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Liberia: NGO Calls for Regulator of Agriculture Concessions
Jan 29, 2019
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FrontPage Africa
Save My Future Foundation (SAMFU), a local nongovernmental organization, is calling for a separate regulator for large-scale concessions in Liberia it says will guarantee the…
Michael Bothe
Professor Emeritus
J.W. Goethe University Frankfurt/Main
Germany
Jan 29, 2019
Michael Bothe is Professor Emeritus of Public Law at the J.W. Goethe University Frankfurt/Main. Throughout his career, he has worked on questions of international and…
Canada Research Chair in Global Policy
Jan 28, 2019
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University of British Columbia
The School of Public Policy and Global Affairs (SPPGA) at The University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver campus, invites applications for the position of Canada Research Chair (Tier 2)…
Iraq: WASH Technical Coordinator
Jan 28, 2019
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ACTED
Since 1993, as an international non-governmental organization, ACTED has been committed to immediate humanitarian relief to support those in urgent need and protect people’s dignity,…
Afghanistan: Water, Sanitation, & Hygiene Coordinator
Jan 28, 2019
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Action Contre la Faim France
Action Against Hunger (or Action Contre La Faim (ACF) in French) is a global humanitarian organization which originated in France and is committed to ending…
Iraq: WASH Team Leader
Jan 28, 2019
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Oxfam
Oxfam's programmes address the structural causes of poverty and related injustice and work primarily through local accountable organizations, seeking to enhance their effectiveness. Oxfam's stated…
Development of a Southern Africa Development Community - Regional Migration Crisis Action Plan (SADC RMCAP)
Jan 28, 2019
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International Organization for Migration
BACKGROUND
Established in 1951, IOM is the leading inter-governmental organization in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners.
IOM works to…
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Salonga Program Assistant
Jan 28, 2019
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World Wide Fund for Nature
I. Context and Background
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has embarked on ambitious, field-based conservation programs across the Congo Basin. In the Democratic Republic…
No Easy Path for Venezuela's Oil in the Struggle for a Transition in Power
Jan 28, 2019
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Amy Mysers Jaffe
Given the news that the United States has recognized the speaker of the democratically elected National Assembly Juan Guaido as interim President of Venezuela in…
Climate Change: Nations Recognize Warming as Threat to Peace and Security
Jan 28, 2019
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Jean Chemnick, E&E News
There's a growing global consensus that climate change is a threat to peace and security that deserves the same kind of attention afforded to terrorism…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Threat of Renewed Conflict as Tensions Rise over Kirkuk
Jan 28, 2019
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Middle East Monitor
Tension between the Iraqi political circles including the central government in Baghdad, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and Iraqi Turkmen are threatening renewed conflict in…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Tensions Rekindle in Iraq’s Oil-Rich Kirkuk
Jan 27, 2019
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Azhar Al-Rubaie and Yousif Raheem, Arab Weekly
Tensions have resurfaced in the oil-rich, multi-ethnic Iraqi province of Kirkuk after a Kurdish party raised the flag of the country’s autonomous Kurdistan region over…
Climate Change: UN Security Council Divided on Climate-Security Link
Jan 26, 2019
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Agence France-Presse
Russia and the US resisted on Friday efforts by the UN Security Council to take a tougher stand on climate change -- a day after…
Remarks to the Security Council (UNDP)
Jan 25, 2019
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Achim Steiner
Open debate on the maintenance of international peace and security: addressing the impacts of climate-related disasters on international peace and security.
Conflict Minerals: Former Barrick CIO Michelle Ash to Join Blockchain Start-up
Jan 25, 2019
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Kaaria Quash, Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum
Former Barrick chief innovation officer Michelle Ash joined the advisory board of Berlin-based blockchain start-up Minespider. Minespider is aiming to create a public blockchain platform…
Myanmar: Displaced Villagers Urge Permanent Halt to Myitsone Hydropower Project
Jan 25, 2019
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John Grafilo, Myanmar Times
Villagers displaced by the start of construction on the Chinese-funded Myitsone dam in Kachin State yesterday urged the government to cancel the project, which was halted…
India/Pakistan: Water Wars: Are India and Pakistan Heading for Climate Change-Induced Conflict?
Jan 25, 2019
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Melanie Hall, Deutsche Welle
Across the world, climate change is sparking conflict as people struggle over dwindling resources. The fight over water could quickly escalate between India and Pakistan…
Climate Change: Climate Change Recognized as ‘Threat Multiplier’, UN Security Council Debates Its Impact on Peace
Jan 25, 2019
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UN
As climate change is increasingly recognized as a “threat multiplier” by scientists, political representatives, and civil society across the world, the United Nations Security Council…
Iraq: Iraq Federal Supreme Court Rules Portions of National Oil Company Law Unconstitutional
Jan 24, 2019
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Erik Slobe, Jurist
Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that several articles of the Iraq National Oil Company Law were unconstitutional. The law is meant to establish the Iraq…
South Sudan: South Sudan Resumes Oil Production in Former Unity State
Jan 24, 2019
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Winnie Cirino, Voice of America
Oil is again being pumped from fields in South Sudan’s former Unity state, five years after production was halted because of fighting between government soldiers…
Myanmar: Government Approves Seizure of over 950,000 Acres of Unused Land
Jan 24, 2019
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Htoo Thant, Myanmar Times
The government has approved the seizure of more than 950,000 acres of unused vacant, fallow and virgin land that had been leased to private entities for…
Myanmar's Land Law Is a Ticking Time Bomb
Jan 23, 2019
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Thomas Chau and Fabien Daudier
The government’s March deadline of implementing the 2018 amendments to the 2012 Vacant, Fallow and Virgin (VFV) Lands Management Law has created a ticking time…
Syria's New 'Militarized' Oil Companies
Jan 23, 2019
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Vanand Meliksetian
The victory of Assad’s Russian-backed forces in the Syrian civil war provides a once in a lifetime opportunity for the Russian energy sector. The Russian…
The Sahel Is Engulfed by Violence. Climate Change, Food Insecurity and Extremists Are Largely to Blame
Jan 23, 2019
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Robert Muggah and Jose Luengo Cabrera
While adverse climate conditions in Sahel are sparking violence, proliferating jihadi insurgencies are also creating no-go areas, turning a bad situation even worse. Climate risks,…
Liberia: Liberia’s Community Forestry becoming a Front for Deforestation: Report
Jan 23, 2019
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Ashoka Mukpo, Mongabay
A report released by Global Witness late last year alleges that Liberia’s forestry laws are being “hijacked” by logging companies. These logging companies can potentially…
Afghanistan: 'The Snow Leopard Project' Puts Spotlight on Afghanistan's Wildlife
Jan 23, 2019
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Barabara J. King, NPR
In the city of Kabul, Afghanistan, there is a "green, leafy oasis" called Shahr-e Naw Park — a place that briefly became a staging ground…
Timor-Leste: Oil Plan Stalled as East Timor President Vetoes State Budget
Jan 23, 2019
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Oki Raimundos, Associated Press
East Timor's president has vetoed the government's budget, possibly jeopardizing plans to develop the Greater Sunrise oil and gas field, seen by leading East Timorese…
Colombia: UN Envoy Urges Colombia to Act Quickly to Protect Leaders
Jan 23, 2019
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Edith M. Lederer, Tribune
The new UN envoy for Colombia urged the government on Wednesday to swiftly implement its plan to protect social leaders, saying seven leaders were killed…
Afghanistan: 1,000 Tons of Fish Produced Every Year from Helmand River
Jan 23, 2019
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Afghanistan Times
As many as 1,000 tons of fish is produced every year from the Helmand River in southern Afghanistan, said officials on Wednesday. Agriculture Directorate of…
Conflict Minerals: ERG to Pilot Blockchain-Based Solution to Trace Cobalt in DRC
Jan 23, 2019
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Mining Technology
Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) will pilot a blockchain-based solution to trace cobalt originating from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Initially, the solution, which is…