Issue #11 – Jun 10, 2014

New Library Resources

In the last two weeks, 20 new publications were added to our online library of resources on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions:

Whose Development? Human Rights Abuses in Sierra Leone's Mining Boom

January 1, 2014 | Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch

This report focuses on the human rights impact of the mining activity of African Minerals Limited in Sierra Leone.

Risky Business: Linking Afghanistan’s Extractive Industry to Peacebuilding Efforts

January 1, 2014 | Adam Simpson
Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute (CDFAI)

A British-Afghan team recently revived a 1970’s Soviet geological survey on Afghanistan that details an untapped “trillion-dollar” mineral play including copper and iron ore worth hundreds of billions of dollars, in addition to…

All That Glitters is Not Gold: Dubai, Congo and the Illicit Trade of Conflict Minerals

January 1, 2014
Partnership Africa Canada

Partnership Africa Canada (PAC) has released a report that seeks to better understand the illicit trade of gold, and to a lesser degree, diamonds, emanating from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and…

International News

In the last two weeks, 45 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Following is a sampling:

Ukraine: On-Farm Water Management Specialist (Nationals Only)

July 22, 2024 | Sheladia Associates, Inc.

Company DescriptionSHELADIA Associates is a multi-disciplinary international professional consulting firm with demonstrated experience in the successful management and implementation of development projects worldwide.

Sudan: Program Director, SMART

July 11, 2024 | Mercy Corps

About Mercy Corps Mercy Corps is powered by the belief that a better world is possible.

oPt: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Project Officer - North Gaza/9432

July 11, 2024 | Action Against Hunger

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PACKAGE IS APPLICABLE FOR NATIONAL APPLICATIONS ONLY.

Sudan: Food Security and Livelihood Project Manager, Sudan

July 11, 2024 | TriangleGH

Founded in 1994, TGH is a French association for international solidarity based in Lyon.

Health Equity and Gender Equality in a More Violent World

June 26, 2024 | Valerie Percival

Violence and instability are rising around the world.

How to Advance Peace and Security Through a Climate and Gender Lens? Reflections From Youth at the UN Women’s GEN-Forum 2024

June 25, 2024 | Clare Steiner & Khaing Su Lwin

The unfolding triple crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution in the Asia-Pacific region has critical implications for human security, conflict, and inequality.

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