
Apr 5, 2019
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Allan Gillies
Across Latin America, many impoverished communities rely on income from illicit economies for their survival, yet international development agencies and NGOs have long been reluctant…
Afghanistan: Solving the Afghanistan Food Crisis
Apr 5, 2019
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Boren Magazine
Afghanistan is facing a multi-pronged crisis. Due to the conflicts, drought and frequent natural disasters in the region, humanitarian aid is desperately needed for more than 6.3…
Myanmar: Myanmar Villagers Protest Chinese Plans for Land along Pipeline Route
Apr 5, 2019
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Radio Free Asia
Burmese farmers barred for five years from planting crops along the route of a Chinese oil and gas line are protesting new requests by an…
Colombia: ICC Asked to Formally Investigate Mass Killings of Social Leaders in Colombia
Apr 5, 2019
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Emily Hart, Colombia Reports
Human rights defenders from Colombia and Europe formally asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate the ongoing killing of social leaders in the South…
Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka Says 90% of Military-Acquired Land of Tamils Released
Apr 5, 2019
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Times of India
The Sri Lankan government has released about 90% of the military-acquired land belonging to the minority Tamil community held during the brutal civil war with…
Colombia: Climate-Smart Village Cauca: An Example of Agricultural and Social Transformation
Apr 5, 2019
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Lauren Sarruf Romero, Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security
The transformative process involved in implementing climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices can be well observed in the villages of Los Cerrillos and El Danubio in the…
Project Director – Commercially Viable, Conflict-Free Gold (CVCFG) Project
Apr 4, 2019
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Levin Sources
Levin Sources is a consultancy that helps its clients integrate social, environmental, and economic sustainability into their mining and minerals operations and sourcing practices through…
Project Manager, Extractives Hub Project
Apr 4, 2019
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University of Dundee School of Social Science
The University of Dundee is a public research university in Dundee, Scotland. The University of Dundee is looking for an experienced Project Manager to join…
Call for Articles - Conflict Trends 2019-2
Apr 4, 2019
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African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes
The African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD) is presently soliciting contributions for the second 2019 Issue of Conflict Trends (CT 2019, Issue…
South Sudan, Where a Water Crisis Is Leading to Child Kidnappings and Rape
Apr 4, 2019
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Bel Trew
For a split second it looked like the young South Sudanese woman and her baby, swaddled in a cloth-carrier on her back, were taking a…
Afghanistan: Celebrating 17 Years of Turning Minefields into Vineyards
Apr 4, 2019
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USAID
Representatives from the U.S. government, the Afghan government, and the international community commemorated Landmine Awareness Day. Deputy Minister Mohammed Qaseem Haidari and Heidi Kuhn, the…
Colombia: Indigenous Leaders Decry Colombia’s Deadly Crackdown on Land Protesters
Apr 4, 2019
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Taran Volckhausen, Mongabay
Indigenous groups in southwestern Colombia have since March 10 mobilized mass protests, known as minga, to demand a meeting with President Iván Duque over his…
Myanmar: Myanmar’s Farmers Fighting a Losing Battle
Apr 4, 2019
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ASEAN Post
When the National League of Defence (NLD) won the general elections in 2015, paving the way for Myanmar’s first non-military president in over half a…
Syria: European Union Supports Integrated Agricultural Practices to Boost the Resilience of Farmers in the Syrian Arab Republic
Apr 4, 2019
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
Strengthening the resilience of crisis-affected people in the Syrian Arab Republic is a goal shared by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations…
Libya: The Impact of the Crisis on Agriculture - Key Findings from the 2018 Multi-Sector Needs Assessment
Apr 4, 2019
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
Conflict, political instability and insecurity have fuelled the crisis in Libya, impacting individuals and families as well as the country’s economy and institutions. Resulting waves…
South Sudan: South Sudan, Where a Water Crisis is Leading to Child Kidnappings and Rape
Apr 4, 2019
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Bel Trew
For a split second it looked like the young South Sudanese woman and her baby, swaddled in a cloth-carrier on her back, were taking a…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s Most Vulnerable Women
Apr 4, 2019
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Ritu Mahendru
Kuchis, traditionally nomadic communities, are considered to be one of the poorest and most marginalized groups in Afghanistan. Over the centuries, Kuchis, whose numbers are…
Land Is Power: How Land Rights Can Enfranchise Liberia's Women
Apr 3, 2019
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Loretta Alethea Pope Kai
Liberia is in the throes of finalising one of Africa’s most progressive land rights laws but its potential will be thwarted if women are excluded. So…
Lancang-Mekong Cooperation: Blessing or Curse?
Apr 3, 2019
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Jason Thomas
The Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) marked its third anniversary last week with the announcement that China’s trade with the five Mekong member countries – Cambodia, Lao,…
How to Avoid Flawed Minerals-for-Infrastructure Deals Like DR Congo and China's Sicomines Pact
Apr 3, 2019
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Adoni Maiza Larrarte and Gloria Claudio-Quiroga
It was confidently billed at the time as the "deal of the century." The Sino Congolaise des Mines (Sicomines) was the most significant Chinese investment project…
Myanmar: Nowhere to Go: Myanmar Farmers under Siege from Land Law
Apr 3, 2019
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Jacob Goldberg, Al Jazeera
Han Win Naung is accused of violating the Vacant, Fellow and Virgin (VFV) Lands Management Law which requires anyone living on land categorised as "vacant, fallow,…
Iraq: Basra Votes in Favour of Being Autonomous Region in Iraq
Apr 3, 2019
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Middle East Monitor
The Basra provincial council unanimously voted on Monday to turn the oil-rich southern governorate into an autonomous region. Head of the Basra provincial council, Sabah…
Ten Years after the Global Food Crisis, Rural Women Still Bear the Brunt of Poverty and Hunger
Apr 3, 2019
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Oxfam
The “Global Report on Food Crises”, released today by the Food Security Information Network, says that more than 113 million people across 53 countries experienced…
Yemen: Food Security and Livelihood Coordinator
Apr 2, 2019
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Solidarites International
Solidarités International is a non-profit organization working in areas of conflict and natural disasters. Its main aim is to provide quick and effective support for…
Afghanistan: Environmental and Social Management Officer
Apr 2, 2019
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UN Office of Project Services
The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is an operational arm of the United Nations, dedicated to implementing projects for the United Nations System,…
Somalia: WASH and Infrastructure Technical Coordinator
Apr 2, 2019
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ACTED
ACTED is a French humanitarian NGO, founded in 1993, which supports vulnerable populations, affected by humanitarian crises worldwide. ACTED provides continued support to vulnerable communities…
South Sudan: Nutrition Project Manager
Apr 2, 2019
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Medair
Medair is an international non-governmental organization NGO of humanitarian aid with a stated mission, "to relieve suffering in some of the world’s most remote and…
Timor-Leste: Consultancy for Gender and Social Inclusion Power Analysis for iWASH+
Apr 2, 2019
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Plan International
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation which works in 71 countries across the world, in Africa, the Americas, and Asia to advance…
Coalition Celebrates a Decade of Turning Veterans into Farmers
Apr 2, 2019
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Anne Ternus-Bellamy, Davis Enterprise
The Farmer Veteran Organization coalition provides small grants to veterans who are in their beginning years of farming and ranching as well as mentoring and…